2025届高三英语二轮复习培优外刊阅读导学案：巧克力要吃不起了？（含答案）.docxVIP

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高三英语培优外刊阅读

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外刊精选｜巧克力要吃不起了？原料价格飙升，涨幅比黄金还猛

不知你是否注意到，最近一段时间，巧克力及相关制品变贵了。究其原因，今天这篇《纽约时报》的文章给出了答案。那就是，制作巧克力的主要原料可可豆，价格飙升。尽管近日有所回落，但仍远高于历史平均水平。可可的价格为何会暴涨？这带来了怎样的影响？

AFailedCropRattledtheChocolateIndustry.ThenSpeculatorsCame.

ByJ.EdwardMoreno

Afailedcrop,followedbyawaveoffinancialspeculation,putcocoapricesonarollercoasterthisyear,rattlinganindustryreliantoninexpensivecropsandlabor.

Formuchofthepastdecade,thepriceofcocoainonekeyglobalbenchmarkhoveredaround$2,500permetricton.Lastyear,afterpoorharvestsinWestAfrica,thepricebegantocreepup—risingto$4,200atonbyDecember,athresholdthathadntbeencrossedsincethe1970s.

Thenthefinancialspeculatorsbegantopilein—bettingpriceswouldrisefurther.Theypushedthepriceabove$6,000atoninFebruary,$9,000atoninMarchand$11,000atoninmid-April.Sincethen,thepricehasswungwildly,fallingnearly30percentinjusttwoweeksbeforebouncingupagain.ByThursday,thepricewas$8,699aton.

Chocolatepricesaremostlyrising.WhenHersheyandMondelez,whichownsbrandslikeCadburyandToblerone,reportedearningsrecently,thepriceswingswereabigtopicofconversation.

LucaZaramella,thechieffinancialofficerofMondelez,said,itsabsolutelycriticalforustogetreadyforpotentiallycocoastayingattheselevels.Mondelezcouldprotectitsprofits,Mr.Zaramellasaid,bytryingtosecurelargeordersofcocoaduringmarketdownswingsorreducingcostsforotherinputs,likeingredients.

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1.cropn.__________________________

2.rattle英[?r?tl]美[?r?tl]v.__________________________

3.speculator英[?spekj?le?t?]美[?spekj?le?t?r]n.__________________________

4.speculatev.__________________________

5.benchmark英[?bent?mɑ?k]美[?bent?mɑ?rk]n.__________________________

6.pilen.__________________________

7.bet英[bet]美[bet]v.________________