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I.阅读理解[2015 •山东潍坊高三一模]

Can you imagine a world without chocolate? It's not something I'd like to do, so I was relieved to read that there's a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate!

The University of Reading, in England, has just opened a new clearing house for all the world's new cocoa varieties. 丁hey must be quarantined(隔离)before they can be grown. Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4. 4 million tons last year but about 30% of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases. Now we don't want that, do we?

Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world's supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varie?ties are key to solving this problem.

The University of Reading has been protecting the quali?ty of the new crops since 1985， after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, London. And it has improved its facilities. The leader of the institution's co?coa project, Professor Paul Hadley, says, "One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean, healthy and interesting cocoa material.，，

The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and the greenhouse uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropi?cal conditions. After up to two years in quarantine, clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries, including several in West Africa. That's where 75 % of the cocoa used for choco?late worldwide comes from. The crop is extremely important for the local economy: it employs about two million people.

Professor Hadley says he works with a small team of skilled technicians who look after the collection. And more of us seem to count on them now.

The scientist says, "There is some concern within the in?dustry that demand is increasing constantly, particularly in countries like China, where the standard of living is increas?ing and people are getting a taste for different kinds of choco?late. "

1.  What is the text mainly about?

A.     Safeguarding cocoa seeds.

B.     Planting cocoa worldwide.

C.     Keeping cocoa in greenhouses.

D.     Finding the new market for cocoa.

 

2. The institution's cocoa project is to_____________ .

 

A.     have cocoa skin removed

B.     offer more jobs to people

C.     ensure the quality of cocoa

D.     supply cocoa for two million people

3. What does the last paragraph tell us?

 

A.     The taste of chocolate is changing.

B.     Demand for cocoa is increasing fast.

C.     People are concerned about cocoa varieties.

D.     Chinese have a long history of eating chocolate.

4. What's the purpose of the text?

A. To educate.                          B.  To advertise.

C.  To warn.                           D.  To inform.

Answer 1

I.阅读理解

[文章大意]本文是一篇科普文，介绍了雷丁大学正在进行一个保护巧克力的未来的项目。随着人们对巧克力需求的增长，增加可可的新品种成为关键。

1. A 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的"…to safeguard the future of chocolate!"可知，本文主要讲述保护巧克力的未来，即保护可可种子。故选A项。

2. C细节理解题。根据第四段第一句"The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985 ..."可知，这个项目的目的是确保可可的质量。故选C项。

3. B段落大意题。根据最后一段中的"…within the industry that demand is increasing constantly…"可知,本段的主要意思是人们对可可的需求不断上涨。故选B项。

4. D推理判断题。本文主要介绍了雷丁大学的一个保护可可品种和质量的项目，其目的就是告诉读者一些事情。故选D项。