高三期末適應(yīng)性練習(xí)英語試題

高三期末適應(yīng)性練習(xí)

英語

時間：120分鐘總分:120分

第I卷（共三部分，滿分85分））

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來何答有關(guān)小題

和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whycouldn'tthemangetthroughtothewoman?

A.Herphonewasoutoforder

C.Shekeptthelinebusy.

2.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Excited

B.Satisfied.

C.Experienced.

3.Whywillthemeetingbeputoff?

A.Mrs.Smithwillbeabsenttoday,

B.Somethingunusualhashappened.

C.Thewomanhasgotanotherinvitation

4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Outsideabank.

B.Intheschoolcafe.

C.Nearapostoffice,

5.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Applyforanewjob.

B.Haveajobinterview.

C.Workforanewboss,

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個

選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個

小題，每小題5秒鐘：聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間，每段對話或獨白讀兩遍.

聽下面一段材料，回答第6至8題。

6.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inthemorning

B.Intheafternoon

C.Intheevening.

7.Whydoesthewomankeepherselfbusy?

B.Sheisafraidofbeingblamed.

C.Shehopestoworkmoreefficiently.

8.Whatistheman'sidea?

A.Thewomanshouldgiveupthejob.

C.Sarahistoohardonthewoman.

聽下面一段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.WhatdoweknowaboutMrs.Hamilton?

A.Shelivestogetherwithherfamily.

B.Shedislikeslivinginamodemflat.

C.Shehasagreatloveforherbirthplace

10.Whatdoesthemanthin.kofMrsHamilton?

A.Sheisstubborn

B.Sheissensitive

C.Sheisconsiderate.

11.WhatwillbecomeofMrsHamilton?

A.Shewillbeallowedtoremaininthehouse

B.Shewillbepersuadedtomoveoutofthehouse

CShewlllbeforcedtomoveoutoftjlehouse.

聽下面段材料，回答第12至14題。

12.Whyisthemanannoyed?

A.Thewomantreatshimcoldly.

B.Hisreservationwasoverlooked

C.Helotsabusinesspartner

13.Whoistoblameforthetrouble?

A.Thewoman

B.Thereceptionist.

C.Themanhimself

14.Howistheproblemsolved?

A.Themanexplainstheproblemstohisguests.

B.Themanmanagestofindanotherrestaurant.

C,Thewomanmanagesregetthemanatable。

聽下面一段材料，回答第15至17題。

IS.Howdidthewomanfeelwhenshesawtheman?

A.Worried

B.Relieved.

C.Astonished,

16.Whatwerethestudentsdoingwhenthemanarrived?

A.Givingpresentations

B.Havingadiscussion

C.Listeningtoalecture.

17.Howfaristheman'sapartmentfromtheschool?

A.A10-minutebusride

C.A60-minatebusride.

聽下面一段材料，同答第18至20題。

18.Whichcatbeusedduringpartoftheflight?.

A.Electronictoys.

B.Mobilephones.

C.Laptopcomputers.

19.Whenisthespeechmade?

A.Beforetheflight

B.Duringtheflight.

C.Aftertheflight.

20.Whomightsufferduringtheflight?

A.Children

B.Smokers.

C.Crewmembers.

第二部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂

黑。

21.Whileincomeworryisrathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanother

problemthatagedparentsmayface

A.a;不填B.the；不填C.a：theD.the,：the

22.ThecontrolandpreventionofH1NIisabigtoChinaaswellasthewholeworld.

A,surpriseB.challengeC.reactionD.threat

23.Althoughmanyheroes*familymemberswerekilledin”5.12”WenChuanearthquake,they

chokedbacktheirsobstorescueothersurvivorstheirpersonalsafety.

A.insteadofB.becauseof

C.regardlessofD.incaseof

24.Thestudents,ifwell,willpasstheexamwithoutmuchdifficulty.

A.preparedB.preparingC.toprepareD.ready

25.—Excuseme,canyoushowmethewaytotheWaterCube?

—Sorry,IamnotanativeofBeijing,youcanaskthevolunteeroverthere

A.NoproblemB.Itdoesn*tmatter

C.ThanksanywayD.Goodidea

26.Gradually,youwillrealizethatthethingsthatmatterarethatcan,tbeboughtwith

money.

