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Every day at least 10000 persons in the world die of starvation, according to the World Health Organization.
One-third to one-haft of the earth's population is under-nourished (营养不良的) even though more than the
necessary food for everyone on earth is available (可获得的).
Many nutrition experts (营养学家专家) say that one of the reasons people starve is that they are willing to
eat only the kind of foods they are used to. For example, enough rice to feed 1000 Chinese would be left to
spoil among Eskimos, who don't eat rice. A store house full of bacon that would be food in many places
around the world would mean nothing to millions of East Indians, who won't eat pork (猪肉) for religious
reasons. Another group of East Indians, called Hindus, won't eat beef because their religion forbids it. Instead
of being butchered, cows are allowed to roam (闲逛) freely in the streets in Indian cities.
Thousands of scientists in all parts of the world are working to change soybeans (黄豆) and fish meal into
food that people of different nationalities will eat. Both soybeans and fish meal are high in protein (蛋白质) and
are available in large quantities. These scientists feel that human eating habits are often at the bottom of the
world-wide food problem.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
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A. The World Health Organization says people are starving.
B. There is enough food for everyone.
C. People's eating habits are one of the causes of the world-wide food problem.
D. Scientists are malting food from fish meal.
2. This passage is written _____.
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A. to explain one of the reasons people die of starvation
B. to explain why there are always starving people
C. to persuade people to eat food of soybeans and fish meal
D. to describe the eating habits of the East Indians
3. East Indians won't eat pork _____.
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A. because they don't know what pork is
B. for religious reasons
C. because they prefer to starve
D. for health reasons
4. Cows are free to _____ in the streets in Indian cities.
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A. be butchered
B. walk here and there slowly
C. run quickly
D. do everything
5. Hindus won't eat beef because _____.
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A. cows roam in the streets
B. they are East Indians
C. they don't like beef
D. their religion forbids it