【创新设计】2016-2017学年高中英语 Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries Period One Introduction Reading and Vocabulary讲义 外研版必修3.doc

Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries Recently I read the Human Development Report.I couldn’t help thinking about another problem which the world is facing—hunger.According to the report,2,400 people are dying from hunger every day；nearly 13 million in southern Africa will be worried about their food supply because of earthquakes，floods or wars. In a word，hunger remains the biggest problem of the world today.It’s strange to see that man can travel to the moon，but still doesn’t know how to feed himself.You may ask，“Who steals our bread？” The first thieves should be population growth，poverty and loss of rich farmland. In less developed areas like South Africa，the population grows faster than the crops.It is almost impossible for its government to feed so many people and provide education for them.So it is very important to control the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are suffering from hunger. According to the report，the world’s food production is enough to feed everyone if it is given away well.But the problem is that the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor.Although they are just using their own earning，the fact is that they are coldly watching others starving away. Luckily，some developed countries such as Netherlands，Norway and Sweden have done a lot to help those hungry people in African countries.We hope other developed countries will follow them. Answer the following questions 1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to? Food. 2.List the reasons why people suffer hunger. Population growth，poverty and loss of rich farmland. Period One　Introduction Reading and Vocabulary Ⅰ.单词检测 1.hunger n.饥饿 hungry adj.饥饿的 2.income n.收入 3.poverty n.贫穷 poor adj.贫穷的 4.development n.发展 develop vt.发展 developing adj.发展中的 developed adj.发达的 5.index n.指数 6.measure vt.测定；测量；评估 7.goal n.目标 8.position n.位置 9.educate vt.教育；培养；训练 education n.教育 10.figure n.数字 Ⅱ.短语检测 1.up to直到 2.at the