答:你的题目有严重的打印错语!
此题可能改自VOA慢速英语中的这一段:
One of the lasting effects of Norman Borlaug is the World Food Prize, which he established in nineteen eighty-six. The award recognizes the work of individuals who have helped human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.
原题还在搜索中。
网上找不到原题,麻烦楼主再看一个原题。prize打成prizer,advanced打成advances,都没关系,我们会自动过滤,但空格位置及原句中的关键词不能漏掉。is 后面应该是awarded( to )之类的。
这四个选项应该是考独立主格结构的。无法放入空格中!
我疑惑试卷排版出问题了!
此题更有可能是改自这篇文章:
The 2004 World Food Prize Laureates—Two Outstanding Scientists
The World Food Prize is an important international award which was created in 1986. It is awarded each year to people who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. In 2004, the prize of $250,000 was awarded jointly to Yuan Longping from China and Monty Jones from Sierra Leone in Africa. Both men were honoured for their work in the development of new hybrid rice plants which produce higher yields.
Yuan Longping was a research professor in Hunan in 1973 when he made his major scientific breakthrough. This genetic discovery made it possible to produce high-yield rice hybrids. A commercial hybrid rice plant was produced a year later. This new variety produces crop yields 20% higher than other rice plants and it immediately began to improve food availability in China. Since Yuan's breakthrough achievement, the crop has been planted all over China. Today, almost half of China's rice production is from hybrid plants and they produce enough food for about 60 million more people every year.
Monty Jones was born in Sierra Leone and began his career in 1975 by working on a rice research project in his home country. He made his breakthrough achievement in 1991 when he created a rice hybrid called "New Rice for Africa" (NERICA), by crossing Asian and African rice plants. The hybrid is particularly well suited to African rice farmers because it is able to grow on poor land and it can survive very dry weather. This new hybrid produces higher yields than other local rice plants. But it also produces rice with more protein which makes it a better quality staple food.
Monty Jones' work has already led to the development of many new NERICA rice plants, some of which can increase yields by nearly 50%. African farmers can choose the NERICA variety which best suits their land. The new high-yield rice will benefit 20 million rice farmers and 240 million consumers in West Africa over the next decade.
Because of their dedication and hard work, these two outstanding scientists have really made a difference to the lives of millions of people in two continents.
选项都不对啊.......是不是打错了?
好像表达的意思是:
世界食品奖始创于1986年,每年颁发一次,是对于那些通过提高全世界食品数量、质量或方便性从而推进人类进步的人做出的奖励。这些人大部分生活在东方。
答案是B
B