【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] {{U}}At the heart of the dispute is whether food aid to developing countries should be in the form of cash or agricultural products,{{/U}}often subsidized by donors．{{U}}The European Union argues that cash donations are the best way to quickly purchase food in an emergency{{/U}} because food shipments are sometimes sold in local markets at the receiving end．And European countries say flooding markets with cheap imported food drives locai farmers out of business．Edward Clay, Senior Research Associate at the Overseas Development Institute in London says the European approach makes food aid more flexible．{{U}}The United States argues that the European cash-only approach has been ineffective, causing a steep decline in food aid since the 1990s．{{/U}}According to a report published by the World Food Program, food aid contributions suffered a $1 billion shortfall last year．In contrast, 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。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。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 新闻提到，欧盟认为现金援助是在遇到紧急情况时迅速购买到食品的最好方式。所以选项A符合题意。预读 选项时可确定cash donations为听音重点。本题的答案与录音完全一致。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 新闻提到，美国认为欧盟的现金援助方式是无效的(ineffective)。B项的unworkable与之同义，故为答 案。预读时可发现选项B和D意思相反，而答案往往是其中一个；另外，选项中只有B是否定的看法，故B很有 可能是答案．听音时可进一步求证。