October16isWorldFoodDay.2011中考英语阅读理解预测
October16isWorldFoodDay.Thisdayisalsotheanniversary(纪念日)oftheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO)(联合国粮农组织).Morethan100countriesareholdingspecialevents.AlloftheseaimtocelebratetheestablishmentoftheFAOin1945.Thethemechosenforthisyear’sWorldFoodDayis“Water:Source(资源)ofFoodSecurity”.
AUNreportsaysthatover6millionpeoplehavediedfromhungerandrelateddiseasessofarthisyearalone.Morethan850millionpeople,oraboutoneinseven,aroundtheworlddonotgetenoughfood,andtheneedforfoodwillincreaseastheworld’spopulationgrows.TheUNalsoreportsthatbyyear2030,theworldmayneed60%morefood.Mostofthatincreasewillhavetocomefromagriculturesupportedbywaterirrigation(灌溉).However,freshwaterisalreadyinshortsupplyinmanycountries.
JacquesDiouf,thedirectoroftheFAO,saysthatthereare20countriesthatdonothaveenoughwatertoproduceenoughfoodfortheirpopulations.Tennationsusemorethan40%oftheirtotalfreshwaterforagriculture.Hefearsthattheproblemwillonlybecomeworseastheneedforwaterbypeopleandbyindustrygrows.Sowaterisoneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldtoday.
()61.Theunderlined(画线的)word“establishment”hasthesamemeaningas_________.
A.pickingupB.makingupC.cuttingupD.settingup
()62.Intheworld,morethan_________peoplehavediedbecauseofhungerthisyear.
A.6millionB.2millionC.850millionD.100million
()63.WhatMr.Dioufsaysshowsthathemostworriesabout_________.
A.thefutureoftheFAOB.theshortofwater
C.theovergrowthofpopulationD.thedevelopmentoftheenvironment
()64.Thereadingaboveimplies(暗示)that_________.
A.freshwaterforusisquiteenoughB.theworld’spopulationisgettingsmaller
C.wewillneedmorewatertoirrigateD.industryisthemostimportantthingtoday
()65.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.
A.howtocelebrateWorldFoodDayB.theincreaseoffoodinmanycountries
C.theimportanceofwaterforfoodD.theUNFoodandAgricultureOrganization