四级听力练习

xx年英语四级听力练习

RecentstudiessuggesttheAfricannationofBurundi

hasthehighestlevelsofhungerandundernourishedpeople

antenyearsofwar,alongwithpoverty

andoverpopulationhavestronglyaffectedthenation’s

uedrising

demandsforlimitedresourcescreateriousproblemsfor

Burundi.

AlongmanyofthehillsidesinBurundi’snorthern

Ngoziprovince,pe

tostopfertilesoilsfromslidingawayinwhatis

consideredthehungriestplaceonearth.

ChildrenreceivingfoodfromtheUnitedNationsWorld

FoodProgram.

TheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramiscurrently

payingmorethan5,700localfarmerstoworkother

people’program,Food-for-astsafter

yearsoflocalfarmerstryingandfailingtobeathungerby

workingtheirownland.

TheBurundiancivilwarendedinxxaftertwelveyears

flictleftmuchfertilelandunattended.

pulationinthecountry

hasalsoincreadpressureonfoodproduction.

Jean-DominiqueMasumbukoisaAgriculturalCoordinator

the

they

appearalmostbloodless.

Atanearbyclinic,cryingbabies,olderchildrenand

thechildrenare

alreadyinaWorldFoodProgrameffortthatfeedxtremely

underweightchildrenandbreastfeedingmothers.

PascalineMinani,hasa6-year-oldsonintheprogram.

Shewalkedfivekilometerscarryingherbabytogettothe

eekingsupplementstoimproveherbreast

riesthatwithoutsupplementsherbabymight

sufferverehunger.

ButWFPworkersfindthatMinani’smeasurementsdonot

otunderweightenoughto

receivethesupplements.

PascalineMinanisaysshecannotstopthinkingabout

sheronlywishistofeedherchildrenoncea

day,andifthereismore,shewillfeedherlf.

TheWorldFoodProgramsaysthatrecentstudiesshow

thatfeedingandagriculturalprogramshavereduced

malnutritionratesnationwide.

Andthat’stheVOAEnvironmentandScienceReport.

I’mMarshaJames.