Mr. Fowler says the proposed structure will be the world’s most secure gene bank. He says the plant seeds would only be used when all other seeds are gone for some reason.Norway first proposed the idea in the 1980s. But security concerns delayed the plan. At that time, the Soviet Union was permitted use of Spitsbergen. New Scientist says the plan won United Nations approval in October at a meeting in Rome of the Food and Agriculture Organization.

　　1. The project is meant to_____.

　　A. increase the world’s food production in the future

　　B. carry out some scientific experiments on plant genes

　　C. protect crop seeds from dying out in case of possible disasters

　　D. build an exhibition centre of the world’s plant seeds

　　2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the above passage?

　　A. The government of Norway will perform the project alone.

　　B. Seeds to be collected there were produced ten thousand years ago.

　　C. Spitsbergen is chosen because it is away from the threat of unclear war forever.

　　D. Temperature is a major consideration when choosing the storage place.

　　3. We can infer from the text that_____.

　　A. People will get newly-developed seeds from the center every year

　　B. The storage center will greatly promote the development of world agriculture

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