2026年全国教师资格之中学英语学科知识与教学能力考试黑金试卷（详细参考解析）

姓名:_________________编号:_________________地区:_________________省市:_________________ 密封线 姓名:_________________编号:_________________地区:_________________省市:_________________ 密封线 密封线 2026年教师资格考试重点试题精编注意事项:1.全卷采用机器阅卷，请考生注意书写规范；考试时间为120分钟。2.在作答前，考生请将自己的学校、姓名、班级、准考证号涂写在试卷和答题卡规定位置。

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1、Ifyouhaveneverplantedanything,youwon’tbeabletoknowthepleasureofwatchingthethingyouhaveplanted_______.A.growB.togrowC.growingD.tobegrowing

2、请阅读短文，完成此题。Polyester(聚酯)isnowbeingusedforbottles.ICI,thechemicalsandplasticscompany,believesthatitisnowbeginningtobreakthegripofglassonthebottlebusinessandthustakeadvantageofthishugemarket.Alltheplasticsmanufacturershavebeenexperiencinghardtimesastheirtraditionalproductshavebeendoingbadlyworld-wideforthelastfewyears.Between1982and1984thePlasticsDivisionofICIhadlostahundredandtwentymilliondollars,andtheyfeltthatthemosthopefulnewmarketwasinpackaging,bottlesandcans.Since1982ithasopenedthreenewfactoriesproducing"Melinar",therawmaterialfromwhichhighqualitypolyesterbottlesaremade.Thepolyesterbottlewasborninthe1970s,whensoftdrinkscompanieslikeCocaColastartedsellingtheirdrinksingianttwo-litercontainers.Becauseofthebuild-upofthepressureofgasintheselargecontainers,glasswasunsuitable.NorwasPVC,theplasticwhichhadbeenusedforbottlessincethe1960s,suitablefordrinkswithgasinthem.Anewplastichadtobemade.Glassisstillcheaperforthesmallerbottlesandwillcontinuetobeso,unlessoilandplasticbecomemuchcheaper,butplasticdoeswellforthelargersizes.Polyesterbottlesarevirtuallyunbreakable.Themanufacturersclaimtheyarealsolighter,lessnoisywhenbeinghandled,andcanbereused.Shopkeepersandotherbusinesspeopleareunlikelytoobjecttoachangefromglasstopolyester,sincethesebottlesmeanfewbreakages,whicharecostlyandtime-consuming.Thepublic,though,havebeenmoredifficulttopersuade.ICI'scommercialdepartmentisdevelopingdifferentbottleswithinterestingshapes,totryandmakethemvisuallymoreattractivetothepublic.Thenextstepcouldbetodevelopaplasticwhichcouldreplacetinsforfood.Theproblemhereisthehightemperaturesnecessaryforcookingthefoodinthecontainer.Whyaren'tallA.ThepriceofoilandplastichasrisenB.ItisnotsuitableforcontaininggassydrinksC.ThepublicliketraditionalglassbottlesD.Shopkeepersdislikereusablebottles

3、Themaindifferencebetween/m/,/n/,and/?/liesin（）.A.mannerofarticulationB.sounddurationC.placeofarticulationD.voicing

4、请阅读Passagel，完成第小题。Passage1JatenderpalSinghBhullar,25,isaguardsmaninBritain.OnDec11,2012,hebecamethefirstIndiansoldiertoparadeoutsideBuckinghamPalace.Hesaidwearingaturbaninsteadofthefamousbearskinwas"thebestmomentofhislife".ThehistoricaldaycameastheUK's2011censuswaspublished.Itshowsnearlyoneinsevenofthepopulationin2011wereforeign-born.TheincreaseinthenumberofimmigrantsinthecountryisespeciallyobviousinLondon.ForthefirsttimeinhistoryfewerthanhalfthepopulationofLondondescribedthemselvesas"WhiteBritish".ThetopsourceofnewimmigrantstothecountryisIndia.ManyotherimmigrantsarefromPoland,Pakistan,IrelandandGermany.Onemajorreasonfortheexplosionintheforeign-bornpopulationistheaccessionof12countriesinthecentralandeasternEuropetotheEU,givingthemtherighttoliveandworkintheUK,saidtheofficeforNationalstatistics,whichwasresponsibleforthecensus.FormanyimmigrantstheUKtendstobeagoodplaceforlifeandwork.KissyMeyer,25,movedtoNottinghamfromGermanyin2007."TheUKisagreatplacetolivebecauseeveryoneissosociable.Apartfromtheheavydrinking,Ilovetheoutgoinglifestyle."ShetoldTheSun.ThecensusresultsalsosuggestedtheEnglishlanguagecouldbeabarrierforimmigrantstryingtointegrateintoBritishsociety.In91percentofhouseholds,Englishisthemainlanguagespoken.However,infourpercentofBritishfamilies,nooneisbroughtupspeakingEnglish."Britainneedstodomoretohelpintegrateitsimmigrantpopulation,"theLaborleaderEdMilibandsaidinaspeechinLondononDec14,2012.ThefuturelaborgovernmentwouldmakeproficiencyintheEnglishlanguageakeypriority,seekingtoachievewhathecallsa"connectednation"ratherthana"segregatedone"."WecanonlyconverseifwecanspeakthA.ShelovedthelifestyleintheUKB.ShewasajournalistofTheSunC.ShemovedfromNottinghamin2007D.ShethoughteveryoneintheUKistoosociable

