2021-2022学年度高一第37期总第867期 (2版)
Winning the fight against hunger (Page 2)

I. Read the text and answer the following questions.
1. Why did the FAO's food price index hit an all-time high in February?
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2. What negative impacts has the Ukraine crisis had on the world?
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3. What impact has the rise in global food prices had on China? Why?
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II. Complete the table below based on the text. Write one word or number for each blank.

Winning the fight against hunger
Food prices hit an all-time 1. ____ in March.
Reasons    •The 2. ____, poor weather and climate crisis
•The 3. ____ crisis (has also caused the prices of other daily essentials and fuel to rise)
For foreign countries    •44 million people in 4. ____ countries will be at the “5. ____” phase of food insecurity.
•Some African countries are at particular risk.
•6. ____ have erupted in Sri Lanka because of basic goods shortages.
For China    Global food price rise has had 7. ____ impact on China’s food prices. 
Reasons:
•China relies mainly on 8. ____ grain production.
•China saw a good grain 9. ____ in 2021 for the 18th year in a row, ensuring the country’s absolute grain 10. ____. 

III. Translate the following expressions into Chinese.
1. hit an all-time high    _________________
2. rise up to            _________________
3. account for            _________________
4. daily essentials        _________________
5. rely on                _________________
6. had little impact on     _________________
7. in sharp contrast to      _________________

参考答案：
I
1. Because the pandemic, poor weather and climate crisis damaged agriculture and threatened food security for millions of people.
2. The Ukraine crisis has made the rise in food price index much worse and triggered a spike in the cost of the other daily essentials and fuel.
3. Global price increases have had little impact on China’s food prices.
Reason 1: China relies mainly on domestic grain production and only 2 percent of the nation’s grain is imported.
Reason 2: In 2021, China saw a good grain harvest for the 18th year in a row. The harvest ensured the country’s basic self-sufficiency in grain and its absolute grain security.
II
1. high; 2. pandemic; 3. Ukraine; 4. 38; 5. emergency; 6. Protests; 7. little; 8. domestic; 9. harvest; 10. security
III
1. 创历史新高；2. 上涨高达……；3.（数量上）占……；4. 日常必需品；5. 依赖，依靠；6. 对……没什么影响；7. 与……形成鲜明的对比