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标题: GWD-24-29 [打印本页]

作者: leemike0928    时间: 2004-12-3 23:28
标题: GWD-24-29

24-29: Plant scientists have been able to genetically engineer vegetable seeds to produce crops that are highly resistant to insect damage. Although these seeds currently cost more than conventional seeds, their cost is likely to decline. Moreover, farmers planting them can use far less pesticide, and most consumers prefer vegetables grown with less pesticide, therefore, for crops for which these seeds can be developed, their use is likely to become the norm.



Which of the following would be most useful to know in evaluating the argument above?


A)    Whether plant scientists have developed insect-resistant seeds for every crop that is currently grown commercially?


B)    Whether farmers typically use agricultural pesticides in large amounts than is necessary to prevent crop damage?


C)    Whether plants grown from the new genetically engineered seeds can be kept completely free of insect damage?


D)    Whether seeds genetically engineered to produce insect-resistant crops generate significantly lower per acre crop yields than do currently used seeds?


E)Whether most varieties of crops currently grown commercially have greater natural resistance to insect damage than did similar varieties in the past.


我選C,答案卻是D


作者: p200002    时间: 2004-12-3 23:48
我的理解不一定对,大家讨论.

A是范围太广,EVERY CROP;
B是OUTSIDE INFORMATION;
C是TOO STRONG,错在COMPLETELY FREE OF;
D是正确答案;
E是错在MOST.

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-12-3 23:52:13编辑过]

作者: camcam    时间: 2004-12-5 02:13
我在C和D之间也犹豫了一下,最后觉得选D,因为C的陈述虽然是文中有的意思,但是给夸大了,太绝对,已经与原文不符合了。D之所以犹豫,是因为文中lower一词的原因。评价题的判断标准是,该选项的不同回答是否可以support or weaken题的结论。所以,D中lower/higher, 就达到了这个目的。其实,如果选项中直接出现的是higher而不是lower,那么就更加明显了。这也许是评价题比较搞的地方吧!




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