Question

April 29th, 2017

Dear Sir,

I am writing to express my views on the article No End to World Hunger in the City Times on April 28th.

To begin with, I do not agree with the writer’s claim(断言) that the world’s population will grow to ten billion by 2050. Studies have shown that families in wealthy countires have fewer children. The world’s population is unlikely to grow so much because countries around the world are becoming richer.

Secondly, it is said that we could have too little food in the future, I do not think so.With new farming technology, we might be able to grow other kinds crops. We already have new kinds of rice and cereals (谷物) that can grow more quickly and feed more people. At the same time, some scientists say that we have more than enough food in the world — it is just not shared evenly(平均地). I think that this may be true and, if it is, hunger is a problem that can be solved.

Finally, I do not think it is helpful to claim that there will be “no end to hunger”. We might not be able to solve the problem of the world hunger quickly, but there are many things that we can do. Cutting down on food waste and raising money to feed the hungry is easy enough to do.

Genrally speaking, I strongly believe there can be an end to world hunger. However, we must be ready to take actions now.

Yours faithfully,

Luks Ng

1.What is the right order of the letter?

A. ①date ②sender’s name ③reason for writing ④arguments(辩论) ⑤conclusion(结论)

       ⑥closing ⑦greeting

B. ①date ②greeting ③reason for writing  ④arguments ⑤conclusion ⑥closing ⑦sender’s name

C. ①date ②greeting ③arguments ④reason for writing ⑤conclusion ⑥closing ⑦sender’s name

D. ①sender’s name ②greeting ③conclusion ④reason for writing ⑤arguments ⑥closing ⑦date

2.Why does the writer write the letter?

A. Because he is against world hunger.

B. Because he thinks food will be enough.

C. Because he wants to argue with the editor.

D. Because he wants to express his views.

3.What does the underlined word “unlikely” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A. 喜欢的    B. 不喜欢的    C. 可能的    D. 不可能的

4.What can we learn about the article No End to World Hunger?

A. It is in the Times.

B. It is written by Luks Ng.

C. Its writer thinks there will be little food in the future.

D. Its writer thinks the world’s population will become small.

5.Which of the following is NOT the writer’s views?

A. There will be no world hunger.

B. Families have fewer children in wealthy countries.

C. We can do something to solve the problem of world hunger.

D. We can grow more crops with new farming technology.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】这篇短文是Luks Ng写的一封信，在信里，他阐述了对No End to World Hunger这篇文章的观点。作者在很多方面与这篇文章里的观点是不一致的。

1.细节理解题。根据这封信的结构可知，在信的一开头先给出了日期April 29th, 2017，然后是问候Dear Sir，接下来阐述了写信的目的I am writing to express my views on the article…，然后是论据，并给出了结论Generally speaking, I strongly believe there can be an end to world hunger. However, we must be ready to take actions now，再后面是结束语和写信人的署名。由此可知B选项是正确的。

2.细节理解题。这个问题问的是写信的目的，根据I am writing to express my views on the article No End to World Hunger in the City Times on April 28th可知，作者写信是为了表达自己对一篇文章的观点。故应选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据划线单词的上文To begin with, I do not agree with the writer’s claim(断言) that the world’s population will grow to ten billion by 2050. Studies have shown that families in wealthy countires have fewer children可知，作者觉得世界上的人口到2050年不会上涨到100亿，因此unlikely这个单词的意思应该是不可能的。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据文意可知，这封信中作者阐述了他对No end to World Hunger这篇文章的看法，根据Secondly, it is said that we could have too little food in the future, I do not think so可知，作者不同意未来我们的食物会很少这个观点，那么我们可以知道这个观点应该是No End to World Hunger这篇文章的作者的。故应选C。根据he article No End to World Hunger in the City Times on April 28th可知A不对；短文 中并没有告诉我们这篇文章的作者是谁，Luks Ng是这封信的作者，故B不对；根据I do not agree with the writer’s claim(断言) that the world’s population will grow to ten billion by 2050可知D不对。

5.推理判断题。根据短文中Finally, I do not think it is helpful to claim that there will be “no end to hunger”. We might not be able to solve the problem of the world hunger quickly, but there are many things that we can do可知，作者认为断言饥饿是没有尽头的是没有用的，我们可能不能够马上解决世界饥饿的问题，但是我们可以做的事情有很多。由此可知，作者承认有世界饥饿的问题，但是他觉得我们可以做一些事情来解决这个问题。由此可知A选项跟作者的观点是不一样的，选A。根据短文中Studies have shown that families in wealthy countires have fewer children.、We might not be able to solve the problem of the world hunger quickly, but there are many things that we can do以及With new farming technology, we might be able to grow other kinds crops可知，其他三个选项都是作者的观点。

点睛：这篇短文是一封信，作者在信中阐述了自己对No End to World Hunger这篇文章的看法。短文的内容涉及对未来生活的一些预测，如世界人口问题、粮食问题等，这些话题可能对学生们来说难理解一些，但是文章中有很多表达作者观点的句子，这些句子学生们一定要把握住，它们可以帮助我们抓住文章的中心和作者的写作意图。后面的题目以细节理解和推理判断为主，做题的时候，一定要注意作者的观点。例如第4小题，这个题目我们需要注意文章中的一些细节，我们可以使用排除法，先正确理解选项的意思，然后根据原文的相关内容逐个进行排除。文章是作者对那篇文章的观点，Secondly, it is said that we could have too little food in the future, I do not think so那么这句话中所陈述的内容肯定就是那篇文章里的了，由这个句子我们可以知道应选C。