题目内容
9.You're eating too much chocolate.And it's getting so out of control that the world could be headed towards a disaster if it doesn't stop.Chocolate shortages are becoming a regular thing.We are suffering the worst chocolate shortages in more than 50years.Last year,the world consumed(消耗) 70,000metric tons more cocoa than it produced.By 2020,that number could increase to 1million metric tons.
The problem is,for one,a supply issue.Dry weather in West Africa has greatly reduced production in the region.It has wiped out over 30percent of global cocoa production.Because of this,cocoa farming has proven a very tough business,and many farmers have shifted to more profitable crops,like corn,as a result.
Then there's the world's huge appetite for chocolate.China growing love for it is of particular concern.The Chinese are buying more and more chocolate each year.Still,they each only eat about 5percent of what the average Western European eats.There's also the rising popularity of dark chocolate,which contains more cocoa than traditional chocolate bars.
For these reasons,cocoa prices have climbed by more than 60percent since 2012,when people started eating more chocolate than the world could produce.And chocolate makers have,in turn,been forced to adjust by raising the price of their bars.
Efforts to change the growing imbalance have inspired an innovation(革新,创新).Specifically,an agricultural research group is developing trees that can produce up to seven times the amount of beans that traditional cocoa trees can.
In this process,chocolate,like the chicken and strawberries,will go from tasty to forgettable on the road to plenty.It's unclear whether anyone will mind it if it keeps prices down.And the industry certainly won't mind,as long as it helps to deal with the shortage.
33.What does the underlined word in the second paragraph,"number",refer to?B
A.The amount of chocolate the world produces.
B.The amount of chocolate the world consumes.
C.The amount of cocoa farmers produces each year.
D.The gap(缺口) between supply and consumption(消耗) of cocoa.
34.The Chinese people's enthusiasm for chocolateB.
A.is higher than that of Europeans
B.is becoming a serious problem
C.has made dark chocolate more popular
D.is the largest factor in the chocolate shortage
35.ChocolateD as a result of production increasing.
A.now tastes like chicken and strawberries
B.may gradually be forgotten by people
C.may cause people to become unhappy
D.may not be as tasty as before.
分析 本文主要讲述了现在世界人民对咖啡的过度的喜好,由此可能会成为一种灾难.
解答 31.B 词意猜测题.根据第二段"the world consumed(消耗) 70,000metric tons more cocoa than it produced"世界上消耗了生产的70000吨的咖啡,可知划线单词的意思是大量消耗.故选B.
32.B 推理判断题.根据第四段第三句"TChina growing love for it is of particular concern;the Chinese are buying more and more chocolate each year."中国对巧克力的喜爱程度日益增长,每年中国人购买越来越多的巧克力,结合选项,可知中国人们对巧克力的喜好变成一个严肃的问题.故选B.
33.D 细节理解题.根据文章最后一段Ian agricultural research group is developing trees that can produce up to seven times the amount of beans that traditional cocoa trees can;In this process,chocolate,like the chicken and strawberries,will go from tasty to forgettable on the road to plenty 由此可知,研究人员研发的新树种可以生产出产量更高的咖啡豆.但是这一过程中,咖啡的品质和口味会给产量让路,即咖啡的美味会有所下降,结合选项,故选D.
点评 本文是一个社会文化类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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