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From an idealistic perspective, the easiest way to reduce or eliminate risks associated with pesticide application is to stop using them. But this is easier said than done because their (1)________ brings substantial direct benefits to humans by protecting crops from weeds, insects, and other pests. In a hypothetical scenario without any pesticide use in the USA, the (2)________ crop yield losses were estimated to be 32% for corn, 57% for rice, and 24% for wheat (Knutson, 1999). Furthermore, crop prices were (3)________ to increase by 38% for corn, 83% for rice, and 6% for wheat in such a scenario. In reality, however, the pesticide use increased approximately 50-fold in the 20th century to (4)________ the rapidly growing human population (Rathore and Nollet, 2012). This (5)________ may even intensify in the next 50 years as the world population is expected to increase by almost 25% according to United Nation statistics (UN, 2015). Less than 13% of unused and fertile land areas are thought to remain on earth (Leisinger, 2008), with an ensuing need to further (6)________ agricultural production, where pesticides can be seen as a key player against food shortage. Despite the benefits of pesticides for humans, their residues pose serious threats to the environmental quality and human health. As a consequence, several (7)________ and hazardous pesticides massively used in the past have been banned. To get a clear view of the pesticide (8)________, one must take a closer look at the (9)________ of pesticides --- their environmental contamination and their (10)________ toxicity to non-target organisms. A. resistant B. intensify C. beneficial D. paradox E. raiseF. downside G. expected H. potential I. application J. feed K. persistent L. potential M. estimated N. controversy O. trend",[17,22,28],{"answer":18,"createTime":5,"id":6,"options":19,"question":15,"source":20,"type":21},[],[],"v1",2,{"answer":23,"createTime":24,"id":25,"options":26,"question":27,"source":20,"type":21},[],"2025-06-18 19:37:15",203972382,[],"In this part, there is a passage with fifteen blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank below the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Write the coppresponding letter. What are the pros and cons of pesticides? From an idealistic perspective, the easiest way to reduce or eliminate risks associated with pesticide application is to stop using them. But this is easier said than done because their (1)________ brings substantial direct benefits to humans by protecting crops from weeds, insects, and other pests. In a hypothetical scenario without any pesticide use in the USA, the (2)________ crop yield losses were estimated to be 32% for corn, 57% for rice, and 24% for wheat (Knutson, 1999). Furthermore, crop prices were (3)________ to increase by 38% for corn, 83% for rice, and 6% for wheat in such a scenario. In reality, however, the pesticide use increased approximately 50-fold in the 20th century to (4)________ the rapidly growing human population (Rathore and Nollet, 2012). This (5)________ may even intensify in the next 50 years as the world population is expected to increase by almost 25% according to United Nation statistics (UN, 2015). Less than 13% of unused and fertile land areas are thought to remain on earth (Leisinger, 2008), with an ensuing need to further (6)________ agricultural production, where pesticides can be seen as a key player against food shortage. Despite the benefits of pesticides for humans, their residues pose serious threats to the environmental quality and human health. As a consequence, several (7)________ and hazardous pesticides massively used in the past have been banned. To get a clear view of the pesticide (8)________, one must take a closer look at the (9)________ of pesticides --- their environmental contamination and their (10)________ toxicity to non-target organisms. A. resistant B. intensify C. beneficial D. paradox E. raiseF. downside G. expected H. protect I. application J. feed K. persistent L. potential M. estimated N. controversy O. trend",{"answer":29,"createTime":30,"id":31,"options":32,"question":33,"source":20,"type":21},[],"2025-07-05 19:38:27",211693979,[],"In this part, there is a passage with fifteen blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank below the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Write the coppresponding letter. What are the pros and cons of pesticides? From an idealistic perspective, the easiest way to reduce or eliminate risks associated with pesticide application is to stop using them. But this is easier said than done because their (1)________ brings substantial direct benefits to humans by protecting crops from weeds, insects, and other pests. In a hypothetical scenario without any pesticide use in the USA, the (2)________ crop yield losses were estimated to be 32% for corn, 57% for rice, and 24% for wheat (Knutson, 1999). Furthermore, crop prices were (3)________ to increase by 38% for corn, 83% for rice, and 6% for wheat in such a scenario. In reality, however, the pesticide use increased approximately 50-fold in the 20th century to (4)________ the rapidly growing human population (Rathore and Nollet, 2012). This (5)________ may even intensify in the next 50 years as the world population is expected to increase by almost 25% according to United Nation statistics (UN, 2015). Less than 13% of unused and fertile land areas are thought to remain on earth (Leisinger, 2008), with an ensuing need to further (6)________ agricultural production, where pesticides can be seen as a key player against food shortage. Despite the benefits of pesticides for humans, their residues pose serious threats to the environmental quality and human health. As a consequence, several (7)________ and hazardous pesticides massively used in the past have been banned. To get a clear view of the pesticide (8)________, one must take a closer look at the (9)________ of pesticides --- their environmental contamination and their (10)________ toxicity to non-target organisms. A. resistant B. intensify C. beneficial D. paradox E. raiseF. downside G. expected H. potentially I. application J. feed K. persistent L. potential M. estimated N. controversy O. trend"]