第二篇 Hunger Hunger around the world can be reduced 50 percent by the end of the 1990s. That is the conclusion of scientists and others who met in Bellagio, Italy, sev eral months ago. The people at the meeting were experts on hungers. They reporte d that at least five hundred million persons in the world suffer from hunger. Th ey noted that several nations still have severe shortages of food. But, the expe rts said, there is progress. For example, China and India have reduced hunger sh arply in recent years, and studies have shown which methods work best at reducin g hunger in other parts of the world. The experts meeting in Italy urged public officials and aid groups to take four steps to reduce hunger. The first step is to end mass hunger of famine. They said neutral internat ional organizations should protect civilian food supplies in areas at war. They also said nations should improve their methods of sending food to emergency loca tions . The s***nd step is to produce more food for the world’s poorest families. The best way is with more modern farming methods. The green revolution made it p ossible for India and other nations to greatly increase harvests, yet these farm ing methods are far from perfect. They do not work everywhere, and they can caus e environmental damage. They also must create programs that bring food directly to the very poor. The third step is to protect mothers and young children against food short ages. The experts said mothers and young children suffer the most from hunger. M any lives can be saved by making sure they are the first to get assistance. Finally, the experts urged efforts to overcome two serious medical problem s linked to food shortages. The first is a lack of iodine. One hundred ninety mi llion persons suffer from goiter and other illnesses because they get too little iodine. The other problem is even more widespread. It is a lack of vitamin A. B oth iodine and vitamin A can be supplied. The experts meeting in Bellagio, Italy, said taking these four steps would c ut world hunger in half by the beginning of the next century. 醫(yī).學(xué)全在線提供f1411.cn
1.The experts meeting in Italy urged public officials and aid groups to take____to reduce hunger.
A.three steps
B.five steps
C.four steps
D.a series of steps
2、The countries that have reduced hunger sharply in recent years include ____
A.Malaysia & India.
B.China & India.
C.India &. Singapore.
D.India & Thailand.
3、According to the passage, the green revolution is a way to increase harvests____
A.But it does not work everywhere.
B.And it works everywhere in the world.
C.but it is money consuming. 醫(yī).學(xué)全在線提供f1411.cn
D.and it works only in India.
4、It is who suffer the most, according to the report.____
A.mothers & children
B.mothers & adults 醫(yī).學(xué)全在線提供f1411.cn
C.mothers & teenagers
D.mothers & young children
5、The two serious medical problems linked to food shortages are____
A.lack of iodine & vitamin A.
B.lack of vitamin C & iodine.
C.lack of iodine & vitamin D.
D.all of the above.
答案： 1 C 2 B 3 A 4 D 5 A
