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课时作业(二十)选择性必修第一册Unit2Onwardsandupwards

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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[2023·山东省潍坊市一模]Thirty-fiveyearsago,withjustoneacreofland,acoupleofseedsandabucketofhope,oneNigerian-bornscientistbeganhismissiontodefeatfamine(饥荒)onhiscontinent.

NewsofthedroughtacrossAfricaintheearly1980stroubledNzamujo.EquippedwithamicrobiologyPhDandhisfaith,hetravelledbacktoAfrica.There,hefoundacontinentecologicallyrich,diverseandcapableofproducingfood.Hebelievesdroughtwasnttheonlyreasonforwidespreadhunger,andthatsustainabilityhadbeenleftout.

Nzamujobegandesigninga“zerowaste”agriculturesystemthatwouldnotonlyincreasefoodsecurity,butalsohelptheenvironmentandcreatejobs.In1985,hestartedhissustainablefarm“Songhai”intheWestAfricancountryofBenin.

Nzamajolivesonthefarmandconstantlyupdateshistechniques.HecreditshisdegreesinscienceandengineeringforSonghaissuccess.Buthealsothankshisspiritualandculturalroots,andhisfather—adrivingforceinhislifewhoencouragedhimtopursuehisstudiestothehighestdegreeandtouseSonghaitosharehisknowledge.

Songhaihasseveral“eco-literacy”developmentprograms.Theyrangefrom18-monthtrainingcoursesforfarmer-enterprisers,toshorterstaystolearntechniqueslikeweeding.PeoplecomefromallovertheworldtostudyNzamujosmethods.

Afterseeingsuccessonhisfirstzerowastefarm,heexpandedthroughoutBeninandwesternAfrica.Today,theSonghaimodelisappliedacrossthecontinent,includingNigena,Uganda,SierraLeoneandLiberia.Nzamujosaystheyvetrainedmorethan7，000farmer-enterprisersandmorethan30，000peopleintotalsinceitbegan.

Nzamujobelieveszerowasteagricultureisnowsteadilytacklingtheissueshesetouttodefeat:hunger,unemploymentandenvironmentaldeclines.Andhewantstoseeitgofurther.

1．WhichfactorrelatedtofaminewasunnoticedinNzamujoseyes?

A．Poorsoil.

B．Watersh