What did the future look like for Britain’s food production at the time this article was written、

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• 1The decrease in world food price was a result of ________.

  A.a sharp fall in the purchasing power of the consumers

  B.a sharp fall in the cost of food production

  C.the overproduction of food in the food-importing countries

  D.the overproduction on the part of the main food-exporting countries

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• 2Why didn’t the government’s expansion programme work very well、

  A.Because the farmers were uncertain about the financial support the government guaranteed.

  B.Because the farmers were uncertain about the benefits of expanding production.

  C.Because the farmers were uncertain about whether foreign markets could be found for their produce.

  D.B.Because the farmers were uncertain about the benefits of expanding production.C.Because the farmers were uncertain about whether foreign markets could be found for their produc

  E.D.Because the older generation of farmers were strongly against the programmer.

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• 3The main reason for the rise in food prices is that ________.

  A.people are buying less food

  B.the government is providing less financial support for agriculture

  C.domestic food production has decreased

  D.imported food is driving prices higher

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• 4Why is there “wide-spread uneasiness and confusion about the food situation in Britain、”

  A.The abundant food supply is not expected to last.

  B.Britain is importing less food.

  C.Despite the abundance, food prices keep rising.

  D.Britain will cut back on its production of food.

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• 5To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be ________.

  A.obedient

  B.responsible

  C.co-operative

  D.independent

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• 6According to the author, really good science ________.

  A.would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment

  B.will produce results which cannot be foreseen

  C.will help people to make the right choice in advance

  D.will bring about disturbing results

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• 7It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th century ________.

  A.thought that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of science

  B.were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research

  C.knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature

  D.did more harm than good in promoting man’s understanding of nature

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• 8Which of the following statements is NOT true of scientists in earlier times、

  A.They invented false theories to explain things they didn’t understand.

  B.They falsely claimed to know all about nature.

  C.They did not believe in results from scientific observation.

  D.B.They falsely claimed to know all about natur

  E.C.They did not believe in results from scientific observation.D.They paid little attention to the problems they didn’t understand.

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• 9What is the author’s attitude towards science、

  A.He is depressed because of the ignorance of scientists.

  B.He is doubtful because of the enormous difficulties confronting it.

  C.He is confident though he is aware of the enormous difficulties confronting it.

  D.He is delighted because of the illuminating scientific findings.

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• 10The author believes that ________.

  A.man can find solutions to whatever questions concerning nature he can think up

  B.man can not solve all the problems he can think up because of the limits of human intellect

  C.sooner or later man can think up all the questions concerning nature and answer them

  D.questions concerning consciousness are outside the scope of scientific researchD

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