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2014年职称英语考试试题卫生类考前冲刺试题(一):补全短文

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The Tough Grass That Sweetens Our Lives

Sugar cane was once a wild grass that grew in New Guinea and was used by local people for roofing their houses and fencing their gardens. gradually a different variety evolved which contained sucrose (蔗糖) and was chewed on for its sweet taste. Over time, sugar cane became a highly valuable commercial plant, grown throughout the world. ______(46)

Sugar became a vital ingredient in all kinds of things, from confectionery(糖果点心) to medicine, and, as the demand for sugar grew, the industry became larger de more profitable. ______(47) many crops withered(枯萎) and died, despite growers attempts to save them and there were fears that the health of the plant would continues to deteriorate.

In the 1960s, scientists working in Barbados looked for ways to make the commercial species stronger and more able to resist disease. They experimented with breeding programs, mixing genes from the wild species of sugar cane, which tends to be tougher, with genes from the more delicate, commercial type. ______(48) this sugar cane is not yet ready to be sold commercially, but when this happens, it is expected to be incredibly profitable for the industry.

_______(49) brazil, which produces one quarter of the world’ s sugar, has coordinated an international project under professor Paulo Arrudo of the Universidade Estaudual De Campinas in Sao Paulo. Teams of experts have worked with him to discover more about which parts of the genetic structure of the plant are important for the production of sugar and its overall health.

Despite all the research, however, we still do not fully understand how the genes in sugar cane. ______(50) this gene is particularly exciting because it makes the plant resistant to rust, a disease which probably originated in India, but is now capable of infecting sugar cane across the world. Scientists believe they will eventually be able to grow a plant which cannot be destroyed by rust.

A. Eventually, a commercial plant was developed which was 5 percent sweeter than before, but also much stronger and less likely to die from disease.

B. Since the 1960s, scientists have been analyzing the mysteries of the sugar cane’s genetic code.

C. One major gene has been identified by Dr Angélique D’Hont and her team in Montpelier, France.

D. The majority of the world’s sugar now comes from this particular commercial species.

E. Sugar cane is now much more vigorous and the supply of sugar is therefore more guaranteed.

F. Unfortunately, however, the plant started to become weaker and more prone to disease.

答案：46 D 句子前面讲述甘蔗的发展，后面讲的是糖的情况，因此这里选D项合适，D项中的this particular commercial species也与前文呼应。

47 F 前文讲对糖的需求越来越高，后文讲许多植株枯萎死亡了，因此所缺的句子应该是转折的句子，F符合条件。

48 A 前文讲到科学家想通过实验培育出更强壮的甘蔗品种，后面讲这有可能为这一产业带来高额利润，因此所缺句子应该是讲科学家培育出了新品种。

49 B 后文讲巴西是世界上白糖生产大国，它与一个国际计划合作，研究甘蔗的基因结构。B项讲的是科学家正在分析甘蔗的基因序列，符合题意。

50 C 前文讲到我们现在还没完全了解甘蔗中的基因，后文提到this gene，是特指前文中的一种基因，C选项中提到科学家找出了一种基因，与题意相符。

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