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【題目】The United Nations says forty million people or so around the world went hungry in 2008, mainly because of higher food prices. Early estimates（估計） from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that 963 million people did not get enough to eat.

World food prices have dropped since early 2008. Prices of major crops have decreased by more than half from their height earlier last year. But they remain high compared to earlier years.

But FAO official Hafez Ghanem says lower prices have failed to end the food crisis (危機) in many poor countries. “For millions in developing countries,” he says, “getting enough food every day to live an active and healthy life is a distant dream.”

The FAO says food shortage is a threat to people's health. Today, two-thirds of the world's undernourished people live in just a few countries. These are India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and so on.

A report on food insecurity warns that the current economic crisis could send even more people into hunger and poverty.

In sub-Saharan Africa, the percentage of the people who continually go hungry fell from 34% in 1997 to 30% in 2008. But the FAO says Ghana is the only country that has reached two sets of hunger reduction targets. These were set by the 1996 World Food Summit and the Millennium Development Goals. The main reason is the growth in agricultural production in Ghana.

The FAO says some countries in Southeast Asia like Thailand and Vietnam have made progress in hunger reduction goals. But South Asia and Central Asia haven't, and North Korea is still in hot water.

【1】What FAO official Hafez Ghanem says implies（暗示）__________

A. it's easy but takes long to provide people with enough food

B. enough food can make people more active and healthier

C. there is difficulty solving the food shortage in a short time

D. people in developing countries will never get enough food

【2】Ghana has reached the targets of hunger reduction mainly because of ________.

A. the still high food prices

B. the donation of developed countries

C. the two targets of hunger reduction

D. the growth in agricultural production

【3】 The underlined word "undernourished" in Para. 4 probably means ________.

A. hungry and unhappy

B. unhealthy for lack of food

C. not fat because of poverty

D. undeveloped and poor

【4】 Which country has not made progress in hunger reduction?

A. North Korea B. Thailand C. Vietnam D. Ghana

【5】 What is the best title of this passage?

A. The food production of the world

B. The hunger reduction target of the FAO

C. The food shortage around the world

D. The solution to the global food shortage

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文談論的是世界食物短缺問題。食物短缺將對人的健康構成威脅。當前的經濟危機可能會使更多的人陷入饑餓和貧窮。

【1】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句The FAO says food shortage is a threat to people's health. The FAO說食物短缺將對人的健康構成威脅。和第五段A report on food insecurity warns that the current economic crisis could send even more people into hunger and poverty. 糧食不安全報告警告說,當前的經濟危機可能會使更多的人陷入饑餓和貧窮。故選C。

【2】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第二句But the FAO says Ghana is the only country that has reached two sets of hunger reduction targets. 但是聯(lián)合國糧農組織說,加納是唯一的國家達到兩套饑餓的減排目標。和第四句The main reason is the growth in agricultural production in Ghana. 主要原因是加納的農業(yè)生產的增長。可知選D。

【3】B 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段以、二句The FAO says food shortage is a threat to people's health. Today, two-thirds of the world's undernourished people live in just a few countries. The FAO說食物短缺將對人的健康構成威脅。今天，世界上三分之二的營養(yǎng)不良人口生活在幾個國家。因此可知劃線單詞的意思是“缺乏食物的不健康”，故選B。

【4】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段The FAO says some countries in Southeast Asia like Thailand and Vietnam have made progress in hunger reduction goals. But South Asia and Central Asia haven't, and North Korea is still in hot water. The FAO說在東南亞一些國家像泰國、越南在減少饑餓上取得了進步。但南亞和中亞還沒有，朝鮮仍處在水深火熱之中。故選A。

【5】C主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段The United Nations says forty million people or so around the world went hungry in 2008, mainly because of higher food prices. Early estimates（估計） from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that 963 million people did not get enough to eat.聯(lián)合國發(fā)布說在2008年世界上大約四千萬人挨餓，主要是因為高的食物價格。更早來自The FAO估計表明九億六千三百萬人得不到足夠吃的�？芍�談論的是全世界的食物短缺。故選C。