雅思真题集——20130202阅读篇

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1、朗阁海外考试研究中心ResearchAcademyforForeignLanguageExaminations雅思考试阅读考题回顾朗阁海外考试研究中心王飞燕考试日期：2013年2月2日ReadingPassage1Title:AgricultureinAfricaQuestiontypes:Sentencecompletion;Matching;TRUE/FALSE/NOTGIVEN;Multiplechoice文章内容回顾非洲一个地区的农业，涉及到那个区域的耕作方式，种什么，种在什么地方，以及农业产量和影响农业产量的因素。英文原文阅读Doesthef

2、utureoffarminginAfricalieintheprivatesector?Africansmallholderfarmersaresomeofthemostimpoverishedpeopleintheworld(43%arewomen)andtheyaccountfor80%offoodproductioninsub-SaharanAfrica(pdf).Somepeoplearguetheirfuturewillbedrivenbytheprivatesector–theUK'sDepartmentforInternationalDe

3、velopmenthasbeenworkingtolinkupbusinesseswithsmallholderfarmers.GiantfoodretailersarealsostartingtorealisethattheyneedtolookafterAfricansmallholderstosafeguardtheirfuture.DavidHughes,professoroffoodmarketsatImperialCollegeLondon,says"therehasbeenaseachangeinthelast18months"atase

4、niorlevelincompaniesincludingUnilever,Nestlé,KraftandMars."ThisisnothingtodowithfuzzyCSR[corporatesocialresponsibility];thisisthatiftheydon'thaveprofitablefarmersthentheywon'thavetherawmaterialstheyneedtomaketheirproducts.Ifthereare5millioncocoaproducersinAfrica,thenwearelooking

5、atbillionsofdollarsneedingtobeinvestedintotheirproduction."Thismonthmorethan500private-sectorrepresentatives,governmentofficials,donors,civilsocietyrepresentatives,farmerorganisationsandacademicsmetinEthiopiaforaconferenceorganisedbytheTechnicalCentreforAgriculturalandRuralCo-op

6、eration.Theydiscussedtheroleoftheprivatesectorinupgradingsmallholderagriculturetomeetdemandfromforeignandemergingmarketsindevelopingcountries.InvestmentinterestisunderscoredbytheIMF'sforecastof5.7%economicgrowthin2013forsub-SaharanAfrica,whichisbeingdrivenbyrisingcommodity朗阁海外考试

7、研究中心ResearchAcademyforForeignLanguageExaminationsprices.Risingfoodpricessuggestglobaldemandisstilloutpacingfarmers'productivity,andresource-constrainedsmallholdersneedgreatermarketaccess,trainingandtechnologytoincreasetheiragriculturalproduction,accordingtotheexpertsatthemeeting

8、inEthiopia.Developmentorganisationsarepromoting