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1、课时作业(十七)选修Unit2Whatishappinesstoyou?.阅读理解A2021开封市高三第一次模拟Dontlikeseedsinyourtomatoes? Youmightbepleasedtoknowthatseedlessoneshavebeencreatedbygeneediting.Thiscouldcreateawiderangeofseedlessfruits, butfewmayeverbeseeninthesupermarketifregulatorsdecidetotreatgeneeditedcropsinthesamewayasgeneticallyengi
2、neered (转基因的) ones.Severalseedlessfruits, frombananastograpes, arealreadyavailable, buthavemostlyappearedbyluckratherthandesign.Andalthoughthereareafewseedlessvarietiesoftomatoes, theyvetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate.Nowitcanbedoneveryquickly, asKeishiOsakabeatTokushimaUniversityinJapanhasshown.H
3、isteamusedtheCRISPRgeneeditingtechnologytomakefruitsdevelopeventhoughnoseedshadbeguntoform.“Wehaventtastedthemyet, butintheorytheyshouldtastethesame，”saysOsakabe.Therehavebeenafeweffortstocreateseedlesstomatoesusingearliergeneticengineeringtechniques.ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR.Some
4、“seedless”fruitsjusthaveverysmallseeds, andstillrequirepollination (授粉).Butcompletelyseedlessfruitsliketheeditedtomatoesdonotrequirepollinationatall.Suchplantscouldimprovefoodsecuritybyreducingourrelianceonsmallerbeepopulations, saysSaulCunninghamattheAustralianNationalUniversity.Manyfruitgrowersbuy
5、beestopollinatetheircrops.Thereisadeficiencyforfarmers, however.Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings, whichinvolvesmorelaborthanplantingseeds.CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdontrequirepollinators, aswellasintroducebeneficialmutations (突变), saysOsakabe.Buttomakeitontothesupe
6、rmarket, geneeditedplantsmayhavetomeetthesamestandardsasgeneticallyengineeredplants, whichwouldgreatlyincreasecosts.Somearguethatsincegeneeditingisusedtointroducemutationsalreadyfoundinsomeoftheplantsweeat,itshouldnotrequiresuchstrictregulations.1Whathasbeentheproblemwithseedlesstomatoescreatedinthe
7、past?ATheirtastewasnotverygood.BTheystillhadafewbigseeds.CTheirgenescouldnotberecognized.DTheytookquitealongtimetocreate.2WhatdidKeishiOsakabesteamdo?ATheyeditedtomatoesgenes.BTheychangedthetasteoftomatoes.CTheymadeseedlessbananasandgrapes.DTheycreatedgeneticallyengineeredtomatoes.3WhyisCRISPRbetter
8、thanpreviousmethods?AItwillstillrequirepollination.BItwillremainunaffectedwithoutbees.CItwillreducepeoplesrelianceonfoodsecurity.DItwillmakemanygrowersbuybeesforpollination.4Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deficiency”inParagraph7probablymean?ADanger.BDisadvantage.CBenefit.DSolution.B2021山西省高三第一次测试Morethan
9、halfofworkingAfricanshavejobsinagriculture, butinadequatetoolsandalackofinvestmenthaveleftthecontinentsmostlysmallfarmsstrugglingtofeedagrowingpopulation.Now, awaveoftechnologicalsolutionsisaimingtohelp.EstherUsman, fromKadunaState, NorthwestNigeria, hasbeengrowingcornsinceshewas17, whenshedroppedou
10、tofschooltosupportherfamilyafterherfathersdeath.Twodecadeson, shewasstruggling.Sheoftenlayawakeatnightworryingabouthowtofeedandeducateherchildren.Attimes, moneyransolowthatshewasforcedtosellhercropforabit.“Ifmyfarmwasaffectedbypests, Icouldonlyaffordtobuyasmallamountofpesticide, whichwasusuallynotef
11、fective.Andcorninstorageisoftenlosttomoisture (潮气) andpests, whichisabigproblem，”saysUsman, now38.In2017, UsmanjoinedBabbanGona, asocialenterprisethatactsasafarmerspartnerandoffersfarmerscredit, trainingandothersupport.Itwaslaunchedin2012with102farmers, andnowworkswith20,000.FieldofficersemployedbyB
12、abbanGonaphotographitsfarmersfields.Anappreviewsthephotos, evaluatingthegermination (发芽) rateandseeingifthesoilneedsnutrientsbasedonleafcolors.Thefieldofficersstepintowarnfarmersofanyproblemstheyfindandadviseonpossiblesolutions.Somefarmershaveincreasedtheiryields (产量) by50percent.Oncethecornisharves
13、ted, BabbanGonastoresitinsealedcontainersandaimstosellitattherighttimetomaximizethefarmersprofits.ThepaymentsUsmanreceivesfromBabbanGonaallowhertoinvestinacow, tobuynewclothesforherfamily, andtobuildahouse.5WhatcanUsmanbedescribedinherearlylife?AActivebutunskilled.BResponsibleandwise.CHardworkingbut
14、penniless.DPainedandunambitious.6WhatwasthechallengeforUsmanafterharvestingcorn?ASellingit.BReservingit.CKillingpestsonthefarm.DFeedingandeducatingherchildren.7HowdothefieldofficersworkinBabbanGona?ATheyevaluatethephotosofcrops.BTheylendmoneytoneedyfarmers.CTheysendphotostakenbyfarmerstoanapp.DTheys
15、erveasabridgebetweenfarmersandit.8Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?ATechnologyhelpsAfricanfarmerslivebetter.BAcompanysupportsAfricanfarmers.CFarminginAfricaisfacedwithadifficultsituation.DAfricanfarmersinventsmartfarming.七选五2021武汉市高中毕业生供题Ithadlongbeentroublingalittleboythathisdeskmatecouldrank1stintheclasseverytimewhilehefailedto: heonlyranked21st.Athome, heaskedhismom, “Mom, amImorestupidthanothers? IfeelIamashardworkingashim, buthowcomeIalwaysfallbehind？”_1_Inanothertest, theboyranked15th, andhisdeskmateremained1st.Backhome, heraisedthesamequestion._2_However, wasthisanswerinhersonsbes