5、Whichofthefollowingshouldbediscouragedconcerningtheuseofinternetresources?A.TeachersdependoninternetresourcesforteachingmaterialsB.TeachersuseinternetresourcestosC.TeachersadaptinternetresourcesbeforeusingthemforlanguageinputD.Teachersselectinternetresourcesaccordingtotheirteachingpurpose

6、WhichofthefollowingdonotbelongtothesametypeaccordingtothemannerorplaceofarticulationA./p//b//m/B./θ////h/C./g//h//k/D./g////w/

7、TheNeutralityofAmericanintheEarlyWorldWarIITheestablishmentoftheThirdReichinfluencedeventsinAmericanhistorybystartingachainofeventswhichculminatedinwarbetweenGermanyandtheUnitedStates.Thecompetedestructionofdemocracy,thepersecutionofJews,thewaronreligion,thecrueltyandbarbarismoftheNazis,andespeciallytheplansofGermanyandherallies,ItalyandJapan,forworldconquestcausedgreatindignationinthiscountryandbroughtonfearofanotherworldwar.WhilespeakingoutagainstHitler'satrocities,theAmericanpeoplegenerallyfavoredisoutagainstpoliciesandneutrality.TheNeutralityActsof1935and1936prohibitedtradewithanybelligerentsorloanstothem.In1937thePresidentwasempoweredtodeclareanarmsembargoinwarsbetweennationsathisdiscretion.AmericanopinionbegantochangesomewhatafterPresidentRoosevelt's“quarantinetheaggressor”speechatChicago(1937)inwhichheseverelycriticizedHitler'spolicies.Germany'sseizureofAustriaandtheMunichPactforthepartitionofCzechoslovakia(1938)alsoarousedtheAmericanpeople.TheconquestofCzechoslovakiainMarch,1939wasanotherrudeawakeningtothemenaceoftheThirdReich.InAugust,1939cametheshockoftheNazi-sovietPactandinSeptembertheattackonPolandandtheoutbreakofEuropeanwar.TheUnitedStatesattemptedtomaintainneutralityinspiteofsympathyforthedemocraciesarrayedagainsttheThirdReich.TheNeutralityActof1939repealedthearmsembargoandpermitted“cashandcarry”exportsofarmstobelligerentnations.Astrongnationaldefenseprogramwasbegun.Adraftactwaspassed(1940)tostrengthenthemilitaryservices.ALend-leaseAct(1941)authorizedthePresidenttosell,exchange,orlendmaterialstoanycountrydeemednecessarybyhimforthedefenseoftheUnitedStates.HelpwasA.theburningoftheReichstagB.GermanplansforconquestC.NazibarbarismD.thepersecutionofreligiousgroups

8、WhichofthefollowingdoesnotmakeagoodEnglishteacherA.FollowingstrictlythelessonplanB.Consideringstudents'needsandlevelsC.UsingverysimpleandclearinstructionsD.Keepingonteachingreflection

9、____maybedefinedasanykindofengagingwiththelanguageonthepartofthelearners,usuallyundertheteachersupervision,whoseprimaryobjectiveistoconsolidatelearning.A.PresentationB.PracticeC.ProductionD.Preparation

10、Whenwepraisethechildren,"youdidaverygoodjob!"youcanraiseyourthumbwithoutsaying"good".Thissuitationmeansthatwecanunderstoodthemeaningby__________.A.spokenlanguageB.bodylanguageC.spellinglanguageD.writtenlanguage

