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Unit2WorkingthelandPASSAGEAWASHINGTON:ChinesescientistYuanLongpingandDrMontJonesofSierraLeonewerenamedco-winnersofthe2004WorldFoodPrize,hereonMondayfortheircontributiontoworldfoodsecurityandriceproduction.InannouncingtherecipientsinaceremonyheldattheUSStateDepartment,PresidentoftheWorldFoodPrizeFoundationKennethQuinnlaudedbothscientistsfortheir"breakthroughscientificachievements"whichhavesignificantlyincreasedfoodsecurityformillionsofpeoplefromAsiatoAfrica.QuinnsaiditwasparticularlyfittingthatthetwopioneeringricebreedersbeawardedtheprizeduringtheUnitedNationsInternationalYearofRice,thecropidentifiedasthestaple(主要的)dietofmorethan3billionpeoplearoundtheworld.ProfessorYuanLongpingisdirector-generaloftheChinaNationalHybridRice(雜交水稻)ResearchandDevelopmentCentreinHunanProvince,China.JonesispresentlyexecutivesecretaryofForumforAgriculturalResearchinAfricaYuaniscreditedwith(功勞在于......)developingtheworld'sfirstsuccessfulandwidelygrownhybridricevarieties,revolutionizingricecultivationinChinaandtriplingproductionoverageneration.Jones'sworkrecapturedthegenetic(遺傳的)potential(潛能)ofancientAfricanricebycombiningAfricanandAsianricespecies.PresentattheceremonyhostedbyUSSecretaryofStateColinPowellwereUNFoodandAgricultureDirector--GeneralJacquesDiouf,USSecretaryofAgricultureAnnVenemanandMinisterandDeputyChiefofMissionoftheChineseEmbassyLanLijun.TheWorldFoodPrizewillbeformallypresentedtoProfessorYuanandJonesonOctober14thisyearinIowa,theUnitedStates.ExercisesI.Choosethebestanswer.1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.Apioneerofthegeneticresearch.B.Passionforhybridrice.C.ScientistsfromChina,Africasharefoodprize.D.WhatistheWorldFoodPrize?2.Theunderlinedword"lauded"canbereplacedby____A.landedB.praisedC.relatedD.presented3.Joneswonthe2004WorldFoodPrizeforhisachievementsin__A.breeding(培育)hybridriceB.breedinghybridwheatC.improvingancientAfricanriceD.findingthegeneticsecretofrice4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheceremonywasheldattheUSStateDepartment.B.ProfessorYuanLongpingattendedtheceremonyhostedbyUSSecretaryofStateColinPowell.C.ProfessorYuanandJoneswillgototheUSAinOctobertoreceivetheWorldFoodPrize.D.3billionpeoplearoundtheworldliveonrice.II.Findthemissingwordsinthepassagetocompleteeachsentencewiththehelpofthefirstletter.1.Chaplinmadegreatc__________tothefilmindustry.2.Fors__________reasons,thevisitorsweresearched.3.Scientistshavemadeab___________intheirtreatmentofthatdisease.4.Hewasa_________theprizeforbeingthefastestrunner.5.Pleasec___________mewithsomesense!PASSAGEBHealthfoodisageneraltermappliedtoallkindsoffoodsthatareconsideredmorehealthfulthanthetypesoffoodss01dinsupermarkets.Forexample,wholegrains,driedbeans,andcornoilarehealthfoods.Anarrowerclassificationofhealthfoodisnaturalfood.Thistermisusedtodistinguishbetweentypesofthesomefood.Rawhoneyisanaturalsweetener,whereasrefinedsugarisnot.Freshfruitisanaturalfood,butcannedfruit,withsugarsandotheradditives,isnot.Themostprecisetermofallandthenarrowestclassificationwithinhealthfoodsisorganicfood,usedtodescribefoodthathasbeengrownonaparticularkindoffarm.Fruitsandvegetablesthatarenotsprayedwithpoisonousinsecticides,andthatarenotrefinedafterharvest,areorganicfoods.Meats,fishdairyandpoultryproductsfromanimalsthatarefedonlyorganically--grownfeedandthatarenotinjectedwithhormonesareorganicfoods.Inchoosingthetypeoffoodyoueat,then,youhavebasicallytwochoices:inorganic,processedfoods,ororganic,unprocessedfoods.Awisedecisionshouldincludeinvestigationofthereasonwhythatprocessedfoodscontainchemicals,someofwhichareprovedtobetoxicandthatvitamincontentisgreatlyreducedinprocessedfoods.Breadistypicallyusedbyhealthfoodadvocatesasanexampleofaprocessedfood.First,theseedsfromwhichthegrainisgrownaretreatedwithachemicalwhichisextremelytoxic.Later,thegrainissprayedwithanumberofverytoxicinsecticides.Afterthegrainhasbeenmadeintoflour,itismadewhitewithanotherChemicalwhichisalsotoxic.Next,adoughconditionerisaddedalongwithasoftener.Theconditionerandsoftenerarepoisons,andinfact,thesoftenerhassickenedandkilledexperimentalanimals.Averytoxicanti-fungalcompound,isaddedtokeepthebreadfromgettingmoldy.Otherfoodsfromthesupermarketwouldshowasimilarpatternofprocessingandpreserving.Yousee,webuyourfoodonthebasisofsmell,color,andtexture,insteadofvitamincontent,andmanufacturersgiveuswhatwewant--even,ifitispoisonous.Thealternative?Eathealthfoods,preferabletheorganicvariety.ExercisesChoosethebestanswer.1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Healthfood.B.Theprocessingofbread.C.Organicgardens.C.Poisons.2.Whichtermisusedtodistinguishbetweentypesofthesamefood?A.Refinedfoods.B.Naturalfoods.C.Organicfoods.D.Unprocessedfoods.3.Whatarealloftheadditivesinbreadincommon?A.Theyareallusedtokeepthebreadfromgettingmoldy.B.Theyareallpoisons.C.Theyareallorganic.D.Theyhaveallkilledlaboratoryanimals.4.Whathappenstofoodwhenitisprocessed?A.Theultimatecontentremainsthesame.B.Vitamininformationisnotavailableafterprocessing.C.Vitamincontentisreducedaltogether.D.Thevitamincontentisgreatlyreduced.5.Wenormallybuyfoodsonthebasisof____________A.organicvarietyB.beautyC.refinedcontentsD.colorandtextureKeys:PassageA本文為新聞報道,介紹了2004年“世界糧食獎”兩位獲獎?wù)摺∑胶蚆ontyJones博士對世界糧食增產(chǎn)所做出的巨大貢獻。1.C主旨大意題。新聞報道類短文的主旨大意題通??梢栽谑拙鋵дZ中找到答案。本文的導語為ChinesescientistYuanLongpingandDrMontyJonesofSierraLeonewerenamedco-winnersofthe2004WorldFoodPrize…,故C最佳。2.B猜測詞義題。根據(jù)PresidentoftheWorldFoodPriceFoundationKennethQuinnlaudedbothscientistsfortheir“breakthroughscientificachievements”可以判定,KennethQuinn應(yīng)
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