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【题目】The United Nations says forty million people or so around the world went hungry in 2008, mainly because of higher food prices. Early estimates（估计） 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 (危机) 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】

试题分析：本文谈论的是世界食物短缺问题。食物短缺将对人的健康构成威胁。当前的经济危机可能会使更多的人陷入饥饿和贫穷。

【1】C 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句The FAO says food shortage is a threat to people's health. The FAO说食物短缺将对人的健康构成威胁。和第五段A report on food insecurity warns that the current economic crisis could send even more people into hunger and poverty. 粮食不安全报告警告说,当前的经济危机可能会使更多的人陷入饥饿和贫穷。故选C。

【2】D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句But the FAO says Ghana is the only country that has reached two sets of hunger reduction targets. 但是联合国粮农组织说,加纳是唯一的国家达到两套饥饿的减排目标。和第四句The main reason is the growth in agricultural production in Ghana. 主要原因是加纳的农业生产的增长。可知选D。

【3】B 词义猜测题。根据第四段以、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说食物短缺将对人的健康构成威胁。今天，世界上三分之二的营养不良人口生活在几个国家。因此可知划线单词的意思是“缺乏食物的不健康”，故选B。

【4】A细节理解题。根据最后一段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说在东南亚一些国家像泰国、越南在减少饥饿上取得了进步。但南亚和中亚还没有，朝鲜仍处在水深火热之中。故选A。

【5】C主旨大意题。根据文章第一段The United Nations says forty million people or so around the world went hungry in 2008, mainly because of higher food prices. Early estimates（估计） from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that 963 million people did not get enough to eat.联合国发布说在2008年世界上大约四千万人挨饿，主要是因为高的食物价格。更早来自The FAO估计表明九亿六千三百万人得不到足够吃的。可知谈论的是全世界的食物短缺。故选C。