- 阅读理解B
题干：Theworldeconomyhasrunintoabrickwall.Despitecountlesswarningsinrecentyearsabouttheneedtoaddressaloominghungercrisisinpoorcountriesandaloomingenergycrisisworldwide,worldleadersfailedtothinkahead.Theresultisaglobalfoodcrisis.Wheat,cornandricepriceshavemorethandoubledinthepasttwoyears,andoilpriceshavemorethantripledsincethestartof2004.Thesefood-priceincreasescombinedwithsoaringenergycostswillslowifnotstopeconomicgrowthinmanypartsoftheworldandwillevenunderminepoliticalstability，asevidencedbytheprotestriotsthathaveeruptedinplaceslikeHaiti,BangladeshandBurkinaFaso.Practicalsolutionstothesegrowingwoesdoexist,butwe'llhavetostartthinkingaheadandactingglobally.Thecrisishasitsrootsinfourinterlinkedtrends.Thefirstisthechronicallylowproductivityoffannersinthepoorestcountries,causedbytheirinabilitytopayforseeds,fertilizersandirrigation.ThesecondisthemisguidedpolicyintheU.S.andEuropeofsubsidizingthediversionoffoodcropstoproducebiofuelslikecom-basedethanol.Thethirdisclimatechange；taketherecentdroughtsinAustraliaandEurope,whichcuttheglobalproductionofgrainin2005and2006.Thefourthisthegrowingglobaldemandforfoodandfeedgrainsbroughtonbyswellingpopulationsandincomes.Inshort,risingdemandhashitalimitedsupply,withthepoortakingthehardestblow.So,whatshouldbedone?Herearethreestepstoeasethecurrentcrisisandavertthepotentialforaglobaldisaster.Thefirstistoscale-upthedramaticsuccessofMalawi,afamine-pronecountryinsouthernAfrica,whichthreeyearsagoestablishedaspecialfundtohelpitsfarmersgetfertilizerandhigh-yieldseeds.Malawi'sharvestdoubledafterjustoneyear.AninternationalfundbasedontheMalawimodelwouldcostamere$10perpersonannuallyintherichworld,or$10billioninall.SuchafundcouldfighthungeraseffectivelyastheGlobalFundtoFightAIDS,TBandMalariaiscontrollingthosediseases.Second,theU.S.andEuropeshouldabandontheirpoliciesofsubsidizingtheconversionoffoodintobiofuels.TheU.S.governmentgivesfarmersataxpayer-financedsubsidyof51centspergallonofethanoltodivertcomfromthefoodandfeed-grainsupply.Theremaybeacaseforbiofuelsproducedonlandsthatdonotproducefoods—treecrops(likepalmoil)，grassesandwoodproducts—butthere'snocasefordolingoutsubsidiestoputtheworld'sdinnerintothegastank.Third,weurgentlyneedtoweatherprooftheworld'scropsassoonandaseffectivelyaspossible.Forapoorfarmer,sometimessomethingassimpleasafarmpond-whichcollectsrainwatertobeusedforemergencyirrigationinadryspell-canmakethedifferencebetweenabountifulcropandafamine.TheworldhasalreadycommittedtoestablishingaClimateAdaptationFundtohelppoorregionsclimate-proofvitaleconomicactivitiessuchasfoodproductionandhealthcarebuthasnotyetacteduponthepromise.
题目：The efforts were not so successful with - A 、poor countries
- B 、all the world
- C 、the Climate Adaptation Fund
- D 、the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
- E 、Bangladesh
- 、Malawi
- 、the U. S. and Europe
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
根据信号词The efforts were not so successful可回文定位到第4段⑥: The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation Fund to ... but has not yet acted upon the promise：世界各国已承诺要设立一个气候适应基金以帮助……，但该承诺至今尚未付诸行动。
请注意题干信息与原文的语义对应；题干的The efforts (这些努为）对应原文的has already committed to...(已承诺要）和the promise (该承诺）；题干的not so successful (尚未成功）对应原文的has not yet acted(尚未付诸行动）。比对选项，可发现C项讼与上述定位信息语义一致，故选C。
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