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浙 江 大 学 2012年攻读博士学位研究生入学考试试题 注意：答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷或草稿纸上均无效。 Section Ⅰ Listening Comprehension 20 marks, 1 mark each Part A Directions: You will hear a passage about Food Resource under Pressure. Listen and complete the sentences in questions 1-5 with the information youve heard, Write not more than 3 words in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. The world’s different sorts of natural resources are struggling to support a rapidly growing population and it may result in a long term crisis. With no increase in arable land, and already taxed supply of freshwater and fears of ongoing drought, figuring out how to feed 7 billion is a top priority for governments. To feed 2 billion more mouths predicted by 2050, food production will have to increase by 70%, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says. Over the last few years, the world’s focus has shifted from donating excess food to nations hit by poverty towards better positioning farmers to feed themselves. The goals include increasing food productivity, building processing plants and broadening access to markets to provide long-term foods security. Research, development and expansion of agricultural programs are most critical. The public dollars pledged to this effort remain little part of what is needed. The share of World Bank landing going to agriculture is down from about 30% in 1978 to less than 10%, according to the International Food and Agriculture Trade Policy Council. While charitable foundations, nonprofit groups and private-sector companies are putting billions into programs, without the huge funding from wealthy nations, needs will continue to be unmet. 1. The world’s different sorts of natural resources are struggling to support a and it may result in a long term crisis. 2. To feed 2 billion more mouths predicted by 2050, food production will have to . 3. The world’s focus has shifted from donating excess food to nations hit by poverty t