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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.
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.
2.Who lose the most because of the food crisis?
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.
3.What does the food crisis mean to farmers in Canada?
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.
4.What is the best title for this passage?
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?
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When Ron Clark began teaching in 1995, his teacher gave him this advice, “If you can 1 the life of one child, you’ll be a success.” Up to now, Ron still doesn’t agree with that advice. When Ron entered a class, he decided to change every student’s life for the better.
Ron never planned on being a teacher. After 2 , he travelled around the world, living a life 3 of adventures(冒险), but after getting terribly sick, he went back to his hometown, North Carolina. Then he got 4 again and taught at a school there. “From then on it was like magic — I fell in love with teaching.” said Ron. After five years of teaching, he heard that some schools in East Harlem, New York were failing because there were 6 good teachers. “At that moment I had a(n) 6— it was like a calling,” he said. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to do it.”
Before school started, Ron went to every single student’s home to 7 with their families. He gave his students his home phone number, so if they had any 8 with their homework, they could call him. To connect with his students, Ron knew he should use special 9 of teaching. He learned to play funny games with them, gave them 10 lessons, and spent his time showing students 11 New York’s tourist attractions. His students studied harder and behaved better in 12 .
Because of his 13 in North Carolina and Harlem, Ron Clark has become one of the most successful teachers in America. And his book called The Essential 55, more than 14 else, has become very popular in the world.
Sold in over 25 15 , The Essential 55 has encouraged teachers around the world to influence the lives of all of their students. Ron Clark is now starting a new school in Atlanta, Georgia — probably his biggest adventure!
1. A．live B．influence C．make D．choose
2. A．school B．work C．class D．college
3. A．filled B．fond C．proud D．full
4. A．terrible B．well C．sick D．pleased
5. A．some B．few C．many D．more
6. A．feeling B．idea C．view D．mind
7. A．play B．study C．deal D．meet
8. A．information B．advice C．task D．trouble
9. A．ways B．goals C．rules D．aims
10. A．friendly B．nicely C．lively D．lovely
11. A．across B．along C．around D．at
12. A．subject B．lesson C．return D．score
13. A．effects B．affects C．works D．efforts
14. A．anywhere B．anyone C．anything D．nothing
15. A．towns B．cities C．countries D．universities
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________of my parents went to the theatre because________of them were too busy to go．
- A.All，none
- B.Both，neither
- C.None，all
- D.Neither，both
Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共8分)
1.The prices of many__________ usually go up during festivals．(flower)
2.This is the__________ time for our school to hold the robot-making contest．(six)
3.I could hardly believe she had made a video about water pollution by__________．(her)
4.The company hopes its new product will be__________ on the European market．(success)
5.Larry has put on too much weight because of his__________ diet．(healthy)
6.Jack finds it difficult to pronounce some English words__________．(correct)
7.Don’t use the lift when you escape from a high__________ during a fire．(builD.
8.It is not wise of young people to__________ their jobs from time to time．(changeable)
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根据句意，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。
1.Do you know the______ (important) of English study?.
2.It is ______ (correct) to hunt red-crowned cranes.
3.If it ______ (snow) tomorrow, we won’t go to the park.
4.Andy was very tired, so he decided ______ (stay) at home to have a rest.
5.The girl has a ______ (smile) face and looks very lovely.
6.The world ______ (it) is becoming a smaller place because of the Internet.
7.The radio says it will be ______ (wind) next Monday.
8.The books are those ______ (win). They are new.
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