Consumer groups are protesting a_____（反抗） higher prices.

When it comes to consumer society, protest groups are insisting that some of our money ______ to the third world.

    The US Government has decided that meat from cloned animals is safe to eat and does not require special labeling(标记）．

    The Food and Drug Administration（FDA）planned to speak to industry groups before an announcement was made yesterday. The regulatory agency claimed that it would approve the consumption of meat from cloned livestock(家禽）in a scientific journal article published online earlier this month.

    Consumer groups say labels are a must，because surveys have shown people are uncomfortable with the idea of eating meat from cloned livestock.

    However，FDA regulators concluded that cloned animals were virtually indistinguishable from traditional livestock and that no special identification labels were needed.

    “Labels should only be used if the quality of the meat is greatly changed by how it is produced，”said Barb Glenn of the Biotechnology Industry Organization.

    Critics of cloning say the judgment is still out on the safety of food from cloned animals.

    “Consumers are going to be buying a product that has potential safety problems and a whole load of ethical(伦理上的）issues tied to it, without any labeling”， said Joseph Mendelson，legal director of the Centre for Food Safety.

    Carol Tucker Foreman，director of food policy at the Consumer Federation of America，said，“the FDA is ignoring research that shows cloning results in more deaths and deformed(畸形的）animals than other reproductive technologies. ”

    The FDA scientists wrote that by the time clones reached six to eighteen months of age，they were almost the same as traditionally bred animals.

    Final approval of cloned animals for food will be months away; the FDA will accept comments from the public after issuing a draft risk assessment(公布风险评估草案）yesterday.

    Approval of cloned livestock has taken five years because big food companies are nervous that consumers might reject milk and meat from cloned animals.

67. What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. The Food and Drug Administration.

B. The US Government.

C. An announcement.

D. A consumer.

68. Why do FDA regulators think it unnecessary to label the food from cloned animals?

A. Because they think it will take a lot of time.

B. Because they think it will waste a lot of paper.

C. Because they think the cloned animals are almost the same as the traditional ones.

D. Because they think the quality of the meat from the cloned animals has been changed.

69. When will the final approval of food from cloned animals come?

A. After the public accept cloned animal products.

B. After the government agrees to pass a bill.

C. After food from cloned animals is labeled.

D. After the FDA has assessed comments from the public.

70. Why has it taken 5 years to approve of food from cloned animals?

A. Because consumers may be afraid to buy the food from cloned animals.

B. Because big food companies are afraid that few consumers buy cloned animal products.

C. Because the Consumer Federation of America objected to approving the proposal.

D. Because the food from cloned animals is dangerous to eat.

A. Eco-tourism Creates a False Impression

B. Merits and Demerits of Eco-tourism

C. Doubts about Benefits of Eco-tourism

D. Eco-tourism Leads to Romantic Destruction

E. Eco-tourism Is Environmentally Risky

F. No Local Benefits from Eco-tourism

1._____________________________________

The trend towards eco-tourism holidays, presented as sustainable, nature-based and environmentally friendly, is now subject to considerable controversy. Governments as well as the tourism industry promote eco-tourism, resulting in an estimated world-wide annual growth of 10-15%, with its claims of economic and social sensitivity. But there are well-founded concerns that it lacks adequate scientific foundations, and is not practicable as a solution to the world’s social and environmental problems.

2._____________________________________

Many eco-tourism claims concerning its benefits are exaggerated, or owe more to labelling and marketing than genuine sustainability. Not only are such projects repeatedly planned and carried out without local approval and support, but they often threaten local cultures, economies, and natural resource bases. Critics regard eco-tourism as an “eco-façade”---a strategy concealing the mainstream tourism industry’s consumptive and exploitative practices by “greening” it.

3._____________________________________

Eco-tourism may have some advantages, but one of its most serious impacts is the expropriation(征用) of` “virgin” territories---national parks, wildlife parks and other wilderness areas---which are packaged for eco-tourists as the green option. Eco-tourism is highly consumer-centered, catering mostly to urbanised societies and the new middle-class “alternative lifestyles”. Searching for untouched places “off the beaten track” of mass tourism, travellers have already opened up many new destinations.

Mega-resorts, including luxury hotels, condominiums(公寓), shopping centres and golf course, are increasingly established in nature reserves in the name of eco-tourism. Such projects build completely artificial landscapes, tending to irretrievably(不可换回的) wipe out plant and wildlife species---even entire eco-systems.

4._____________________________________

Diverse local social and economic activities are replaced by an eco-tourism monoculture. Contrary to claims, local people do not necessarily benefit from eco-tourism. Tourism-related employment is greatly overrated: locals are usually left with low-paying service jobs such as tour guides, porters, and food and souvenir vendors. In addition, they are not assured of year-round employment: workers may be laid off during the off-season. Most money, as with conventional tourism, is made by foreign airlines, tourism operators, and developers who repatriate profit to their own economically more advanced countries.

5._____________________________________

Eco-tourism’s claim that it preserves and enhances local cultures is highly insincere. Ethnic groups are viewed as a major asset(优点) in attracting visitors; an “exotic” backdrop to natural scenery and wildlife. The simultaneous romanticism and destruction of indigenous cultures(本土文化) is one of eco- tourism’s ironies. Given a lack of success stories, and sufficient evidence of serious adverse effects, the current huge investments in eco-tourism are misplaced and irresponsible. Research, education, and information for tourists are needed, as well as the countering of eco-tourism’s demeaning of local cultures.

When it comes to consumer society, protest groups are insisting that some of our money ______ to the third world.

A. give          B. should give       C. is given            D. be given