11、TheadvantagesofpairandgroupworkincludeallofthefollowingEXCEPT（）.A.interactionwithpeersB.varietyanddynamismC.anincreaseinlanguagepracticeD.opportunitiestoguaranteeaccuracy

12、/t/isnotfullypronouncedinA.footballB.suitcaseC.athomeD.hotday

13、请阅读短文，完成此题。ResultsshowedthatatleastatenthoftheHarvardfirst-yearundergraduatespolledadmittedtohavingcheatedonanexampriortostartingattheuniversity,whilealmosthalfadmittedtocheatingontheirhomework.AnanonymoussurveybyHarvard'snewspaperhasrevealedasurprisingpatternofacademicdishonestyamongstudentsenteringtheUSuniversities.ThesurveybyTheHarvardCrimsonwasemailedtotheincomingfirstyearundergraduates;1,600studentsresponded.Resultsshowedthatatleastatenthofthestudentspolledadmittedtohavingcheatedonanexampriortostartingattheuniversity,whilealmosthalfadmittedtocheatingontheirhomework.Athleteswereapparentlythemostpronetocheating.20percentofstudentswhoplayedauniversitysportadmittedtocheatingonanexamcomparedto9percentofstudentswhodidnot.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatmenwerenotonlymorelikelytocheatbutwerealsomorelikelytoadmittoit.Theresults,comparedtoaprevioussurveydoneontheclassof2013,suggestedthatcheatingmaybebecomingmorecommonplace.Oftheoutgoingseniorsonly7percentadmittedtocheatinginanexamandanother7percentsaidtheyhadbeendishonestonatake-hometest.32percentoftheseniorssaidtheyhadcheatedonhomeworkduringtheirundergraduateyears.Thesurveyscomeinthewakeofacheatingscandalattheuniversitywhichsaw120studentsinvestigatedforsharinganswersonanexamin2012.Onerecentgraduatestated:"CheatingwascommonplacewhenIwasatHarvard,especiallywithstudentsintheirfirstyearortwo.Iwouldsayasmanyas60percentofstudentstooknotesintosomeexams.Noonereallycaredthefaculty,wellsomeofthematleast,seemedtorecognizeandyetignoretheproblem."InanemailtoNBCNews,JeffNeal,aHarvardrepresentative,explainedthatacommittee,madeupoffaculty,staffandstudentshadbeenestablishedtotacklecheating,which"A.Aftertheprevioussurveyin2013,morestudentsarefoundcheatingB.MorecheatingstudentswereunderthesurveythistimeC.NomeasuresaretakentomanagethephenomenonofcheatingD.Moststudentsdon'tpayattentiontotheircurricula

14、请阅读Passage2，完成第小题。Passage2AmongChina'sgreatestarttreasuresaretheBuddhistcavesnearDunhuang.Theirancientfrescoesandsculptureshavesurvivedwars,environmentaldamage,antiquitieshunters,andthechaoticCulturalRevolution.Todaydomestictourismisthebiggestthreat:theUNESCOWorldHeritagesitehasanoptimalcapacityof3,000perday,butpeaktimescanseetwicethatmanyvisitors.TheMogaoGrottoesareespeciallyvulnerabletomasstourism.Theirecosystemsarefragile.Abuildupofhumidityandcarbondioxidefromvisitors'breathcanleadtoflakinganddiscolorationofwallpaintings.Topreservethecaves,theDunhuangAcademyispioneeringaprojecttodigitizethesite.Recently,theArthurM.SacklerGalleryinWashington,D.C.,offeredatantalizingglimpseattheundertaking.Donning3-Dglasses,visitorsweretransportedintoabreathtaking"virtual"Dunhuanggrotto,knownasCave220.The3-D,interactiveexperienceisfloodedwithvividcolor,close-updetails,movingimagesofflyingbodhisattvas,evensound,"DunhuangranksasthesinglemostimportantrepositoryofearlyChineseart.HerethegreatculturesoftheWorld--GreekandRoman,PersianandMiddleEastern,IndianandChinese--constantlyinteractedforoveramillennium,"saidMimiGates,whoformedtheDunhuangFoundation."High-resolutiondigitizationwillprovidealastingrecordofthisartistictreasureforallmankindandcanmakeitaccessiblebeyondChina."Adozenyearsago,theDunhuangAcademybegancooperatingwithforegoinginstitutionstoconservethetreasures.Amongtheprojects,oneusedacameratocreateadigitalarchiveofthecaves.Theresultswillbeusedintheacademywhichplanned＄40millionstate-of-the-artvisitorcenterwhichwillpresentvirtualtourofthecavestosavetherealsitewearandtear.Thescopeoftheprojectisdaunting.Itrequires20minutesorsotorecorda9-square-meterfresco,andthereare492caveswithmuralsinside.ButtheSacklerexhibitprovedhowenthrallingthesinglevirtualcaveCaBbe.Realcavesprovidenolightbulbs.Oncetheyreachcriticallevelsofmoistureandtemperature,theyareshuttothepublic.Onlyafewdozencavesareaccessibleatanygiventime.ButtheSackler'svirtualtourwasdifferent.Oneofthemostpopularfeatureswasthe"magnifyingglass",whichcanzoominon,say,azitherdepictedinamural.Theinstrumentappearstopopoutofthewall,enlarge,andthenrotateinspace.Visitorscanalso"flip"backandforthbetweentheintricateTang-dynastymuralandalater,cruderSung-dynastyfresco.TohelpCave220'sTangdancerpaintingsmagicallycometolife,twoChineseperformerswereflowntotheAppliedLaboratoryforInteractiveVisualizationandEmbodiment(ALIVE)inaHongKonguniversity.Forthreedaysthedancerswerefilmedperformingintricatesteps,fluidmovements,andcarefulmanipulationoflong,sinuousribbons.TheyappearedintheSacklertour,dancingasifinmidair,cladinbrightlycoloredTangcostume.ALIVE'sprojectmanagersaidwhilehe'sbecomeintimatelyfamiliarwiththeimagesCave220,hehasn'tbeenthereyet."Ican'twaittovisittherealthing."WhichofthefollowingfactorsmentionedinthearticlemaycauseaseveredamagetotheBuddhistcavestoday?查看材料A.AntiquitieshuntersB.EnvironmentaldamageC.TheoptionalnumberoftouristsD.Visitorsexceedingtheoptimalnumber

