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EuropeanUnionenvironmentalofficialshavedeterminedthattwokindsofgeneticallymodifiedcorncouldharmbutterflies,affectfoodchainsanddisturblifeinriversandstreams,andtheyhaveproposedabanonthesaleoftheseeds,whicharemadebyDuPontPioneer,DowAgrosciencesandSyngenta.ThepreliminarydecisionsarecirculatingwithintheEuropeanCommission,whichhasthefinalsay.SomeofficialsthereareskepticalofabanthatwouldupsetthepowerfulbiotechnologyindustryandcouldexacerbatetensionswithimportanttradingpartnersliketheUnitedStates.TheseedsarenotavailableontheEuropeanmarketforcultivation.
Inthedecisions,theenvironmentcommissioner,StavrosDimas,contendsthatthegeneticallymodifiedcorn,ormaizecouldaffectcertainbutterflyspecies,specificallythemonarch,andotherbeneficialinsects.Forinstance,researchthisyearindicatesthatlarvaeofthemonarchbutterflyexposedtothegeneticallymodifiedcorn’’behavedifferentlythanotherlarvae.’’InthedecisionconcerningthecornseedsproducedbyDowandPioneer,Mr.Dimascalls’’potentialdamageontheenvironmentirreversible.’’InthedecisiononSyngenta’scorn,hesaysthat’’thelevelofriskgeneratedbythecultivationofthisproductfortheenvironmentisunacceptable.’’
AdecisionbytheEuropeanUniontobarcultivationofthegeneticallymodifiedcropswouldbethefirstofitskindinthetradebloc,andwouldintensifythecontinuingbattleovergeneticallymodifiedcorn.BanningtheapplicationsforcorncropsalsowouldmarkaboldnewstepforEuropeanenvironmentalauthorities,whoarealreadyaggressivelypursuingregulationsonemissionsfromcarsandaircraft,settingitatoddswiththeUnitedStatesandangeringindustries.
’’TheseproductshavebeengrownintheU.S.andothercountriesforyears,’’saidStephenNorton,aspokesmanfortheUnitedStatestraderepresentative.’’Wearenotawareofanyothercasewhenaproducthasbeenrejectedafterhavingbeenreviewedanddeterminedsafe’’byEuropeanfoodsafetyauthorities,hesaid.
BarbaraHelfferich,aspokeswomanforMr.Dimas,declinedtocommentonthespecificsoftheprocedurebecausecommissionershadnotyetmadeafinaldecision.ButshesaidthattheEuropeanUnionwaswithinitsrightstomakedecisionsbasedonthe’’precautionaryprinciple’’evenwhenscientistshadfoundnodefinitiveevidenceprovingproductscancauseharm.ShesaidthatthedecisionsbyMr.Dimascouldgobeforethecommissionwithinafewweeks,butshesaidthatnodatehadbeenset.Inthedecisions,Mr.Dimascitedrecentresearchshowingthatconsumptionofgeneticallymodified’’cornbyproductsreducedgrowthandincreasedmortalityofnontargetstreaminsects’’andthattheseinsects’’areimportantpreyforaquaticandriparianpredators’’andthatthiscouldhave’’unexpectedecosystem-scaleconsequences.’’
Althoughstillpreliminary,hisdecisionscoulddrasticallytiltthepolicyagainstfutureapprovalsofgeneticallymodifiedcrops,saidNathalieMoll,aspokeswomanforEuropabio,anindustrygroupwith80membersincludingSyngenta,PioneerandDow.EuropabiosaysthatthecropsgrownusingthegeneticallymodifiedcornarealreadyimportedintoseveralEuropeancountries,includingFranceandGermany,wheretheyareusedtofeedanimalslikecowsandchickens.
RobGianfranceschi,spokesmanattheUnitedStatesmissiontotheEuropeanUnioninBrussels,saiditwastooearlytocommentonadecisionthathadnotyetbeenformalized.ButhemadeclearthattheUnitedStatesremainedfrustratedwithEuropeanpoliciesongeneticallymodifiedcrops.
