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(一) A (2015·山东潍坊市高三一模)Can you imagine a world without chocolate？It’s not something I’d like to doard 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.They must be quarantined (进行检疫) 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 thaty to solving this problem. The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crop 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 cocoa project，Professor Paul Hadley，says，“One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean，healthy，interesting cocoa material.” The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and their greenhouse uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropical 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 chocolate worldwide comes from.The crop is extremely important for the local economy：it employs about two million people.he scientist says，“There is some concern within the industry that demand is increasing constantly，particularly in countries like China，where the standard of living is increasing and people are getting a taste for different chocolates.” 【解题导语】　本文主要介绍了英国一项保护可可种子的1．What is the text mainly about? A．Safeguarding cocoa seeds. B．Planting cocoa seeds worldwide. C．Keeping cocoa seeds in greenhouse. D．Finding the new market for cocoa. 解析：选A。主旨大意题。 根据第一段的第二句“It’s not something I’d like to do及第五段中的“clean and safe seeds”可知本文主要讲的是英国保护可可种子的项目即A项正确。________．解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句“The leader of the institution’s cocoa projectey，says，‘One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply