2016年6月英语六级选词填空模拟试题及解析（四）

　　Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

　　Vermont has become the first US state to require that food containing genetically modified ingredients be labelled. The law is presented as increasing consumers' (36)______ to information, but it is unclear how it will help because scientists believe these widely-used(37) ______ are harmless.

　　From 1 July 2016, all genetically modified (GM) food sold in Vermont must have the words "produced with genetic (38)______ " emblazoned on the packaging in a "clear and conspicuous" way. The bill was signed into law on 8 May by the state's (39)______ Peter Shumlin. Connecticut and Maine have passed similar laws, but these will only take effect once other states join in. Vermont is the first state to require that GM food be labelled (40)

　　Almost everything in an (41)______ grocery store in the US contains an ingredient with some level of genetic modification. Most US-grown corn and soy is genetically modified, and these are present in a wide(42)______ of foods. The chemical used to break down milk to make cheese, chymosin, was previously made from the processed stomachs of young calves, but is now mostly produced using genetically-engineered bacteria.

　　Plant geneticist Patrick Byrne of Colorado State University in Fort Collins says he is (43) ______ of any evidence that GM foods are harmful to humans. "Given all the hype and the fearful messages being circulated, I think a label would likely be (44)______ as a warning that you might want to avoid this product, not a neutral message," he says. "You would think there would be more concern over (45)______ residues, or whether manure was used to produce this food," says Byrne.

　　A. average

　　B. access

　　C. intentionally

　　D. interpreted

　　E. pesticide

　　F. engineering

　　G. however

　　H. ingredients

　　I. governor

　　J. engineer

　　K. types

　　L. variety

　　M. unaware

　　N. aware

　　O. unconditionally