专四专八考试

【单选题】 Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.
The dispute between theEuropean Union and the United States is mainly about
A、whether there is a steep decline in food aid since the 1990s.
B、whether food aid drives local farmers out of the market.
C、whether food aid displaces local products in developing countries.
D、whether food aid should be in the form of cash or agricultural products.
网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
[解析] 26-28 [26] At the heart of the dispute is whether food aid to developing countries should be in the form of cashor agricultural products, often subsidized by donors. [27] The European Union argues that cash donations are thebest way to quickly purchase food in an emergency because food shipments are sometimes sold in local marketsat the receiving end. And European countries say flooding markets with cheap imported food drives local farm-ers out of business. Edward Clay, Senior Research Associate at the Overseas Development Institute in Londonsays the European approach makes food aid more flexible. [28] The United States argues that the Europeancashonly approach has been ineffective, causing a steep decline in food aid since the 1990s. According to areport published by the World Food Program, food aid contributions suffered a $1 billion shortfall last year. Incontrast, the U.S. sends donations to developing countries in the form of corn, wheat and other commodities. [解析] 新闻首句提到,对发展中国家的食品援助应该用现金方式还是农产品方式是争论的焦点。故答案为D。 [点睛] 预读时可发现选项B和C说的是同一回事，故可先排除B、C，缩小听音范围。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>