2016下半年英語六級選詞填空模擬試題及答案

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Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

Vermont has become the first US state to require that food containing genetically modified ingredients be labelled. The law is presented as increasing consumers' (36)______ to information, but it is unclear how it will help because scientists believe these widely-used(37) ______ are harmless.

From 1 July 2016, all genetically modified (GM) food sold in Vermont must have the words "produced with genetic (38)______ " emblazoned on the packaging in a "clear and conspicuous" way. The bill was signed into law on 8 May by the state's (39)______ Peter Shumlin. Connecticut and Maine have passed similar laws, but these will only take effect once other states join in. Vermont is the first state to require that GM food be labelled (40)

Almost everything in an (41)______ grocery store in the US contains an ingredient with some level of genetic modification. Most US-grown corn and soy is genetically modified, and these are present in a wide(42)______ of foods. The chemical used to break down milk to make cheese, chymosin, was previously made from the processed stomachs of young calves, but is now mostly produced using genetically-engineered bacteria.

Plant geneticist Patrick Byrne of Colorado State University in Fort Collins says he is (43) ______ of any evidence that GM foods are harmful to humans. "Given all the hype and the fearful messages being circulated, I think a label would likely be (44)______ as a warning that you might want to avoid this product, not a neutral message," he says. "You would think there would be more concern over (45)______ residues, or whether manure was used to produce this food," says Byrne.

A. average

B. access

C. intentionally

D. interpreted

E. pesticide

F. engineering

G. however

H. ingredients

I. governor

J. engineer

K. types

L. variety

M. unaware

N. aware

O. unconditionally

佛蒙特州成為了第一個要求將包含轉基因成分的食品在標籤上表明的州。這一法令的出台使越來越多的消費者能夠(36) 獲取信息。但是如何使消費者獲得助益還不得而知，因為科學家認為這種被廣泛使用的(37) 成分無害。

從2016年7月1日起，佛蒙特州出售的'所有的轉基因食品必須在包裝上清晰地標有“基因(38)工程制”的字樣。這項法案是由該州(39) 州長皮特•舒姆林在5月8號簽署的。康涅狄格州和緬因州也通過了類似的法律，但這些法律都僅在有其它州參與的情況下才生效。佛蒙特州是第一個要求轉基因食品(40) 無條件進行標註的州。

美國幾乎所有的(41) 普通的雜貨店都有在某種程度上經營過轉基因商品。大部分在美國種植的玉米和大豆都是經過轉基因的，在(42) 很多食品中也存在轉基因現象。凝乳酶是用於將奶分解成奶酪的一種化學物質。從前是由經過處理的小牛的胃製成的，但現在大多由轉基因菌製成。

位於福特柯林斯市的科羅拉多大學的植物遺傳學者帕特里克•拜恩説他(43) 並未發現任何轉基因食品對人類有害的證據。他説： “如果所有的假設和讓人害怕的信息得以傳播，我想標籤很有可能不被看作是一種中立的信息，而(44)被理解為是一種警告：你可能想要避免使用這個產品。”拜恩説： “你可能會想：大家會更擔心是否有更多的(45) 農藥殘留，或者糞肥是否被用於生產這種食物。”

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