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A.toexposethemselvestoBritishcultures
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Tounderstandoneofthesecretsofcreativity,justpeek(窥视)intoanartclassroominDenver,Colorado.TheteacherasksherpupilstoimitatethestyleofVassilyKandinsky.ThestudentscopyKandinsky’sartstyle,masteringbrushworkandlearningcolourtheory.
Ifthatwasallthereweretothelesson,itwouldbeahands-onclassinarthistory.Buttheartteacherasksthestudentstocutuptheirpaintingsandbuild3Dsculpturesoutofthepieces.Theyhaveallstartedwiththesamesource,buttheirworksallenduplookingextremelydifferent:
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B.AcopyofaMozart.
C.Animprovedlightbulb.
D.Anunderwatercitypoweredbysolarenergy.
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Honeybeesweren’tgreatlyaffectedbythechemicalsincrops,thestudysuggested.Butthedataonbumblebeestoldadifferentstory.Bumblebeecoloniesthathadn’tfedonthetreatedcropslookednormal:
theywerepackingonweighttosurvivethewinter.Butinthecoloniesexposedtoneonicotinoids,thegrowthchartwasaflatline.
WhentheSwedishstudywaspublishedinApril2015, itmadeheadlinesaroundtheworld.Itwasthefirsttoshowthatneonicotinoids—knownasneonics—couldharmbeesinareal-worldfarmingsituation.Beepopulationsaredeclininginmanypartsoftheglobe,aworryingsignforthecropsandwildplantsthatrelyonthesebeesfortheirsurvival. Parasites(寄生虫),disease and shrinkingfoodresources areallprimesuspects.Butalinktoneonicshasbecomeamajorflashpoint.
EvenbeforeRundlöf’sresultswererevealed,theEuropeanUnionhadplacedheavyrestrictionsonthreemostwidelyusedneonicsinfloweringcrops—plantsthatmightbeattractivetobees—amongrisingconcernsthatthechemicalsmightharmpollinators(传粉者).Butfarmers,theagrochemicalindustryandsomescientistspointedoutthatthesewerebasedonlimitedevidence,gatheredmostlyfromlabtests.
SinceRundlöf’spaper,studiesshowingreal-worldevidenceofharmfrompesticidesinthefieldhavebeenmounting—andenvironmentalorganizationshavedemandedwide-rangingbans.Regulatoryagencieswillsoondecidewhattodoaboutneonics,whichhaveaglobalmarketworthmorethanUS$1.5billionperyear.Thismonth,theEU’sEuropeanFoodSafetyAuthorityisduetocompleteare-evaluationofevidenceforrestrictingneonics;theEUwillthenneedtodecidewhatactiontotake.Francehaspassedalawthatwouldbanneonicsin2018.
Butindustrygroupsandsomescientistssaytheevidencestillisn’tconclusive.Thepictureiscomplicated:
somestudiesshowharmtosomebeesinsomecircumstances,whileothersfindnoharm.Theresultsseemtobeaffectedbymanyfactors,includingthespeciesofbeeandthekindsofcropsinvolved.Scientistsworkingonthequestionsayanynewstudyisinstantlypickedatbyadvocatesonbothsides.Eventheresultsofthelargeststudyonthematter,fundedbytheagrochemicalindustry,failedtoproduceaconsensus.It’slikelythatpoliticalorregulatorydecisionswillsettlethematterbeforeopposingpartiesagree.
61.MajRundlöf’sstudysuggeststhat______.
A.neonicotinoidsarelinkedtobeedeclines
B.bumblebeesarethreatenedwithcoldwinter
C.honeybeesareatnoriskfromneonicotinoids
D.neonicotinoidsareharmfultobeesasexpected
62.Whydoesthedecliningofbeepopulationsraisemuchconcern?
A.Diseasehascausedthelackoffoodresources.
B.Floweringcropswithneonicsareappealingtobees.
C.Beesplayaleadingroleinlimitingthenumberofparasites.
D.Beepopulationsarecrucialtothesurvivalofcropsandwildplants.
63.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat______.
A.theEUistofurtherassesstheharmofneonicotinoids
B.evidenceofharmtobeesfrompesticidesissufficient
C.theEUhasalreadybannedtheuseofneonicotinoids
D.moreandmorestudiesprovepesticidesharmfultobees
64.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout______.
A.thebattleoverthewidespreaduseofneonicotinoids
B.thedebateabouttheharmbyneonicotinoidstobees
C.factorsofinfluenceonthepresentsituationofbees
D.doubtsaboutcurrentpoliticalorregulatorysystems
D
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