首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Genetically modified (GM) foodstuffs are here to stay. That2s not to say that food produced by【1】agriculture will disappear,【2】s
Genetically modified (GM) foodstuffs are here to stay. That2s not to say that food produced by【1】agriculture will disappear,【2】s
admin
2013-11-29
24
问题
Genetically modified (GM) foodstuffs are here to stay. That2s not to say that food produced by【1】agriculture will disappear,【2】simply that food buying patterns will polarize. It may even be that GM food will become the food of【3】because consumers come to appreciate the health benefits of reduced【4】use.
The reason GM food will not go away is that we need a three-fold increase in food production by the year 2050 to keep【5】with the world’s【6】population growth to ten or eleven billion. It’s not【7】a question of more mouths to feed either.【8】is often forgotten is that all these extra people will take up space, reducing the overall land【9】for agriculture.
It rr\ay well be that in the long term it is the developing world【10】benefits most from GM foods. It’s true that for the next ten years or so GM crops may be【11】expensive. But the lesson of personal computers is applicable here—once the technology has been developed for money-spinning crops,【12】maize, soy beans and cotton, it will become【13】for all. This doesn’t mean, unfortunately, that families will【14】, but severity and duration will be helped by an【15】 ability to produce and distribute food.
【16】we move into this new era of agriculture we’re embarking on a journey the world has seen any number of times with experiments before. We have been【17】species of wheat for several thousand years. Genetic engineers like me are not doing anything as【18】as making a cabbage into a cauliflower—【19】has been done by plant breeders in the past. We’re simply tapping into the whole gene pool,【20】concentrating on one species at a time.
选项
A、coming
B、expected
C、predicted
D、thought-provoking
答案
C
解析
predicted的意思是“预料的,预计的”。不能选expected,expected含有“期待的,盼望的”的意思,人们并不盼望到2050年有ten or eleven billion那么多的人口。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/NhhO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Therearepeoplewhoareespeciallyattracted【51】thenotionof"climbingtheladder"soasto【52】theirstatus,financialpositio
Therearepeoplewhoareespeciallyattracted【51】thenotionof"climbingtheladder"soasto【52】theirstatus,financialpositio
AffluenzaFormanypeople,economicgrowthandanincreaseinpossessionsaresignsofprogress,butforanti-consumergroup
The19th-centuryBritishAristocracyTheBritisharistocracyhadalwaysbeeninvolvedinindustrialization,especiallyinth
Attitudesofrespect,modestyandfairplaycangrowonlyoutofslowlyacquiredskillsthatparentsteachtheirchildrenoverm
Theevolutionofsexratioshasproduced,inmostplantsandanimalswithseparatesexes,approximatelyequalnumbersofmalesa
IhadvisitedthecapitalbeforealthoughmyfriendArthurhadnot,IfirstvisitedLondonasastudent,reluctantlyreleasedfr
ThehistoryofAfrican—Americansduringthepast4-00yearsistraditionallynarrated【1】anongoingstruggleagainst【2】andindiff
IndustrialproductionmanagerscoordinatetheresourcesandactivitiesrequiredtoproducemillionsofgoodseveryyearintheU
AmericaLosesaGreatPublicThinkerArthurMiller’sdeathlastweekmeantmorethanthelossofanoutstandingplaywright.
随机试题
在E-R图中,菱形用来表示()
龋齿三级预防不包括
患儿,6岁。龋坏牙很多,第一恒磨牙萌出2/3,窝沟深,近中点隙卡探针,较好的做法是
因进出口货物的品名申报不实而影响国家税款征收的,应处()。
关于周转材料的处理,下列表述中正确的有()。
A市S宾馆附设化妆品零售部,但没有分别计算宾馆服务营业额和化妆品销售额,对该宾馆取得的营业额和销售额( )。
下列关于规范化的叙述,正确的有()。
下列关于陕西省自然状况的说法,正确的是()。
人民警察是人民民主专政的工具,人民警察属于人民。()
October1stisthe______ofthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.
最新回复
(
0
)