英语六级阅读预测题(2)
<p> <span word="Section">Section</span> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="section">section</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="with">with</span> 5 <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span> <span word="statements">statements</span>. <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fewest">fewest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="Sheet">Sheet</span> 2.</p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 47 <span word="to">to</span> 51 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="Rocketing">Rocketing</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="riots">riots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>. <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scrambling">scrambling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="staunch">staunch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="spins">spins</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>. <span word="Rioters">Rioters</span> <span word="tore">tore</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Burkina">Burkina</span> <span word="Faso">Faso</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looting">looting</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. <span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="around">around</span> 20 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="Similar">Similar</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mauritania">Mauritania</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>-<span word="ration">ration</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bengal">Bengal</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="subsidized">subsidized</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Joachim">Joachim</span> <span word="von">von</span> <span word="Braun">Braun</span>, <span word="director">director</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bombarded">bombarded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="How">How</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="last">last</span>?</p>
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