2014上饶二模英语试题答案(4)

63．According to the passage, communication is very important in        ．
A．overcoming mental obstacles
C． winning others' support and aid
B． building good relations with others
D． preventing one's imagination running away
64．Which of the following words can best describe Torres?
A．Negative B．Subjective C．Objective D． Positive
65．The writer mainly wants to tell us          ．
    A． Don Yaeger’s most successful interview
    B． Dara Torres pursues her passions in the pool and in life
    C． how athletes overcome mental obstacles in competitions
    D． everyone has his highs and lows when doing things
C
    People who do not get enough vitamin A in their diet may develop night blindness．But in the developing world a lack of vitamin A causes much more serious harm to children．The World Health Organization links the lack of vitamin A to as many as 250．000 child deaths every year．
    One excellent source of vitamin A is found in sweet potatoes with orange flesh．Orange sweet potatoes contain high levels of beta-carotene（胡萝卜素） ,which our body can change into vitamin A． Experts say orange sweet potatoes specially bred （育种,培植） for growing conditions in Africa
could help solve the lack of vitamin A there．
     But, first, more people will need to be persuaded to eat them． Jan Low with the International Potato Center, a research organization says the sweet potato needs a better image in Africa． Jan Low says,… We do have an image problem with sweet potato in general in sub-Saharan Africa． It is seen as a crop of the poor． " Ms Low explains that sweet potatoes are mainly grown by poor women to feed their families in case another crop fails． The sweet potatoes commonly grown if Africa have white or yellow flesh． But, more importantly, they are low in vitamin A．
    Jan Low took part in a project to study how best to market orange sweet potatoes to Africans．She worked on an information campaign in Mozambique and Uganda．The campaign included radio messages about the nutritional benefits of the orange sweet potato．They advertised its ability to” fight diseases, make you strong, clear your skin and make you look healthy．" In areas without radio, the campaigners spread the message through community theater．The performances included singing, dancing and storytelling．And everywhere they went, the campaigners wore orange T-shirts and hats．They even drove orange vehicles．Jan Low says the color made it easier to gain public attention．
   Dan Gustafson heads the Washington office of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization． He points to efforts in the past to increase the popularity of other nutritious crops． He says most of these efforts failed because organizers of the campaigns did not consider what people wanted to eat．But Mr．Gustafson sees a better chance for the efforts to increase the popularity of the orange sweet potato in Africa． For one thing, except for the color, the vegetable is similar to what people already use．
66．What does the writer want to tell us in Para． 1?
    A． Vitamin A in food may cause night blindness．
    B． People should get enough vitamin A in their diet．
    C． The developing countries are in lack of vitamin A．
    D． Vitamin A causes too many child deaths every year．
67．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
    A． Orange sweet potato contains high levels of vitamin A．
    B． Jan Low tries to persuade more people to eat orange sweet potato．
    C． The campaign aims to advertise the benefit of orange sweet potato．
    D． Fighting diseases, making you strong, clearing your skin and making you look healthy are the ability of the orange sweet potato．
68．Jan Low works for        ．
    A． the World Health Organization
    B． the International Potato Center
    C． the government of Mozambique and Uganda
    D． the United Nations Food and Agriculture organization
69．The underlined phrase“ points to"  of Para． 5 is closest in meaning to
    A． lets            B． brings          C． takes D． mentions
70．The passage mainly talks about _              ．
    A． an image problem with orange sweet potato       
B． an information campaign in sub-Saharan area
    C． the popularity of vitamin A                       
D． the function of vitamin A in people's diet
D
    A mansion（豪宅） may symbolize the American dream． But the fact is, for most immigrants, the closest one they ever get to is the neighboring bushes．
    Such is the case with 63-year-old Catalino Tabia, Calif． He's a gardener with a 6'h grade education． He came to America to make his dreams come true, but ended up fulfilling everyone else's．“I always wanted to be somebody," Tabia said．“But now I just want the opportunity to help others．"
    That is why, not long ago, Tabia started the Bay Area Gardeners Foundation． It's a charity aiming at helping smart kids like Noel Chavez, whose dream was to become the first in his family to graduate from college．Unfortunately, since Noel is still waiting for his citizenship, he's not qualified for financial aid．And after just a few months of going to school full-time and working full-time, he was ready to give in．