国家开放大学本科《理工英语4》一平台机考第三大题阅读理解选择总题库.pdf

国家开放大学本科《理工英语4》一平台机考总题库

第三大题阅读理解选择题题库

说明：资料整理于2024年7月19日，适用于国家开放大学本科学员一平台期末机考考

试。

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本大题共包含小题，每小题分，共计分。阅读短文，从、、三个选项

中选择一个正确答案。

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◆Accordingtoexperts,theadvantageofmodifiedfoodisthatithelpsinpreventingthe

occurrenceofallergiesandalsohasalongshelflife.However,amajorportionofthepopulationisagainstthe

consumptionofgeneticallymodifiedfoodandisconcernedaboutitsdisadvantages.Ifyouarealsoconfused

abouttheconsumptionofgeneticallymodifiedfood,readthroughtheprosandconsgivenbelowanddecidefor

yourself.

AdvantagesofGeneticallyModifiedFoods

●Oneofthemostprominentadvantagesofgeneticallymodifiedfoodisthatithelpsincontrollingthe

occurrenceofcertaindiseases.Certainfoodscauseallergytopeople.TheirgeneticmodificationalterstheDNA

systemofthesefoods,therebymakingthemnon-allergic.

●Anothermajoradvantageofsuchtypeoffoodsisthattheygrowfasterthantheirtraditionallygrown

counterparts.Asaresult,thereisgreaterproductivityandmorefood.

●Apersonneednotbotheraboutanyadditionalcosts,suchasbuyingchemicalsandpesticides,whenitcomesto

geneticallyengineeredfood.Thefoodisnaturallypest-resistant.

●Farmingthesefoodscanbeagreatwaytofightworldhunger.Sincethesecropsgrowfasterormore

effectively,increasedproductionwouldhelpcountrieswhereincropsmaynotnormallyprosperbecauseofless

thandesirableenvironmentalconditions.

●Theincreasedshelflifeofthesefoodproductshelpsinreducingthequantityofrottenfood.

DisadvantagesofGeneticallyModifiedFoods

●Thebiggestdisadvantageofgeneticallymodifiedfoodisthattheyhaveharmfuleffectsonthehuman

body.Theconsumptionofthesegeneticallyengineeredfoodscanleadtodevelopmentofdiseasesthatare

immunetoantibiotics.

●Chancesof