This year’s World Food Prize will honor two leaders of hunger-fighting groups ba

This year’s World Food Prize will honor two leaders ofhunger-fighting groups based  in the United States. The winners are DavidBeckmann of Bread for the World and Jo Luck of Heifer International. They willshare the prize of 250,000 dollars. The World Food Prize usually goes toresearchers or top policy officials. This is the first time it will recognizethe work of nongovernmental groups.

Heifer International provides donated animals andtraining to farmers in 50 countries. Jo Luck remains president until next year.Under her leadership, the group’s budget grew from less than 10,000,000 dollarsto more than 130,000,000 dollars. Jo Luck, “People pass on their gifts of notjust animals but also gifts of training and leadership. We have seen caseswhere we have been gone 5 and 10 years and we go back and they have developed roadsand built schools, and they have other communities receiving the animals andthe training. You just give them those resources and that training andopportunity, and you cannot hold them back.” She told the story of a woman froma poor village in Zimbabwe. A family member helped send her to school in theUnited States with earnings from a donated milk goat. She received a doctoraldegree. Jo Luck, “That is what a goat did. That is one example. The animal isonly the catalyst（催化剂）. That is the beginning of many otherthings that follow.”

David Beckmann became president of Bread for the Worldin 1991. He is an economist and a Christian clergyman（牧师）. Bread for the World organizes people from religiousand non-religious groups to write, call and visit members of Congress（国会）. The purpose is to support measures to improve thelives of the poor. David Beckmann points to big increase in Americandevelopment assistance. He said, “I think that would not have happened withoutthe support of hundreds of thousands of people and churches that are part ofBread for the World and that keep the pressure on their members of Congress.”The prize committee also credited his efforts with helping to increase aid toneedy families in the United States.

1.The World Food Prize honors ________.

A. people who fight against hunger

B. researchers or top policy officials

C. people from nongovernmental groups

D. people who have advanced human development

2.Why does Jo Luck receive the prize?

A. Under her leadership, people develop roads andbuild schools.

B. She has served Heifer International for almost 20years.

C. Under her leadership, Heifer International helpsfarmers in 50 countries.

D. She makes the group’s budget grow to more than 130million.

3.What has David Beckmann done to deserve the prize?

A. He has trained farmers in 50 countries.

B. He has made a great contribution to science.

C. He has led Bread for the World for more than 20years.

D. He has aimed to support measures to improve thelives of the poor.

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1.A

2.C

3.D

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