- 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：Production of biofuels are subsidized in - 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：7】
根据信号词Production of biofuels are subsidized可回文定位到第2段：The second is the misguided policy in the U. S. and Europe of subsidizing the diversion of food crops to produce biofuels like corn-based ethanol:第二是美国和欧洲国家的误导政策，该政策在经济上支持把粮食加工成生物燃料，比如把玉米加工成乙醇。
请注意题干信息与原文的语义对应：题干的Production of biofuels (生物燃料的生产）对应原文的produce biofuels (生产生物燃料）；题干的are subsidized (受到资助）对应原文的subsidizing(进行资助）。比对选项，可发现G项恰与上述定位信息语义一致，故选G。
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