15、Whichofthefollowingshowstheproperpronunciationoftheword"should"inthesentence"Whatshouldwedo"A.见图AB.见图BC.见图CD.见图D

16、_____answerssuchquestionsashowweasinfantsacquireourfirstlanguage.A.PsycholinguisticsB.AnthropologicallinguisticsC.SociolinguisticsD.Appliedlinguistics

17、请阅读短文，完成第小题。PhotographerTeresaBergreplacesaRottweiler'scollarwithapinkscarf.Shepicksastringofpearlstocomplementadachshund'scoat.Sheistakingglamourshotsofshelterdogs,hopingherspiffed-upsubjectswillbeadoptedmorequickly."Mostphotosshowdogsincages,lookingdirty,andmangy,"saysBerg."Iconsidermyworklikeanantismokingcampaign.Wehavetomakeadoptingcool."Herfatherwouldn'tallowheradogofherownasakid.Hedid,however,showherhowtouseacamera.Together,theytookpicturesanddevelopedthemathisoffice.LivinginDallasat24,Bergfoundherperfectroommateonthestreet:aBordercollie-ShetlandsheepdogmixshenamedGpsy.Bergalwayshasasoftspotfortheonesthatdon'thaveanyonetolove.Foryears,sheworkedasarealestateagent,butshequitin2006tolaunchaphotographybusiness.SearchingtheInternetforadogtoadoptasacompanionforMax,herPomeranian,shewasinstantlyputoffbythephotosonline:"Theyhaddirtylaundry,dirtydishes,andemptypizzaboxesinthebackground,"shesays.BergfinallyfoundFlash,a12-yearoldlong-haireddachshundwhowasaDallasrescuedog.Shewenttopickhimupandendedupvolunteeringtotakepicturesofalltherescueddogsthereforfree.Asmoredogswenttotheprogram,shetooktheirpicturestoo.Inthefollowingyear,afterthephotoswentuponthewebsiteoftheDallas-FortWorthDachshundRescue,thegroup'sdirectornoticedthatadoptionshaddoubledcomparedwithlastyear.Sheattributedthistotheprofessionalphotos."Whendogsareadoptedthatquickly,itmakesroomforothersoffthestreets,"Bergsays.Overtheyears,Berghasdevelopedsometrickstosnapflatteringpictures:positiondogssothatlightfallsontheirfaces,andshootateyelevel.In2011,hopingtoinspiremorephotographers,Bergpostedvideoseminarson.About75peoplepermonthnowwatA.MouthandtongueB.NoseandmouthC.ChestandshouldersD.Elbowandforearms

