【问题】 阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。（教材课文原文） 1 2050, the world.s population 2 to rise to 9 billion from just over 7 billion currently. Proponents of genetically modified foods say they are safe and can boost harvests 3 in bad conditions by pro

阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。（教材课文原文） 1 2050, the world.s population 2 to rise to 9 billion from just over 7 billion currently. Proponents of genetically modified foods say they are safe and can boost harvests 3 in bad conditions by protecting against pests, weeds and drought. This, they argue, will be essential to meeting the needs of a booming population in decades to come and avoiding starvation. 4 Doug Gurian-Sherman, senior scientist for the food and environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, an advocacy group, said genetic engineering for insect resistance has provided only a modest increase in yields since the 1990s and drought-resistant strains have only 5 reduced losses from drought.完形填空题 (50 分) 50 分

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