The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9, 2020. The Nobel Committee (委员会) is recognizing the group for its efforts to fight hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected by wars. The World Food Program has long been offering help to some of the world’s most troubled places. For example, the WFP created a special service that successfully kept providing help all over the world after the outbreak of COVID-19 stopped nearly all international flights.
Berit, chairwoman of the Nobel Committee, said on Friday, “With this year’s award, the committee wishes to turn the eyes of the world to the millions of people who suffer from or face the problem of hunger.” In announcing the award, the Nobel committee said “At present, food is the best vaccine (疫苗) against COVID-19.” And it added, “There will be 265 million people going hungry within a year, so of course this is also a call to the international community to offer enough fund to the World Food Program.”
Dan Smith, a director, said the Nobel committee had wanted to send a message of both hope and support for worldwide group work among countries “Hunger, just like climate change and the present COVID-19, is a world problem that can only be properly addressed by all countries working together,” he told Reuters, a British news agency.
The award comes with a gold medal and $1.1 million——a small amount compared to the money the WFP needs for its work. So far in 2020, the WFP has received almost $6. 4 billion in money or goods from all over the world.
41. Why does the committee decide to award the prize to the WFP?
a. To encourage giving money to the WFP.
b. To attract worldwide attention to global hunger.
c. To honor the WFP’s hard work to cure COVID-19.
d. To recognize the WFP’s efforts to fight global hunger.
42. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “addressed” in Paragraph 3?
A.Viewed. | B.Worked. | C.Solved. | D.Encouraged. |
43. What can we infer from the passage?
A.The problem of climate change will soon end. |
B.The worldwide food problem is still very serious. |
C.People have lost hope in face of the food problem. |
D.Worldwide group work has always focused on the food problem. |
44. What do we know about the prize money?
A.It’s still too little for the WFP’s programs. |
B.It will all be given to each WFP member. |
C.It can help solve many of the WFP’s problems. |
D.It’s enough to support the WFP’s work for a long time. |
45. What’s the best title for this passage?
A.The WFP’s Great Efforts Are Made. |
B.The WFP Provides International Medical Help. |
C.The WFP Wins the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020. |
D.The Nobel Peace Prize Comes with a Gold Medal and $1. 1 Million. |