Mostofusprobablylivewithoutvegetables，butaworldwithoutchocolate？Nowthatwouldbehard!Accordingtochocolatemakersitcouldhappenifwedon'tactsoon．Therearetwomaincausesofthechocolateshortage（短缺）-chocolate'sgrow|小学英语问答-字典翻译问答网

Mostofusprobablylivewithoutvegetables，butaworldwithoutchocolate？Nowthatwouldbehard!Accordingtochocolatemakersitcouldhappenifwedon'tactsoon．Therearetwomaincausesofthechocolateshortage（短缺）-chocolate'sgrow

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Mostofusprobablylivewithoutvegetables，butaworldwithoutchocolate？Nowthatwouldbehard!Accordingtochocolatemakersitcouldhappenifwedon'tactsoon．

Therearetwomaincausesofthechocolateshortage（短缺）-chocolate'sgrowingpopularityandlessproductionofcocoa，theplantfromwhichchocolateismade．WithmoreandmorepeopleinIndiaandChinalovingchocolate，notmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirstcause．

Therefore，theonlythingwecandoistoincreasecocoaproduction．However，newplantdiseasesandlittleraininIvoryCoastandGhana，theworld'slargestproducers，havereducedcocoaproductionby40percentinthepast10years．What'sworse，manycocoafarmersinAfricaandothercocoa-producingcountrieslikeIndonesiaandVenezuelaarechangingtoeasier-to-growcropssuchascornorrubber．Thisway，thefarmerscanmakemoremoney．

Topreventmorefarmersfromchanging，researchersatthenewlyopenedInternationalCocoaControlCentre，intheUK，aretryingtocreatenewcocoaplantsthatarestrongerandfastergrowing．Butfirsttheymustmakesurethenewplantsaresafetogrow．Thistakesalongtime．

First，eachnewplantisstoredattheControlCentreforsixmonthstomakesureitishealthy．ItisthenplantedintheCentre'sfields，studiedandtestedforanothertwoyears．Onlyafterscientistsarecertainthatthey'redisease-free，willtheplantsbesenttofarmersinWestAfricaorwhereverelsetheyareneeded．

Tocreatenewstrongertypesofcocoa，scientistsattheControlCentrearecombining（结合）thebestpartsfromdifferentcocoaplants．Thoughtheworldisfacingaseriouschocolateshortage，thereisnowhope!

53．Inwhichcountrieshaschocolatebecomemorepopularinrecentyears？___

54．HowlongdoesittakescientistsattheControlCentretomakesureacocoaplantissafetogrow？___

55．IfyouareacocoafarmerinAfrica，willyoucontinuetogrowcocoa？Whyorwhynot？___．

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　　53．答案：ChinaandIndia．事实细节题．　　根据第2段最后一句WithmoreandmorepeopleinIndiaandChinalovingchocolate，notmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirstcause可知，最近几年来，越来越多的印度人和中国人喜欢巧克力．故答案是ChinaandIndia．　　54．答案：30months．事实细节题．　　根据第5段两句话First，eachnewplantisstoredattheControlCentreforsixmonthstomakesureitishealthy．ItisthenplantedintheCentre'sfields，studiedandtestedforanothertwoyears可知，新品种首先要在控制中心储存6个月，以确保健康，然后再由科学家研究检验2年，这样一共是30个月的时间．故答案是30months．　　55．答案：Yes．Becauseit'shardformetoliveinaworldwithoutchocolate．/No．BecauseIwillchangetogroweasier-to-growcropstomakemoremoney．判断推理题．　　根据第2段，文章介绍了世界将面临巧克力短缺的局面，其原因有二，一是需求量增加，二是可可产量低．第3段介绍了农户方面的原因：很多农户转产，改种其他容易种植的作物，以获得更多收入．所以，不同的人有不同的回答．站在消费者或巧克力爱好者的角度，要继续种植．站在农户的角度，为收入着想，要转产．故答案是Yes．Becauseit'shardformetoliveinaworldwithoutchocolate．/No．BecauseIwillchangetogroweasier-to-growcropstomakemoremoney．