3.UNICEF is appealing for more than one billion dollars in aid for women and children around the world.The United Nations Children's Fund has released its"Humanitarian Action Report"for two thousand ten. The report lists twenty-eight countries and territories with some of the world's most pressing crisis affecting women and children.
Haiti was considered to be in crisis long before the earthquake in January.The deputy executive director of UNICEF,Hilde Johnson,says the quake has only made the need for aid more immediate.But she says children all over the world have the right to the same assistance as children everywhere else.
The"Humanitarian Action Report"discusses several issues that UNICEF says increasingly threaten the basic rights of women and children.It says climate change has caused droughts and'food insecurity in many areas.High food prices and the global financial crisis of two thousand eight-two thousand nine have only added to poverty and malnutrition ( 營養(yǎng)不良).And armed conflict continues to threaten the lives of millions.
Hilde Johnson says children are always the most affected by conflicts and disasters.They face an increased risk of abuse,including sexual violence and other serious rights violations (侵犯).
UNICEF deals with about two hundred emergencies around the world every year.The greatest need last year was in sub-Saharan Africa.The report says drought,food insecurity and civil unrest affected about twenty-four million people.
Violence and displacements( 驅逐)of people were especially bad in Sudan,Chad,the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.
In Asia,UNICEF expects its financial assistance needs to more than double this year.This is partly the result of adding Pakistan and the Philippines to the latest report.In Pakistan,it says,more than two million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict in the.Swat Valley and other areas of the northwest.And in the Philippines,more than two hundred thousand people are still living in shelters after severe storms last year.
This years UNICEF report talks about the value of public and private partnerships in helping children and families in emergencies.
And thats the VOA Special English Development Report,written by June Simms.For a link to the UNICEF report listing the twenty-eight countries and territories in crisis,go to www.unsv.com.I'm Steve Ember.
72.According to Hilde Johnson,the most easily affected persons suffering from conflicts and disasters areB.
A.women B.children
C.the old D.the disabled
73.From this passage we know that the most serious problems in Asia areB.
A.earthquakes and malnutrition
B.displacements and storms
C.sexual violence and other rights violations
D.droughts and food insecurity
74.By saying"…the quake has only made the need for aid more immediate."Hilde Johnson probably intends to convey the idea that"D".
A.everything must have a beginning
B.grass never grows when the wind blows
C.cloudy mornings turn to clear evening
D.it never rains but pours
75.Which of the following might serve as a suitable title for this passage?C
A.Haiti was in crisis due to the earthquake in January,
B.Violence in the twenty-eight countries and territories
C.UNICEF Appeals for Aid for Women and Children
D.the value of public and private partnerships in helping.
分析 本文介紹聯合國兒童基金會(UNICEF)懇求10億美元來幫助世界上的婦女和兒童,因為28個國家和地區(qū)的危機影響了婦女和兒童,比如海地的地震,Pakistan的沖突,Philippines的風暴等都需要援助.
解答 BBDC
72.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據第四段Hilde Johnson says children are always the most affected by conflicts and disasters可知,孩子們總是最受沖突和災難影響.故選B.
73.B細節(jié)理解題.根據第六段In Pakistan,it says,more than two million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict及And in the Philippines,more than two hundred thousand people are still living in shelters after severe storms last year可知,在Pakistan人們因沖突被迫離開家園,在Philippines因風暴住在避難所.故選B.
74.D 推理判斷題.根據the quake has only made the need for aid more immediate可知,地震使得對援助的需求更迫切,也就是說地震加速了對援助的需求,也意味"禍不單行".故選D.
75.C 主旨大意題.根據第一段第一句UNICEF is appealing for more than one billion dollars in aid for women and children around the world可知,隨后文章為此展開敘述需要援助的原因.故選C.
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