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1、Recently I read the Human Development Report.I couldnt help thinking about another problem which the world is facinghunger.According to the report,2,400 people are dying from hunger every day；nearly 13 million in southern Africa will be worried about their food supply because of earthquakes，floods o
2、r wars.In a word，hunger remains the biggest problem of the world today.Its strange to see that man can travel to the moon，but still doesnt know how to feed himself.You may ask，“Who steals our bread？” The first thieves should be population growth，poverty and loss of rich farmland.In less developed ar
3、eas like South Africa，the population grows faster than the crops.It is almost impossible for its government to feed so many people and provide education for them.So it is very important to control the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are suffering from hunger.Ac
4、cording to the report，the worlds food production is enough to feed everyone if it is given away well.But the problem is that the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor.Although they are just using their own earnings，the fact is that they are coldly watching others starv
5、ing away.Luckily，some developed countries such as Netherlands，Norway and Sweden have done a lot to help those hungry people in African countries.We hope other developed countries will follow them.根据上文完成下列各题1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to? 2.List the reasons why
6、people suffer from hunger.(1) (2) (3) Period OneIntroduction & Reading and Vocabulary.重点单词1. n.饥饿 adj.饥饿的2. n.贫穷 adj.贫穷的3. n.发展 vt.发展 adj.发展中的 adj.发达的4. vt.测定；测量；评估5. n.(根据概率得出的)预期数额 vt.期望；认为；预料6. n.位置7. vt.教育；培养；训练 n.教育8. n.数字.重点短语1. 同意，赞成2. 在顶端3. 在底部4. 确保5. 多达；直到；胜任；由决定6. 脱离；摆脱7. 取得进步8. 努力.重点句式1.w
7、hile作并列连词，表对比Norway is at the top of the list， .挪威高居榜首，而美国则排在第七位。2.with复合结构The bottom ten countries are all African countries， .排名最后的十个国家均是非洲国家，塞拉利昂(位于西非)排在最后一位。3.“主语be性质形容词to do”主动表被动However，in other regions of the world，e.g.Eastern Europe， .然而，在世界的其他地区，如东欧，水基本上是可以安全饮用的。4.although引导让步状语从句 ，they nee
8、d to give much more.尽管发达国家提供了一些经济援助，但他们应该提供更多的援助。.阅读课文，匹配段落大意1.Para.1 A.How the Human Development Report came out.2.Para.2 B.Developed countries should give more financial help.3.Para.3 C.The Human Development Index measures a countrys achievement.4.Para.4 D.The five most important goals of the repo
9、rt.5.Para.5 E.Examples of successful development in 2003.课文阅读理解1.What is the main purpose of giving the report in your opinion?A.To examine the achievements of 175 countries.B.To order the countries in the world in three ways.C.To show the current conditions of the worlds countries in three ways.D.T
10、o urge the countries in the world to work together to reduce poverty.2.What is the correct order of the five richest countries according to the report?A.The US，the UK，Norway，Iceland，Sweden.B.Norway，Iceland，Sweden，Australia，the Netherlands.C.Iceland，Sweden，Australia，the Netherlands，Norway.D.The US，No
11、rway，Iceland，Sweden，Australia.3.Which of the following is NOT the goal made by the report according to the passage?A.Improving peoples living conditions in the developing countries.B.Improving peoples medical conditions in the developing countries.C.Giving the children in poor countries more chances
12、 to be educated.D.Urging all the developing countries to fight with poverty and illness.4.In which way has China proved successful according to the report?A.It increased life expectancy by 13 years.B.150 million people have moved out of poverty.C.More than 80% of children have gone to primary school
13、.D.Both A and B.5.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the conclusion made by the report?A.We are making some progress but greater efforts are still needed.B.Developed countries should give much more help to those poor ones.C.The USA and the UK should have given more help to the developing countries.D.It is the responsibility of the rich countries to help those in poor.课文阅读填空The Human Development IndexIt examines th
