2015揭阳一中、金山中学联考英语试题及答案(4)

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Improving nutrition is one of the best ways to achieve lasting progress in development. “Ensuring that a child receives enough nutrition, particularly in the critical 1,000-day window from a woman’s pregnancy to her child’s second birthday, can be beneficial for a lifetime. A well-nourished child will perform better at school, more effectively fight off disease, and even earn more as an adult. Nutrition is central to ending preventable child death,” wrote United States Agency for International Development, or USAID Administrator, Dr Rajiv Shah in a blog posted recently.
However, some 165 million children suffer from long-term undernutrition, leading to 3.1 million child deaths every year. It also leaves many of those children that do survive permanently impaired and unable to reach their full potential.
A child that suffers from malnutrition tends to suffer childhood illnesses, as well as long-term diseases such as diabetes(糖尿病), hypertension(高血压) and cancer later in life. Such a child will find learning more difficult. As an adult, he or she will be less productive, will earn less money, and will contribute less to the community and to his or her country.
That is why the United States has been offering food aid, agricultural development, and nutrition programming to where it is most needed, from delivering emergency food aid to helping farmers and their families grow and consume greater quantities of nutritious foods. In fact, nutrition is the defining link between the Global Health and Feed the Future Presidential Initiatives.
“We have nearly doubled nutrition-specific funding through our global health programs. And we have tripled agriculture funding since 2008, targeting our investment where we can deliver meaningful impact,” said Dr Shah. “We’ve also been a strong supporter of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, which funds country priorities in agricultural development and nutrition.”
In early June, Dr Shah announced that over years 2012-2014, the United States Government will provide more than $1billion for nutrition-specific interventions, as well as nearly $9 billion for nutrition-sensitive activities. These investments will help prevent stunting(生长迟缓) in some 2 million children.
“In a world of plentiful, nutritious foods and advanced science, malnutrition in children is unacceptable,” said Dr Shah. “We can do better. And we can do it together.”

1. 41. In paragraph 1, the writer emphasizes that            .
2. A. child death is preventable with good nutrition
3. B. children can perform better at school with good care
4. C. nutrition is very important for babies and young kids
5. D. early education is very important for the future of babies
6. 42. What does the underlined word “impaired” in Paragraph 2 mean?
7. A. Cared.      B. Needed.      C. Harmed.    D. Supported.
8. 43. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that a child who suffers from malnutrition will         .
9. A. have no chance to develop diabetes later in life
10. B. be at an increased risk of suffering cancer later in life
11. C. have no chance to suffer from hypertension later in life
12. D. surely not suffer from long-term diseases with improved nutrition
13. 44. What does what Dr Shah says in Paragraph 5 tell us?
14. A. Children will not receive enough nutrition without agricultural development.
15. B. The US has been attaching great importance to nutrition in children.
16. C. The US is the leader in offering food aid to where it is most needed.
17. D. Most countries around the world have attached great importance to nutrition in children.
18. 45. What would be the best title for the passage?
19. A. Malnutrition can be harmful to children.
20. B. Children suffer stunting due to malnutrition.
21. C. Provide food aid for countries around the world.
22. D. Make development progress through better nutrition.

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