1.Thepreliminarydecisionsaremadeby_____.
[A]DuPontPioneer,DowAgrosciencesandSyngenta
[B]EuropeanUnionenvironmentalofficials
[C]EuropeanCommision
[D]StarvrosDimas
2.Tothedecisions,theEuropeanCommissionofficials’attitudesare_____.
[A]skeptical
[B]controversial
[C]contradictory
[D]divergent
3.Aboutthedecisions,whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
[A]Thedecisionsaimstoputabanthesaleoftheseedsofgeneticallymodifiedcornduetopoliticalandbiologicalconcerns.
[B]ThedecisionsarewarmlyembracedbyallEUmembersbutbitterlyrejectedbytheirtradepartners.
[C]Thedecisionscouldprobablybemadeevenifnodefinitiveevidenceprovingtheproductsharmfulisfound.
[D]thereishighpossibilitythatthedecisionswouldbeapprovedbytheEuropeanCommission.
4.Mr.Dimascitedmanyresearchesonthegeneticallymodifiedcorninhisdecisioninorderto_____.
[A]dispelsomeofficials’doubtonhisdecisions
[B]enhancethestrengthofhisdecision-making
[C]demonstratethelatestachievementofhisdecision
[D]assurethattheycanbepresentedbeforethecommissionwithsolidevidence
5.Theword"tilt"(Line1,Paragraph6)mostprobablymeans_____.
[A]incline
[B]affect
[C]induce
[D]evoke
文章剖析：
这篇文章介绍了联合国环境官员就转基因食品提出的决议的一些情况。第一段介绍该决议目前在欧洲委员会中流传；第二段是环境专员具体在其决议中的观点；第三段讲述如果该决议落实将会是首例；第四段是美国贸易代表发言人的观点；第五段讲述Dimas先生决议的一些情况；第六段、第七段是其他人和机构的一些观点。
词汇注释：
geneticallyadv.基因地
exacerbatev.恶化，使加剧
monarchn.黑脉金斑蝶
larvaen.幼虫
aquaticadj.水生的
riparianadj.河边的，水滨的
predatorn.掠夺者，捕食其他动物的的动物
难句突破：
(1)EuropeanUnionenvironmentalofficialshavedeterminedthattwokindsofgeneticallymodifiedcorncouldharmbutterflies,affectfoodchainsanddisturblifeinriversandstreams,andtheyhaveproposedabanonthesaleoftheseeds,whicharemadebyDuPontPioneer,DowAgrosciencesandSyngenta.
[主体句式]EUenvironmentalofficialshavedeterminedthat...andtheyhaveproposed...
[结构分析]该句是一个并列结构的复杂句。前一个分句带有宾语从句，宾语从句的谓语是三个并列结构的动词；后一个分句中，which引导的非限定性定语从句是用来修饰theseeds的。
(2)Inthedecisions,Mr.Dimascitedrecentresearchshowingthatconsumptionofgeneticallymodified’’cornbyproductsreducedgrowthandincreasedmortalityofnontargetstreaminsects’’andthattheseinsects’’areimportantpreyforaquaticandriparianpredators’’andthatthiscouldhave’’unexpectedecosystem-scaleconsequences.’’
[主体句式]Mr.Dimascitedrecentresearch...
