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3．Do you think that living a hungry life is last century's story？Well，it may be this century's headline．
    The world has growing worries about a global food shortage．Right now，there are still 870 million hungry people in the world，according to a survey of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization．Children can't escape this，either．Around fifteen million children die of hungry each year．
    What's causing food shortages？There are several reasons．
    There are now more droughts and floods．This is very harmful to farmer sand their ability to grow food．
    Besides，with the growing population，feeding everyone becomes more difficult．There are a little more than seven billion people in the world．By 2050，the world population will be more than nine billion．
    Another reason is food waste．The average person throws away 50kg of food every year．
    How can we help with food shortages？The easiest way is to cut down on food waste．
    Next time before throwing away the food on your plate，just think how much work has been done to make it．By buying less，we waste less．This takes the pressure off producing so much food．And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage．
    You can also ask your schoolmates to join you．
    In 2013，researchers at Kansas State University in the US put up shortanti-waste slogans（标语） in dining rooms"ThinkBefore You Waste"．Guess what happened？Students wasted fifteen percentless food after that!
    The author of the study said，"Youdon't need a huge activity to make a difference．"

Reasons of food shortage	（56）More droughts and floods
	The growing population．
	（57）Food waste
Ways of （58）helping with food shortage	（59）Cut down on food waste
	Ask the other students to join in your anti-waste work．
Your understanding of the last sentence．	（60）Stop wasting from ourselves and from tiny/little things．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要介绍了世界粮食短缺问题．现在世界对全球粮食短缺的担忧日益加剧．世界上还有870，000，000人在挨饿．造成食物短缺的原因有三：1．自然灾害；2．人口不断增长；3．浪费严重．短文告诉我们在日常生活中应减少浪费，节约每一粒粮食，从我做起，从生活中的小事做起．

解答 56．答案：More droughts and floods．细节理解题．根据There are now more droughts and floods．This is very harmful to farmers and their ability to grow food．可知，食物短缺的原因之一是旱灾和洪灾．这对农作物是有害的．故填More droughts and floods．
57．答案：Food waste．细节理解题．根据Another reason is food waste．可知．另一个原因是Food waste浪费食物．故填Food waste．
58．答案：helping with food shortage．推理判断题．根据文中的How can we help with food shortages？联系下文意思是ways of helping with food shortage．故填helping with food shortage．
59．答案：Cut down on food waste．细节理解题．根据The easiest way is to cut down on food waste．最简单的方法是减少食物浪费．故填Cut down on food waste．
60．答案：推理判断题．Stop wasting from ourselves and from tiny/little things．根据You don't need a huge activity to make a difference．可知这里的意思是你不需要一个大的行动来改变．与Stop wasting from ourselves and from tiny/little things．停止浪费从小事做起、从我们自己做起．意思一致．故填Stop wasting from ourselves and from tiny/little things．

点评 本篇是一篇健康环保类阅读短文．主要介绍了世界粮食问题．主要考查考生阅读所给材料，理解其中词语、句子或片段含义的能力，对一些问题作出推理和判断．阅读理解的考核中包括了对词汇、语法等语言知识的考查，要求学生具备一定的背景知识、各种常识、科普知识和一定的分析及逻辑推理能力．