A.theseB.thoseC.onesD.some

27.WhywastheChineseactressZhangZiyichosenastheleadingactressinthefilmForever

Enthralled?

-Becausethepartrequiredintelligenceandbeauty,shehas.

A.bothofwhomB.bothofwhich

C.allofwhichDeveryoneofwhich

28.—Iexpectedhimtobenervousbeforehisinterview,buthewasasccolasacucumber

——Heitseriously.

A.shouldhavepreparedBmighthaveprepared

CmusthavepreparedD.can'thaveprepared

29.Ofthetwo,Iwouldprefercamera,whichisveryeasyformetocarry

A.asmallB.asmallerC.thesmallD.thesmaller

30.Somanyplacesofinterestthatmostvisitorssimplyrunoutoftimebeforeseeingthe

all.

A.offersWuxiB.Wuxioffers

C.doesWuxiofferD.Wuxidoesoffer

31.—Whatakindperson!Butforyourtimelyhelp,Iintogreattrouble.

A.wouldhavegotB.wouldget

C.musthavegotD.can*thavegot

32.Thankstotheapplicationofnewfarmingmethods,outputisnowsixtimesitwas

before.

A.thatB.whatC.whichDhow

33.Profitsinhiscompanywentupby25%lastyear,andsofarthisyearthoughthe

financialsituationisbad.

A.haven*tdecreasedB.didn'tdecrease

C.haven'tbeendecreasedD.werenJtdecreased

34.You'dbettercutyourhairshort.Ourschooldoesnotlonghair.

A.approveofstudentsworeB.approvestudentstowear

C.approveofstudentstowearD.approveofstudentswearing

35.—Tom,I'msorrycosaytha:can1tgotowatchtonightJsmatchwithyou,forIhaveto

prepareforthecomingexam.

-.Havesomefun!

A.Don'thavetoomany,inthefire.

B.Don,tbeawetblanket.

C.Don'tputthecartbeforethehorse

D.Don,tpullmyleg

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題：每小題1分，滿分20分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

MyparentsoperatedasmallrestaurantinSeattle.Itwasopentwenty-fourhoursaday,six

dayaweek,,Andmyfirstrealjob,whenIwas.sixyearsold,was36thediners,shoes.My

fatherhaddoneitwhenhewasyoung,sohetaughtme37todoitefficiently,tellingmeto

38tore-shinetheshoesifthecustomerwash't39.

WorkingIntherestaurantwasacauseofgreat40becauseIwasalsoworkingforthe

goodofthefamilyButmyfather41thatIhadtomeetcertainstandardstobepartofthe

team.I42tobepunctual（守時的），hard.working,andpolitetome43.

Iwas44paidfortheworkIdidattherestaurant.OnedayImadethemistakeof

advisingDadthathe45giveme$10aweek.Hesaid,"OK.Howaboutyoupayingmefor

threemealsadayyouhavehere?And46thetimesyoubringinyourfriendsforfreesoft

drinks?”He47Iowedhimabout$40aweek.

IrememberreturningtoSeattleafterbeing48intheUSArmyforabouttwoyears.Ihad

justbeenpromotedtoCaptainatthattime.Andfullofpride,Iwakedintomyparents?

restaurant,

butthe49thingDadsaidwas,“Howaboutyour50uptonight?wIcouldn't51my

ears!IamanofficerintheArmy!Butitdidnrt52.AsfarasDadwasconcerned,Iwasjust

53memberoftheteam.Ireachedforthemop（拖寸巴）.WorkingforDadhastaughtmothe

devotiontoa54isaboveall.Ithasnothingtodowith55thatteamisinvolvedins

familyrestaurantortheUSArmy.

36.A.cleaningB.chningC.removingD.keeping

37.A.whyB.whatC.whenD.how

38.A.offerB.refuseC.loveD.learn

39.A.interestedB.annoyedC.relaxedD.satisfied

40.A.funB.prideC.troubleD.effort

41.A.gotitrightB.keptitarule

42.A.hadB.tendedC.hatedD.managed

43.A.familyB.workersC.customersD.friends

44.A.neverB.alwaysC.seldomD.ever

45.A.mustB.shouldC.might,D.good

46,A.atB.beforeC..aroundD.for

47.AworkedoutB.foundoutC.putoutD.thoughtout

48.A.aloneB.awayC.outsideD.off

49.A.usualB.lastC.nextD.first

50.A.washingB.takingC.cleaningD.moving

51.A.ignoreB.followC、believeD.understand

52.A.happenB.careC.goD.matter

53.A.noB.otherC.someD.another

54.A.teamB.familyC.leaderD.restaurant

55.A.whyB.whetherC.whenD.How

第三部分閱讀理解（共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Whatdisgustinghabitsrumyourstomachwhenyonwalkthestreetsofthecapital?Beijing

residentssayspittingiswhattheyhatemostaboutlivinginthecity.

