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12月英语六级阅读真题预测1

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the followingpassage.

The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battlegroundduring the Spanish Civil War, is now the setting fora different contest, one that is pitting rice farmersagainst two enemies: the rice-eating giant applesnail, and rising sea levels. What happens here will have a bearing on the future of Europeanrice production and the overall health of southern European wetlands.

Located on the Mediterranean just two hours south of Barcelona, the Ebro Delta produces 120 million kilograms of rice a year, making it one of the continent's most important rice-growingareas. As the sea creeps into these fresh-water marshes, however, rising salinity (盐分) ishampering rice production. At the same time, this sea-water also kills off the greedy giant applesnail, an introduced pest that feeds on young rice plants. The most promising strategy hasbecome to harness one foe against the other.

The battle is currently being waged on land, in greenhouses at the University of Barcelona. Scientists working under the banner "Project Neurice" are seeking varieties of rice that canwithstand the increasing salinity without losing the absorbency that makes European rice idealfor traditional Spanish and Italian dishes.

"The project has two sides," says Xavier Serrat, Neurice project manager and researcher at theUniversity of Barcelona, "the short-term fight against the snail, and a mid- to long-term fightagainst climate change. But the snail has given the project greater urgency."

Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta byGlobal Aquatic Technologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums (水族馆), but failed to prevent their escape. For now, the giant apple snail's presence in Europe islimited to the Ebro Delta. But the snail continues its march to new territory, says Serrat. "Thequestion is not whether it will reach other rice-growing areas of Europe, but when."

Over the next year and a half investigators will test the various strains of salt-tolerant ricethey've bred. In 2018, farmers will plant the varieties with the most promise in the Ebro Deltaand Europe's other two main rice-growing regions—along the Po in Italy, and France's Rhone. Aseason in the field will help determine which, if any, of the varieties are ready forcommercialization.

As an EU-funded effort, the search for salt-tolerant varieties of rice is taking place in all threecountries. Each team is crossbreeding a local European short-grain rice with a long-grain Asianvariety that carries the salt-resistant gene. The scientists are breeding successivegenerations to arrive at varieties that incorporate salt tolerance but retain about 97 percentof the European rice genome (基因组).

46. Why does the author mention the Spanish Civil War at the beginning of the passage?

A) It had great impact on the life of Spanish rice farmers.

B) It is of great significance in the records of Spanish history.

C) Rice farmers in the Ebro Delta are waging a battle of similar importance.

D) Rice farmers in the Ebro Delta are experiencing as hard a time as in the war.

47. What may be the most effective strategy for rice farmers to employ in fighting theirenemies?

A) Striking the weaker enemy first.

B) Killing two birds with one stone.

C) Eliminating the enemy one by one.

D) Using one evil to combat the other.

48. What do we learn about "Project Neurice"?

A) Its goals will have to be realized at a cost.