同等学力英语完型填空练习及答案(1)

　　Genetically modified (GM) foodstuffs are here to stay. That’s 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 aquestion 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 may 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.

　　1. A. conventional B. conversational C. converse D. contradictory

　　2. A. and B. or C. but D. rather than

　　3. A. dislike B. preference C. favorable D. disposal

　　4. A. genetic B. technology C. scientific D. pesticide

　　5. A. development B. time C. pace D. on

　　6. A. coming B. expected C. predicted D. thought-provoking

　　7. A. because of B. for C. from D. just

　　8. A. That B. Which C. It D. What

　　9. A. available B. portable C. affordable D. ready

　　10. A. that B. what C. which D. where

　　11. A. not B. too C. almost D. nearly

　　12. A. from B. like C. to D. excluding

　　13. A. affordable B. expensive C. countable D. exciting

　　14. A. appear B. disappear C. disclose D. expose

　　15. A. disapproved B. disagreed C. inclined D. improved

　　16. A. When B. While C. As D. Because

　　17. A. refined B. developed C. developing D. refining

　　18. A. good B. realistic C. dramatic D. developed

　　19. A. that B. it C. as D. all

　　20. A. for B. rather than C. while D. and

　　Key

　　1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. C 7.D 8. D

　　9. A 10. A 11. B 12 B 13. A 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. B