高三期末适应性练习英语试题

高三期末适应性练习

英语

时间：120分钟总分:120分

第I卷（共三部分，满分85分））

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来何答有关小题

和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whycouldn'tthemangetthroughtothewoman?

A.Herphonewasoutoforder

C.Shekeptthelinebusy.

2.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Excited

B.Satisfied.

C.Experienced.

3.Whywillthemeetingbeputoff?

A.Mrs.Smithwillbeabsenttoday,

B.Somethingunusualhashappened.

C.Thewomanhasgotanotherinvitation

4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Outsideabank.

B.Intheschoolcafe.

C.Nearapostoffice,

5.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Applyforanewjob.

B.Haveajobinterview.

C.Workforanewboss,

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个

小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍.

听下面一段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inthemorning

B.Intheafternoon

C.Intheevening.

7.Whydoesthewomankeepherselfbusy?

B.Sheisafraidofbeingblamed.

C.Shehopestoworkmoreefficiently.

8.Whatistheman'sidea?

A.Thewomanshouldgiveupthejob.

C.Sarahistoohardonthewoman.

听下面一段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.WhatdoweknowaboutMrs.Hamilton?

A.Shelivestogetherwithherfamily.

B.Shedislikeslivinginamodemflat.

C.Shehasagreatloveforherbirthplace

10.Whatdoesthemanthin.kofMrsHamilton?

A.Sheisstubborn

B.Sheissensitive

C.Sheisconsiderate.

11.WhatwillbecomeofMrsHamilton?

A.Shewillbeallowedtoremaininthehouse

B.Shewillbepersuadedtomoveoutofthehouse

CShewlllbeforcedtomoveoutoftjlehouse.

听下面段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whyisthemanannoyed?

A.Thewomantreatshimcoldly.

B.Hisreservationwasoverlooked

C.Helotsabusinesspartner

13.Whoistoblameforthetrouble?

A.Thewoman

B.Thereceptionist.

C.Themanhimself

14.Howistheproblemsolved?

A.Themanexplainstheproblemstohisguests.

B.Themanmanagestofindanotherrestaurant.

C,Thewomanmanagesregetthemanatable。

听下面一段材料，回答第15至17题。

IS.Howdidthewomanfeelwhenshesawtheman?

A.Worried

B.Relieved.

C.Astonished,

16.Whatwerethestudentsdoingwhenthemanarrived?

A.Givingpresentations

B.Havingadiscussion

C.Listeningtoalecture.

17.Howfaristheman'sapartmentfromtheschool?

A.A10-minutebusride

C.A60-minatebusride.

听下面一段材料，同答第18至20题。

18.Whichcatbeusedduringpartoftheflight?.

A.Electronictoys.

B.Mobilephones.

C.Laptopcomputers.

19.Whenisthespeechmade?

A.Beforetheflight

B.Duringtheflight.

C.Aftertheflight.

20.Whomightsufferduringtheflight?

A.Children

B.Smokers.

C.Crewmembers.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂

黑。

21.Whileincomeworryisrathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanother

problemthatagedparentsmayface

A.a;不填B.the；不填C.a：theD.the,：the

22.ThecontrolandpreventionofH1NIisabigtoChinaaswellasthewholeworld.

A,surpriseB.challengeC.reactionD.threat

23.Althoughmanyheroes*familymemberswerekilledin”5.12”WenChuanearthquake,they

chokedbacktheirsobstorescueothersurvivorstheirpersonalsafety.

A.insteadofB.becauseof

C.regardlessofD.incaseof

24.Thestudents,ifwell,willpasstheexamwithoutmuchdifficulty.

A.preparedB.preparingC.toprepareD.ready

25.—Excuseme,canyoushowmethewaytotheWaterCube?

—Sorry,IamnotanativeofBeijing,youcanaskthevolunteeroverthere

A.NoproblemB.Itdoesn*tmatter

C.ThanksanywayD.Goodidea

26.Gradually,youwillrealizethatthethingsthatmatterarethatcan,tbeboughtwith

money.

A.theseB.thoseC.onesD.some

27.WhywastheChineseactressZhangZiyichosenastheleadingactressinthefilmForever

Enthralled?

-Becausethepartrequiredintelligenceandbeauty,shehas.

A.bothofwhomB.bothofwhich

C.allofwhichDeveryoneofwhich

28.—Iexpectedhimtobenervousbeforehisinterview,buthewasasccolasacucumber

——Heitseriously.

