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　　By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion people on the earth. We need to produce more food. One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers pick the best plants for next season to make plants better. It works slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material（遺傳物質(zhì)）.Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods（轉(zhuǎn)基因食品）or GM foods.

　　By changing the genetic material of a plant, it's possible to make new plants. The new plants are strong against plant diseases（疾病）and help in our diseases. For example, a kind of rice can stop people from becoming blind.

　　Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.

　　Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. Maybe we'll find better ways in the future.

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A．They make plants strong against diseases.

B．They are unnatural.

C．They can help in human diseases.

D．Both A and C.

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A．are grown only in rich countries

B．are grown only in poor countries

C．are dangerous

D．are a quick way to produce food

Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion . There are a lot of people to feed. We need more  and more food.
One way to produce more food is growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic（遺傳的） material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改變的) foods, or GM foods.
By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice is being prepared , for example , which stops people becoming blind.
Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.
GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are,. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people , then hurt them or their children later. But both rich and poor countries are interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.
【小題1】GM foods are made by                 
A. farmers            B. workers      C. scientists          D plants
【小題2】What are the good things about GM foods  ?
A. They make plants strong against diseases.   B. They are unnatural.
C. They can help in human diseases.            D  Both A and  C.
【小題3】GM foods        .
A. are a quick way to produce food    B. grow in the wild 
C. are safe                           D are grown only in rich countries
【小題4】Why do some people not like GM foods?
A. They are not useful.       B. They are not helpful.
C. They are not natural.      D  They are not cheap.
【小題5】From the passage we know that      .

Today there are 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050, there may be 12.5 billion. There are a lot of people to feed．We need more food.

      One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material（遺傳物質(zhì)）. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods（轉(zhuǎn)基因食品）, or GM foods.

      By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make  plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help with our diseases: a kind of rice is being prepared, for example, which stops people from becoming blind.

    Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.

    GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are. Making GM foods is the only way of feeding people in 2050. There’re strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people, and then hurt them or their children later. But, both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.

（　 ）1. GM foods are made by _______.

A．farmers          B．workers                  C．scientists                D．plants

（　 ）2. What are the good things about GM foods?

         A．They make plants strong against diseases.

B．They are unnatural.

C．They can help with human diseases.

D．Both A and C．

（　 ）3. GM foods _______.

         A．a(chǎn)re a quick way to produce food                B．grow in the wild

C．a(chǎn)re unsafe                                              D．a(chǎn)re grown only in rich countries

（　 ）4. Why do some people dislike GM foods?

         A．They are not useful.                                  B．They are not helpful.

          C．They are not natural.                               D．They are not cheap.

（　 ）5. From the reading we know that _______.

         A．GM foods will disappear one day in the future

B．GM foods will not disappear in the future

         C．people will not be interested in GM foods

         D．People will have to stop using GM foods