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【题目】The health problems about cloned animals , particularly those who appear healthy but have hidden illnesses or problems that appear unexpectedly later in life, have the potential to cause real risks to the safety of the food products from those animals. Ian Wilmut, a lead scientist involved in the creation of Dolly, the first cloned animal, has warned that even small imbalances in a clone’s hormone, protein, or fat levels could bring its milk or meat into danger.

As part of its risk assessment on animal cloning, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded that milk and meat from cloned animals and their offspring (后代)are as safe to eat as products from conventional animals. The FDA further announced that it would not require food products from cloned animals or their offspring to be labeled as such.

Consumer watchdog groups pointed out that the FDA’s analysis was based on limited data supplied mainly from the cloning companies themselves. In addition, while food safety is an obvious concern of consumers, it is not the only issue that makes people uncomfortable with animal cloning. For example, surveys indicate that 63 percent of consumers would not buy food from cloned animals even if it were labeled as “safe”. Concerns about the morality of cloning, as well as concerns for animal welfare, lead a big majority of people to oppose cloning animals for food. However, these issues were not considered by the FDA. Without labels to identify cloned foods, consumers who oppose animal cloning would be forced to make purchases against their principles without knowing. Consumers have a right to know how their food is produced so they can make informed decisions about what they buy and what they feed their families.

【1】What is Ian Wilmut’s attitude towards food products from cloned animals?

A. Approving. B. Cautious.

C. Uncertain. D. Indifferent.

【2】What does the underlined word “such” in Paragraph 2 refer to ?

A. Safe. B. Expensive

C. Unsafe D. Conventional.

【3】We can learn from the last paragraph that _____.

A. consumers didn’t believe what the FDA said

B. the FDA took consumers’ concerns seriously

C. consumers were well-informed about the safety of food

D. the FDA forced consumers to buy things they didn’t want

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A. Concerns for animal welfare.

B. The problems with animal cloning.

C. Why people are uncomfortable with animal cloning.

D. Concerns about the food products from cloned animals.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了FDA认为克隆动物所产的肉和奶和传统动物一样安全，但是消费者并不认同FDA说的话，消费者认为他们自己有权得知食品来源。

【1】根据Ian Wilmut, a lead scientist involved in the creation of Dolly, the first cloned animal, has warned that even small imbalances in a clone’s hormone, protein, or fat levels could bring its milk or meat into danger. 可知Ian Wilmut提醒，克隆动物即使在激素、蛋白质或是脂肪水平有小的失调，它所提供的奶和肉你会给人们带来危险。由此可以看出Ian Wilmut的态度非常谨慎。

【2】根据As part of its risk assessment on animal cloning, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded that milk and meat from cloned animals and their offspring (后代)are as safe to eat as products from conventional animals. 可以猜出“such” 的意思是安全。

【3】根据Consumers have a right to know how their food is produced so they can make informed decisions about what they buy and what they feed their families. 得知消费者并不认同FDA说的话。

【4】这篇文章主要讲了FDA认为克隆动物所产的肉和奶和传统动物一样安全，但是消费者并不认同FDA说的话，消费者认为他们自己有权得知食品来源，所以选D。