[句子结构]该句是一个简单句，宾语research后面的现代分词是它的定语，该现代分词结构看似复杂，其实是三个并列的that引导的从句构成的。
[句子译文]在这些决定中，Dimas引用了最近的一些研究，这些研究表明转基因"谷物副产品"消费"抑制生长，增加nontarget昆虫死亡率"，而且这些昆虫"是水生动物重要的食物"，因此这可能有"未预料到的生态系统规模的后果"。
TEXTTWENTY
EuropeanUnionenvironmentalofficialshavedeterminedthattwokindsofgeneticallymodifiedcorncouldharmbutterflies,affectfoodchainsanddisturblifeinriversandstreams,andtheyhaveproposedabanonthesaleoftheseeds,whicharemadebyDuPontPioneer,DowAgrosciencesandSyngenta.ThepreliminarydecisionsarecirculatingwithintheEuropeanCommission,whichhasthefinalsay.SomeofficialsthereareskepticalofabanthatwouldupsetthepowerfulbiotechnologyindustryandcouldexacerbatetensionswithimportanttradingpartnersliketheUnitedStates.TheseedsarenotavailableontheEuropeanmarketforcultivation.
Inthedecisions,theenvironmentcommissioner,StavrosDimas,contendsthatthegeneticallymodifiedcorn,ormaizecouldaffectcertainbutterflyspecies,specificallythemonarch,andotherbeneficialinsects.Forinstance,researchthisyearindicatesthatlarvaeofthemonarchbutterflyexposedtothegeneticallymodifiedcorn’’behavedifferentlythanotherlarvae.’’InthedecisionconcerningthecornseedsproducedbyDowandPioneer,Mr.Dimascalls’’potentialdamageontheenvironmentirreversible.’’InthedecisiononSyngenta’scorn,hesaysthat’’thelevelofriskgeneratedbythecultivationofthisproductfortheenvironmentisunacceptable.’’
AdecisionbytheEuropeanUniontobarcultivationofthegeneticallymodifiedcropswouldbethefirstofitskindinthetradebloc,andwouldintensifythecontinuingbattleovergeneticallymodifiedcorn.BanningtheapplicationsforcorncropsalsowouldmarkaboldnewstepforEuropeanenvironmentalauthorities,whoarealreadyaggressivelypursuingregulationsonemissionsfromcarsandaircraft,settingitatoddswiththeUnitedStatesandangeringindustries.
’’TheseproductshavebeengrownintheU.S.andothercountriesforyears,’’saidStephenNorton,aspokesmanfortheUnitedStatestraderepresentative.’’Wearenotawareofanyothercasewhenaproducthasbeenrejectedafterhavingbeenreviewedanddeterminedsafe’’byEuropeanfoodsafetyauthorities,hesaid.
BarbaraHelfferich,aspokeswomanforMr.Dimas,declinedtocommentonthespecificsoftheprocedurebecausecommissionershadnotyetmadeafinaldecision.ButshesaidthattheEuropeanUnionwaswithinitsrightstomakedecisionsbasedonthe’’precautionaryprinciple’’evenwhenscientistshadfoundnodefinitiveevidenceprovingproductscancauseharm.ShesaidthatthedecisionsbyMr.Dimascouldgobeforethecommissionwithinafewweeks,butshesaidthatnodatehadbeenset.Inthedecisions,Mr.Dimascitedrecentresearchshowingthatconsumptionofgeneticallymodified’’cornbyproductsreducedgrowthandincreasedmortalityofnontargetstreaminsects’’andthattheseinsects’’areimportantpreyforaquaticandriparianpredators’’andthatthiscouldhave’’unexpectedecosystem-scaleconsequences.’’
Althoughstillpreliminary,hisdecisionscoulddrasticallytiltthepolicyagainstfutureapprovalsofgeneticallymodifiedcrops,saidNathalieMoll,aspokeswomanforEuropabio,anindustrygroupwith80membersincludingSyngenta,PioneerandDow.EuropabiosaysthatthecropsgrownusingthegeneticallymodifiedcornarealreadyimportedintoseveralEuropeancountries,includingFranceandGermany,wheretheyareusedtofeedanimalslikecowsandchickens.
RobGianfranceschi,spokesmanattheUnitedStatesmissiontotheEuropeanUnioninBrussels,saiditwastooearlytocommentonadecisionthathadnotyetbeenformalized.ButhemadeclearthattheUnitedStatesremainedfrustratedwithEuropeanpoliciesongeneticallymodifiedcrops.
