创意阅读答案B3U9-10

Creative Reading Unit 9

Words to note

11, 12, 10, 8, 7, 1, 4, 3, 6, 2, 5, 9

Understanding the text

Part A: 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. F 9. F 10. T

Part B: 1. d 2. c

3. Because the companies insist that farmers buy all their seeds from the company to ensure that a crop is 100% GM, poor farmers have to pay high prices for their seeds and in cases of failure, they will have no crops and no money.

Developing your skills

Part A:

Genes from different sources are spliced together.

Treated seeds or embryos are grown.

Results are recorded.

GM crop is grown.

Part B:

Advantages Disadvantages

GMF provides larger crops and can help to feed the world’s population.

A well-fed world population will be stable and unlikely to start wars.

GM crops are not only larger, they are also resistant to a range of diseases and to extremes of climate.

GM crops do not have to be treated with chemicals such as fertilizers or GMF is unnatural and may have negative effects in the future.

GMF may cause illness among humans.

GMF may change the natural balance between plant and animal life.

GMF has never been part of the human food supply and may make problems (e.g.

pesticides and this will benefit the natural environment.

GM crops allow farmers to maximize the productivity of their land.

If no longer struggling to feed itself, a country can develop its industrial infrastructure.

Existing GM crops (e.g. soybeans) appear not to have harmed the health of consumers.

Dangerous products (e.g. tobacco) could be treated genetically to make them harmless. allergies) worse.

Treating GM crops to be resistant to viruses and fungi can kill beneficial insets such as bees.

GM crops are similar genetically and may have little defence against new forms of viruses and fungi.

Extending your vocabulary

Part A:

a laugh an experience a trip

take ××√

make ×√√

have √√×

do ×××

problem amount man large ×√√

great ××√

big √√√

major √××

Part B:

1. take

2. develop

3. create

4. use

5. doing

6. make

Creative Reading Unit 10

Words to note

7, 1, 9, 8, 6, 2, 3, 5, 4

Understanding the text

1. Statement 1: True Statement 2: False Statement 3: False

Statement 4: True Statement 5: False

2. The main point being illustrated is that the introduction of the euro has not

led to an increase in prices.

3.

the President of the European Commission Lead to similar rules for all economies

in Europe

the French Finance Minister Lead to a convergence of European budgets

the President of the European Central Bank Lead to regular meetings of European politicians to discuss and coordinate a range of important issues

4. The introduction of the European Convention on Human Rights has already had an

impact on British laws and there is now a European arrest warrant which can be used in all member countries.

Developing your skills

Part A:

1. b

Give evidence from the text to support your answer.

● The author uses positive emotive language and images when describing the launch

of the euro: impressive, optimistic, happy, a great success, gone smoothly, softy falling snow.

● The author highlights how quickly Europeans embraced the new currency.(paragraph

2)

●The author is slightly critical towards those who threaten the currency

(criminals and the UK).

● The author uses negative emotive language to describe the UK’s resistance to

the euro, e.g. dampening, refuses, stubborn, illogical.

● The author uses more of the text to explain the advantages and potential as opposed

to highlight problems the euro may present.

2.The author is critical and makes unfavorable comparisons between the

environmental awareness of Europe and that of America and the UK.

● European countries tend also to be more environmentally aware than either Great

Britain or the United States.

● European politicians want to introduce an energy tax…to find alternatives to

coal and oil Europeans want a tax which favors renewable energy sources and reduces the use of fossil fuels.

● It may be the case that mainland Europe will find itself arguing with America

and the UK on major issues in the future: the former promoting progressive, people-friendly policies, while the latter attempt to retain existing means of production and social systems.

Part B

paragraph 1, 2 and 3

background information on the introduction of the euro paragraph 4, 5 and 6