18、Whichofthefollowinghelpsassesslanguageperformances?A.AskingstudentstoreflectonwhatactivitiesattractthemmostB.AskingstudentsabouttheirattitudestowardsacertaingameC.AskingstudentstodrawpicturesaccordingtodescriptionD.Askingthestudentstodoaquizattheendofthelesson

19、Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey'realwayscominginforcriticism．Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveaflairforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowaround．"It'siniquitous,"theysay,"thatthisentirelyunproductiveindustry(ifwecancallitthat)shouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear．Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking．Whydon'ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterall,it'stheconsumerwhopays．．．"Thepooroldconsumer!He'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn'tcreatemassmarketsforproducts．Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap．Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods．Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform．Agreatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread．Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout．Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachine,itismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformance,price,etc,fromanadvertisement．Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubted．Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays．Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements．Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwayby-lawswhilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonlycloselyprintedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?Acheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrabwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyrationofcalamities．Wemustnotforget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets．Newspapers,commercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsubsistwithoutthissourceofrevenue．Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers．Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn'tforgetisthe"smallads．"whichareinvirtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazine．Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns．Forinstance,youcanfindajob,buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe"hatch,matchanddispatch"columnbutbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor"agony"column．Nootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannature．It'sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AdvertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknoweverythingB.WecanbuywhatwewantC.Goodqualityproductsdon'tneedtobeadvertisedD.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful

20、Passage1Therearepeoplewhoareespeciallyattractedtothenotionof"climbingtheladder"soastoincreasetheirstatus,financialposition,andsenseofself-worth.Inpart,asaresultoftheworkethic,thesepeopleareinternally"driven"towork.Notinfrequently,foreignvisitorshaveobservedthatAmericansspendaninordinateamountoftimeworkingand,asaconsequence,Americanshavelittletimeforleisureorpersonalrelationships.InAmericanEnglishanewword"workaholic"hasbeencreatedtodescribeanindividualwhoisasaddictedtoworkasanalcoholicistoliquor.Thereareconflictingpointsofviewaboutworkaholics.Thoseconcernedwithproblemsofmentalstressbelieveworkaholicsabusethemselvesphysicallyandmentally.Othersholdthatworkaholicsarevaluablemembersofsocietybecausetheyareextremelyproductive.TheAmericansculturevaluesachievement,efficiency,andproduction--aworkaholicsupportsthesevalues.Despitethepresenceofworkaholics,thereisagrowingrealizationintheUnitedStatesthatexcessiveworkdemandscanbephysicallyandmentallyharmful.Manypeoplehavebeenrebellingagainsttheworkethic,claimingthatwhenajobissoimportant,personalrelationshipssufferandrelaxationbecomessecondary.Consequentlytherehasbeenashiftinvalues,withmoreemphasisbeinggiventopersonalrelationshipsandnon-workactivities.IncreasedleisuretimeintheUnitedStateshasnotchangedtheideathatworkandplayaredistinctactivities."Thereisabeliefthatitisdesirable"toworkhardandplayhard,andundesirabletocombinethetwo.Inmanyoffices,storesandfactoriessocializingamongemployeesisdiscouraged.Anemployeeunderpressureatworkoftencannotaffordtorespondtosocialcallsandvisits.However,theamountofpersonalcontactonthejobdependsonthenatureofthework.Peopleareambivalenttowardwork;itis,atthesametime.glorifiedanA.theyconsiderworkandplayseparateactivitiesB.theyhavenothingincommonwiththeirfellowworkersC.theyfeelthatsocializingwiththemwellcreateproblemsathomeD.theyfeelthatsocializingwiththemmayresultinemotionalproblems

21、Ateachershowedstudentsanexampleandexplainedtheusageofpastperfecttense,andaskedstudentstolistten"pastperfecttense"sentencesbyimitatingthatexample.What'stheteacher'sgrammarteachingmethod?A.ConsolidationB.PresentationC.DeductionD.Induction

