2016届高考英语二轮复习语篇阅读高分练（2）
<p> 语篇阅读高分练(二)</p><p> (建议用时：30分钟)</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span>? <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.<span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="relieved">relieved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span>!</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Reading">Reading</span>，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>，<span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="clearing">clearing</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cocoa">cocoa</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="quarantined">quarantined</span>(隔离检疫)<span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>.<span word="Why">Why</span>? <span word="Cocoa">Cocoa</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30%<span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pests">pests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>.<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="that">that</span>，<span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span>?</p><p> <span word="Demand">Demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cocoa">cocoa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1985，<span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Botanical">Botanical</span> <span word="Gardens">Gardens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kew">Kew</span>，<span word="London">London</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cocoa">cocoa</span> <span word="project">project</span>，<span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Hadley">Hadley</span>，<span word="says">says</span>，“<span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="cocoa">cocoa</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reliably">reliably</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>，<span word="healthy">healthy</span>，<span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="cocoa">cocoa</span> <span word="material">material</span>.”</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cocoa">cocoa</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> 400 <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.<span word="After">After</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span>，<span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> 20 <span word="countries">countries</span>，<span word="including">including</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.<span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="where">where</span> 75%<span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cocoa">cocoa</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>：<span word="it">it</span> <span word="employs">employs</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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