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DIRECTIONS: Chооse the best аnswer fоr eаch question. Feаthers of Love [A] Covered in soft, black feathers, the noble performer bows deeply to his audience. From the top of his head grow several long feathers that tap the ground as he begins his dance. This dancing bird is Carola's parotia, just one of the many birds of paradise that live on the island of New Guinea. This male bird is attempting to impress a row of females that are watching him from a branch above. [B] Keeping the females' attention isn't easy. He pauses for dramatic effect, then commences his dance again. His neck sinks and his head goes up and down, head feathers bouncing. He jumps and shakes his feathers until his performance finally attracts the attention of one of the females. An Amazing Performance [C] In the dense jungle of New Guinea is nature's most absurd theater, the special mating game of the birds of paradise. To attract females, males' feathers resemble costumes worthy of the stage. The bright reds, yellows, and blues stand out sharply against the green of the forest. It seems that the more extreme the male's costume and colors, the better his chance of attracting a mate. [D] In addition to having extremely beautiful feathers, each species has its own type of display behavior. Some dance on the ground, in areas that they have cleared and prepared like their own version of a dance floor. Others perform high in the trees. [E] The male red bird of paradise shows off his red and yellow feathers in a display called a "butterfly dance." He spreads and moves his wings intensely, like a giant butterfly. The male Carola's parotia, however, is the dance king of the birds of paradise; he has serious dance moves! These include one in which he spreads out his feathers like a dress, in a move called the "ballerina 1 dance." While some birds of paradise perform alone, others perform in groups, creating an eye-catching performance that female birds find impossible to resist. Hanging from nearby branches, male Goldie's birds prominently display the soft red feathers that rise from their backs as they flap 2 their wings. Excited females soon choose the one that pleased them the most. The Evolution of Color[F] These brilliantly colored birds of paradise have developed over millions of years from ancient birds whose feathers were dark and boring in comparison. Of today's 45 brightly colored birds of paradise species, most live only on New Guinea. These birds of paradise invite us to solve a mystery of nature. It seems to be a contradiction 3 that such extreme feathers and colors could have been favored by the process of evolution. After all, these same brightly colored feathers that attract mates also make the birds much more noticeable to predators. The answer lies in the safe environment in which the birds live, and a process of evolution known as sexual selection. [G] "Life here is pretty comfortable for birds of paradise. The island's unique environment has allowed them to go to extremes unheard of elsewhere," says biologist Ed Scholes. Under harsher conditions, he says, "evolution simply wouldn't have come up with these birds." Fruit and insects are abundant all year round, and predators are few. The result is a perfect environment for birds. [H] Sexual selection has thus been the driving force in the evolution of birds of paradise. Freed of other pressures, birds of paradise began to specialize in attracting mates. Over millions of years, they have slowly undergone changes in their colors, feathers, and other talents. Characteristics that made one bird more attractive than another were passed on and enhanced over time. "The usual rules of survival aren't as important here as the rules of successful mating," Scholes adds. [I] The diversity of New Guinea's birds also springs from its varied environments: from coastal plains to cloud forests, from swamps 4 to mountains rising as high as 5,000 meters. The landscape has many physical barriers that isolate animal populations, allowing them to develop into distinct species. Trouble in Paradise[J] The people of New Guinea have been watching the displays of the birds of paradise for centuries. "Locals will tell you they went into the forest and copied their rituals from the birds," says anthropologist Gillian Gillison. At local dance performances, the painted dancers still evoke the birds with their movements and beautiful costumes. "By wearing the feathers," Gillison says, "... you capture the animal's life force." [K] In the past, demand for the birds' feathers resulted in a huge amount of hunting. At the peak of the trade in the early 1900s, 80,000 skins a year were exported from New Guinea for European ladies' hats. Nowadays, few birds die for fashion or for traditional costumes: Ceremonial feathers are passed down from generation to generation. Although local people are still permitted to hunt the birds for traditional uses, they usually target older male birds, leaving younger males to continue breeding. [L] There are more serious threats to the birds, however. An illegal market in feathers still exists. Large farms use up thousands of hectares of forest where birds of paradise once lived. Logging, 5 oil prospecting, and mining also present dangers to New Guinea's forests. Meanwhile, human populations continue to grow. [M] David Mitchell, a conservationist, is relying on the help of local villagers to record where the birds display and what they eat. He hopes to not only gather data, but also encourage protection of the birds' habitat. The strategy seems to be working. "I had come to cut down some trees and plant yam 6 vines," says Ambrose Joseph, one of Mitchell's farmers. "Then I saw the birds land there, so I left the trees alone." For millions of years, these impressive birds have danced to find their mates. They'll keep dancing for as long as the forest offers them a stage. 1 A ballerina is a female ballet dancer. 2 If a bird or an insect flaps its wings, the wings move quickly up and down. 3 If an aspect of a situation is a contradiction, it is completely different from other aspects and makes the situation confusing. 4 A swamp is an area of very wet land with wild plants growing in it. 5 Logging is the business of cutting down trees for use as wood. 6 A yam is a root vegetable, like a potato, that grows in tropical areas. In paragraph E, why is the male Carola's parotia referred to as a dance king?
