1. (2017·广东模拟) 阅读理解

April 29th, 2017

Dear Sir,

    I am writing to express my views on the article No End to World Hunger in the City Times on April 28th.

    To begin with, I do not agree with the writer's claim(断言) that the world's population will grow to ten billion by 2050. Studies have shown that families in wealthy countries have fewer children. The world's population is unlikely to grow so much because countries around the world are becoming richer.

    Secondly, it is said that we could have too little food in the future, I do not think so. With new farming technology, we might be able to grow other kinds crops. We already have new kinds of rice and cereals (谷物) that can grow more quickly and feed more people. At the same time, some scientists say that we have more than enough food in the world — it is just not shared evenly(平均地). I think that this may be true and, if it is, hunger is a problem that can be solved.

   Finally, I do not think it is helpful to claim that there will be “no end to hunger”. We might not be able to solve the problem of the world hunger quickly, but there are many things that we can do. Cutting down on food waste and raising money to feed the hungry is easy enough to do.

    Generally speaking, I strongly believe there can be an end to world hunger. However, we must be ready to take actions now.

Yours faithfully,

    Luks Ng

1. （1） What is the right order of the letter?

   A . ①date ②sender's name ③reason for writing ④arguments(辩论) ⑤conclusion(结论)⑥closing ⑦greeting B . ①date ②greeting ③reason for writing  ④arguments ⑤conclusion ⑥closing ⑦sender's name C . ①date ②greeting ③arguments ④reason for writing ⑤conclusion ⑥closing ⑦sender's name D . ①sender's name ②greeting ③conclusion ④reason for writing ⑤arguments ⑥closing ⑦date
3. （2） Why does the writer write the letter?

   A . Because he is against world hunger. B . Because he thinks food will be enough. C . Because he wants to argue with the editor. D . Because he wants to express his views.
5. （3） What does the underlined word “unlikely” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

   A . 喜欢的 B . 不喜欢的 C . 可能的 D . 不可能的
7. （4） What can we learn about the article No End to World Hunger?

   A . It is in the Times. B . It is written by Luks Ng. C . Its writer thinks there will be little food in the future. D . Its writer thinks the world's population will become small.
9. （5） Which of the following is NOT the writer's views?

   A . There will be no world hunger. B . Families have fewer children in wealthy countries. C . We can do something to solve the problem of world hunger. D . We can grow more crops with new farming technology.