人教版高中英语选择性必修第一册课后习题 Unit 5 WORKING THE LAND 第五单元测评卷.docVIP

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第五单元测评

第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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(浙江湖州太湖高级中学高一期中)

WorldFoodDayfallsonOctober16inmemoryofthedaywhentheFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO)oftheUNwasformed.Theeventsofthedayusuallyfocusonreducing,orrather,removinghungerfromtheEarth.Farmersandgovernmentofficialsareoftengiventipsonhowtogetridofhungerwithbettereffect.

WorldFoodDaywascreatedbyFAOmembercountriesinNovember1979.Itwasduringtheir20thGeneralConferencethattheobservance(庆祝)ofWorldFoodDaywasdecided.Itwasnotobserveduntil1981whenthespecificdatewasdetermined.PalRomany,thethenHungary’sMinisterofAgricultureandFood,playedanimportantroleinthefoundingofWorldFoodDayduringthe20thGeneralConference.Peopleattheconferencewelcomedtheidea.

WorldFoodDayisnotonlycelebratedbyFAOandtheUnitedNations,butseveralotherorganizationsconcernedwithfoodsecurity,hungerreduction,consumptionofbalanceddietandhealthalsotakepartinthecelebration.Ontheday,whichisusuallyobservedinmorethan150countriesintheworld,anumberofactivitieslikemarathons,concerts,agriculturalinventions,andculturalexhibitionsandshowsareusuallyorganized.

EachyearhasitsownthemetocelebrateWorldFoodDay.Thethemesarealwaysrelatedtofoodproduction,availability,andconsumption.Thethemesarealwayssetsothatthepubliccancomeupwithsuggestionsthatareeffectiveindealingwithhunger,poverty,andfamine.Infact,mostthemesareagriculturerelatedbecauseagricultureisthechiefsourceoffood.

WorldFoodDayhopestohelppeoplesolveissuesconcerninghungerandfamine.Itismeanttohelpfarmersattainskillsthatwouldhelpachievefoodsecurity.Itisalsosetasidetoencouragethegovernmenttothinkofwaytokeepfoodsecurity.

1.WhathaveyougottoknowaboutWorldFoodDay?

A.Itscelebrationshaveth