US’ Urging to Do More on Global Food Crisis
A group of policy experts says the United States can do more to respond to global food shortages. (1).
The report proposes that the United States double the annual commitment to emergency food aid from $1.6 billion to $3.2 billion. (2).
The report also recommends that Washington pursue trade and foreign policies that promote agriculture in developing countries. (3).
(4) But he suggested that finding political support for funding the proposals could be a challenge amid increasing costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and record budget deficits. "I do think that in terms of principle, there is a great deal of bipartisan commitment. (5)" he said.
The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, Josette Sheeran, warned of the possibility of "a wide range of human suffering" in the next three to four years if the international community does not respond to the current crisis.
A.However, the dollars are probably the more difficult aspect of it.
B. And a report was released to Congress proposing steps aimed at alleviating world hunger.
C. The organization's president, John Hamre, released the report at a Capitol Hill forum Tuesday, and called on the United States to play a key role in formulating a response.
D. It calls for modernizing the emergency assistance to improve the speed and flexibility of the U.S. response.
E. Senator Bob Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed the report.
F. Moreover, it suggests that the US work to ease export bans and restrictions that have contributed to higher food prices.
正確答案:BDFEA
解析:1.上一句話(huà)說(shuō)，一組政策方面的專(zhuān)家稱(chēng)美國(guó)在應(yīng)對(duì)全球食物短缺方面還能做到更多，所以B“他們向國(guó)會(huì)提交了一份報(bào)告提出了一些旨在緩解世界范圍饑餓問(wèn)題的措施”是正確的選項(xiàng)。下段開(kāi)頭提到了報(bào)告的具體情況。
2.上一句話(huà)說(shuō)，報(bào)告建議美國(guó)將每年用于應(yīng)急食物救濟(jì)的經(jīng)費(fèi)提高一倍，從16億增加到3.2億。D對(duì)該建議作了進(jìn)一步闡述，它呼吁緊急援助應(yīng)與時(shí)俱進(jìn)，提高速度和靈活性。
3.前一句說(shuō)的是，報(bào)告還建議華盛頓通過(guò)貿(mào)易和外交政策促進(jìn)發(fā)展中國(guó)家的農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展。接下來(lái)F提到了其它建議“此外，還建議美國(guó)放寬導(dǎo)致食品價(jià)格提高的出口禁令。
4.通過(guò)后面的轉(zhuǎn)折句中提到的一些困難可以判斷出，前面這句應(yīng)該是一個(gè)樂(lè)觀(guān)的態(tài)度，因此選E議員Bob Casey很贊成這一報(bào)告
5.這段是對(duì)上一段的解釋。這位議員稱(chēng)“原則上，達(dá)成兩個(gè)黨派有很多共識(shí)。然而，資金確實(shí)正真難以解決的問(wèn)題。”
A group of policy experts says the United States can do more to respond to global food shortages. (1).
The report proposes that the United States double the annual commitment to emergency food aid from $1.6 billion to $3.2 billion. (2).
The report also recommends that Washington pursue trade and foreign policies that promote agriculture in developing countries. (3).
(4) But he suggested that finding political support for funding the proposals could be a challenge amid increasing costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and record budget deficits. "I do think that in terms of principle, there is a great deal of bipartisan commitment. (5)" he said.
The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, Josette Sheeran, warned of the possibility of "a wide range of human suffering" in the next three to four years if the international community does not respond to the current crisis.
A.However, the dollars are probably the more difficult aspect of it.
B. And a report was released to Congress proposing steps aimed at alleviating world hunger.
C. The organization's president, John Hamre, released the report at a Capitol Hill forum Tuesday, and called on the United States to play a key role in formulating a response.
D. It calls for modernizing the emergency assistance to improve the speed and flexibility of the U.S. response.
E. Senator Bob Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed the report.
F. Moreover, it suggests that the US work to ease export bans and restrictions that have contributed to higher food prices.
正確答案:BDFEA
解析:1.上一句話(huà)說(shuō)，一組政策方面的專(zhuān)家稱(chēng)美國(guó)在應(yīng)對(duì)全球食物短缺方面還能做到更多，所以B“他們向國(guó)會(huì)提交了一份報(bào)告提出了一些旨在緩解世界范圍饑餓問(wèn)題的措施”是正確的選項(xiàng)。下段開(kāi)頭提到了報(bào)告的具體情況。
2.上一句話(huà)說(shuō)，報(bào)告建議美國(guó)將每年用于應(yīng)急食物救濟(jì)的經(jīng)費(fèi)提高一倍，從16億增加到3.2億。D對(duì)該建議作了進(jìn)一步闡述，它呼吁緊急援助應(yīng)與時(shí)俱進(jìn)，提高速度和靈活性。
3.前一句說(shuō)的是，報(bào)告還建議華盛頓通過(guò)貿(mào)易和外交政策促進(jìn)發(fā)展中國(guó)家的農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展。接下來(lái)F提到了其它建議“此外，還建議美國(guó)放寬導(dǎo)致食品價(jià)格提高的出口禁令。
4.通過(guò)后面的轉(zhuǎn)折句中提到的一些困難可以判斷出，前面這句應(yīng)該是一個(gè)樂(lè)觀(guān)的態(tài)度，因此選E議員Bob Casey很贊成這一報(bào)告
5.這段是對(duì)上一段的解釋。這位議員稱(chēng)“原則上，達(dá)成兩個(gè)黨派有很多共識(shí)。然而，資金確實(shí)正真難以解決的問(wèn)題。”