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IfchiefexecutivesofleadingU.S.agri-biotechcompanieshavebeensufferingfromheartburnlately,itisn’tbecauseofanythingthey’vebeeneating.Rather,it’stheunsettlingknowledgethatlong-simmeringEuropeananxietiesovergeneticallymodified(g.m.)crops,likeocean-hoppingviruses,arespreadingacrosstheworld.
UnlikeBritons,whoseconcernsaboutwhattheyeathavebeenontheriseeversince“madcowdisease”(eventhoughithadnothingtodowithgeneticengineering),Americanshaveseemedindifferenttog.m.foods.Iffoodmakerscannolongercountonthepublic’sunquestioningacceptanceoftheirproducts,it’snotjustbecauseofactivisttheatricsandshrillagitprop.Withbillionsofdollarsatrisk,thebiotechindustryhasbeguntofightback,formingcorporatealliancesandlaunchingamajorp.r.effortthatincludeslobbying,newresearcheffortstostillpublicfearsandTV,radioandnewspaperads.Sofar,theregulatorshaveapproveddozensofgeneticallymodifiedplantsforhumanconsumption.Butifpublicpressuregrows,itmaybeforcedtogoslowerinthefuture.Onepossibility:theFDAcouldbeginapplyingtog.m.foodsthepowersitalreadyhastoregulatefoodadditives.Byoverreactingtofearsfannedbywell-fedconsumersintheindustrializedworld,foodproducersmightuprootanindustrythatcouldsomedayprovidebillionsofpeopleintherestoftheworldwithcropstheydesperatelyneed.
IfchiefexecutivesofleadingU.S.agri-biotechcompanieshavebeensufferingfromheartburnlately,itisn’tbecauseofanythingthey’vebeeneating.Rather,it’stheunsettlingknowledgethatlong-simmeringEuropeananxietiesovergeneticallymodified(g.m.)crops,likeocean-hoppingviruses,arespreadingacrosstheworld.
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- <strong>LiterarySelectionsandAnalysis</strong><strong>(北航</strong><strong>2008</strong><strong>研)</strong><br/><alone></alone>—Andwhoisthebestpoet,Heron?askedBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—LordTennyson,ofcourse,answeredHeron.<br/><alone></alone>—O,yes,LordTennyson,saidNash.Wehaveallhispoetryathomeinabook.AtthisStephenforgotthesilentvowshehadbeenmakingandburstout:<br/><alone></alone>—Tennysonapoet!Why,he’sonlyarhymester!<br/><alone></alone>—O,getout!saidHeron.EveryoneknowsthatTennysonisthegreatestpoet.<br/><alone></alone>—Andwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestpoet?askedBoland,nudginghisneighbor.<br/><alone></alone>—Byron,ofcourse,answeredStephen.<br/><alone></alone>Herongavetheleadandallthreejoinedinascornfullaugh.<br/><alone></alone>—Whatareyoulaughingat?askedStephen.<br/><alone></alone>—You,saidHeron.Byronthegreatestpoet!He’sonlyapoetforuneducatedpeople.<br/><alone></alone>—Hemustbeafinepoet!saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Youmaykeepyourmouthshut,saidStephen,turningonhimboldly.Allyouknowaboutpoetryiswhatyouwroteupontheslatesintheyardandweregoingtobesenttotheloftfor.<br/><alone></alone>Boland,infact,wassaidtohavewrittenontheslatesintheyardacoupletaboutaclassmateofhiswhooftenrodehomefromthecollegeonapony:<br/><alone></alone>AsTysonwasridingintoJerusalem<br/><alone></alone>HefellandhurthisAlecKafoozelum.<br/><alone></alone>ThisthrustputthetwolieutenantstosilencebutHeronwenton:<br/><alone></alone>—InanycaseByronwasahereticandimmoraltoo.<br/><alone></alone>—Idon’tcarewhathewas,criedStephenhotly.<br/><alone></alone>—Youdon’tcarewhetherhewasahereticornot?saidNash.<br/><alone></alone>—Whatdoyouknowaboutit?shoutedStephen.Youneverreadalineofanythinginyourlifeexceptatrans,orBolandeither.<br/><alone></alone>—IknowthatByronwasabadman,saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Here,catchholdofthisheretic,Heroncalledout.InamomentStephenwasaprisoner.<br/><alone></alone>—Tatemadeyoubuckuptheotherday(5),Heronwenton,abouttheheresyinyouressay.<br/><alone></alone>—I’lltellhimtomorrow,saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Willyou?saidStephen.You’dbeafraidtoopenyourlips.<br/><alone></alone>—Afraid?<br/><alone></alone>—Ay.Afraidofyourlife.<br/><alone></alone>—Behaveyourself!criedHeron,cuttingatStephen’slegswithhiscane.<br/><alone></alone>Itwasthesignalfortheironset.NashpinionedhisarmsbehindwhileBolandseizedalongcabbagestumpwhichwaslyinginthegutter.StrugglingandkickingunderthecutsofthecaneandtheblowsoftheknottystumpStephenwasbornebackagainstabarbedwirefence.<br/><alone></alone>—AdmitthatByronwasnogood.<br/><alone></alone>—No.<br/><alone></alone>—Admit.<br/><alone></alone>—No.<br/><alone></alone>—Admit.<br/><alone></alone>—No.No.<br/><alone></alone>a.Identifytheauthorandtheworkfromwhichthepassageisselected.<br/><alone></alone>b.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningoftheprotagonist’sname?<br/><alone></alone>c.Describehisgrowingprocess,whichisalsocalledBildungsroman—novelsofeducation/growth.<br/><alone></alone>d.Howishispersonalityisrevealedfromtheabovementionedselections?
- 若关系R有m个元组,关系S有n个元组,则R与S的笛卡尔积有()个元组。 A: m<br/>+ n B: m×<br/>n C: m<br/>- n D: m<br/>÷ m
- I’m sure that I’m not ___ in holding such an opinion. A: alone B: lonely
- 声音的传播速度和介质有关,声音在空气中的传播速度约为( )。 A: 340<br/>m/s B: 1<br/>500 m/s C: 3<br/>000 m/s D: 5<br/>590 m/s
- The tenth<br/>September is __________. A: Teacher’s Day B: alone, lonely C: love D: the Teacher’s Day E: lonely, alone F: like G: Teachers’s Day H: alone, alone D; lonely, lonely 9. <br/>Would<br/>you ___B___ to join us in our discussion? I: lift J: Teachers’ Day 9. Her mother was<br/>out. She stayed at home ___A___ , but she didn’t<br/>feel________. K: leave