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【題目】 NANCHANG - In the Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig, pigs have attracted a large amount of attention as there has been a huge rise in the price of pork, China’s major meat, resulting in high living costs. China’s pig herd(群) has shrunk considerably due to multiple factors including an outbreak of African swine fever(非洲豬瘟) and the bad effect of the last market cycle when low pork prices drove many out of business.

Xiong Lijiao, a resident in Nanchang, a major pig-breeding region, said her family eats less pork now. “Prices of pork have doubled, making it much more expensive.” said Xiong. The weekly average price of a carcass-weight hog(胭體瘦肉型生豬) in 16 provincial-level regions was 37. 57 yuan($5. 3) per kg in mid-September, up 94. 1 percent year-on-year, according to the information center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. It is not only pork prices that are being affected, demand for soybeans, used as food for hogs, as well as other kinds of meat prices are also being affected.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said favorable government policies and market conditions have boosted some farmers’ confidence in restoring production. China has rolled out 17 measures to support hog production since the end of August, and most of them have been carried out. To meet the market gap, China is increasing imports and releasing frozen pork from its central reserves. But eyeing a long-term solution, China is encouraging large-scale pig farming. The industry concentration will further increase with many small and medium-sized breeding companies leaving the business. Despite the current challenges, China’s pig breeding industry is heading toward a more intensive, environmental-friendly and risk-resistant growth model.

【1】Which is NOT a cause of the rise of the price of pork?

A.The spread of African swine fever.

B.A supply shortage of pork.

C.The high living cost in recent years.

D.Marketable hogs on the decline.

【2】What kind of phenomenon is described in paragraph 2?

A.Butterfly effect—small change leads to great variation.

B.Buckets effect—the weakest influences the whole.

C.Pygmalion effect—expectation influences performance.

D.Anchoring effect—first information affects later decisions.

【3】Which of the following measures can get to the root of the problem?

A.Releasing frozen pork from the stock.

B.Importing pork from overseas markets.

C.Establishing industrial-scale pig farms.

D.Encouraging small breeding companies.

【4】In which section of the newspaper can you read this article?

A.Editorial & Opinion.B.Health & Wellbeing.

C.Home & International News.D.Celebrities & Social.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹中國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)豬肉價(jià)格上漲的情況，并分析了原因，提出解決方法。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的China's pig herd（群）has shrunk considerably due to multiple factors including an outbreak of African swine fever（非洲豬瘟）and the bad effect of the last market cycle when low pork prices drove many out of business.可知，受多重因素影響，中國(guó)豬群規(guī)模大幅萎縮，因素包括，非洲豬瘟的爆發(fā)，上一輪市場(chǎng)周期的負(fù)面影響，當(dāng)時(shí)豬肉價(jià)格低，迫使許多養(yǎng)殖廠倒閉。由此可知，豬肉價(jià)格上漲不是最近幾年的高生活成本導(dǎo)致的。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的It is not only pork prices that are being affected， demand for soybeans， used as food for hogs, as well as other kinds of meat prices are also being affected.可知，受影響的不僅是豬肉價(jià)格，用作生豬食品的大豆需求，以及其他肉類價(jià)格也受到影響�？芍�，本段反應(yīng)了蝴蝶效應(yīng)——小改變會(huì)造成大變化。故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的But eyeing a long﹣term solution, China is encouraging large﹣scale pig farming. The industry concentration will further increase with many small and medium﹣sized breeding companies leaving the business.可知，但著眼于長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的解決方案，中國(guó)正在鼓勵(lì)大規(guī)�；�養(yǎng)豬，隨著許多中小型養(yǎng)豬企業(yè)的退出，養(yǎng)豬業(yè)的集中度將進(jìn)一步提高。由此可知，建立規(guī)�；�養(yǎng)豬場(chǎng)可以根本地解決問(wèn)題。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段NANCHANG - In the Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig, pigs have attracted a large amount of attention as there has been a huge rise in the price of pork, China’s major meat, resulting in high living costs.可知，南昌，在中國(guó)農(nóng)歷豬年，因?yàn)橹袊?guó)的主要肉類豬肉價(jià)格大幅上漲，豬吸引了大量注意，導(dǎo)致高生活成本。由此可知，文章是中國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)豬肉價(jià)格上漲的相關(guān)情況；結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可能在報(bào)紙的國(guó)內(nèi)國(guó)際新聞版看到。故選C。