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This year’s World Food Prize will honor two leaders of hunger-fighting groups based  in the United States. The winners are David Beckmann of Bread for the World and Jo Luck of Heifer International. They will share the prize of 250,000 dollars. The World Food Prize usually goes to researchers or top policy officials. This is the first time it will recognize the work of nongovernmental groups.
Heifer International provides donated animals and training to farmers in 50 countries. Jo Luck remains president until next year. Under her leadership, the group’s budget grew from less than 10,000,000 dollars to more than 130,000,000 dollars. Jo Luck, “People pass on their gifts of not just animals but also gifts of training and leadership. We have seen cases where we have been gone 5 and 10 years and we go back and they have developed roads and built schools, and they have other communities receiving the animals and the training. You just give them those resources and that training and opportunity, and you cannot hold them back.” She told the story of a woman from a poor village in Zimbabwe. A family member helped send her to school in the United States with earnings from a donated milk goat. She received a doctoral degree. Jo Luck, “That is what a goat did. That is one example. The animal is only the catalyst(催化剂). That is the beginning of many other things that follow.”
David Beckmann became president of Bread for the World in 1991. He is an economist and a Christian clergyman(牧师). Bread for the World organizes people from religious and non-religious groups to write, call and visit members of Congress(国会). The purpose is to support measures to improve the lives of the poor. David Beckmann points to big increase in American development assistance. He said, “I think that would not have happened without the support of hundreds of thousands of people and churches that are part of Bread for the World and that keep the pressure on their members of Congress.” The prize committee also credited his efforts with helping to increase aid to needy families in the United States

  1. 1.

    The World Food Prize honors ________

    1. A.
      people who fight against hunger
    2. B.
      researchers or top policy officials
    3. C.
      people from nongovernmental groups
    4. D.
      people who have advanced human development
  2. 2.

    Why does Jo Luck receive the prize?

    1. A.
      Under her leadership, people develop roads and build schools
    2. B.
      She has served Heifer International for almost 20 years
    3. C.
      Under her leadership, Heifer International helps farmers in 50 countries
    4. D.
      She makes the group’s budget grow to more than 130 million
  3. 3.

    What has David Beckmann done to deserve the prize?

    1. A.
      He has trained farmers in 50 countries
    2. B.
      He has made a great contribution to science
    3. C.
      He has led Bread for the World for more than 20 years
    4. D.
      He has aimed to support measures to improve the lives of the poor
ACD
试题分析:文章讲述了今年的世界粮食大奖奖给了David Beckmann 和Jo Luck。这是第一次奖给了非政府组织人员,以前的该奖均是颁给了研究人员和政府人员,同时也介绍了这两个人获得这份荣誉的原因,即两人在帮助人们战胜饥饿,摆脱困难方面所取得的成绩。
1.A细节理解题。由本句This year’s World Food Prize will honor two leaders of hunger-fighting groups based in the United States可知,答案应为A,意为:今年的世界粮食大奖授与了美国两个反饥饿组织的领导人。由此可知这个奖项是授予反饥饿人士的。
2.C细节理解题。Heifer International provides donated animals and training to farmers in 50 countries.此句为第二自然段的概括句,意为:海菲国际公司向农民捐助了动物并对农民进行了培训,而Jo Luck 是该组织的领导人。所以答案应为C。
3.D段落大意题。The purpose is to support measures to improve the lives of the poor意为:目的是支持一些改善穷人生活的措施。David Beckmann became president of Bread for the World in 1991. He is an economist and a Christian clergyman(牧师)句意为:David Beckmann在1991年成为了这个组织的领导者。由此可知,David Beckmann作为该组织的领导人,他们的目的在于支持一定的措施去改善穷人的生活,故答案应为D。
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