22、请阅读短文，完成此题。MoveoverMethuselah.FuturegenerationscouldbelivingwellintotheirsecondcenturyandstilldoingSudoku,iflifeexpectancypredictionsaretrue.Increasingbytwoyearseverydecade,theyshownosignsofflatteningout.Averagelifespanworldwideisalreadydoublewhatitwas200yearsago.Sincethe1980s,expertsthoughttheincreaseinlifeexpectancywouldslowdownandthenstop,butforecastershaverepeatedlybeenprovedwrong.Thereasonbehindthesteadyriseinlifeexpectancyis"thedeclineinthedeathrateoftheelderly",saysProfessorTomKirkwoodfromNewcastleUniversity.Hemaintainsthatourbodiesareevolvingtomaintainandrepairthemselvesbetterandourgenesareinvestinginthisprocesstoputoffthedamagewhichwilleventuallyleadtodeath.Asaresult,thereisnoceilingimposedbythereahtiesoftheageingprocess."Thereisnouse-by-datewhenweage.Ageingisnotafixedbiologicalprocess,"Tomsays.Alargestudyofpeopleaged85andovercarriedoutbyProfessorKirkwooddiscoveredthattherewerearemarkablenumberofpeopleenjoyinggoodhealthandindependenceintheirlate80sandbeyond.Withpeoplereachingoldageinbettershape,itissafetoassumethatthisisallduetobettereatinghabits,livingconditions,educationandmedicine.Therearestillmanypeoplewhosufferfrommajorhealthproblems,butmodemmedicinemeansdoctorsarebetteratmanaginglong-termhealthconditionslikediabetes,highbloodpressureandheartdisease."Wearereachingoldagewithlessaccumulativedamagethanpreviousgenerations.Wearelessdamaged,"saysProfessorKirkwood.Oursofterlivesandtheimprovementsinnutritionandhealthcarehavehadadirectimpactonlongevity.Nearlyone-in-fivepeoplecurrentlyintheUKwilllivetoseetheirlOOthbirthday,theOfficeforNationalStatisticspredictedlastyear.LifeexpectancyatbirthhascontinuedtoincreaseintheUK--froA.reportthatdoingSudokuisahealthylivingstyleB.provethatdoingSudokuhelpspeoplemovetoMethuselahC.predictthatfuturegenerationswilllikeSudokusinceitisverypopularnowD.indicatethatfuturegenerationscouldremainsmartandenergeticeveniftheyareover100

23、Passage2InBrazil,thedebateovergeneticallymodifiedorganisms,orGMOs,affectsmostlysoybeanproduction.Brazilistheworld'ssecondlargestproducerofsoybeansbehindtheUnitedStatesandaheadofArgentina.MostEuropeanandAsianretailerswanttoremainGMfree.Non-governmentalorganizations(NGOs)inBrazilaregoingonamediaoffensivetopreventthelegalizationofgeneticallymodifiedcrops.Environmentalistsandconsumergroupsforyearshavebeenabletothwartgovernmentandcompanies'attemptstolegalizealteredfood.Inradiodramasthatarebeingbroadcastinremoteregions,BrazilianNGOsaretellingsoyfarmerstheuseofgeneticallymodifiedseedscouldendangertheirhealth,theirfieldsandtheirbusiness."Wearenotsayingthatgeneticengineeringis,inprinciple,somethingbad;wesaythatweneedmoresciencetobesurethatitwillworkinanappropriatewaywithnoharminthefuture,"saidcampaigncoordinatorJean-MarcvonderWeld."Thisisbothforhealthandenvironmentalreasons.Theotherquestionisoneconomics.WhatwethinkisthatinBrazil,ifweapprovetheGMOs,wewillloseaspectacularadvantagethatwehavenow.Wearesellingmoretotheinternationalmarket,mostlyforEuropeandAsia,thanwehavedoneinourhistory,becausewearenotGMOcontaminated."Anotheroppositiongroup,ActionAid,hasbeenorganizinggrass-rootssupportinBrazilianfarmingregionstorouseconsumersentimentagainstlegalization.ActionAidpublicpolicydirectorAdrianoCampolinasaysheisfightingforfarmerstoremainindependent."Whenthesmall-scalefarmerorabigfarmerstartsusingthiskindofseed,thisfarmerwillbecompletelydependentonthetransnationals,whichcontrolintellectualpropertyfightsovertheseseeds,"hesaid.BrazilianscientistCrodowaldoPavansaidthereshouldbechecksonwhatmultinationalscando,butthatdoesn'tmeanGMseedsshouldbebanned.Hesaysfearsovertheirusageareunfounded.Despitetheofficialban,Dr.PavansaysuptoonethirdofBrazil'ssoycropisgeneticallymodified,becauseGMseedisbeingsmuggledfromArgentina.Brazil'sgovernmenthasinvestedheavilyinaGMprojectbytheU.S.biotechcompany,Monsanto,buttheprojectwasputonicefollowingasuccessfulcourtchallengebyconsumers.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutNGOsinBrazil?查看材料A.Theybelievegeneticallymodifiedcrop