字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 Bananasareoneoftheworld’smostimportantfoodcrops.Theyarealsooneofthemostvaluableexports.Bananasdonotgrowfromseeds.Instead,theygrowfromexistingplants.Bananasarethreatenedbydiseasebecausealltheplantsonafarma
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Bananasareoneoftheworld’smostimportantfoodcrops.Theyarealsooneofthemostvaluableexports.Bananasdonotgrowfromseeds.Instead,theygrowfromexistingplants.Bananasarethreatenedbydiseasebecausealltheplantsonafarma
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Bananasareoneoftheworld’smostimportantfoodcrops.Theyarealsooneofthemostvaluableexports.Bananasdonotgrowfromseeds.Instead,theygrowfromexistingplants.Bananasarethreatenedbydiseasebecausealltheplantsonafarmarecopiesofeachother.Theyallsharethesamegeneticweaknesses.Forexample,theCavendishbananaismostpopularinNorthAmericanandEuropeanmarkets.However,somekindsoffungusorganismseasilyinfecttheCavendish.BlackSigatokadiseaseaffectstheleavesofCavendishbananaplants.Thediseaseiscontrolledonlargefarmsbyputtingchemicalsontheplant’sleaves.Farmersputanti­fungalchemicalsontheircropsuptoonceaweek.

Anotherfungaldiseaseismoreserious.Panamadiseaseattackstherootsofthebananaplant.Thereisnochemicaltreatmentforthisdisease.Infectedplantsmustbedestroyed.PanamadiseasehasaffectedcropsinSoutheastAsia,AustraliaandSouthAfrica.ThereisconcernthatitmayspreadtobananasgrownintheAmericas.ThiscouldthreatenanimportantexportproductforCentralandSouthAmerica.

TheInternationalNetworkfortheImprovementofBananaandPlantainsupportsresearchonbananas.ThegrouphasheadquartersinFranceandotherofficesinthemajorbanana­growingareasoftheworld.Thegroupsaysthatmoreresearchmustbedonetodevelopimprovedkindsofbananas.Thegroupsaysthatfungaldiseasesmainlyaffectonlyonekindofbanana.Infact,therearefivehundreddifferentkindsofbananas.FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNationshassaidthattheCavendishbananarepresentsonly10%ofworldproduction.

TheUNagencysaysfarmersshouldgrowdifferentkindsofbananas.Thisprotectsagainstdiseasesthataffectonlyonekind.ExpertswarnthatdiseasemaycausetheCavendishbananatodisappear.Thishappenedearliertoanotherpopularbananabecauseofitsgeneticweaknessagainstdisease.

60.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?

A.Bananasaretheworld’smostimportantfoodcrops.

B.Therisktoapopularbananashowstheneedtogrowotherkinds.

C.Therearefivehundreddifferentkindsofbananas.

D.Howtogrowbananasindifferentcountries.

61.Bananasarethreatenedbydiseasebecause_

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