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chemical
production
bacteria
pest
nutrition
mineral
adj. 化学的;关于化学的
n. 生产;制造
n. 细菌
n. 害虫;害兽;害鸟
n. 营养;滋养;食物
n. 矿物;矿石
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discovery
focus
soil
reduce
root
n. 发现;发觉
n. 焦点;中心点
vt. 集中;聚焦
n. 土壤
vt. 减少;减缩
n. 根;根源
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skim
underline
summary
comment
vt. 浏览;略读
vt. 画底线标出;强调
n. 总结;摘要;概要
n. 评论;议论
vi.& vt. 表达意见;
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build up
lead to
focus on
keep… free
from/of
逐渐增强; 建立; 开发
导致; 造成 (后果)
集中 (注意力,精力等) 于
使…免受(影响,伤害等);
使…不含(有害物)
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Organic Farming
What are genetically-modified foods?
The term GM foods or GMOs (genetically-modified organisms) is most commonly used to refer to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques.
What are some of the advantages of GM foods?
The world population has topped 6 billion people and is predicted to double in the next 50 years. Ensuring an adequate food supply for this booming population is going to be a major challenge in the years to come. GM foods promise to meet this need in a number of ways:
1).pest resistance
2).disease resistance
3).cold tolerance
4).drought tolerance/salinity
tolerance
5).nutrition
What are some of the criticisms against GM foods?
Most concerns about GM foods fall into three categories: environmental hazards, human health risks, and economic concerns.
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What is the main idea of this passage?
This passage tells us something about
organic farming. It means growing crops
without chemical fertilizers which damage
the soil. The organic farmers keep the
soilrich and healthy in several ways.
1 Why are chemical fertilizers so popular
in farming today?
2 What problems can be caused by using
chemical fertilizers?
3 What is organic farming?
4 What is the main reason for using
organic farming methods?
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
1 Why are chemical fertilizers so popular in farming today?
They are a great way to