填空题Authorities want to have power to enforce anti-pollution laws.
填空题The Seiko Spectrum doesn"t need batteries to power the ______.
填空题The reasons that elephants are being hunted.
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填空题When will the final interview begin next Sunday?
填空题Choose TWO letters, A-E. Write the correct letters in boxes 20 and 21 on your answer sheet. Which TWO of the following people argue against aiming for constant happiness? A. Martin Seligman B. Eric Wilson C. Sonja Lyubomirsky D. Russ Harris E. Barry Schwartz
填空题Questions 1-6 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1 ? In boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet, write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
填空题The meanings of the words 'settlement' and 'invasion' are not the same.
填空题The Museum of London exhibition includes some of the goods sold by the movement.
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填空题Questions37-39Lookatthepictureofwindturbinesbelowandcompletethefollowinginformationinthetablebelow.Detailsofa600-kilowattwindturbinegivenbythespeaker{{U}}(37){{/U}}46metresDiameterofrotors:43.5metresPoweroutput:{{U}}(38){{/U}}kilowatthoursperyearLifeexpectancy:20yearsMaintenance:{{U}}(39){{/U}}ayearQuestion40Completethenotesbelow.UseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforyouranswer.
填空题Britain"s celebrity industry is good at ______ a celebrity rating.
填空题Most ecologists were aware that the areas of Amazonia they were working in had been shaped by human settlement.
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填空题For which age group have sales of books risen the most?
填空题GeneticModificationofFoodGeneticEngineeringorGeneticModificationoffoodhasevolvedoutofaneedtoensureandsustainfoodsecurityaroundtheworldasthepopulationincreases.However,thereisagrowingwaveofconcernfromcitizens,farmersandscientistswhoquestionthewaytheresearchiscurrentlybeinghandledbyafewlarge,profit-hungrycorporations.ThereareincreasinglymoredebatesonboththescientificmeritsandsocioeconomicramificationsofGeneticallyModifiedFood(GMF).Oneofthemajorconcernsisthatgeneticallyengineeredfoodcouldbedangerousastherehasbeennoadequatetestingtoensurethatgeneswhichperformanapparentlyusefulfunctioninoneplantoranimalwillhavethesameeffectswheninsertedintoatotallyunrelatedspecies.Moreemphasishasbeenplacedonensuringthatcropsgrowthantestingthewiderecologyandtheassociatedimpacts.Moreover,thelong-termeffectsonhumans,animalsandtheenvironmentareunknown,despitethefactthattherehasbeensometesting.Althoughthepotentialbenefitsofgeneticallyengineeredfoodareexciting,howcanthisfoodbeguaranteedassafeifithasnotbeentestedproperly?Oneofthebiggestargumentsofsupportersofbiotechnologyisthatthegeneticengineeringoffoodisnecessarytohelpsolveworldhunger.However,thereasonwhymanypeopleintheworldaresufferingfrommalnutritionandhungerisnotbecausefoodisunavailable,butrathertheycannotaffordtobuyit.Evenwithrecentincreasedproductionanduseofindustrialinputssuchasfertilisersandpesticides,worldhungerhasstillbeenhigh,eveninwealthycountries.Simplyincreasingfoodproductionisnottheonlyanswer.Politicalandeconomiccausesofinequalityandhungershouldbeaddressed.Thoseinoppositiontobiotechnologybelievethatgeneticallyengineeredcropswerecreatednotbecausetheyareproductivebutbecausetheyarepatentable.Asaresult,theissueoftherighttopatentlivingorganismshasalsoarisen,especiallyresourcesandseedsthathavebeendevelopedorpassedonastraditionalandpublicknowledge.Largetransnationalcorporationshavebeeninvestingheavilyinbiotechnology,havingalreadypatentednearlyhalfoftheworldsindigenousplantslargelywithouttheknowledgeorconsentofthelocalpeople,whothenfindthattheonlywaytousetheirage-oldknowledgeistobuyitbackfromthebigcorporations.Forinstance,inBrazil,whichhassomeoftherichestbiodiversityintheworld,largemultinationalcorporationshavealreadypatentedaround55,000speciesofflora,amountingtosome22%oftheworld'stotal.MeanwhileinIndiaabout46,000specieshavebeenpatented.Thiscapitalisingonpublicknowledgeoftencomesintoconflictwithindigenousknowledge,therightsofindigenouspeople,sustainabilityoflocalecosystems,andeventheabilityofnationstoprovidefoodsecurityandprotectionoftheglobalenvironment.Geneticengineeringcompaniesspendlargeamountsonpublicrelationstodistortthefacts.TheygetbiggerastheybuyupvariousbiotechfirmsandexertahugeamountofinfluenceinWashingtonD.C.,whichpreventsanylarge-scalemeaningfuldebate.Sowhiletheypresentthemselvesas"lifescience"or"biotechnologyfirms",theyareprimarilychemicalfirms.Forexample,MonsantobroughtusNutraSweet,howevertheyalsocreatedAgentOrange,achemicalweaponusedinVietnamtodefoliatetheentirerainforestecosystems.Variousotherconcernshavebeenraised.ShouldwebeplayingwithGod'screations?WhyhastherebeensuchstaunchresistancebyGMFcompaniestolabellingfoodswhichcontaingeneticallymodifiedingredients?Whyarethetechnologiesbeingpushedthroughwithsuchrapidspeed?WhydoessomecurrentdatashowthatyieldsofGeneticallyEngineered(GE)cropsarenotsignificantlybetterthanthosegrowninconventionalwaysandthatinsomecasesareworseandrequireadditionalpesticides?Undoubtedly,therearealsoadvantagestodevelopingthistechnology.Firstly,thetechnologyrepresentsgreatprofitability(alargelycorporatereason,whichisobviouslyadominantandpowerfuldrive).Secondly,thereisgenuinebeliefthatgeneticallyengineeredfoodwillprovidethefoodsecuritybenefitsenvisioned.Finally,thesciencebehindGMFisappealingandallowsmanypossibilities.Thenextbigthinginbiotechnologyandgeneticallyengineeredfoodsis"Functional(orprescription)Food".Thesefoodsboastthattheycantackleahealthproblembycontainingsomevitamins,orevenavaccineofsomesorttocureortreatadiseaseorillness.However,thishasbeenmetwithjustasmuchcriticismforthesamereasonsmentionedabove.Whilesomearecompletelyagainstbiotechnology,othersareurgingapproachesthataremorecautious.Regardlessoftheirpointofview,theyallwanttheproofthatfoodproducedwithGEtechnologiesissafeforconsumption,however,suchevidenceiscurrentlynotavailable.AlotoftheprotestsandresistancetoGEfoodmentionedabovehavecomefrompeopleinEuropeandotherdevelopednations.However,themostdisturbingfactisthatthecompaniespromotingGEfoodgotoareaslikeAfricawherethereisnotasmuchawarenessoftheissues.
填空题The internal workings of the brain can be replicated by robots.