What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage、

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• 1The author quotes Eppendorf to show that ________.

  A.some modern women prefer a life of individual freedom

  B.the family is no longer the basic unit of society in present-day Europe

  C.some professional people have too much work to do to feel lonely

  D.most Europeans conceive living a single life as unacceptable

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• 2According to Paragraph 3, the newest group of singles are ________.

  A.warm and lighthearted

  B.on either side of marriage

  C.negative and gloomy

  D.healthy and wealthy

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• 3What is said about European society in the passage、

  A.It has fostered the trend towards small families.

  B.It is getting closer to American-style capitalism.

  C.It has limited consumer choice despite a free market.

  D.It is being threatened by irresistible privatization.

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• 4More and more young Europeans remain single because ________.

  A.they are driven by an overwhelming sense of individualism

  B.they have entered the workforce at a much earlier age

  C.they have embraced a business culture of stability

  D.they are pessimistic about their economic future

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• 5From the passage it can be inferred that ________.

  A.human activities will do grave damage to rainforests

  B.Amazon rainforest soils used to be the richest in the world

  C.farming is responsible for the destruction of the Amazon rainforests

  D.there once existed an urban civilization in the Amazon rainforests

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• 6The passage centers on the controversy ________.

  A.between American and New Zealand biologists over genetic modification

  B.as to whether the study of genetic modification should be continued

  C.over the possible adverse effect of a GM bacterium on plants

  D.about whether Elaine Ingham should be fired by her university

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• 7Ingham insists that her testimony is based on ________.

  A.evidence provided by the EPA of the United States

  B.the results of an experiment she conducted herself

  C.evidence from her collaborative research with German biologists

  D.the results of extensive field tests in Corvallis, Oregon

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• 8According to Janet Anderson, the EPA ________.

  A.has cancelled its approval for field tests of the GM organism

  B.hasn’t reviewed the findings of Ingham’s research

  C.has approved field tests using the GM organism

  D.hasn’t given permission to field test the GM organism

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• 9According to Ann Clarke, the New Zealand Life Sciences Network ________.

  A.should gather evidence to discredit Ingham’s claims

  B.should require that the research by their biologists be regulated

  C.shouldn’t demand that Ingham be disciplined for voicing her views

  D.shouldn’t appease the opposition in such a quiet way

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• 10Which of the following statements about Ingham is TRUE、

  A.Her testimony hasn’t been supported by the EPA.

  B.Her credibility as a scientist hasn’t been undermined.

  C.She is firmly supported by her university.

  D.She has made great contributions to the study of GM bacteria.

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