2011陕西高考英语试题及答案(4)

55.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?

A.To help with her husband’s business B.To raise money for her son

C.To meet her long-forgotten friends D.To better manage her life

56.According to the text,what was the author determined to do in that autumn?

A. To get a well-paid job for himself

B. To improve relations with his mother

C. To go to his dream university

D. To carry on with his father’s business

D

Ever since they were first put on the market in the early 1990s, gentically mondified (GM, 转基因) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the word,mainly on the basis of their promise to end the worldwide food crisis. But can GM technology solve world hunger problems? Even if it would ,is it the best solutiorr?

Despite what it promiises,GM technology actually has not increased the production potential of any corp. In fact

Studies show that the most crown GM croo.

GM soybeans, has suffered reduced productivity. For instance, a report than analysed nearly two decades of research on mojor GM food crops shows that GM engineering has failed to significantly increase US crop production.

Something else, however, has been on the rise, While GM seeds are expensive, GM companics tell farmers that they will make good profits by saving money on pesticides（杀虫剂）. On the contrary, US government data show that GM crops in the US have produced an overall increase in pesticide use compared to traditional crops.

― The promise was that you could use less chemicals and boost production. But nether is true,‖ said Bill Christison, President of the US National Farm Coalition.

At the same time, the authors of the book World Hunger: Twelve Myths argue that there actually is more than

enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is not caused by production, but by problems in food distribution and politics. These indeed deserve our efforts and money. Meanwhile, the rise in food prices results from the increased use of crops for fuel rather than food, according to a 2008 World Bank report.

As a matter of fact ,scientists see better ways to feed the world. Another World Bank report concluded that GM crops have little to offer to the challenges of worldwide poverty and hunger, because better ways out are available, among which ―green‖ farming is supposed to be the first choice.

57.The author develops the second paragraph mainly

A. by classification B. by comparison

C. by example D. by process

58. What does the underlined word ―boost ‖ in the third paragraph probably mean?

A. Control. B. Evaluate C. Obtain. D. Increase.

59. GM companies promise farmers that they will benefit from ______________.

A. practicing ―green‖ farming B. use of less chemicals

C. fair distribution of their crops D. using more crops for fuel

60. Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards GM technology?

A. Optimistic B. Defensive C. Disapproving D. Casual

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从下框A~F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。

A. A sense of humour is not an inborn ability.

B. A sense of humour can be developed in our life.

C. A sense of humour helps us from several aspects.