Whatcomesafterspittingaredogownerswhofailtoclearuptheirpets*excrement.Third

onthelistofbadpracticesisnotproperlydisposingofrubbish.Theresultwasreleasedbythe

BeijingSocialPsychologyInstituteaftertheyrecentlyconductedasurveyof770randomly

selectedpeople

Thethreephenomenathattoppedthelistofuncivilizedbehaviorremainedalmostthesame

whentheyarecomparedwiththesurveyofoneyearago.Nearly63percentofthosesurveyed

thismonthsaidtheyoftenseepeoplespittinginpublic.However,nearly27percentofthe

residentssaidthatspittinghasreducedoverthepastyean

Theresearchersbelievethatpunishmentcouldhelpreducesomeofbadbehavior;

Theresidentsbeingsurveyedsaidthatpublicityandpunishmentforspittingshouldbe

strengthenedtomakethosewiththebadhabitchange.Butitstillneedsmoreeffortfromthe

wholeofsocietyandeveryresidentinordertoachievethegoal.Theyfindthatfewpeoplewill

spitintheirownneighborhoodOl"theirworkplace.Spittingathomegoeswithoutsaying.Buton

streetsandinotherpublicplacessuchasbusesandrailwaystations,spittingismorecommon.

Peoplebelievethathomeandtheirneighborhoodaretheirownplaces.Inworkplaces,

peoplecareaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofthemaseverybodyelsev/illknowthem.Butin

publicplaces,duetoalackofsupervision,somepeoplebelievetheenvironmenthasnothingto

dowiththem.Besidesspitting,withtheincreaseindogsraisedaspetsinBeijing,many

complaintshavebeenreceivedbecausesomedogownersdonotclearuptheirpets'excrement.

Morethanhalfofthepeoplesurveyedsaidtheyoftensawthishappen.Theyalwayssaw

dogexcrementonthepassbythesidesofstreetsThedogshavenoideawheretheyshould

relievethemselves,butwhydotheirownersknownothingaboutwhattodOwithwhatthey

leavebehind?Itisreportedthattherearemorethan1millionpetdogsinBeijing.

Otherhabitsthatreallygetonthenervesofthecityresidentsareillegaladverts,outof

controlpassengersonbusesorthesubwaysandloverswhoshowaffectioninpublic.

However;44percentofthepeoplebelievethatthemoralstandardsofBeijingpeoplearestill

highdespitetheproblems.Only7percentofthepeoplesaidthatthemoralstandardsofBeijing

peoplewerelow.

Manypeoplebeingsurveyedbelievethatlocalpeoplearemorecivilizedthanayear

ago.ManylocalresidentssaidalthoughthemoralstandardsofBeijingpeoplearehigh

comparedwiththoseofthepeopleinothercities,thereisstillagapbetweenthecapitalcityand

somelargeforeigncities

56.InLineItheexpression“turnyourstomach,mostprobablymean.

A.tomakeyourstomachachingB.tomakeyousick

C.tomakeyouhungryD.tomakeyoufull

57.Theuncivilizedbehaviorcamefirstonthelistofbadhabitswere.

A.nearlythesameastheresult.ofthesurveyoneyearago

B.quitedifferentfromtheresultofthesurveyoneyearago

C.almostcontrarytotheresultofthesurveyoneyearago

D.justremainingexactlythesameastheresultofthesurveyoneyearago

58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyspittinginpubliciscommon?

A.Peopledon,tcareaboutotherTsopinionastheydon*tknoweachother

B.Theyregardpublicplacesastheirownhomeorneighborhood

C.Somepeoplethinktheyhavenothingtodowiththeenvironment.

