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  3. In recent years a new farming revolution has begun, one that involves the 【C1】______ of life at a fundamental level—the gene. Th

In recent years a new farming revolution has begun, one that involves the 【C1】______ of life at a fundamental level—the gene. Th

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问题     In recent years a new farming revolution has begun, one that involves the 【C1】______ of life at a fundamental level—the gene. The study of genetics has【C2】______a new industry called biotechnology. As the name suggest, it【C3】______biology and modem technology through such techniques as genetic engineering. Some of the new biotech companies specialize in agriculture and are working feverishly to【C4】______seeds that give a high yield, that 【C5】______diseases, drought and frost, and that reduce the need for【C6】______chemicals. If such goals could be achieved, it would be most 【C7】______. But some have raised concerns about genetically engineered crops.
    In nature, genetic diversity is created within certain【C8】______. A rose can be crossed with a different kind of rose, but a rose will never cross with a potato. Genetic engineering, 【C9】______ usually involves taking genes from one species and inserting them into another【C10】______ to transfer a desired characteristic. This could mean, for example, selecting a gene which leads to the production of a chemical with anti-freeze【C11】______from an artic fish, and inserting it into a potato or strawberry to make it frost-resistant.【C12】______ , then, biotechnology allows humans to 【C13】______the genetic walls that separate species.
    Like the green revolution, 【C14】______some call the gene revolution contributes to the problem of genetic uniformity—some say even more so【C15】______ geneticists can employ techniques such as cloning and 【C16】______culture, processes that produce perfectly 【C17】______copies. Concerns about the erosion of biodiversity, therefore, remain. Genetically altered plants, however, raise new【C18】______,such as the effects that they may have on us and the environment. "We are flying blindly into a new【C19】______of agricultural biotechnology with high hopes, few constraints, and little idea of the potential【C20】______," said science writer Jeremy Rifkin.
【C16】
选项 A、skin
B、tissue
C、organ
D、muscle
答案B
解析 考查名词辨析。本句中culture与cloning由and连接，均表示生物技术，所以与生物相关的词语tissue“(生物的)组织”符合语境。skin“皮肤”，organ“器官”，muscle“肌肉”，均多与医学相关，与生物技术关系不大。故选B．tissue。
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