题目
Can you imagine a world without chocolate?According to chocolate makers,it could happen if we don\’t act soon.
There are two main causes of the chocolate shortage —chocolate\’s growing popularity and less production of cocoa,the plant from which chocolate is made.With more and more people in India and China loving chocolate these years,not much can be done about the first cause.
Therefore,the only thing we can do is to increase cocoa production.However,new plant diseases and little rain have reduced cocoa production by 40 percent in the past 10 years.What\’s worse,many cocoa farmers in Africa and other cocoa-producing countries are changing to other crops such as corn or rubber.This way,the farmers can make more money.
First,each new plant is stored at the Control Centre for six months to make sure it is healthy.It is then planted in the Centre\’s fields,studied and tested for another two years.Only after scientists are certain that they\’re disease-free will the plants be sent to farmers in West Africa or wherever else they are needed.
To create new stronger types of cocoa,scientists at the Centre are combining the best parts from different cocoa plants.Though the world is facing a serious chocolate shortage,there is now hope!
（1）How long does it take scientists to make sure a cocoa plant is safe to grow?
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（2）Why do many cocoa farmers choose to grow corn or rubber?
______
（3）What do you think of the scientists\’ research on the new types of cocoa plants?
______
There are two main causes of the chocolate shortage —chocolate\’s growing popularity and less production of cocoa,the plant from which chocolate is made.With more and more people in India and China loving chocolate these years,not much can be done about the first cause.
Therefore,the only thing we can do is to increase cocoa production.However,new plant diseases and little rain have reduced cocoa production by 40 percent in the past 10 years.What\’s worse,many cocoa farmers in Africa and other cocoa-producing countries are changing to other crops such as corn or rubber.This way,the farmers can make more money.
First,each new plant is stored at the Control Centre for six months to make sure it is healthy.It is then planted in the Centre\’s fields,studied and tested for another two years.Only after scientists are certain that they\’re disease-free will the plants be sent to farmers in West Africa or wherever else they are needed.
To create new stronger types of cocoa,scientists at the Centre are combining the best parts from different cocoa plants.Though the world is facing a serious chocolate shortage,there is now hope!
（1）How long does it take scientists to make sure a cocoa plant is safe to grow?
______
（2）Why do many cocoa farmers choose to grow corn or rubber?
______
（3）What do you think of the scientists\’ research on the new types of cocoa plants?
______
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