D.Thereisnosupervisiontocontrolpeople

59.Whichofthefollowingwouldtethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GapsbetweenBeringandSomeBigForeignCities

B.BadHabit：Spitting

C.UncivilizedgettingResidents

D.BadHabitsDisgustBeijingResidents

B

Gland,Switzerland-Riversoneverycontinentaredryingout,threateningseverewater

shortages,accordingtoanewWWFreport.

Thereport,World'sTopRiversatRisk,releasedaheadofWorldWaterDay(22March),lists

thetoptenriversthatarefastdyingasaresultofclimatechange,pollutionanddams.

“Alltherivetsinthereportsymbolizethecurrentfreshwatercrisis,whichwehavebeen

signalingforyears,MsaysWWFGlobalFreshwaterProgrammeDirectorJamiePittock.

“Poorplanningandinadequateprotectionofnaturalareasmeanwecartnolongerassume

thatwaterwillflowforever.Liketheclimatechangecrisis,whichnowhastheattentionof

businessandgovernment,wewantleaderstotakenoticeoftheemergencyfacingfreshwater

nownotlater.-

Fiveofthetenriverslistedinthereporta.reinAsiaalone.TheyaretheYangtze,Mekong,

Salween,GangesandIndus.Europe*sDanube,theAmericas*LaPlataandRioGrande/Rio

Bravo.Africa'sNile-LakeVictoriaandAustralia'sMurray-Darlingalsomakethelist.

DamsalongtheDanubeRiver—oneofthelongestflowingriversinEurope—havealready

destroyed80percentoftheriverbasin'wetlandsandfloodplains.Evenwithoutwarmer

temperaturesthreateningtomeltHimalayanglaciers,theIndusRiverfacesscarcityduetoover-

extractionforagriculture.Fishpopulations,themainsourceofproteinandoveralllifesupport

systemshundredsofthousandsofcommunitiesworldwide,arealsobeingthreatened.

Thereportcallsongovernmentstobetterprotectriverflowsandwaterallocationsinorder

tosafeguardhabitatsandpeople'slivelihoods.

^Conservationofriversandwetlandsmustbeseenaspartandparcelofnationalsecurity,

healthandeconomicproductsthatdonotusemorewaterthannecessary”

Inaddition,cooperativeagreementsformanagingsharedresources,suchastheUN

WatercoursesConvention,mustberatifiedandgiventheresourcestomakethemwork,says

WWF.

“Thefreshwatercrisisisbiggerthanthetenriverslistedinthisreportbutitmirrorsthe

extenttowhichunabateddevelopmentisieopardizinwnature'sabilitytomeetourgrowing

demands/saysPittock.Z/Wemustchangeourmindsetnoworpaythepriceinthenotsodistant

future//

60.JudgingfromwhatJamiePittocksays,hewantsto.

A.makereadersawareoftheserioussituationofwatershortage.

B.warnpeoplenottowasterwateranylonger

C.callonleaderstopayattentiontotheproblempromptly

D.analyzethecausesoftheseverewatershortage

61.Wecaneasilylearnfromthepassagethat.

A.thefreshwatercrisiswillbeoutofcontrolsoon

B.Asiaisfacingthemostseverchallengeofwatershortage

C.tobetterprotectriverflowsandwaterallocationsistheonlysolution

D.fishpopulationsareofvitalimportancetonationaleconomicsuccess

62.Theunderlineword“jeopardizing“inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.

A.destroyingB.improvinglosingD.stimulating

C

Seventeen-year-oldRandyWaldron,Jr.wasshockedwhenheappliedforhisfirstcreditcard

andwasdenied.Hewasevenmoreshockedbythereason.:Hefailedtorepaythousandsof

dollarsindebt.

Waldron'sidentityhadbeenstolenbyhisfather,wholeftwhenRandywaslearningtowalk.

Form1982to1999,RandyWaldron,Sr,usedhisson'sSocialSecuritynumbertoobtaincredit

fromvariousmerchantsandlenders,thenrackeduptensofthousandsofdollarsindebts.He

declaredbankruptcyinhisson'sname,whichresultedindefaultjudgmentsagainsttheyounger

Waldron.IthastakenRandyJr.nowa24-year-oldflightattended,yearstountanglethemess.

