【江西省上饶市2014高考英语二模试题】PeoplewhodonotgetenoughvitaminAintheirdietmaydevelopnightblindness．ButinthedevelopingworldalackofvitaminAcausesmuchmoreseriousharmtochildren．TheWorldHealthOrganizationlinksthelackofvitaminAtoasmanyas250．000childdeathseveryyear．OneexcellentsourceofvitaminAisfoundinsweetpotatoeswithorangeflesh．Orangesweetpotatoescontainhighlevelsofbeta-carotene（胡萝卜素）,whichourbodycanchangeintovitaminA．Expertssayorangesweetpotatoesspeciallybred（育种,培植）forgrowingconditionsinAfricacouldhelpsolvethelackofvitaminAthere．But,first,morepeoplewillneedtobepersuadedtoeatthem．JanLowwiththeInternationalPotatoCenter,aresearchorganizationsaysthesweetpotatoneedsabetterimageinAfrica．JanLowsays,…Wedohaveanimageproblemwithsweetpotatoingeneralinsub-SaharanAfrica．Itisseenasacropofthepoor．"MsLowexplainsthatsweetpotatoesaremainlygrownbypoorwomentofeedtheirfamiliesincaseanothercropfails．ThesweetpotatoescommonlygrownifAfricahavewhiteoryellowflesh．But,moreimportantly,theyarelowinvitaminA．JanLowtookpartinaprojecttostudyhowbesttomarketorangesweetpotatoestoAfricans．SheworkedonaninformationcampaigninMozambiqueandUganda．Thecampaignincludedradiomessagesaboutthenutritionalbenefitsoftheorangesweetpotato．Theyadvertiseditsabilityto”fightdiseases,makeyoustrong,clearyourskinandmakeyoulookhealthy．"Inareaswithoutradio,thecampaignersspreadthemessagethroughcommunitytheater．Theperformancesincludedsinging,dancingandstorytelling．Andeverywheretheywent,thecampaignersworeorangeT-shirtsandhats．Theyevendroveorangevehicles．JanLowsaysthecolormadeiteasiertogainpublicattention．DanGustafsonheadstheWashingtonofficeoftheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization．Hepointstoeffortsinthepasttoincreasethepopularityofothernutritiouscrops．Hesaysmostoftheseeffortsfailedbecauseorganizersofthecampaignsdidnotconsiderwhatpeoplewantedtoeat．ButMr．GustafsonseesabetterchancefortheeffortstoincreasethepopularityoftheorangesweetpotatoinAfrica．Foronething,exceptforthecolor,thevegetableissimilartowhatpeoplealreadyuse．66．WhatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinPara．1?A．VitaminAinfoodmaycausenightblindness．B．PeopleshouldgetenoughvitaminAintheirdiet．C．ThedevelopingcountriesareinlackofvitaminA．D．VitaminAcausestoomanychilddeathseveryyear．67．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．OrangesweetpotatocontainshighlevelsofvitaminA．B．JanLowtriestopersuademorepeopletoeatorangesweetpotato．C．Thecampaignaimstoadvertisethebenefitoforangesweetpotato．D．Fightingdiseases,makingyoustrong,clearingyourskinandmakingyoulookhealthyaretheabilityoftheorangesweetpotato．68．JanLowworksfor．A．theWorldHealthOrganizationB．theInternationalPotatoCenterC．thegovernmentofMozambiqueandUgandaD．theUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureorganization69．Theunderlinedphrase“pointsto"ofPara．5isclosestinmeaningtoA．letsB．bringsC．takesD．mentions70．Thepassagemainlytalksabout_．A．animageproblemwithorangesweetpotatoB．aninformationcampaigninsub-SaharanareaC．thepopularityofvitaminAD．thefunctionofvitaminAinpeople'sdiet【参考答案】66-70BABDA阅读理解----AHewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaboatintheGulfStreamandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.Inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydayswithoutafishtheboy’sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowdefinitelyandfinallysalao,whichistheworstfor...
