英语听力精选进阶版 7270

日前联合国承认世界饥饿人口总数没有其估计人数之多。一项最新报告显示全球饥饿人数约为 8.7亿人，而并非此前公布的近 10 亿人。

A few years ago the United Nations announced that the number of hungry people around the world had gone through the one billion mark. But the UN agencies now say that at the time their data tended to exaggerate the problem. They say progress in the fight against hunger has actually been better than was thought.

But all the same, new and more accurate figures show that just under 870 million people are malnourished today. That's more than 12% of the global population. And in Africa the battle is being lost. More and more people there are hungry. One of the UN agency chiefs said that in this advanced age it was "entirely¹ unacceptable" that 100 million children don't get enough to eat.

The report talked of the need for economic growth that might provide vulnerable communities with greater income-earning opportunities. But, as it looked for long-term solutions, the UN also spoke² of the importance of good governance, political stability and the rule of law. The creation of conditions in which economies, and education and health services, might develop in the poorest parts of the world.

Quiz 听力测验

How many people around the world did the UN say are hungry?

One billion people.

How many people around the world are malnourished today?

870 million people around the world are malnourished today.

True or False: There are 100 million children in Africa who are hungry.

Yes. 100 million children in African don't get enough to eat.

What does the UN think the long-term solution is for hunger?

The UN says the importance of good governance, political stability and the rule of law can help improve the situation.

Glossary 词汇表

mark 数字

data 数据

exaggerate 夸大

accurate 准确的

malnourished 营养不良的

unacceptable 不能接受的

economic growth 经济增长

vulnerable 弱势的

income-earning opportunities 挣钱机会

governance 管理

1 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。