单选题
公共英语三级
2018-02-01
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Sugar cane was once a wild grass that grew in New Guinea and was used by local people for roofing their houses and fencing their gardens. Gradually a different variety evolved which con-tained sucrose (蔗糖)and was chewed on for its sweet taste. Over time, sugar cane became a highly valuable commercial plant, grown throughout the world.(41)
Sugar became a vital ingredient in all kinds of things, from confectionery (糖果点心)to medi-cine, and, as the demand for sugar grew, the industry became larger and more profitable.( 42)
Many crops withered (枯萎)and died, despite growers, attempts to save them, and there were fears that the health of the plant would continue to deteriorate.
In the 1960s, scientists working in Barbados looked for ways to make the commercial species stronger and more able to resist disease. They experimented with breeding programmes, mixing genes from the wild species of sugar cane, which tends to be tougher, with genes from the more delicate, commercial type.( 43)This sugar cane is not yet ready to be sold commercially,but when this happens, it is expected to be incredibly profitable for the industry.
(44)Brazil, which produces one quarter of the world´ s sugar, has coordinated an inter-national project under Professor Paulo Arrudo of the Universidade Estaudual de Campinas in Sao Panlo. Teams of experts have worked with him to discover more about which parts of the genetic structure of the plant are important for the production of sugar and its overall health.
Despite all the research, however, we still do not fully understand how the genes function in sugar cane.( 45)This gene is particularly exciting because it makes the plant resistant to rust,a disease which probably originated in India, but is now capable of infecting sugar cane across the world. Scientists believe they will eventually be able to grow a plant which cannot be destroyed by rust.
A.Unfortunately,however,the plant started to become weaker and more prone to disease.
B.Sugar cane was now much vigorous and the supply of sugar is therefore more guaran-teed.
C.One major gene has been identified by Dr Angelique D’Hont and her team in Montpe-lier,France.
D.The majority of the world’s sugar now comes from this particular commercial species.
E.Since the l960s,scientists have been analysing the mysteries of the sugar cane’s genetic code.
F.The sugar cane’s genetic code has been found by a farmer in 1950.
G.Eventually,a commercial plant was developed which was 5 percent sweeter than before,but also much stronger and less likely to die from disease.
第(41)题选
参考答案
D
答案解析
参考译文
甘蔗曾是一种野生的草。它生长在新几内亚,被当地人用作房屋的屋面和花园的栅栏。渐渐地,出现一种不同品种,其含有蔗糖,被人们咀嚼以获取甜味。随着时间的推移,甘蔗成为一个生长在世界各地的非常有价值的商业作物。世界上大部分糖来自这种特别的经济作物。
糖在各种事物中都是一种重要成分,从糖果到药物。随着人们对糖的需求量的增长,该行业变得更大和更加利润丰厚。然而很不幸,甘蔗开始变得越来越弱,很容易生虫病。尽管种植者试图拯救它们,仍有许多作物枯萎死亡。有人担心,该植物的健康状况将继续恶化。
在60年代,工作在巴巴多斯的科学家们探寻使该物种更强大和更能抵抗疾病的方法。他们尝试不同的育种,用更微妙的商业型甘蔗基因进行混合。最终,科学家培植出了一个经济实惠的品种,比之前甜上5%,然而更强壮,不容易病死。这种甘蔗尚还没有准备好进行商业销售,但是当这一切实现时,将为该行业带来难以置信的利润。
甘蔗如今更易生长,因此,糖的供应更有保障。巴西出产世界食糖的四分之一。它已经在位于圣保罗的坎皮纳斯大学的保罗•阿鲁多教授的负责下,发起一项国际合作项目。专家小组曾与他一起工作,对于糖分生产和整体健康重要的遗传结构作出了更多发现。
然而,虽然有各种研究,但我们仍然不能完全了解甘蔗的基因。阿吉里克•德•洪特博士和她的圊队发现了一个重要基因。该基因特别令人兴奋,因为它使植物可以抵抗锈病。这种疾病可能源于印度,但现在却能够侵染世界各地的甘蔗。科学家相信他们必将开发一种能够抗锈的品种。
答案及解析
上一句说到“随着时间的推移,甘蔗成为一个生长在世界各地的非常有价值的商业作物”,下一句说到“糖在各种事物中都是一种重要成分,从糖果到药物”。由此可知,空格处应讲甘蔗和糖的关系,选项D与上下文联系最紧密,故选D。
甘蔗曾是一种野生的草。它生长在新几内亚,被当地人用作房屋的屋面和花园的栅栏。渐渐地,出现一种不同品种,其含有蔗糖,被人们咀嚼以获取甜味。随着时间的推移,甘蔗成为一个生长在世界各地的非常有价值的商业作物。世界上大部分糖来自这种特别的经济作物。
糖在各种事物中都是一种重要成分,从糖果到药物。随着人们对糖的需求量的增长,该行业变得更大和更加利润丰厚。然而很不幸,甘蔗开始变得越来越弱,很容易生虫病。尽管种植者试图拯救它们,仍有许多作物枯萎死亡。有人担心,该植物的健康状况将继续恶化。
在60年代,工作在巴巴多斯的科学家们探寻使该物种更强大和更能抵抗疾病的方法。他们尝试不同的育种,用更微妙的商业型甘蔗基因进行混合。最终,科学家培植出了一个经济实惠的品种,比之前甜上5%,然而更强壮,不容易病死。这种甘蔗尚还没有准备好进行商业销售,但是当这一切实现时,将为该行业带来难以置信的利润。
甘蔗如今更易生长,因此,糖的供应更有保障。巴西出产世界食糖的四分之一。它已经在位于圣保罗的坎皮纳斯大学的保罗•阿鲁多教授的负责下,发起一项国际合作项目。专家小组曾与他一起工作,对于糖分生产和整体健康重要的遗传结构作出了更多发现。
然而,虽然有各种研究,但我们仍然不能完全了解甘蔗的基因。阿吉里克•德•洪特博士和她的圊队发现了一个重要基因。该基因特别令人兴奋,因为它使植物可以抵抗锈病。这种疾病可能源于印度,但现在却能够侵染世界各地的甘蔗。科学家相信他们必将开发一种能够抗锈的品种。
答案及解析
上一句说到“随着时间的推移,甘蔗成为一个生长在世界各地的非常有价值的商业作物”,下一句说到“糖在各种事物中都是一种重要成分,从糖果到药物”。由此可知,空格处应讲甘蔗和糖的关系,选项D与上下文联系最紧密,故选D。