DIRECTIONS: Chооse the best аnswer fоr eаch question. The Bаttle for Biotech Foods [A] Genetic engineering (GE) of crops and animals through the manipulation of DNA is producing a revolution in food production. The potential to improve the quality and nutritional value of the food we eat seems unlimited. Such potential benefits notwithstanding, critics fear that genetically engineered products - so-called biotech foods - are being rushed to market before their effects are fully understood. Q: What exactly are biotech foods?[B] Biotech foods are produced from animals and plants that have been genetically altered. Genetic alteration is nothing new. Humans have been altering the genetic traits of plants for thousands of years by keeping seeds from the best crops and planting them the following years, and by breeding varieties to make them taste sweeter, grow bigger, or last longer. In this way, we've transformed the wild tomato from a fruit the size of a small stone to the giant ones we have today. [C] On the other hand, the techniques of genetic engineering are new and different. Conventional breeders always used plants or animals that were related, or genetically similar. In so doing, they transferred tens of thousands of genes. In contrast, today's genetic engineers can transfer just a few genes at a time between species that are distantly related, or not related at all. There are surprising examples: Rat genes have been inserted into lettuce plants to make a plant that produces vitamin C. Moth genes have been inserted into apple trees to add disease resistance. The purpose of conventional and modern techniques is the same - to insert genes from an organism that carries a desired trait into one that does not. Several dozen biotech food crops are currently on the market, among them varieties of corn, soybeans, and cotton. Most of these crops are engineered to help farmers deal with common farming problems such as weeds, 1 insects, and disease. Q: Are biotech foods safe for humans? [D] As far as we know. So far, problems have been few. In fact, according to a 2016 report from the National Academy of Sciences in the United States, "No differences have been found that indicate a higher risk to human health and safety from these GE foods than from their non-GE counterparts." Some GE foods might even be safer than non-GE foods. Corn damaged by insects often contains high levels of fumonisins - toxins 2 that grow in the wounds of the damaged corn. Lab tests have linked fumonisins with cancer in animals. Studies show that most corn modified for insect resistance has lower levels of fumonisins than conventional corn damaged by insects. [E] However, biotech foods have had problems in the past. One such problem occurred in the mid-1990s, when soybeans were modified using genes from a nut. The modified soybeans contained a protein 3 that causes reactions in humans who are allergic to nuts. While this protein was discovered before any damage was done, critics fear that other harmful proteins created through genetic modification may slip by unnoticed. Moving genes across dramatically different species - such as rats and lettuce - also makes critics nervous. They fear something could go wrong either in the function of the inserted gene or in the function of the host 4 DNA, with the possibility of unexpected health effects. Q: Can biotech foods harm the environment? [F] Most scientists agree that the main safety issues of GE crops involve not people but the environment. Allison Snow, a plant ecologist at Ohio State University, worries that GE crops are being developed too quickly and released before they've been adequately tested. [G] On the other hand, advocates of GE crops argue that some genetically modified plants may actually be good for the land, by offering an environmentally friendly alternative to pesticides, 5 which can pollute water and harm animals. Far fewer pesticides need to be applied to cotton plants that have been genetically modified to produce their own natural pesticides. While applied chemical pesticides kill nearly all the insects in a field, biotech crops with natural pesticides only harm insects that actually try to eat those crops. Q: Can biotech foods help feed the world? [H] "Eight hundred million people on this planet are malnourished," 6 says Channapatna Prakash, a native of India and a scientist at Tuskegee University's Center for Plant Biotechnology Research in the U.S.A., "and the number continues to grow." Prakash and many other scientists argue that genetic modification can help address the urgent problems of food shortage and hunger by increasing crop quantities. Crops can be engineered to grow in areas with harsh, dry climates or in soils not usually suitable for farming. [I] According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 250 million children in the world suffer from vitamin A deficiency. Between 250,000 and 500,000 go blind every year as a result, with half of those children dying within a year of losing their sight. "Golden rice" - a biotech variety named for its yellow color - is thought by some to be a potential solution to the suffering and illness caused by vitamin A deficiency. [J] Other experts, however, claim that the biotechnology industry has exaggerated the benefits of golden rice. "Golden rice alone won't greatly diminish vitamin A deficiency," says Professor Marion Nestle of New York University. "Beta-carotene, 7 which is already widely available in fruit and vegetables, isn't converted to vitamin A when people are malnourished. Golden rice does not contain much beta-carotene, and whether it will improve vitamin A levels remains to be seen." Q: What's next?[K] Whether biotech foods will deliver on their promise of eliminating world hunger and improving the lives of all remains to be seen. Their potential is enormous, yet they carry risks. If science proceeds with caution, testing new products thoroughly and using sound judgment, the world may avoid the dangers of genetic modification while enjoying its benefits. 1 A weed is a wild plant that prevents other plants from growing properly. 2 A toxin is any poisonous substance produced by bacteria, animals, or plants. 3 Protein is a substance found in food like meat and eggs. 4 A host is an animal or plant in which a foreign organism lives. 5 Pesticides are chemicals used to kill harmful insects. 6 Someone who is malnourished is weakened from not eating enough food. 7 Beta-carotene, a natural substance found in red or orange fruit and vegetables, is used in the body to create vitamin A. Which of the following is an argument against genetic engineering?