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1、European Union environmental officials have determined that two kinds of genetically modified corn could harm butterflies,affect food chains and disturb life in rivers and streams,and they have proposed a ban on the sale of the seeds,which are made by DuPont Pioneer,Dow Agrosciences and Syngenta.The

2、 preliminary decisions are circulating within the European Commission,which has the final say.Some officials there are skeptical of a ban that would upset the powerful biotechnology industry and could exacerbate tensions with important trading partners like the United States.The seeds are not availa

3、ble on the European market for cultivation.In the decisions,the environment commissioner,Stavros Dimas,contends that the genetically modified corn,or maize could affect certain butterfly species,specifically the monarch,and other beneficial insects.For instance,research this year indicates that larv

4、ae of the monarch butterfly exposed to the genetically modified corn behave differently than other larvae.In the decision concerning the corn seeds produced by Dow and Pioneer,Mr.Dimas calls potential damage on the environment irreversible.In the decision on Syngenta s corn,he says that the level of

5、 risk generated by the cultivation of this produ ct for the environment is unacceptable.A decision by the European Union to bar cultivation of the genetically modified crops would be the first of its kind in the trade bloc,and would intensify the continuing battle over genetically modified corn.Bann

6、ing the applications for corn crops also would mark a bold new step for European environmental authorities,who are already aggressively pursuing regulations on emissions from cars and aircraft,setting it at odds with the United States and angering industries.These products have been grown in the U.S

7、.and other countries for years,said Stephen Norton,a spokesman for the United States trade representative.We are not aware of any other case when a product has been rejected after having been reviewed and determined safe by European food safety authorities,he said.Barbara Helfferich,a spokeswoman fo

8、r Mr.Dimas,declined to comment on the specifics of the procedure because commissioners had not yet made a final decision.But she said that the European Union was within its rights to make decisions based on the precautionary principle even when scientists had found no definitive evidence proving pro

9、ducts can cause harm.She said that the decisions by Mr.Dimas could go before the commission within a few weeks,but she said that no date had been set.In the decisions,Mr.Dimas cited recent research showing that consumption of genetically modified corn byproducts reduced growth and increased mortalit

10、y of nontarget stream insects and that these insects are important prey for aquatic and riparian predators and that this could have unexpected ecosystem-scale consequences.Although still preliminary,his decisions could drastically tilt the policy against future approvals of genetically modified crop

11、s,said Nathalie Moll,a spokeswoman for Europabio,an industry group with 80 members including Syngenta,Pioneer and Dow.Europabio says that the crops grown using the genetically modified corn are already imported into several European countries,including France and Germany,where they are used to feed

12、animals like cows and chickens.Rob Gianfranceschi,spokesman at the United States mission to the European Union in Brussels,said it was too early to comment on a decision that had not yet been formalized.But he made clear that the United States remained frustrated with European policies on geneticall

13、y modified crops.1.The preliminary decisions are made by_.A DuPont Pioneer,Dow Agrosciences and Syngenta B European Union environmental officials C European Commision 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 1 页，共 3 页 -D Starvros Dimas 2.To the decisions,the European Commission officials attitudes are _.A skeptical

14、 B controversial C contradictory D divergent 3.About the decisions,which one of the following statements is TRUE?A The decisions aims to put a ban the sale of the seeds of genetically modified corn due to political and biological concerns.B The decisions are warmly embraced by all EU members but bit

15、terly rejected by their trade partners.C The decisions could probably be made even if no definitive evidence proving the products harmful is found.D there is high possibility that the decisions would be approved by the European Commission.4.Mr.Dimas cited many researches on the genetically modified

16、corn in his decision in order to_.A dispel some officials doubt on his decisionsB enhance the strength of his decision-making C demonstrate the latest achievement of his decision D assure that they can be presented before the commission with solid evidence 5.The word tilt(Line 1,Paragraph 6)most pro

17、bably means_.A incline B affect C induce D evoke 文章剖析：这篇文章介绍了联合国环境官员就转基因食品提出的决议的一些情况。第一段介绍该决议目前在欧洲委员会中流传；第二段是环境专员具体在其决议中的观点；第三段讲述如果该决议落实将会是首例；第四段是美国贸易代表发言人的观点；第五段讲述Dimas 先生决议的一些情况；第六段、第七段是其他人和机构的一些观点。词汇注释：genetically adv.基因地exacerbate v.恶化，使加剧monarch n.黑脉金斑蝶larvae n.幼虫aquatic adj.水生的riparian adj.河边的

18、，水滨的论坛predator n.掠夺者，捕食其他动物的的动物难句突破：(1)European Union environmental officials have determined that two kinds of genetically modified corn could harm butterflies,affect food chains and disturb life in rivers and streams,and they have proposed a ban on the sale of the seeds,which are made by DuPont Pi

19、oneer,Dow Agrosciences and Syngenta.主体句式 EU environmental officials have determined that.and they have proposed.名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 2 页，共 3 页 -结构分析 该句是一个并列结构的复杂句。前一个分句带有宾语从句，宾语从句的谓语是三个并列结构的动词；后一个分句中，which 引导的非限定性定语从句是用来修饰the seeds的。(2)In the decisions,Mr.Dimas cited recent research showing that

20、 consumption of genetically modified corn byproducts reduced growth and increased mortality of nontarget stream insects and that these insects are importantprey for aquatic and riparian predators and that this could have unexpected ecosystem-scale consequences.主体句式 Mr.Dimas cited recent research.句子结构 该句是一个简单句，宾语 research后面的现代分词是它的定语，该现代分词结构看似复杂，其实是三个并列的that 引导的从句构成的。句子译文 在这些决定中，Dimas 引用了最近的一些研究，这些研究表明转基因谷物副产品消费 抑制生长，增加nontarget 昆虫死亡率，而且这些昆虫是水生动物重要的食物，因此这可能有 未预料到的生态系统规模的后果。名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 3 页，共 3 页 -