4. What measures should be taken to ease the current crisis and avert the potential for a global disaster?

A. to scale-up the dramatic success of Malawi

B. the U.S. and Europe should abandon their policies of subsidizing the conversion of food into biofuels

C. to prevent the world's crops from being destroyed by weather as soon and as effectively as possible.

D. All above .

第46天

A

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3. What does the author think of the global food shortage?

A. people in the world can do nothing.

B. The global food crisis will continue.

C. The food crisis provides not only a warning but also an opportunity.

D. We don’ know.

2. The word “woes” in paragraph one is most likely to mean　　　　　　　 .

A. hunger　 B. things　 C. matters　 D. disasters

1. Which of the following is the best title?

A. How to end the global food shortage

B. How to end the global disaster

C. How to help the farmers in the poor countries

D. How to subsidize the farmers to increase food products

4. Choose the best title for the passage.

A. The kisses in the box.　　 　B. A girl and his father　

C.　 A love story　　　　　　 D. The box under the Christmas tree.

B

The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a looming(逼近) hunger crisis in poor countries and a looming energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, corn and rice prices increases combined with soaring energy costs will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even undermine(破坏) political stability, as evidenced by the protest riots that have erupted in places like Haiti, Bangladesh and Burkina Faso. Practical solutions to these growing woes do exist, but we'll have to start thinking ahead and acting globally.

So, what should be done？Here are three steps to ease the current crisis and avert(防止, 避免) the potential for a global disaster. The first is to scale-up(按比例增加,扩大) the dramatic success of Malawi, a famine-prone(遭遇饥荒) country in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and high-yield seeds. Malawi's harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or $10 billion in all.

Second, the U.S. and Europe should abandon their policies of subsidizing(给补助金) the conversion of food into biofuels(生物燃料).

Third, we urgently need to weatherproof(使防风雨) the world's crops as soon and as effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond--which collects rainwater to be used for emergency irrigation in a dry spell--can make the difference between a bountiful crop and a famine. The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation Fund to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise.

The food crisis provides not only a warning but also an opportunity. We need to invest vastly more in sustainable development in order to achieve true global security and economic growth.

3. The father remembered the love of his daughter by ________.

A. kissing the gold box.　　　　　　　　　 　B. putting gold into the box.

C. taking out an imaginary kiss from the box.　 D. keeping the little girl’s ash box by his bed.

2. What’s inside the box according to the little girl?

A. nothing 　　　　　B. air　

C. kisses　 　　　　　D. gold wrapping paper

1. The 3-year-old girl was punished by her father for ________.

A. wasting gold　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. wasting wrapping paper

C. putting the box under the Christmas tree　 　D. bringing the gift to her father

5. Why do we eat Yuanxiao today?

A. Because it’s a tradition.

B. Because it’s a tasty food.

C. Because we love our country.

D. Because this food can make money.

第45天

A

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated(愤怒的) when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.

4. What is the best title of this passage?

A. The Lantern Festival　　　　　　　 　　　　　B. The ingredients of Yuanxiao

C. The difference between Yuanxiao and Tangyuan.　 D. China’s traditional food-Yuanxiao.