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October sixteenth is World Food Day．This day is also the anniversary of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(F．A．O．)．The UN agency leads international efforts to defeat world hunger．It was created in 1945．

The F．A．O．says more than one hundred fifty countries are to hold special events to celebrate World Food Day．At F．A．O．headquarters in Rome，for example，runners will compete in a five-kilometer race through the city’s historical area．Events in other countries include discussions among experts，press conferences and musical programs．

The message of this year’s World Food Day is“investing in agriculture for food security”．The F．A．O．says，“During the early 1990s，the foreign aid for agriculture was nine thousand million dollars each year．But now, it has declined to less than five thousand million dollars a year．”Yet, the F．A．O．estimates that more than eight hundred and fifty million people around the world do not get enough food．

The UN agency notes that seventy percent of the world’s hungry lies in the farmers who grow small amount of food．Many also face problems of feeding themselves．The F．A．O．says agricultural aid could help small farmers make a profit from their crops．Farmers would also be able to feed their families throughout the year and re-invest in their farms．They could buy better seeds，equipment and chemical fertilizers to help their crops grow．

Muhammad Yunis．the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to improve the lives of poor people，as well as his Bangladesh microfinance organization，the Grameen Bank，has lent small amount of money to poor people who are unable to get traditional loans，especially women．Minister Yunis says that he plans to give his share of the one million three hundred thousand dollars Nobel award to good causes．He says he wants to establish an eye hospital and start a project to produce low-cost food for the poor．

1.To celebrate the World Food Day, how many kinds of activities are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two．    B．Three．    C．Four． D．Five．

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A． The F．A．O．is established to invest in agriculture for food security．

B．The foreign aid for agriculture has reduced by nearly 50％in recent decades．

C．The Grameen Bank has provided large amount of loans for poor farmers．

D．Yunis will donate his entire Nobel award to help solve the hunger for the poor．

3.With agricultural aid，farmers can_________________.

A．promote the production of crops

B．produce low-cost food

C .invest money in other fields

D．help to improve crop seeds

4.The writer wrote the passage mainly to____________．

A．give an introduction of the F．A．O．

B．inform us of the situations of the world food

C．appeal for more investment on agriculture

D．show how to deal with the world’s hunger

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了10月16日是世界粮食日，同样是联合国粮食及农业组织的周年日，许多国家都在以不同的形式庆祝这个节日。作者号召全世界重视对农业的资金投入，帮助解决更多农民的饥饿问题。

1.C细节理解题。根据第二段可知，为庆祝今年的世界粮食日将举办“a five-kilometer race”，“discussions among experts”，“press conferences”和“musical programs”四种活动，故选C。

2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段“During the early 1990s, the foreign aid for agriculture was nine thousand million dollars each year. But now, it has declined to less than five thousand million dollars a year.”可知，对农业的救助资金从20世纪90年代到现在的几十年中已经下降了接近50%。故选择B。

3.A推理判断题。根据第四段They could buy better seeds，equipment and chemical fertilizers to help their crops grow．可知，“如果对农业的救助资金充足的话，农民会有资金对他们的农业生产进行在种子、设备和化肥等方面的再投资。”因此可以增加庄稼的产量，改善农业生产状况，故选A。

4.4】C文章大意题。结合全文可知F.A.O.组织成立旨在解决农民的温饱问题，作者写这篇文章的目的是号召全世界重视对农业的资金投入，帮助解决更多农民的饥饿问题，故选C。

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