For the third straight year, the World Rice Conference has voted Cambodian rice as the world’s best. This year Cambodia shares the award with Thailand.

Cambodia produced just one percent of the world’s rice in 2012. It is trying to increase that amount. The award may help.

The country’s rice industry is small and not well-organized. Rice is sent to Thailand and Vietnam where it is sold for a higher price. But rice is very important to Cambodia’s economy. Many Cambodians survive in part by growing rice on small pieces of land.

The group has set a target of one million tons of milled rice exported by 2015. So far this year, Cambodia has exported around 400,000 tons, mostly to European Union countries. Increasing rice exports will improve the lives of many of the country’s farmers.

He says the purpose of the rice policy is to reduce poverty and help people in rural areas earn more. China is loaning the country $300 million to help Cambodia develop its rice industry.

But exporter David Van says the country’s rice industry continues to suffer from the same problems it has had for many years. He says these include the high cost of electricity and a lack of good seeds. And he says the country’s rice industry needs to change the way it markets its product to show it is different from what other countries offer.

The award for best rice may help Cambodia grow its exports even if it does not reach its million-ton target next year. And that will help the industry and millions of Cambodia’s poor farmers.

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1.Which country is not mentioned in the passage?

A Thailand

B Vietnam

C Cambodia

D Germany

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句“The country’s rice industry is small and not well-organized. Rice is sent to Thailand and Vietnam”可知，只有D没有提及到。

2.What does the underlined word “poverty” mean in Chinese?

A 疾病.

B 贫穷.

C 灾难

D 粮食

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据文章第五段第一句“help people in rural areas earn more.”可知，帮助贫困地区的人们赚更多，故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “these” refer to?

A the problems

B the rice and the people

C the money and the people

D The lives of the people

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据文章第六段第一句“the same problems it has had for many years.” 可知，这些年都有同样的问题。

4.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A Cambodian rice is better than Thailand rice.

B Cambodia has exported around 400,000 tons this year.

C The award will help millions of Cambodia’s poor farmers.

D China helps Cambodia a lot in developing its industry.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“... has voted Cambodian rice as the world’s best”和第二句“This year Cambodia shares the award with Thailand”可知，柬埔寨米的质量堪比泰国米，而不是比泰国米质量好。

5.__________can be the best title of the passage.

A Cambodia’s farmers.

B Cambodia’s economy

C Cambodia’s rice

D Cambodia’s and Thailand

解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。 从最后一段“The award for best rice may help Cambodia grow its exports even if it does not reach its million-ton target next year.”可知，文章全围绕大米在开展，故选C。