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Several of these, recently, have concerned genetically modified (GM, 转基因) foods. Although some experts tell us that these foods will do us no harm and that the concern about them is just speculative, other experts say that GM food is potentially very damaging to health. At the very best, the jury is still out on the matter.In many countries, products which have been genetically modified are supposed to show this information on their labels but no _______ large food producer does so.What does the author mean by "the jury is still out on the matter" (Para. 2)?A The matter is still uncertainB The matter needs a jury to judgeC The jury to judge is not availableD The matter is not important.

Several of these, recently, have concerned genetically modified (GM, 转基因) foods. Although some experts tell us that these foods will do us no harm and that the concern about them is just speculative, other experts say that GM food is potentially very damaging to health. At the very best, the jury is still out on the matter. In many countries, products which have been genetically modified are supposed to show this information on their labels but no _______ large food producer does so. What does the author mean by "the jury is still out on the matter" (Para. 2)? A The matter is still uncertain B The matter needs a jury to judge C The jury to judge is not available D The matter is not important.

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答案

我们来逐步分析这道题。 --- ### 一、理解句子和上下文 题目中给出的句子是: > "At the very best, the jury is still out on the matter." 这句话出现在第二段,是对转基因食品安全性问题的总结性陈述。前文提到: - 一些专家说转基因食品没有危害; - 另一些专家则说它们可能对健康有害; - 所以,作者说“the jury is still out on the matter”。 这句话的字面意思是:“陪审团尚未做出裁决”,引申义是:**这个问题还没有定论,还在讨论中,结果未定**。 --- ### 二、分析选项 A. **The matter is still uncertain** 意思是“这个问题仍然不确定”,这与“the jury is still out”的含义完全一致,是正确答案。 B. **The matter needs a jury to judge** 意思是“这个问题需要陪审团来裁决”,这太字面化,不符合这个表达的常用含义。 C. **The jury to judge is not available** 意思是“用来裁决的陪审团不可用”,这也不是这个表达的常用意思。 D. **The matter is not important** 意思是“这个问题不重要”,这与原文表达的“尚无定论”完全不符。 --- ### 三、结论 正确答案是: $$ \boxed{A} $$

解析

本题考查对英语习语"the jury is still out on the matter"的理解。关键在于联系上下文,明确该短语的比喻义。文章前文提到不同专家对转基因食品的安全性意见不一,说明问题尚未有定论。"jury is still out"的常见用法是表示"结果未定,仍在讨论中",而非字面意义上的"需要陪审团裁决"。

选项分析

A. The matter is still uncertain

正确。短语的核心含义是"问题尚未有明确结论"。原文上下文显示专家意见分歧,因此"不确定"完全匹配。

B. The matter needs a jury to judge

错误。此选项将短语字面化,忽略了比喻义。文中未提及需要法律裁决,仅说明科学争议。

C. The jury to judge is not available

错误。"jury"在此非指实际的陪审团,选项过度解读字面含义。

D. The matter is not important

错误。原文强调争议性("experts disagree"),而非不重要。若问题不重要,无需专家讨论。

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