题目内容
18.The next time you eat a piece of chocolate,be sure to enjoy it,because according to two of the world's largest chocolate maker-Mars Inc and Barry Callebaut,the treat may soon be in short supply.The problem?We are consuming the candy at a faster pace than farmers can grow cocoa.The can manufacturers say that in 2013,people consumed 70,000 tons more cocoa than was produced.Experts say that this is the worst supply-demand imbalance they have experienced m more than 50 years.Parts of the reason for the condition is the large reduction in supply,caused by a continuous drought in the west African countries of Ivory Coast and Ghana,where more than 70 percent of the world's cocoa is produced.Additionally,a certain disease known as frosty pod has destroyed 30 to 40 percent of global cocoa production.As a result,many farmers have turned to more profitable and easier grown crops like corn.This means that even if conditions improve,cocoa production may never get back to normal.
Meanwhile,the world is only getting hungrier for chocolate.The biggest increase in demand is from the residents of emerging market countries like India.Though their consumption is nowhere close to the amount European devour,their newly acquired amount for the treat,is making a huge dent (凹痕) in an already tight market.
There is also the growing desire for dark chocolate,which contains more than 70percent cocoa compared to normal chocolates.Experts believe that if consumption continue at this pace,cocoa deficits (差额) could swell to one million tons by 2020 and to an even more worrisome,two million tons,by 2030.
Not surprisingly,cocoa prices have risen by 60% since 2012,a cost that manufacturers have offset by raising the prices of everyone's favorite candy.As the situation worsens,the price of chocolate can only rise-so be sure to enjoy piece of the sweet treat,like it is your last!
24.The underlined phrase"supply-demand imbalance"probably meansA.
A.People consume more chocolate than production
B.Farmers grow more cocoa than people's demand
C.More and more people like eating chocolates now
D.Chocolates are becoming more and more expensive
25.It is hard to raise cocoa production probably becauseC.
A.The weather is changeable in the west Africa
B.A certain disease spread around the world
C.Many farmers don't grow any longer
D.It is impossible for conditions to be improved
26.Where has the demand of chocolate been increasing greatly according to the passage?A
A.In AsiaB.In AfricaC.In EuropeD.In America
27.According to the author's prediction,we can know thatC.
A.Chocolate will become cheap sooner or later
B.The farmers will produce more cocoa in 2030
C.The price of chocolate will be going up all the way
D.Dark chocolate will be more popular than common one.
分析 本文讲述了世界范围内的可可需求大于可可产量,这将导致巧克力价格持续上涨.
解答 24-27.ACAC
24.A 考查细节理解.根据"We are consuming the candy at a faster pace than farmers can grow cocoa.The can manufacturers say that in 2013,people consumed 70,000 tons more cocoa than was produced"可知,巧克力的消耗速度过快.所以该句话是指"人们吃掉的巧克力比生产的多".故选A.
25.C 考查细节理解.根据"As a result,many farmers have turned to more profitable and easier grown crops like corn.This means that even if conditions improve,cocoa production may never get back to normal"可知,很难提高可可产量是因为许多农民不再种植可可.故选C.
26.A 考查细节理解.根据"The biggest increase in demand is from the residents of emerging market countries like India"可知,在亚洲巧克力的需求大大增加了.故选C.
27.C 考查细节理解.根据"As the situation worsens,the price of chocolate can only rise-so be sure to enjoy piece of the sweet treat,like it is your last!"可知,作者预测巧克力的价格会一直上涨.故选C.
点评 阅读理解考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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