They will not decide their attitude until they had heard what the speaker has to say.()

A.have heard

B.will hear

C.would hear

D.had heard

The European Union had approved a number of genetically

modified crops until late 1998. But growing public concern

over its supposed environmental and health risks led several 【M1】______

EU countries to demand a moratorium (暂时禁止) on imports

of any new GM produce. By late 1999 there were enough such

country to block any new approvals of GM produce. 【M2】______

Last year, America filed a complaint at the WTO about the

moratorium, arguing that it was an illegal trade barrier

because there was no scientific base for it. 【M3】______

As more studies have been completed on the effects

of GM crops, the greens' case for them has weakened. 【M4】______

Much evidence has emerged of health risks from eating 【M5】______

them. And, overall, the studies have shown that the

environmental effects on modified crops are, not always 【M6】______

as serious as the greens claim. Nevertheless, environmentalists

continue to find fault of such studies and argue that 【M7】______

they are inconclusive.

While Americans seem happy enough to consume food made

from GM crops, opinion polls continue to show that European

consumers dislike the idea. Europeans seem be taking the attitude 【M8】______

which, since there remains the slightest possibility of adverse 【M9】______

consequences and since it is clear how they, as consumers, benefit 【M10】______

from GM crops, they would rather not run the risk.

【M1】

disbelieved—as if beliefs were like a light switch with only two positions, on or off. My use of the bathtub hoax is intended to illustrate that belief does not have to operate as a simple yes or no choice, all or nothing. Belief can be more conditional; it can be something that we decide to have "up to a point" or "to a degree". And so, the question we might ask ourselves while reading does not have to be "Should I believe 'it or not？" but instead can be "How much should I believe it？" This later question implies that the belief we have in any given fact, or in any given idea, is not determined by whether it sounds right or whether the source is an authority. It means that our beliefs are determined by the reasons that justify them.

Belief is not a mechanical action, brought about by invariable rules of nature. It is a human activity, the exercise of judgment. With this in mind, we might say that we perform. this action better when we know what the reasons are that have led to our belief, and why they are good reasons. These observations do not deprive us of our ability to believe in what we read. They are not intended to transform. you from credulous believers into stubborn doubters.

The process of weighing beliefs against the quality of reasons is one that you already go through all the time, whether you are aware of it or not. We all do. The practice of critical reading is the exercise of this kind of judgment on purpose. By doing it, we protect ourselves from being led into belief for inadequate reasons, but at the same time we open up our minds to the possibility of arriving at belief for adequate ones. If we decide to grant or withhold consent based on the quality of the reasons that we are given, we admit at the same time that two things are possible: We admit that we might consent less in the future if we discover that the reasons are not so good after all; and we admit that we might consent more if we are ever presented with better reasons than we had formerly known. This attitude is not pure skepticism any more than it is pure credulity. It is somewhere in between. It is the attitude of an open-minded thinker, of someone who wishes to be responsible for deciding for herself or himself what to believe.

The author's use of the bathtub hoax is meant to suggest that ______.

A．belief is nothing but a light switch

B．facts must be believed unconditionally

C．nothing should be believed or disbelieved

D．belief is more than a simple yes or no choice

A.decisive

B.depict

C.decide

D.decision

the British lawmakers asked a fine artist, Graham Sutherland, to paint Winston Churchill's picture. When it was completed, it was presented to him, at a grand affair in the Westminster Hall, at the House of Commons.

It was reported in the newspapers to show that Churchill accepted the gift. He described the painting as "a remarkable example of modern art", which drew loud laughter.

In fact he was unhappy with the painting. Sutherland later reported that he asked whether it was to be painted in with a "happy" or "fierce" attitude. "Fierce," replied Churchill. At the time, Churchill was coming to the end of his political life and was unhappy that people wanted him to end his career.

Some twenty years later it was revealed that Lady Churchill hated the painting so much that she had it destroyed. "It was preying on (折磨) his mind," she was reported as saying.

A leading art critic was asked what he thought about the matter. He said he could understand Lady Churchill and had pity on her. Graham Sutherland is a very honest artist, who could only paint what he saw. At the time it was painted, Churchill was an old man, worried by the thought that he would have to end his political career soon. But Lady Churchill shouldn't have had the painting destroyed. It could have been stored away until after their deaths.

(1). The British lawmakers ask Graham Sutherland to paint a picture of Winston Churchill to show their respect for him.()

A. T B. F

(2). The painting was given to Winston Churchill in the Westminster Hall after it was finished.()

A. T B. F

(3). Churchill said the painting was not well painted.()

A. T B. F

(4). Churchill was actually unhappy at that time because he had to retire and put an end to his political life.()

A. T B. F

(5). The author's attitude towards the destruction of the painting is indifferent.()

A. T B. F