Module2DevelopingandDevelopedCountriesRecentlyIreadtheHumanDevelopmentReport.Icouldn’thelpthinkingaboutanotherproblemwhichtheworldisfacing—hunger.Accordingtothereport,2,400peoplearedyingfromhungereveryday；nearly13millioninsouthernAfricawillbeworriedabouttheirfoodsupplybecauseofearthquakes，floodsorwars.Inaword，hungerremainsthebiggestproblemoftheworldtoday.It’sstrangetoseethatmancantraveltothemoon，butstilldoesn’tknowhowtofeedhimself.Youmayask，“Whostealsourbread？”Thefirstthievesshouldbepopulationgrowth，povertyandlossofrichfarmland.InlessdevelopedareaslikeSouthAfrica，thepopulationgrowsfasterthanthecrops.Itisalmostimpossibleforitsgovernmenttofeedsomanypeopleandprovideeducationforthem.Soitisveryimportanttocontrolthepopulationgrowthandprotecttheirfarmlandincountrieswhosepeoplearesufferingfromhunger.Accordingtothereport，theworld’sfoodproductionisenoughtofeedeveryoneifitisgivenawaywell.Buttheproblemisthatthedevelopedcountriesareeatingfoodthatshouldbegiventothepoor.Althoughtheyarejustusingtheirownearning，thefactisthattheyarecoldlywatchingothersstarvingaway.Luckily，somedevelopedcountriessuchasNetherlands，NorwayandSwedenhavedonealottohelpthosehungrypeopleinAfricancountries.Wehopeotherdevelopedcountrieswillfollowthem.TaskAnswerthefollowingquestions1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4probablyreferto?Food.2.Listthereasonswhypeoplesufferhunger.Populationgrowth，povertyandlossofrichfarmland.PeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingandVocabularyⅠ.单词检测1.hungern.饥饿hungryadj.饥饿的2.incomen.收入3.povertyn.贫穷pooradj.贫穷的4.developmentn.发展developvt.发展developingadj.发展中的developedadj.发达的5.indexn.指数6.measurevt.测定；测量；评估7.goaln.目标8.positionn.位置9.educatevt.教育；培养；训练educationn.教育10.figuren.数字Ⅱ.短语检测1.upto直到2.atthetopof在,,顶端3.atthebottomof在,,底部4.makesure确保5.moveoutof脱离；摆脱6.makeprogress取得进步Ⅰ.阅读课文，匹配段落大意1.Para.1A.Examplesofsuccessfuldevelopmentin20032.Para.2B.Themostimportantgoalsofthereport3.Para.3C.HowtheHumanDevelopmentReportcameout4.Para.4D.TheHumanDevelopmentReportcameout5.Para.5E.Developedcountriesshouldgivemorefinancialhelp答案1.C2.D3.B4.A5.EⅡ.课文阅读理解1.Whatisthemainpurposeofgivingthereportinyouropinion?A.Toexaminetheachievementsof175countries.B.Toorderthecountriesintheworldinthreeways.C.Toshowthecurrentconditionsoftheworld’scountriesinthreeways.D.Tourgethecountriesintheworldtoworktogethertoreducepoverty.答案D2.Whatisthecorrectorderofthefiverichestcountriesaccordingtothereport?A.TheUS，theUK，Norway，Iceland，Sweden.B.Norway，Iceland，Sweden，Australia，theNetherlands.C.Iceland，Sweden，Australia，theNetherlands，Norway.D.TheUS，Norway，Iceland，Sweden，Australia.答案B3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthegoalmadebythereportaccordingtothepassage?A.Improvingpeople’slivingconditionsinthedevelopingcountries.B.Improvingpeople’smedicalconditionsinthedevelopingcountries.C.Givingthechildreninpoorcountriesmorechancestobeeducated.D.Urgingallthedevelopingcountriestofightwithpovertyandillness.答案D4.InwhichwayhasChinaprovedsuccessfulaccordingtothereport?A.Itincreasedlifeexpectancyby13years.B.150millionpeoplehavemovedoutofpoverty.C.Morethan80%ofchildrenhavegonetoprimaryschool.D.BothAandB.答案D5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheconclusionmadebythereport?A.Wearemakingsomeprogressbutgreatereffortsarestil...
