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The United Nations says forty million people or so around the world went hungry in 2008,mainly because of higher food prices. Early estimates from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that 963 million people did not get enough to eat.

World food prices have dropped since early 2008.Prices of major crops have decreased by more than half from their height earlier last year. But they remain high compared to earlier years.

But FAO official Hafez Ghana says lower prices have failed to end the food crisis(危机)in many poor countries."For millions in developing countries," he says, "getting enough food every day to live an active and healthy life is a distant dream.”

The FAO says food shortage is a threat to people's health.Today, two-thirds of the world's undernourished people live in just a few countries. These are India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and so on.

A report on food insecurity warns that the current economic crisis could send even more people into hunger and poverty.

In sub-Saharan Africa, the percentage of the people who continually go hungry fell from 34% in 1997 to 30% in 2008.But the FAO says Ghana is the only country that has reached two sets of hunger reduction targets.These were set by the 1996 World Food Summit and the Millennium Development Goals.The main reason is the growth in agricultural production in Ghana.

The FAO says some countries in Southeast Asia like Thailand and Vietnam have made progress in hunger reduction goals.But South Asia and Central Asia haven't, and North Korea is still in hot water.

31. What FAO official Hafez Ghana says implies _.

A. it's easy but takes long to provide people with enough food

B. enough food can make people more active and healthier

C. there is difficulty solving the food shortage in a short time

D. people in developing countries will never get enough food

32. Ghana has reached the targets of hunger reduction mainly because of _.

A. the still high food prices                      

B. the donation of developed countries

C. the two targets of hunger reduction      

D. the growth in agricultural production

33. The underlined word "undernourished" in Para. 4 probably means _.

A. hungry and unhappy                       B. unhealthy for lack of food

C. not fat because of poverty               D. undeveloped and poor

34. Which country has not made progress in hunger reduction?

A. North Korea    B. Thailand      C. Vietnam     D. Ghana

35. What is the best title of this passage?

A. The food production of the world

B.    The hunger reduction target of the FAO

C.    The food shortage around the world

D.    The solution to the global food shortage

 

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The United Nations says forty million people or so around the world went hungry in 2008,mainly because of higher food prices. Early estimates from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that 963 million people did not get enough to eat.

World food prices have dropped since early 2008.Prices of major crops have decreased by more than half from their height earlier last year. But they remain high compared to earlier years.

    But FAO official Hafez Ghana says lower prices have failed to end the food crisis(危机)in many poor countries."For millions in developing countries," he says, "getting enough food every day to live an active and healthy life is a distant dream.”

    The FAO says food shortage is a threat to people's health.Today, two-thirds of the world's undernourished people live in just a few countries. These are India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and so on.

    A report on food insecurity warns that the current economic crisis could send even more people into hunger and poverty.

    In sub-Saharan Africa, the percentage of the people who continually go hungry fell from 34% in 1997 to 30% in 2008.But the FAO says Ghana is the only country that has reached two sets of hunger reduction targets.These were set by the 1996 World Food Summit and the Millennium Development Goals.The main reason is the growth in agricultural production in Ghana.

    The FAO says some countries in Southeast Asia like Thailand and Vietnam have made progress in hunger reduction goals.But South Asia and Central Asia haven't, and North Korea is still in hot water.

31. What FAO official Hafez Ghana says implies _.

    A. it's easy but takes long to provide people with enough food

    B. enough food can make people more active and healthier

    C. there is difficulty solving the food shortage in a short time

    D. people in developing countries will never get enough food

32. Ghana has reached the targets of hunger reduction mainly because of _.

A. the still high food prices                       

B. the donation of developed countries

C. the two targets of hunger reduction       

D. the growth in agricultural production

33. The underlined word "undernourished" in Para. 4 probably means _.

    A. hungry and unhappy                         B. unhealthy for lack of food

    C. not fat because of poverty                D. undeveloped and poor

34. Which country has not made progress in hunger reduction?

    A. North Korea     B. Thailand        C. Vietnam      D. Ghana

35. What is the best title of this passage?

A. The food production of the world

B.    The hunger reduction target of the FAO

C.    The food shortage around the world

D.    The solution to the global food shortage

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  In my first week as a graduate student at Cambridge University in 1 964 I came across a fellow student, two years ahead of me in his studies;he was unsteady on his feet and spoke with great difficulty.This was Stephen Hawking.I learned that he had a bad disease and might not live long enough even to finish his Ph.D.degree.

  But, amazingly, he has reached the age of 70.Even mere survival would have been a medical wonder.but of course he didn't merely survive.He has become arguably the most famous scientist in the world-for his brilliant research, for his bestselling books, and, above all, for his astonishing success over adversity(逆境).

  In 1 964 Stephen received his“death sentence,”against ever celebrating this uniquely inspiring achievement.Stephen went from St.Albans School to Oxford University.He was a “laid back”undergraduate, but his brilliance earned him a first-class degree, and an“entry ticket”to a research career in Cambridge.

  Within a few years of his disease he was wheelchair-bound, and his speech was unclear.But his scientific career went from strength to strength:he quickly came up with a series of insights into the nature of black holes and how our universe began.In 1974 he was elected to the Royal Society at the early age of 32.

  The great at advances in science generally involve discovering a link between phenomena that were unconnected-for instance, Isaac Newton famously realized that the force making an apple fall was the same as the f0Ilce that held the moon and planets in their orbits.Stephen's

  Theory has still not been tested.However, it has been hugely influential;indeed, one of themain achievements of string theory has been to confirm and build Oil his idea He has un-doubtedly done more than anyone else since Einstein to improve our knowledge of gravity and he is one of the top-10 living theoretical physicists.

(1)

When did Stephen Hawking study as a graduate student?

[  ]

A.

In 1960.

B.

In 1962.

C.

In 1964.

D.

In 1966.

(2)

What impressed the author most in Stephen Hawking?

[  ]

A.

His brilliant research.

B.

His bestselling books.

C.

His serious disease.

D.

His success over adversity.

(3)

What made Stephen Hawking start research career in Cambridge?

[  ]

A.

His“death sentence”.

B.

Being“laid back”undergraduate.

C.

His brilliant gift.

D.

His second-class degree.

(4)

Whose theory was still in the process of being proved?

[  ]

A.

Isaac Newton's.

B.

Albert Einstein's.

C.

Stephen Hawking's.

D.

The author's.

(5)

What is the text mainly about?

[  ]

A.

Stephen Hawking and his success over adversity

B.

Stephen Hawking and his fellows

C.

The disease Stephen Hawking suffered

D.

Stephen Hawking's unique theory

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