A.shouldhavepreparedBmighthaveprepared

CmusthavepreparedD.can'thaveprepared

29.Ofthetwo,Iwouldprefercamera,whichisveryeasyformetocarry

A.asmallB.asmallerC.thesmallD.thesmaller

30.Somanyplacesofinterestthatmostvisitorssimplyrunoutoftimebeforeseeingthe

all.

A.offersWuxiB.Wuxioffers

C.doesWuxiofferD.Wuxidoesoffer

31.—Whatakindperson!Butforyourtimelyhelp,Iintogreattrouble.

A.wouldhavegotB.wouldget

C.musthavegotD.can*thavegot

32.Thankstotheapplicationofnewfarmingmethods,outputisnowsixtimesitwas

before.

A.thatB.whatC.whichDhow

33.Profitsinhiscompanywentupby25%lastyear,andsofarthisyearthoughthe

financialsituationisbad.

A.haven*tdecreasedB.didn'tdecrease

C.haven'tbeendecreasedD.werenJtdecreased

34.You'dbettercutyourhairshort.Ourschooldoesnotlonghair.

A.approveofstudentsworeB.approvestudentstowear

C.approveofstudentstowearD.approveofstudentswearing

35.—Tom,I'msorrycosaytha:can1tgotowatchtonightJsmatchwithyou,forIhaveto

prepareforthecomingexam.

-.Havesomefun!

A.Don'thavetoomany,inthefire.

B.Don,tbeawetblanket.

C.Don'tputthecartbeforethehorse

D.Don,tpullmyleg

第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

MyparentsoperatedasmallrestaurantinSeattle.Itwasopentwenty-fourhoursaday,six

dayaweek,,Andmyfirstrealjob,whenIwas.sixyearsold,was36thediners,shoes.My

fatherhaddoneitwhenhewasyoung,sohetaughtme37todoitefficiently,tellingmeto

38tore-shinetheshoesifthecustomerwash't39.

WorkingIntherestaurantwasacauseofgreat40becauseIwasalsoworkingforthe

goodofthefamilyButmyfather41thatIhadtomeetcertainstandardstobepartofthe

team.I42tobepunctual（守时的），hard.working,andpolitetome43.

Iwas44paidfortheworkIdidattherestaurant.OnedayImadethemistakeof

advisingDadthathe45giveme$10aweek.Hesaid,"OK.Howaboutyoupayingmefor

threemealsadayyouhavehere?And46thetimesyoubringinyourfriendsforfreesoft

drinks?”He47Iowedhimabout$40aweek.

IrememberreturningtoSeattleafterbeing48intheUSArmyforabouttwoyears.Ihad

justbeenpromotedtoCaptainatthattime.Andfullofpride,Iwakedintomyparents?

restaurant,

butthe49thingDadsaidwas,“Howaboutyour50uptonight?wIcouldn't51my

ears!IamanofficerintheArmy!Butitdidnrt52.AsfarasDadwasconcerned,Iwasjust

53memberoftheteam.Ireachedforthemop（拖寸巴）.WorkingforDadhastaughtmothe

devotiontoa54isaboveall.Ithasnothingtodowith55thatteamisinvolvedins

familyrestaurantortheUSArmy.

36.A.cleaningB.chningC.removingD.keeping

37.A.whyB.whatC.whenD.how

38.A.offerB.refuseC.loveD.learn

39.A.interestedB.annoyedC.relaxedD.satisfied

40.A.funB.prideC.troubleD.effort

41.A.gotitrightB.keptitarule

42.A.hadB.tendedC.hatedD.managed

43.A.familyB.workersC.customersD.friends

44.A.neverB.alwaysC.seldomD.ever

45.A.mustB.shouldC.might,D.good

46,A.atB.beforeC..aroundD.for

47.AworkedoutB.foundoutC.putoutD.thoughtout

48.A.aloneB.awayC.outsideD.off

49.A.usualB.lastC.nextD.first

50.A.washingB.takingC.cleaningD.moving

51.A.ignoreB.followC、believeD.understand

52.A.happenB.careC.goD.matter

53.A.noB.otherC.someD.another

54.A.teamB.familyC.leaderD.restaurant

55.A.whyB.whetherC.whenD.How

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whatdisgustinghabitsrumyourstomachwhenyonwalkthestreetsofthecapital?Beijing

residentssayspittingiswhattheyhatemostaboutlivinginthecity.

