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  3. The European Union had not approved a number of genetically modified crops u

The European Union had not approved a number of genetically modified crops u

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问题     The European Union had not approved a number of genetically modified crops until late 1998. But【C1】______public concern over【C2】______supposed environmental and health risks led several EU countries to demand a moratorium (暂时禁止)【C3】______imports of any new GM product. By late 1999 there were enough such countries to【C4】______any approvals of GM product.
    Last year, America【C5】______a complaint at the WTO about the moratorium,【C6】______that it was an illegal trade barrier because there was no scientific【C7】______for it. As more studies have been completed on the【C8】______of GM crops, the greens’ case against them has weakened.【C9】______evidence has【C10】______of health risks from eating them. And, overall, the studies have shown that the environmental effects【C11】______modified crops are not always as serious as the greens【C12】______.【C13】______, environmentalists continue to find fault【C14】______such studies and argue that they are【C15】______.
    【C16】______Americans seem to be happy enough to consume food made from GM crops.opinion polls continue to show that European consumers dislike the idea, Europeans seem to be taking the attitude【C17】______, since there【C18】______the slightest possibility of adverse【C19】______and since it is unclear how they, as consumers, benefit from GM crops, they would rather not【C20】______the risk. [br] 【C4】
选项 A、bar
B、block
C、holdup
D、holdback
答案 B
解析 词义辨析题 bar“阻碍(强调阻碍前进、发展)”：Poverty bars the way toprogress．贫穷妨碍了进步；block“阻碍，堵塞(强调彻底封死，不让其再进行下去)”；hold sb．／sth．up“阻碍或延误某人(某事物)(侧重时间上的耽误)”；holdsb．／sth．back“阻止、阻挡、控制或限制某人(某事物)(强调挡、控制)”：Thepolice cordon was unable to hold back the crowd，警方的警戒线阻挡不住人群。此处指不再进口转基因产品，故选B。
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