People of Burlington are being disturbed by t...

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the church and have made up their minds to 15the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议） against heavy trucks which run 16through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it 17 to sleep at night, but they are doing damage（损害） to our houses and shops of historical 18,”

said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“19 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a20 village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic”.

　Harry Fields also studying 21 said they wanted to make as much noise as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to stand. “Most of them don’t live here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音的）, so they probably don’t 22. It’s high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.

　I asked if they were 23 that the police might come to stop them.

　“Not really,” she said, “actually we are suitable bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no 24 against practising.”

I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

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For years, Peter Smith was disturbed by the memory of an accident that caused the death of one of his ___________, Oliver. After that, his wife left him and he ___________ his job. But suddenly the news about him_______. his wife came back and he found a new job.

One day he told me_______ had changed his life. “After the accident, I thought that nobody could forgive what I had done. The thought of my mistake _________ my smile. It put a _______ between my wife and me.Then I had a/an _______ visit from the person I was afraid most to see—the mother of the classmate who died. “Years ago,” she said, “ I found it in my heart to have forgiven you. So did Oliver and your friends.” She paused, and then said_______ “Peter, you are the one who hasn’t forgiven_______.” I looked into her eyes and found kindness. For the first time in my life I felt worthy to love and be loved.”

It is lucky of Peter to get forgiveness of his　 __________. But forgiving doesn’t mean denying(否认) what happened. Instead, it means　 __________them honestly, realistically.

Can a person be all-forgiving and still be human? A scientist spent four years in a prison camp(集中营) of Germany. His parents, his younger sister and elder brother were killed by Nazi. He has every reason to__________. Yet he is filled with a love of life that he passes on to everyone who knows him. In his book, he said “In the beginning, I was filled with hated. __________ I realized that in hating I had become my own__________. Unless you forgive, you cannot love. And without love, life has no meaning.” Forgiveness is truly the saving grace, which gives the people who make mistakes a chance to__________them.

1.A.teachers B.classmates C.workers D.officers

2.A.got B.left C.lost D.took

3.A.started B.changed C.worked D.went

4.A.what B.how C.which D.why

5.A.took away B.put away C.gave away D.threw away

6.A.bridge B.house C.wall D.door

7.A.unusual B.surprising C.unexpected D.friendly

8.A.seriously B.carefully C.directly D.sadly

9.A.myself B.himself C.yourself D.herself

10.A.excuses B.mistakes C.failures D.lessons

11.A.facing B.seeing C.finding D.receiving

12.A.forget B.forgive C.hate D.kill

13.A.Yet B.Only C.Still D.Then

14.A.classmate B.enemy C.friend D.teacher

15.A.avoid B.correct C.improve D.cure

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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（遗传的） material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改变的) 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.

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 in human diseases.            D  Both A and  C.

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

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.

5.From the passage 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

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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. But it works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic(遗传的) material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改变的) 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 prevent human 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. 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.

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 prevent human diseases.

D. Both A and C.

3.GM foods________．

A. are a quick way to produce food

B. are grown in the wild

C. ．are safe

D. are grown only in rich countries

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.

5.From the passage 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

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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（遗传的） material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改变的) 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.

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 in human diseases.           　　　

D.  Both A and C.

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

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.

5.From the passage 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

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Today there are 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. There will be 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(遗传物质). Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods(转基因食品), 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 in 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 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 very interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050 we may think differently about them.

1.GM foods ________.

2.Why do some people not like GM foods?

3.From the reading we know that ________.

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Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. There are many 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 (遗传的) material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified (转基因的) foods, or GM foods.

By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. Scientists make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice will be grown, 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 uses, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.

1.There may be 　　　　 billion people by the year 2050 on the earth.

A.6.4 B.12.5 C.18.5 D.20.5

2.How have scientists been able to change plants more quickly?

A.By making the best plants. B.By asking the farmers to grow plants.

C.By changing planting environment. D.By changing their genetic material.

3.Why do rich countries produce GM foods?

A.Because they are easy to grow and bring in more money.

B.Because they are easy to grow and very cheap.

C.Because they help produce more food.

D.Because they are the best plants.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.GM plants are not natural.

B.GM plants are strong against plant diseases.

C.Everyone knows how good or bad GM plants are.

D.GM foods may hurt people or their children later.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.GM foods will go away one day in the future.

B.GM foods will not go away in the future.

C.People will not be interested in GM foods.

D.People will have to stop eating GM foods.

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Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. There are many 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 (遗传的) material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified (转基因的) foods, or GM foods.

By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. Scientists make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice will be grown, 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 uses, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.

1.There may be 　　　　 billion people by the year 2050 on the earth.

A. 6.4　　 B. 12.5　　 C. 18.5　　 D. 20.5

2.How have scientists been able to change plants more quickly?

A. By making the best plants.　　 B. By asking the farmers to grow plants.

C. By changing planting environment.　　 D. By changing their genetic material.

3.Why do rich countries produce GM foods?

A. Because they are easy to grow and bring in more money.

B. Because they are easy to grow and very cheap.

C. Because they help produce more food.

D. Because they are the best plants.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. GM plants are not natural.

B. GM plants are strong against plant diseases.

C. Everyone knows how good or bad GM plants are.

D. GM foods may hurt people or their children later.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. GM foods will go away one day in the future.

B. GM foods will not go away in the future.

C. People will not be interested in GM foods.

D. People will have to stop eating GM foods.

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Today there are 7.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. There are many 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 (遗传的) material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods, or GM foods.

By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. Scientists make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice will be grown, 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 uses, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.

1.---How many people are there on the earth now?---_________ billion.

A. 7.4　　 B. 12.5　　 C. 18.5　　 D. 20.5

2.How have scientists been able to change plants more quickly?

A. By making the best plants.　　 B. By asking the farmers to grow plants.

C. By changing their genetic material.　　 D. By changing planting environment.

3.Why do poor countries produce GM foods?

A. Because they are easy to grow and bring in more money.

B. Because they are easy to grow and very cheap.

C. Because they help produce more food.

D. Because they are the best plants.

4.What’s the meaning of GM in the second paragraph?

A. 传统　　 B. 非转基因　　 C. 自然　　 D. 转基因

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. GM plants are not natural.

B. GM plants are strong against plant diseases.

C. Everyone knows how good or bad GM plants are.

D. GM foods may hurt people or their children later.

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Today there are 7 billion people on the earth．By the year 2050 there may be 9.0 billion．We will have a lot more 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．Since1983 scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic(遗传的) material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods(转基因食品)，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 in 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 they 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．But 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 very interested in their use，and they are not going to die．In 2050 we may think differently about them．

1.Who invented the GM plants?

A．Farmers．　　　　 B．Workers

C．Scientists．　　 D．Plants．

2.People plant the GM plants because　　　 .

A. they make plants strong against diseases

B．they are unnatural

C．they can help in human diseases

D．both A and C

3.What do you think of the GM plant?

A．It grows too slowly．

B．It is bad for people’s body．

C．It can greatly help the poor countries．

D．It produces less food than the general plant.

4.Why do some people dislike the GM plants?

A．The GM foods may harm the human body．

B．The GM foods have terrible taste．

C．The GM foods are bad for the adults．

D．The GM foods are not cheap．

5.From the passage we can find out__________

A．the GM plants can produce more food

B．scientists want to make more money

C．scientists find the GM plants by accident

D．scientists work on the subject for fun

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