Waldronisn'talone.Identitytheftisthiscountry'sfastest-growingcrime-and,increasingly,

IDthievesaretargetingchildren.Theircleancreditandabsenceofcriminalhistoriesmakethem

idealvictims.

Linda.Foley,co-executivedirectoroftheIdentityTheftResourceCenterinSanDiego

estimatesthatatleast400,000childrenhadtheiridentitiesstolenin.morethandoublethe

numberin.Waldron'scaseistypical:Theresourcecenterestimatesthattwo-thirdsofchildID

theftsarecommittedbyfamilymembers.

Somedishonestpersonsusechildren'snamesandSocialSecuritynumberstoringup

massivedebts：othersusechildren,sidentitiesinplaceoftheirownwhencaughtcommitting

othercrimes：stillotherssellidentificationinformationontheblackmarkettoillegalimmigrants,

fellowcriminalsoreventerroristsThetheftbringsitsvictimsenormousfinancialandemotional

trauma

（創(chuàng)傷），inpartbecausetheidentityabuseoftengoesundetectedforyears

Dealingwithchildidentitytheftafterithappensisextremelydifficult.Lawsinmanystates

areinsufficienttohandlethecrime'scomplexity,andfinancialinstitutionsareoftenlessthan

helpfulRandyWaldron,Jr.,hasworkedtirelesslyforeightyears.tostraightenouthiscredit

record,andhecontinuestodealwiththefallout.wIt'sbeenaverylongandarduousbattle,

“hesays.

“Recoveringmyidentitywasreallytheabsolutehardestpart.Ithinkalotofvictimsassume

theproblemwillgoaway.”

63.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ChildIdentityTheft

B.HowtoAvoidIdentityThef:

C.RecoverMyIdentity

D.LookokitforFamilyMembers

64Whydochildreneasilybecomethetargetsofidentitytheft?

A.Becausetheycannotreadorwriteatayoun.gage.

B.Becausetheyhaveemptycreditandcriminalrecords

C.Becausetheyaretooyoung:oprotectthemselves

D.Becauseidentitytheftcan'tbefoundintime

65.Withthehelpofthechild'sidentity,thecriminalscandOthefollowingexcept

A.obtaincreditsfromvariousmerchantsandlenders

B.substitutefortheirownidentitieswhencaughtcommittingcrimes

C.straightenouttheirowncreditrecord

D.sellidentificationinformationontheblackmarket

66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.Newlawsshouldbemade:ohelptheidentitytheftvictims

B.Childrenshouldnevertrusttheirfamilymembers

C.Financialinstitutionsshouldberesponsiblefortheidentitytheft

D.Identitytheftisthefastest-growingcrimeinthecountry

Hehadanalmostblackface,thoughredandsmooth.Hismoustachewasblackwithcurled

points,thoughhecouldnotbemorethantwenty,threeor—four.Therewasanunusualforcein

hisface,andinhisdaringrollingeyes.

Well,mybeauty,whatcanIdoforyou?*saidhe,comingforward.Andseeingthatshewas

quitemaloss：'Nevermindme.IamMr.d'Urberville,.Haveyoucometoseemeormymother?,

Thisdifferedgreatlyfromv/hatTesshadexpected.Shehaddreamedofanagedand

dignifiedface.Shetriedtokeepcalmandanswered——Icametoseeyourmother;sir.

Iamafraidyoucannotseeher-sheisillinbed,repliedtherepresentativeofthehouse；

forthiswasMr.Alee,theonlysonofthenoblefamily.,Whatisthebusinessyouwishtoseeher

about?,

“Itisn'tbusiness—itis—Icanhardlysaywhat!"

"Pleasure?"

“Ohno.Why,siriftellyou,itwillseem—"

Tess'ssenseofacertainridiculewasnowsostrongthat,despitehergeneraldiscomfortat

beinghere,herrosylipscurved（彎曲）towardsasmile,muchtotheattractionoftheyoungman.

"Itissofoolish,shestammered（急急巴巴地說）："Ifear1can'ttelyouV

“Nevermind；Ilikefoolishthings.Tryagain,mydear,saidhekindly.

“Motheraskedmetocome,'Tesscontinued；and,indeed,Iwasinthemindtodoso

myself.ButIdidnotthinkitwouldbelikethis.Icame,sir,totellyouthatweareofthesame

familyasyou”

“Ho!Poorrelations?'

