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It's hard for most people to hear their parents shouting at each other. You might worry more about one parent
or the other during an argument. Or maybe you worry that one parent could become angry enough to lose
control. It's understandable to feel this way when there's fighting around you.
If your parents are arguing about you, you might mistakenly think the argument is your fault (错误). But your
parents' arguments are never your fault.
If your parents' fighting really troubles you, you might find it hard to sleep or go to school. If things are going
like this, try talking to one or both of your parents about what they are doing. They may not even realize how
bad you feel until you tell them how their arguments affect (影响) you.
If the fighting goes too far, let someone else know what's going on. Talking to other relatives or a teacher
about the fighting can be helpful. Sometimes parents who fight can go so far that they hurt each other or other
family members. If this happens, letting someone else know will allow the family to be helped and protected
from such harmful fighting.
Family members can learn to listen to each other and talk about feelings and differences without shouting at
each other. They can get help from others with the problem of fighting. Though it may take some work, time,
and practice, people in families can always learn to get along better.
If your family argues from time to time, try not to worry too much: No family is perfect. Even in the happiest
home, problems come up and people argue. Usually the family members get what's troubling them out in the
open and talk about it. Hopefully, they can reach some agreement. Everyone feels better and life is OK again.
Being part of a family means everyone tries to make life better for each other. Arguments happen and that's
OK. But with love, understanding, and some work, families can solve almost any problem.
B. not become angry enough to lose control
C. try to find out our mistakes
D. understand that it's not our fault
B. go to school
C. talk to them
D. go to sleep
B. It's OK for parents to argue from time to time.
C. People reach some agreement after fighting.
D. Love and understanding can prevent parents' fighting.
You might have noticed that the cost of food has gone up.In fact the price of wheat and rice has nearly doubled in the past few years.It’s thought that right now，850 million people—that’s more than 10 times the population of the UK—are short of food because it’s too expensive or there’s not enough of it.
The price of basic food such as wheat and corn has stayed the same for quite a long time，about 30 years.But as the world’s population is getting bigger，there’s more pressure to feed more people，plus there’s less land and water to go round.
Another reason is climate（气候）change.Droughts and floods make it hard to grow crops like rice and grain.The price of oil has gone up and that makes it more expensive for farmers to run their tractors and to transport the food they make.And lots of fields are being used to grow crops to make other things that can’t be eaten—which is bad news for hungry people.
The main losers are poor people who live in cities in poor countries，who are facing higher prices for food.Some people are doing well out of the food crisis（危机） though.Farmers in rich countries like the US，Canada and Australia are getting record prices for their harvests.
World leaders are meeting in the Italian capital Rome to talk about the problem of rising food prices.Some countries are helping out with the cost of foods and international aid agencies have called for more money for food production in poor countries.
【小题1】The price of food goes up because all of the following EXCEPT _____.
| A．there are more and more people in the world. |
| B．American farmers are getting richer and richer. |
| C．many farm lands are used to make other things rather than food. |
| D．climate change makes it harder to grow food. |
| A．Farmers in rich countries. |
| B．Farmers in developed countries. |
| C．Poor people in cities in poor countries. |
| D．Poor people in cities in developed countries. |
| A．They can get a lot of money from the government. |
| B．They have to save a lot of money. |
| C．They can make more money from the high price. |
| D．They are losing a lot of money. |
| A．Why is the Price of Food Going Up？ |
| B．How Many People are Short of Food? |
| C．What Can We Learn from the Food Crisis? |
| D．Who Can Benefit（受益） from the Food Crisis? |