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The Tough Grass That Sweetens Our Lives Sugar cane was once a wild grass that grew in New Guinea and was used by local peopl
The Tough Grass That Sweetens Our Lives Sugar cane was once a wild grass that grew in New Guinea and was used by local peopl
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2014-02-28
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The Tough Grass That Sweetens Our Lives
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 contained 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. 【B1】______
Sugar became a vital ingredient in all kinds of things, from confectionery(糖果点心)to medicine, and, as the demand for sugar grew, the industry became larger and more profitable. 【B2】______
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 Barbodos looked for ways to make the commercial species stronger and more able to resist disease. They experimented with breeding programmes, mixing genes from the more delicate, commercial type.【B3】______This sugar cane is not yet ready to be sold commercially, but when this happens, it is expected to be incredible profitable for the industry.
【B4】______Brazil, which produces one quarter of the world’s sugar, has coordinated an international project under Professor Paulo Arrudo of the Universidade Estaudual de Campinas in Sao Paulo. 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 in sugar cane. 【B5】______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. Scientist believe they will eventually be able to grow a plant which cannot be destroyed by rust.
A. Since the 1980s, scientists have been analysing the mysterious of the sugar canes genetic code.
B. Unfortunately, however, the plant started to become weaker and more prone to disease.
C. The majority of the world’s sugar now comes from this particular commercial species.
D. One major gene has been identified by Dr. Angellique D’Hont and her team in Montpeller, France.
E. Eventually, a commercial plant was developed which was 5 percent sweeter than before, but also much stronger and less likely to die from disease.
F. Sugar cane is now much more vigorous and the supply of sugar is therefore more guaranteed.
【B5】
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答案
D
解析
空格后讲到这一基因尤其令人兴奋,因此,空白处应是跟基因相关的内容,在剩下的选项中,只有D项“Angellique D’ Hont博士和她的团队发现了一个重要基因”符合文意。
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