2015年英语六级听力训练VOA标准英语(4)
<p> 2015年2月英语六级听力训练：<span word="VOA">VOA</span>标准英语</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="insecure">insecure</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="its">its</span> 28<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunis">Tunis</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="FAO">FAO</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bleak">bleak</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span><span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> 4.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gross">Gross</span> <span word="Domestic">Domestic</span> <span word="Product">Product</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>, <span word="between">between</span> 2000 <span word="and">and</span> 2010. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="stems">stems</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span>, <span word="low">low</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="FAO">FAO</span> <span word="cites">cites</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="staple">staple</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bananas">bananas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planting">planting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="yielding">yielding</span> <span word="maize">maize</span>. <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span>, <span word="teas">teas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p> <span word="FAO">FAO</span> <span word="Assistant">Assistant</span> <span word="Director">Director</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Bukar">Bukar</span> <span word="Tijani">Tijani</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smallholder">smallholder</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="farms">farms</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Tijani">Tijani</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="endeavors">endeavors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="precise">precise</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span>, <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p>
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