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高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀外刊精選｜非洲之殤：又一場饑荒正在蔓延為什么非洲國家似乎永遠逃脫不了貧窮的命運？看看非洲南部的津巴布韋就知道了。自然環(huán)境優(yōu)越的津巴布韋曾被譽為“非洲糧倉”，但這個國家目前正面臨一場經濟危機，以及巨大的饑荒。這背后的深層原因是什么？‘We’dPrefertheFood’:ZimbabweFearsaFamineIsinItsFutureByJeffreyMoyoandRickGladstoneThepeoplelinedupearlyforachancetobuysubsidizedmaizemealfromthegovernment-runGrainMarketingBoarddepotinHarare,atpricestheycouldafford.Afterthreehours,aguardemergedtoannouncethatthedepot’ssupplywasrottensotherewouldbenoneforsalethatday.Thecrowdof150reactedwithdisbeliefandanger.Acombinationofgovernmentdysfunction,aneconomicmeltdown,droughtsandacalamitouscyclonethispastMarchhavehurtledZimbabwetowardahungerdisasterthathasbecomethemostsevereinsouthernAfricaandamongthemostalarmingintheworld.Whilefoodisnotnecessarilyscarceyet,itisbecomingunaffordableforallbuttheprivilegedfew.HungerinAfricaisapervasiveproblem,butinZimbabwe,onceknownasthecontinent’sbreadbasket,ithasbeencompoundedbydysfunctionthathasleftthecountryinitsmostseriouseconomiccrisisinadecade.Theannualinflationrate,whichtheInternationalMonetaryFundhascalledtheworld’shighest,is300percent.“Inflationisarampantproblemandpeoplesaid,‘we’dpreferthefood,’’’saidGeraldBourke,aspokesmanforananti-hungeragencyoftheUnitedNations.FormanyZimbabweans,thereisfearthattheinflationproblemportendsareturntothedaysmorethanadecadeagowhenatriptobuygroceriesrequiredwheelbarrowsofcash.【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.famine[?f?m?n]n.____________________________2.subsidized[?s?bs?da?zd]adj.______________________3.depot[?dep??]n.______________________4.dysfunction[d?s?f??k??n]n.______________________5.meltdown[?meltda?n]n.______________________6.drought[dra?t]n.______________________7.calamitous[k??l?m?t?s]adj.______________________8.cyclone[?sa?kl??n]n.______________________9.hurtle[?h??t?l]vt.______________________10.alarming[??lɑ?m??]adj.______________________11.scarce[ske?s]adj.______________________12.privileged[?pr?v?l?d?d]adj.______________________13.breadbasket[?bred?bɑ?sk?t]n.______________________14.compound[k?m?pa?nd]vt.______________________15.rampant[?r?mp?nt]adj.______________________16.wheelbarrow[?wi?l?b?r??]n.______________________【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.排隊________________________________2.糧食銷售委員會______________________________3.…的組合______________________________4.除了某人的所有人______________________________5.某物是一個普遍的問題______________________________6.A導致B有怎樣的結果______________________________拓展練習閱讀理解Afternoonteatraditionsdatebackto1840Britain.Themealtendstocombinesweetandtastydishesalongsidesomedelicioustea.Herearesomehotelsofferingthemostwonderfulafternoonteas.ThePlaza,NewYorkCityThePlazahasbeenknownforyearsforitsafternoonteaofferings.YoucanorderteaslikeEnglishbreakfast,Chinesegreentea,andoolongtea.Youcanselectavarietyofpastries(糕點)andsandwichesthatwillallbeservedonelegantchina.TajMahalPalaceHotel,Mumbai,IndiaThishotelispopularwithaparticulargroupofpeopleforitsafternoontea.YoucanseeshipsontheharborontheArabianseaandlocalIndiandishesareservedalongwithtraditionalEnglishteatimefavorites.FairmontEmpressHotel,Victoria,CanadaFairmontEmpressHotelservesupto21differentteas.Afternoonteaisservedinthehotelthatincludeslivemusicplayedonthebabygrandpiano.Theirteatimetraditionhasexistedsince1908andservesabout80,000guestsperyear.VictoriaFallsHotel,ZimbabweVictoriaFallsHotelinZimbabwe,servedonalovelyoutdoorterrace(露天平臺),isamemberoftheleadinghotelsoftheworld.IthasamazingviewsofVictoriaFallsBridge.Itwasbuiltin1904bytheBritishandfeaturesbeautifullawnsandgardensrightbytheZambeziRiver.Afternoonteaisservedfrom3pmuntil6pm.24.InwhichhotelcanyouenjoyChinesetea?A.ThePlaza. B.TajMahalPalaceHotel.C.FairmontEmpressHotel. D.VictoriaFallsHotel.25.WhatcanpeopledoinFairmontEmpressHotel?A.Trylocaltraditionaldishes. B.Tastevariousdeliciouscakes.C.Selectavarietyofpastries. D.Enjoydifferentteasandlivemusic.26.WhatisspecialaboutVictoriaFallsHotel?A.Ithasvarietiesofteas. B.Ithasconvenienttransportation.C.Ithasbeautifulscenery. D.Itisthebirthplaceofafternoontea.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.famine[?f?m?n]n.饑荒2.subsidized[?s?bs?da?zd]adj.有補貼的3.depot[?dep??]n.倉庫4.dysfunction[d?s?f??k??n]n.功能失調5.meltdown[?meltda?n]n.暴跌；堆芯熔毀6.drought[dra?t]n.干旱7.calamitous[k??l?m?t?s]adj.災難性的8.cyclone[?sa?kl??n]n.氣旋，龍卷風9.hurtle[?h??t?l]vt.猛沖10.alarming[??lɑ?m??]adj.令人驚恐的11.scarce[ske?s]adj.不足的，缺乏的，稀少的12.privileged[?pr?v?l?d?d]adj.有特權的13.breadbasket[?bred?bɑ?sk?t]n.糧倉14.compound[k?m?pa?nd]vt.使加劇，使惡化15.rampant[?r?mp?nt]adj.猖狂的，失控的16.wheelbarrow[?wi?l?b?r??]n.獨輪手推車【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.lineup排隊2.GrainMarketingBoard糧食銷售委員會3.acombinationof………的組合4.allbutsb.除了某人的所有人5.Sth.isapervasiveproblem.某物是一個普遍的問題。6.AhasleftBin…A導致B有怎樣的結果【全文翻譯】“我們寧愿要食物”：津巴布韋擔心未來會發(fā)生饑荒人們早早排起了隊，希望有機會以他們能負擔得起的價格，從哈拉雷政府經營的糧食銷售委員會倉庫買到受政府補貼的玉米粉。三個小時后，一名警衛(wèi)出現(xiàn)并宣布倉庫的玉米粉庫存已經變質腐爛，所以當日已無糧可售?，F(xiàn)場的150名群眾對此感到難以置信和憤怒。政府職能失調、經濟崩潰、數(shù)場干旱，再加上剛過去的3月份發(fā)生的災難性颶風，一系列因素的疊加把津巴布韋迅速推向了一場饑荒。這場饑荒不僅是非洲南部最為嚴重的，