On the outside, this giant fruit smells like sweet, rotting onions. But don't be fooled: The fruit, known as a jackfruit（榴莲）could save millions from starvation. Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world — one fruit can weigh between 10 to 100 pounds and contain hundreds of seeds that are rich in protein, calcium, and iron — all of which are important for bodily growth.

This enigmatic fruit is native to South and Southeast Asia; it is rare to find jackfruit in the United States. Luckily, Chinatown in Manhattan sells whole, fresh jackfruit.

Here's more about the strange but beneficial fruit.

‘It's a miracle'

Nyree Zerega is a plant biologist at the Chicago Botanic Garden who has studied the genetic diversity of jackfruit tress in Bangladesh.

 "In Bangladesh, where jackfruit is the national fruit, it is often considered the second-most important crop after mangos," Zerega told Business Insider. "And if you have space to grow something, you almost always have a jackfruit tree — due to both its valuable fruits and timber."

Dry it, fry it, juice it— just don't let it go bad

 A single fruit could feed your family for an entire meal, Zerega told Business Insider. That's partly due to its size, but also because of the many different ways that people have learned to prepare the jackfruit. In Bangladesh and other parts of Southeast Asia, jackfruit is served in dozens of ways. However, jackfruit does not keep for more than a few weeks after harvest, Zerega said, so a good way to preserve it is to store it in cans or dry it out into chips.

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1.What does Nyree Zerega do?

A A reporter

B A journalist

C A biologist

D A doctor

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Nyree Zerega is a plant biologist at the Chicago Botanic Garden who has studied the genetic diversity of jackfruit tress in Bangladesh”可知。

2.What is the first important fruit in Bangladesh?

A Mangos

B Bananas

C Jackfruit

D Apples

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第五段第一句“"In Bangladesh, where jackfruit is the national fruit, it is often considered the second-most important crop after mangos...”可知。

3.Why do people store jackfruit or dry it into chips?

A Because it is very big.

B Because it doesn't keep for more than a few weeks.

C Because it can’t be eaten when it is ripe.

D Because people like to do it.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句“However, jackfruit does not keep for more than a few weeks after harvest...”可知。

4.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A A jackfruit could save millions from starvation.

B Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world.

C It is very easy to find jackfruit in the United States.

D A single fruit could feed a family for a meal.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“it is rare to find jackfruit in the United States...”可知。

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A How to eat jackfruit

B A huge fruit--jackfruit

C How to store jackfruit

D The country—Bangladesh

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。根据第三段 Here's more about the strange but beneficial fruit.”可知，文章主要讲的是榴莲这种水果，故选B。