A new report from the United Nations says one in eight people around the world does not have enough food. The UN reports that 842 million people suffer from very serious hunger. This is about 12 percent of the world population. This percentage has gone down. It was 17 percent in 1992. The UN says many countries still cannot find ways to feed their people. Africa is the region with the highest number of undernourished(营养不良的) people. The UN says that one in five Africans is undernourished. In over 19 African nations, more than a quarter of the population goes hungry. The UN said 98 percent of the world's hungry people live in developing countries.
The World Food Programme (WFP) explained that undernourishment is not having enough food for an active and healthy life and an inability to meet dietary energy requirements. The WFP said hunger is now the largest risk to people's health around the world. It is a more serious problem than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. One of the biggest reasons for people being hungry is war. The UN said developing countries that have experienced war in the past 20 years have bigger problems feeding their people. Scientists say this situation could get worse because of climate change. Higher temperature in more countries will mean farmers cannot grow enough food, leading to more hunger.
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1.How much did the percentage(百分比) of hungry population go down in the past 30 years?.
A 29%.
B 17%.
C 12%.
D 5%.
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段的最后三句可知，1992 年的比例是 17%，现在是 12%，因此比例下降了 5%。故选 D。
2.What does the underlined part mean?
A They buy much food.
B They sell out all food.
C They don’t have enough food.
D They get food for free.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据前一句中的“undernourished(营养不良)”以及划线部分所在句的“are having poor health”可推断，他们缺少食物。故选 C。
3.Which of the following is the most harmful to people’s health?
A AIDS.
B Hunger.
C Malaria.
D Tuberculosis.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“The WFP also said hunger is now the largest risk to people’s health around the world.”可知饥饿是影响人们健康的最大问题；结合第三句“It is a more serious problem than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.”可知饥饿比
AIDS、malaria 和 tuberculosis 都严重。故选 B。
4.What would bring more hunger?
A Wars.
B Climate change.
C Growing food.
D Developing countries.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句“Scientists say this situation could get worse because of climate change.”可知，气候变化会让全球饥饿问题更严重。故选 B。
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A The World’s Problem of Hunger.
B The World’s Growing Population.
C The World’s Developing Countries.
D The World’s Climate Change.
解析：选A。A 文章标题题。本文主要讨论了世界“饥饿”难题，故选 A。
