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Recently I read the Human Development Report,I couldn't help thinking about another problem which the world is facing—hunger.According to the report,2,400 people are dying from hunger every day;nearly 13 million in South Africa will be worried about their food supply because of earthquakes,floods or wars.
In a word,hunger remains the biggest problem of the world today.It's strange to see that man can travel to the moon,but still doesn't know how to feed himself.You may ask,“Who steals our bread?”The first thieves should be population growth,poverty and loss of rich farmland.
In less developed areas like South Africa,the population grows faster than the crops.It is almost impossible for its government to feed so many people and provide education for them.So it is very important to control the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are suffering from hunger.
According to the report,the world's food production is enough to feed everyone if it is given away well.But the problem is that the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor ones.Although they are just using their own earning,the fact is that they are coldly watching others starving away.
Luckily,some developed countries such as Netherlands,Norway and Sweden have done a lot to help those hungry people in African countries.We hope other developed countries will follow them.
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了作者最近读《人类发展报告》发现,随着人口的增长,饥饿仍然是人类社会所面临的主要问题,根据报告分析,呼吁更多的发达国家要像挪威、瑞典一样帮助贫穷国家的人们解决饥饿问题。
1.According to the passage,which of the following cannot help make fewer people hungry?
A.Poor countries control their population growth.
B.Poor countries protect their rich farmland.
C.Rich countries give some food to the poor ones.
D.Rich countries produce more food to feed themselves.
D [细节理解题。由第三段最后一句可知A、B两项不选;由第五段可知C项不选。所以选D。]
2.The fourth paragraph mainly tells us .
A.rich countries aren't willing to help poor countries
B.rich countries notice the problems of the poor
countries
C.rich countries are trying their best to help
poor countries
D.poor countries are cold and going to die out
A [主旨大意题。第四段主要讲述的是世界粮食分配不均,发达国家没有拿出自己多余的粮食来帮助发展中国家。]
3.In developing countries many people are suffering from hunger because .
A.there isn't enough food production in the world
B.the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor ones
C.there are so many natural disasters
D.there are so many wars here and there
B [细节理解题。由倒数第二段第一句可知A项错误,由倒数第二段第二句可知B项正确,C、D两项文中均未提到。]