“Yes.〃

“Stokes?"

"No;d'Urbervilles."

“Ay,ay；Imeand'Urbervilles."

“OurnamesarewornawaytoDurbeyfield;butwehaveseveralproofsthatweare

d'Urbervilles.Thelocalscholarsholdtheviewthatweare,—and—andwehaveanoldseal（

章）andasilverspoonmarkedwiththesamecastleasyours.Somothersaidweoughttomake

ourselvesknowntoyou,aswe'velostourhorsebyabadaccident;wecanhardlymakealiving?

“Verykindofyourmother;I'msure,“AleclookedatTessashespoke,inawaythatmadeher

uneasy."Andso,myprettygirl,you'vecomeonafriendlyvisittous,asrelations?"

"\supposeIhave/lookinglessconfidentanduncomfortableagain.

"Well-there'snoharminit.Wheredoyoulive?Whatareyou?

—Tessofthed'UrbervillesByThomasHardy

67,HowdoesTessfeelinthewholecourseofthemeetingwithAlec?

A.Excitedandhopeful.B.Nervousanduncomfortable.

C.Surprisedbutcomfortable.D.Pleasedbutembarrassed

68.IntheeyesofTess?Alecis_________.

A.forcefulanddaringB.unfriendlyandtalkative

C.agentleandreliablemanD.olderthanshehadexpected

69.WhydoesTesspaythevisittothed'Urbervilles?

A.ToseeAlechimself.

B.ToseeAlec'smother.

C.Toconfirmthatareofthesamefamily.

D.Tomakeknowntheirrelationshipandseekhelp.

70.AlecappearsquitefriendlytoTessmainlybecause.

A.TessishisdistantrelationB.Tesslookspolitetohim

C,TessisaprettygirlD.Tesslooksridiculous

第II卷（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第四部分：寫作（共一兩節(jié)；滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。

注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。

SorghumisanimportantgrainforAfrica.MillionsofAfricanshavemoretoeatbecauseof

GebisaEjeta.TheEthiopianscientistdevelopedsorghumseedsthatcanresistlongdryperiods.

TheseedscanalsoresisttheStrigaweed,abigcauseofcropfailuresinArica.

Nowhisworkhasearnedhimthisyear'sWorldFoodPrizefromtheWorldFoodPrize

Foundation.Hereceived250,000dollarsfortheaward.HeisonlythesecondAfricantowinthe

prizesinceitwassetupin1986.montyJones,aricespecialistfromSierraLeone,wasthewinner

in.

GebisaEjetaisaprofessoratPurdueUniversityinIndiana.Overtheyears,hewasworked

withfarmersandseedcompaniesanddevelopedmorethaneightyseedtypesforAfrica.

Intheearly1980s,ProfessorEetadevelopedthefirstsorghumhybridseeds.Theseresisted

droughtandledtoamajorincreaseinproduction.

Droughtisnottheonlyenemy.StrigaisaparasiticweedthatAfricanscommonlycallwitch

weed.Theplantattackssorghumandothercropsandstealswaterandnutrientsfromtheroots.

Inthe1990s,GebisaEjetaandanotherresearcher;LarryButler,identifiedthecomplex

relationshipsbetweenStrigaandsorghumplants.Thatfindingledtothedevelopmentofseeds

whichcanresistbothStrigaanddrought.

GebisaEjetawasbroughtupinaoneroomhutinaruralvillageinwestcentralEthiopia.His

motherwantedhimtogetandeducation.Hewalkedtwentykilometerstoschoolina

neighboringtown.HelefthomeonSundaynightsandreturnedonFriday.ProfessorEjetahas

neverforgottenhisAfricanroots.TodayheencouragesotherscientiststoturntoAfrica'sneeds.

Ethiopianscientist71WorldFoodPrize

ThemeGebisaEjeta,cscientistfromEthiopia,wonWorldFoodPrizein.

*WorldFoodPrizewas72in1986.

*Thewinnerreceivers250,000dollarsfortheaward,

WorldFoodPrize

*GebisaEjeta,wasthesecondAfricanwinnerafterMontyJones,arice

73fromSierraLeone,whowasthewinnerin.

GebisaEjetawas75inaruralvillageinwest-cen:ralEthiopiaandhadto

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