【正文】 d, because GM seed is being smuggled from Argentina. Brazil39。s government has invested heavily in a GM project by the . biotech pany, Monsanto, but the project was put on ice following a successful court challenge by consumers. The antiGMO groups are hoping the politicians39。 preoccupation with the October presidential election will give them time to gather enough support to defeat any future attempts to legalize geically altered crops. 41. According to the passage, the issue in dispute in Brazil is ___________. [A] contamination of the environment by geically modified 2022527 22:19:31 [B] Brazil?s standing in the international market [C] the October presidential election [D] the legalization of geically modified anisms 42. According to the passage, Brazil is the world?s _____________ soybean producer. [A] largest [B] second largest [C] third largest [D] fourth largest 43. Which of the following statements is NOT true about NGOs in Brazil? [A] They believe geically modified crops will harm the farmers? health. [B] They believe geic engineering is altogether a bad practice. [C] They believe scientific methods should be introduced to ensure GM brings no harm. [D] They believe GMOs will harm Brazil economically. 44. Which of the following statements is true about the anization called ActionAid? [A] They encourage the farmers to produce geically modified products. [B] They encourage the farmers to depend on themselves for seeds. [C] They strongly support the legalization of geically modified products. [D] They encourage the farmers to upgrade their farms to bigger ones. 45. What does the Brazilian scientist Crodowaldo Pavan say about geically modified products? [A] Geically modified seeds should be banned. [B] Brazil government should crack down on the smuggling of geically modified seeds. [C] The fear over the use of geically modified seeds is uncalled for. [D] Consumers should file more law suits to protect their rights. 答案及解析 41. 答案是 [D] the legalization of geically modified anisms 解析： 本文介紹的是巴西的一些民間組織如何反對轉(zhuǎn)基因作物。他們從轉(zhuǎn)基因產(chǎn)品對環(huán)境的污染，對農(nóng)戶身體的損害，以及對巴西經(jīng)濟的影響出發(fā)，反對政府將轉(zhuǎn)基因作物合法化。文章主要介紹的是 Nongovernmental anizations (NGOs)和 ActionAid兩個組織。作者在文章末尾也介紹了一些其他的立場。例如巴西科學家 Crodowaldo Pavan，他認為不能簡單地將轉(zhuǎn)基因作物一棍子打死。過分的擔憂是沒有必要的。政府即使禁止轉(zhuǎn)基因作物，也有從阿根廷走私過來的種子，這使得巴西三分之一的作物實際上都是轉(zhuǎn)基因的。巴西政府本來投資準備和美國的生化公司 Monsanto 合作，但是因為消費者起訴并打贏了官司，該項目只能束之高閣。反對轉(zhuǎn)基因作物的組織還打算在 10 月的總統(tǒng)大選前對政客們施加壓力，準備將反對轉(zhuǎn)基因作物的斗爭進行到底。 42. 答案是 [B] second largest 解析：相關(guān)內(nèi)容在文章開頭 : Brazil is the world39。s second largest producer of soybeans behind the United States and ahead of Argentina. 巴西為世界上第二大大豆生產(chǎn)國。僅次于美國，位居阿根廷之前。 43. 答案是 [B] They believe geic engineering is altogether a bad practice. 解析：文章第二段介 紹的是 NGO 的立場。作者引用 NGO 負責人 JeanMarc von der Weid 的話說， We are not saying that geic engineering is, in principle, something bad。 we say that we need more science to be sure that it will work in an appropriate way with no harm in the future, said campaign coordinator JeanMarc von der Weid. This is both for health and environmental reasons. （我們并不是說轉(zhuǎn)基因工程不好；我們的立場是，需要用科學方法來確保它不會在將來對環(huán)境造成危害。這主要是出于對環(huán)境和健康的考慮。）四個選項中只有 [B]不符合 NGO 的立場。 44. 答案是 [B] They encourage the farmers to depend on themselves for seeds. 解析：文章第三段介紹的是另一個反對組織 ， ActionAid。它也同樣反對降轉(zhuǎn)基因作物合法化。它號召巴西的農(nóng)戶不要依靠跨國公司作為種子的來源，否則就會被牢牢地控制住，失去自主權(quán)。 45. 答案是 [C] The fear over the use of geically modified seeds is uncalled for. 解析：文章第四段有如下內(nèi)容 : Brazilian scientist Crodowaldo Pavan said there should be checks on what multinationals can do, but that doesn39。t mean GM seeds should be banned. He says fears over their usage are Crodowaldo Pavan 認為應該對跨國公司實行一定的監(jiān)督 , 但是不能對轉(zhuǎn)基因作物全盤否定。他說，擔心轉(zhuǎn)基因作物的危害，是沒有根據(jù)的（ unfounded）。這和 [C]的敘述相符合。 注釋 Notes soybean retailer ,傳播的人 offensive n. 攻擊 legalization ,公認 thwart ,阻礙 ,橫過 spectacular ,驚人的 contaminate ,弄臟 ,染污 ,傳染 ,毒害 grassroots 由鄉(xiāng)間民間來進行的 。 一般民眾的 。 ,由鄉(xiāng)間民間來進行的 sentiment ,感傷 ,情操 ,情趣 ,感想 ,意見 。 情緒 transnational unfounded 。 無稽的 smuggle ,走私 ,私運 be put on ice （美國俚語）被束 之高閣 preoccupation ,先入成見 ,偏見 ,出神 （ 5） There was on shop in the town of Mufulira， which was notorious for its color bar. It was a drugstore. While Europeans were served at the counter， a long line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but， when their turn came to be served， were rudely treated by the shop assistants. One day I was determined to make a public protest against this kind of thing， and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store and waited outside to see what would happen when I went in. I simply went into the shop and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand he shouted at me in a bastard language that is only used by an employed when speaking to his servants. I stood at the counter and politely requested in English that I should be served. The manager became exasperated and said to me in English， “If you stand there till Christmas I will n ever serve you.” I went to the District missioner39。s office. Fortunately the District Commissioner was out， for he was one of the old school； however， I saw a young District Officer who was a friend of mine. He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that if ever I wanted anything more from the drugstore all I had to do was e to him personally and he would buy my medicine for me. I protested that that was not good enough. I asked him to acpany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager. This he did， and I well remember him saying to the manager， “Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council， and you treat him like a mon servant.” The manager of the drugstore apologized and said， “If only he had introduced himself and explained who h