第45至48題爲題組
Care for some Japanese sushi and Vietnamese pho for your next meal, or maybe just a steamy bowl of white rice to go with Thai green curry? These delicacies indicate about one out of two people in the world relies on rice as a staple food. Once the price of rice jumps, nearly half of the global population could be affected. Sadly, the global bank has detected such a trend; what's worse, chances are the price will not cease to soar.
Who is to blame for this? It turns out that Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter supplying one-third of the global demand, is a primary cause. The new Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is realizing one domestic campaign promise she made to her electoral base. She pledged to buy the commodity from the country's rural farmers at a price as much as 40% above the current market price. That certainly pushes the international price of rice. Expecting the policy will take effect October 7， both rice traders and consumers are starting to hoard. A secondary catalyst for rising rice prices is Japan. The Fukushima nuclear disaster stemming from the March 11 quake and tsunami irradiated the land. An estimated 1.5 million tons of rice was lost Japan, largely self-sufficient in past rice production, might soon scoop into the international market to compensate.
Seeing more expensive rice from Thailand and more demand from Japan, Vietnam^the world's second-largest rice exporter—chose to restrict its exports. It endeavored to keep domestic prices low rather than increase exports to help boost global supply. Even though Vietnam didn't attempt to add to the problem, as of August, rice is trading at about $570 per metric ton, a 17-month high.
And the price of rice is expected to keep rising.
【題組】48. Based on the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) Thailand is eager to sell rice at a higher price.
(B) The end of the rising rice price is nowhere to be seen.
(C) Vietnam is greatly affected by the rising rice prize.
(D) Japan stores a lot of rice to feed the numerous victims in Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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