话题03 气候危机及应对.docx

话题03气候危机及应对

一、阅读理解

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Bananasmightgoaway

It’shardtoturndownatastybanana.Theytastegoodandyoudon’thavetowashthembeforeeatingthem.However,Britishscientistssaythatthefruitmaydisappearby2050.

Onereasonforthisisclimatechange.ScientistsattheUniversityofExetercollecteddatafrom27countriesandregionsthatproduce86percentoftheworld’sbananas.Theyfoundthatclimatechangehasimprovedgrowingconditionsin21ofthesecountries.Inthepast60years,theaverageyieldhasreached1.37tonsofbananasperhectare.

However,iftemperatureskeeprising,thisadvantagewilldisappear.Tenofthecountries,includingIndia,theworld’sbiggestproducerofbananas,willproducefewerbananas.By2050,thefruitmaydieout.

Shouldn’tbananasgrowmoreeasilyifit’shotteroutside?Infact,theperfecttemperaturerangeforgrowingbananasisbetween24and32C.Iftemperaturesgettoohigh,theywillstopgrowing.

Diseasesareanotherdangertobananas.Unlikeothercrops,thebananaswegrowcomefromshootcuttingsratherthanseeds.Thismeansthatallbananaplantshavethesamegenotype.Inotherwords,ifadiseaseisabletokilloneplant,itcouldkillthemall.

OneseriousdiseaseiscalledPanama.Causedbyfungusinthesoil,itspreadseasily.IthasspreadacrossSouthAsia,Africa,theMiddleEast,andAustralia.Ifonebananaplantationsuffersfromthedisease,itwilltake30yearsuntilitisabletogrowbananasagain.Scientistshaveyettofindacureforthisdisease.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2referto?

A.People’sloveforbananas. B.Thetasteofbananas.

C.Theconvenienceofeatingbananas. D.Thefuturedisappearanceofbananas.

2.Whatmighthappeniftemperatureskeepgoinghigher?

A.Morecountrieswillstarttogrowbananas.

B.Bananaswillgrowbetterinmostcountries.

C.Bananaswillnotbeabletogrowanymore.

D.Bananaswon’tbeastastyasbefore.

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