2004istheInternationalYearofRice!ThiswasdecidedbytheUNin2002.
ThatwasthefirsttimetheUNhadmadeaspecialyeartocelebrate(庆祝)justone
crop.WhatwastheUN,spurpose(目的)foritsdecision?TheUNwantsustore—
member“Riceislife”.
Ricewasfirstgrown15,000yearsagoinEastandSouthAsia.RiceismorethanthreetimesasoldasChina.Today,almosthalfoftheworld’spopulationeatsthisveryoldcrop.
RiceisthemostimportantfoodinAsia.83 90%oftheworld'sriceisgrowninAsia.PeopleinAfricanoweatmorericethanbefore.
84 Nearly1billion(十亿)peoplearoundtheworldhavejobsbecauseofrice.
Butstill,about840millionpeople,includingmorethan200millionchildren,don’thaveenoughfood.So,growingmorericewouldreallyhelptheworld’shungryandpoorpeople.
A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1.WhatdecisionwasmadebytheUNin2002?
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2.Whyshouldwegrowmorericeintheworld?
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B.将短文中画线的两个句子译成汉语
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C.请给短文拟一个合适的标题。
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