15.The deadline for making an for the civil service exam is next Friday. A.appeal C.application 答案 C
解析 句意为：申请参加公务员考试的最后期限是下周五。make an application for sth.申请某事，符合题意。make an appeal for呼吁，请求；apology道歉；appliance电器，器具，均与句意不符。 Ⅱ.阅读理解
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Genetically modified (转基因的) foods have become a focus point of agriculture throughout the news today.This has an effect on many different aspects of the agriculture world.From the seed dealer，to the farmer that buys the seed，to the workers that the farmer sells to：all are affected by the new technologies that are involved in this part of production agriculture.
Genetically modified foods have come under heavy fire lately.There are some countries that are against buying these types of foods.They are being tested for safety by the best scientific experts in Europe，the US and the rest of the world—They are not for sale until they have gone through this complete safety process.Since they are a new product，and any slight problem with them could affect a whole country，these tests are very necessary.
These safety tests are carried out because of the new rules that were made with the Novel Foods Regulation.Begun in May of 1997，the Novel Foods Regulation set up an EU-wide pre-market system for all novel foods.A novel food is described as one that has not been eaten by EU consumers widely in the past.By setting up this program the EU hopes to keep its consumers safe from any possible side effects of any new food products.
There are a variety of ways in which genetic modification has helped food producers.They can improve the nutritional value or the storage conditions of the food.Today there are only two genetically modified foods that have been allowed for use，these are GM soybean and GM maize.
Despite any safety checks，many people are still cautious about eating genetically modified foods.By providing these people with the necessary information，we can allow them to make decisions about these foods. 16.What do we know about the novel food?
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B.apology D.appliance
A.It’s very popular in EU. B.It’s bad for people’s health. C.It’s a new kind of food. D.Its story has been published. 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“A novel food is described as one that has not been eaten by EU consumers widely in the past.”可知，新食品指的是还没有被欧盟成员国的消费者广泛使用的产品，故选C。
17.Genetically modified foods are allowed to be sold if they are . A.tested for safety C.more nutritional 答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“They are being tested for safety by the best scientific experts...They are not for sale until they have gone through this complete safety process...any slight problem with them could affect a whole country...”可知，转基因食品正在接受专家的检测，在证明它们的安全性之前，转基因食品是禁止销售的，故选A。
18.From Paragraph 2，we can learn that genetically modified foods . A.do no harm to people B.have caused some problem
C.are well received after being tested D.are criticized and attacked by many people 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句“Genetically modified foods have come under heavy fire lately.There are some countries that are against buying these types of foods.”可知，转基因食品最近受到了强烈的抨击，一些国家反对销售转基因食品。故选D。 19.What’s the writer’s attitude towards genetically modified foods? A.We should warn people that they are too dangerous to be eaten.
B.We should give people information about them so that they can decide whether to buy them.
C.We should encourage people to eat them because they are more nutritional. D.We should tell people that they are trying to fool the farmers. 答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“By providing these people with the necessary
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B.of high quality D.grown in Europe
information，we can allow them to make decisions about these foods.”可知，作者认为，有关部门应提供有关转基因食品的必要信息，让人们自己来决定是否购买转基因食品，故选B。
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Whenever we turn on the TV or radio，read the newspapers，surf the Internet，we’ll be surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere.We have so easily been attracted by the promise of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us.We are paying for products that harm us psychologically(心理上地) and physically.
It’s obvious that diet products weaken us psychologically.They allow us to jump over the thinking stage that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight，but in controlling the consumption of fat.All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.
What’s more，diet products have greater psychological effects.Every time we have a zero-calorie drink，we are telling ourselves that we don’t have to work to get results.Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain，and that life can be without resistance and struggle.
As a matter of fact，the danger that diet products bring not only lies in the psychological effects they have on us，but also in the physical harm they cause.Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie，only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products.And they can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are stopping our bodies having basic nutrients.Diet products may not be nutritional，and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.
Losing weight lies in the power of minds，not in the power of chemicals.Think twice before buying diet products.Once we realize this，we will be much better able to resist diet products，and therefore，prevent the psychological and physical harm that comes from using them.
20.From Paragraph 1，we learn that . A.diet products are in our daily life B.people have trouble choosing diet products C.people should put up with diet products D.diet products are misleading people 答案 D
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解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“...we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us.”可知， 这些产品误导消费者，故选D项。
21.The psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to . A.hesitate before they enjoy diet foods B.pay attention to their daily diet C.watch their weight rather than their diet D.try out varieties of diet foods 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“They allow us to jump over the thinking stage that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight but in controlling the consumption of fat.”可知，选C项。
22.The underlined part in Paragraph 3 probably means . A.diet products cause no pain B.it costs a lot to lose weight C.losing weight is effortless
D.diet products are free of fat and calories 答案 C
解析 句意猜测题。根据第三段中的“What’s more，diet products have greater psychological effects.Every time we have a zero-calorie drink，we are telling ourselves that we don’t have to work to get results.”可知，选C项。
23.Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products . A.are over-consumed
B.are short of basic nutrients C.lack chemicals
D.provide too much energy 答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Diet products may not be nutritional，and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.”可知，选B项。
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