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US’ Urging to Do More on Global Food Crisis

A group of policy experts says the United States can do more to respond to global food shortages. (1).

The report proposes that the United States double the annual commitment to emergency food aid from $1.6 billion to $3.2 billion. (2).

The report also recommends that Washington pursue trade and foreign policies that promote agriculture in developing countries. (3).

(4) But he suggested that finding political support for funding the proposals could be a challenge amid increasing costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and record budget deficits. "I do think that in terms of principle, there is a great deal of bipartisan commitment. (5)" he said.

The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, Josette Sheeran, warned of the possibility of "a wide range of human suffering" in the next three to four years if the international community does not respond to the current crisis.

A.However, the dollars are probably the more difficult aspect of it.

B. And a report was released to Congress proposing steps aimed at alleviating world hunger.

C. The organization's president, John Hamre, released the report at a Capitol Hill forum Tuesday, and called on the United States to play a key role in formulating a response.

D. It calls for modernizing the emergency assistance to improve the speed and flexibility of the U.S. response.

E. Senator Bob Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed the report.

F. Moreover, it suggests that the US work to ease export bans and restrictions that have contributed to higher food prices.

正确答案:BDFEA

解析:1.上一句话说，一组政策方面的专家称美国在应对全球食物短缺方面还能做到更多，所以B“他们向国会提交了一份报告提出了一些旨在缓解世界范围饥饿问题的措施”是正确的选项。下段开头提到了报告的具体情况。

2.上一句话说，报告建议美国将每年用于应急食物救济的经费提高一倍，从16亿增加到3.2亿。D对该建议作了进一步阐述，它呼吁紧急援助应与时俱进，提高速度和灵活性。

3.前一句说的是，报告还建议华盛顿通过贸易和外交政策促进发展中国家的农业发展。接下来F提到了其它建议“此外，还建议美国放宽导致食品价格提高的出口禁令。

4.通过后面的转折句中提到的一些困难可以判断出，前面这句应该是一个乐观的态度，因此选E议员Bob Casey很赞成这一报告

5.这段是对上一段的解释。这位议员称“原则上，达成两个党派有很多共识。然而，资金确实正真难以解决的问题。”

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