1.Thepreliminarydecisionsaremadeby_____.
[A]DuPontPioneer,DowAgrosciencesandSyngenta
[B]EuropeanUnionenvironmentalofficials
[C]EuropeanCommision
[D]StarvrosDimas
2.Tothedecisions,theEuropeanCommissionofficials’attitudesare_____.
[A]skeptical
[B]controversial
[C]contradictory
[D]divergent
3.Aboutthedecisions,whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
[A]Thedecisionsaimstoputabanthesaleoftheseedsofgeneticallymodifiedcornduetopoliticalandbiologicalconcerns.
[B]ThedecisionsarewarmlyembracedbyallEUmembersbutbitterlyrejectedbytheirtradepartners.
[C]Thedecisionscouldprobablybemadeevenifnodefinitiveevidenceprovingtheproductsharmfulisfound.
[D]thereishighpossibilitythatthedecisionswouldbeapprovedbytheEuropeanCommission.
4.Mr.Dimascitedmanyresearchesonthegeneticallymodifiedcorninhisdecisioninorderto_____.
[A]dispelsomeofficials’doubtonhisdecisions
[B]enhancethestrengthofhisdecision-making
[C]demonstratethelatestachievementofhisdecision
[D]assurethattheycanbepresentedbeforethecommissionwithsolidevidence
5.Theword"tilt"(Line1,Paragraph6)mostprobablymeans_____.
[A]incline
[B]affect
[C]induce
[D]evoke
文章剖析：
这篇文章介绍了联合国环境官员就转基因食品提出的决议的一些情况。第一段介绍该决议目前在欧洲委员会中流传；第二段是环境专员具体在其决议中的观点；第三段讲述如果该决议落实将会是首例；第四段是美国贸易代表发言人的观点；第五段讲述Dimas先生决议的一些情况；第六段、第七段是其他人和机构的一些观点。
词汇注释：
geneticallyadv.基因地
exacerbatev.恶化，使加剧
monarchn.黑脉金斑蝶
larvaen.幼虫
aquaticadj.水生的
riparianadj.河边的，水滨的
predatorn.掠夺者，捕食其他动物的的动物
难句突破：
(1)EuropeanUnionenvironmentalofficialshavedeterminedthattwokindsofgeneticallymodifiedcorncouldharmbutterflies,affectfoodchainsanddisturblifeinriversandstreams,andtheyhaveproposedabanonthesaleoftheseeds,whicharemadebyDuPontPioneer,DowAgrosciencesandSyngenta.
[主体句式]EUenvironmentalofficialshavedeterminedthat...andtheyhaveproposed...
[结构分析]该句是一个并列结构的复杂句。前一个分句带有宾语从句，宾语从句的谓语是三个并列结构的动词；后一个分句中，which引导的非限定性定语从句是用来修饰theseeds的。
(2)Inthedecisions,Mr.Dimascitedrecentresearchshowingthatconsumptionofgeneticallymodified’’cornbyproductsreducedgrowthandincreasedmortalityofnontargetstreaminsects’’andthattheseinsects’’areimportantpreyforaquaticandriparianpredators’’andthatthiscouldhave’’unexpectedecosystem-scaleconsequences.’’
[主体句式]Mr.Dimascitedrecentresearch...
[句子结构]该句是一个简单句，宾语research后面的现代分词是它的定语，该现代分词结构看似复杂，其实是三个并列的that引导的从句构成的。
[句子译文]在这些决定中，Dimas引用了最近的一些研究，这些研究表明转基因"谷物副产品"消费"抑制生长，增加nontarget昆虫死亡率"，而且这些昆虫"是水生动物重要的食物"，因此这可能有"未预料到的生态系统规模的后果"。 |
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发表于 2017-8-6 15:47:08