What would life be like without rich, creamy, mouthwatering, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate?
Life would be bitter for most Americans. They spend about $13 billion a year buying all sorts of chocolate treats.
However, for the African children who toil under slavelike conditions on cacao plantations, life is not sweet. The cacao bean is the main ingredient in the chocolate. According to a 2002 survey by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and the US Agency for International Development, about 284,000 children work in dangerous conditions on cacao farms in western Africa.
More than half those children are younger than 14. Many were sold into forced labor to work 12 hours or more a day on the cacao plantations.
A number of international organizations, including several African governments, recently began a program to eliminate(消除) child labor on cacao plantations. Under the program, government officials will remove children from abusive working situations while teaching farmers about child labor issues.
The program will also make borrowing money easier for cacao farmers. Officials hope farmers will use the money to invest in their farms and hire paid laborers.
小題1:The cacao bean is the main ingredient in _______.
A.treats
B.coffee
C.chocolate
D.cigarettes
小題2:How many children under 14 work on cacao farms in western Africa?
A.About 284,000.
B.About 142,000.
C.About 467,000.
D.About 876,000.
小題3:From the passage, you can reasonably conclude that _______.
A.cacao farms in western Africa rely heavily on child labor
B.children in Africa know how to make the best chocolate
C.candy bars sold in the United States are made on plantations in Africa
D.eating too much chocolate is bad for your health

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A

小題1:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合The cacao bean is the main ingredient in the chocolate可知答案。
小題2:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合about 284,000 children work in dangerous conditions on cacao farms in western Africa和More than half those children are younger than 14可知答案。
小題3:A推理判斷題。結(jié)合Many were sold into forced labor to work 12 hours or more a day on the cacao plantations可知答案。
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