I.阅读理解[2015•山东潍坊高三一模]Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'dliketodosoIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofch

　　I.阅读理解[2015•山东潍坊高三一模]

　　Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'dliketodosoIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!

　　TheUniversityofReadinginEnglandhasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoavarieties.丁heymustbequarantined(隔离)beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon'twantthatdowe?

　　Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworld'ssupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarie?tiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.

　　TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequali?tyofthenewcropssince1985，afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKewLondon.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'sco?coaprojectProfessorPaulHadleysays"Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablycleanhealthyandinterestingcocoamaterial.，，

　　Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandthegreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropi?calconditions.Afterup totwoyearsinquarantinecleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countriesincludingseveralinWestAfrica.That'swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchoco?lateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.

　　ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.

　　Thescientistsays"Thereissomeconcernwithinthein?dustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantlyparticularlyincountrieslikeChinawherethestandardoflivingisincreas?ingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentkindsofchoco?late."

　　1. Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

　　A. Safeguardingcocoaseeds.

　　B. Plantingcocoaworldwide.

　　C. Keepingcocoaingreenhouses.

　　D. Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.

　　2.Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto_____________.