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.doc

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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。

本大题共包含5小题，每小题4分，共计20分。阅读短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选择一个正确答案。

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◆Accordingtoexperts,theadvantageofmodifiedfoodisthatithelpsinpreventingtheoccurrenceofallergiesandalsohasalongshelflife.However,amajorportionofthepopulationisagainsttheconsumptionofgeneticallymodifiedfoodandisconcernedaboutitsdisadvantages.Ifyouarealsoconfusedabouttheconsumptionofgeneticallymodifiedfood,readthroughtheprosandconsgivenbelowanddecideforyourself.

AdvantagesofGeneticallyModifiedFoods

●Oneofthemostprominentadvantagesofgeneticallymodifiedfoodisthatithelpsincontrollingtheoccurrenceofcertaindiseases.Certainfoodscauseallergytopeople.TheirgeneticmodificationalterstheDNAsystemofthesefoods,therebymakingthemnon-allergic.

●Anothermajoradvantageofsuchtypeoffoodsisthattheygrowfasterthantheirtraditionallygrowncounterparts.Asaresult,thereisgreaterproductivityandmorefood.

●Apersonneednotbotheraboutanyadditionalcosts,suchasbuyingchemicalsandpesticides,whenitcomestogeneticallyengineeredfood.Thefoodisnaturallypest-resistant.

●Farmingthesefoodscanbeagreatwaytofightworldhunger.Sincethesecropsgrowfasterormoreeffectively,increasedproductionwouldhelpcountrieswhereincropsmaynotnormallyprosperbecauseoflessthandesirableenvironmentalconditions.

●Theincreasedshelflifeofthesefoodproductshelpsinreducingthequantityofrottenfood.

DisadvantagesofGeneticallyModifiedFoods

●Thebiggestdisadvantageofgeneticallymodifiedfoodisthattheyhaveharmfuleffectsonthehumanbody.Theconsumptionofthesegeneticallyengineeredfoodscanleadtodevelopmentofdiseasesthatareimmunetoantibiotics.

●Chancesofdevelopingcancerarehighinpeoplewhoregularlyconsumeengineeredfood.

●Sinceitisanunnaturalwayofproducingfoods,ther