Whatcomesafterspittingaredogownerswhofailtoclearuptheirpets*excrement.Third

onthelistofbadpracticesisnotproperlydisposingofrubbish.Theresultwasreleasedbythe

BeijingSocialPsychologyInstituteaftertheyrecentlyconductedasurveyof770randomly

selectedpeople

Thethreephenomenathattoppedthelistofuncivilizedbehaviorremainedalmostthesame

whentheyarecomparedwiththesurveyofoneyearago.Nearly63percentofthosesurveyed

thismonthsaidtheyoftenseepeoplespittinginpublic.However,nearly27percentofthe

residentssaidthatspittinghasreducedoverthepastyean

Theresearchersbelievethatpunishmentcouldhelpreducesomeofbadbehavior;

Theresidentsbeingsurveyedsaidthatpublicityandpunishmentforspittingshouldbe

strengthenedtomakethosewiththebadhabitchange.Butitstillneedsmoreeffortfromthe

wholeofsocietyandeveryresidentinordertoachievethegoal.Theyfindthatfewpeoplewill

spitintheirownneighborhoodOl"theirworkplace.Spittingathomegoeswithoutsaying.Buton

streetsandinotherpublicplacessuchasbusesandrailwaystations,spittingismorecommon.

Peoplebelievethathomeandtheirneighborhoodaretheirownplaces.Inworkplaces,

peoplecareaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofthemaseverybodyelsev/illknowthem.Butin

publicplaces,duetoalackofsupervision,somepeoplebelievetheenvironmenthasnothingto

dowiththem.Besidesspitting,withtheincreaseindogsraisedaspetsinBeijing,many

complaintshavebeenreceivedbecausesomedogownersdonotclearuptheirpets'excrement.

Morethanhalfofthepeoplesurveyedsaidtheyoftensawthishappen.Theyalwayssaw

dogexcrementonthepassbythesidesofstreetsThedogshavenoideawheretheyshould

relievethemselves,butwhydotheirownersknownothingaboutwhattodOwithwhatthey

leavebehind?Itisreportedthattherearemorethan1millionpetdogsinBeijing.

Otherhabitsthatreallygetonthenervesofthecityresidentsareillegaladverts,outof

controlpassengersonbusesorthesubwaysandloverswhoshowaffectioninpublic.

However;44percentofthepeoplebelievethatthemoralstandardsofBeijingpeoplearestill

highdespitetheproblems.Only7percentofthepeoplesaidthatthemoralstandardsofBeijing

peoplewerelow.

Manypeoplebeingsurveyedbelievethatlocalpeoplearemorecivilizedthanayear

ago.ManylocalresidentssaidalthoughthemoralstandardsofBeijingpeoplearehigh

comparedwiththoseofthepeopleinothercities,thereisstillagapbetweenthecapitalcityand

somelargeforeigncities

56.InLineItheexpression“turnyourstomach,mostprobablymean.

A.tomakeyourstomachachingB.tomakeyousick

C.tomakeyouhungryD.tomakeyoufull

57.Theuncivilizedbehaviorcamefirstonthelistofbadhabitswere.

A.nearlythesameastheresult.ofthesurveyoneyearago

B.quitedifferentfromtheresultofthesurveyoneyearago

C.almostcontrarytotheresultofthesurveyoneyearago

D.justremainingexactlythesameastheresultofthesurveyoneyearago

58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyspittinginpubliciscommon?

A.Peopledon,tcareaboutotherTsopinionastheydon*tknoweachother

B.Theyregardpublicplacesastheirownhomeorneighborhood

C.Somepeoplethinktheyhavenothingtodowiththeenvironment.

D.Thereisnosupervisiontocontrolpeople

59.Whichofthefollowingwouldtethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GapsbetweenBeringandSomeBigForeignCities

B.BadHabit：Spitting

C.UncivilizedgettingResidents

D.BadHabitsDisgustBeijingResidents

B

Gland,Switzerland-Riversoneverycontinentaredryingout,threateningseverewater

shortages,accordingtoanewWWFreport.

Thereport,World'sTopRiversatRisk,releasedaheadofWorldWaterDay(22March),lists

thetoptenriversthatarefastdyingasaresultofclimatechange,pollutionanddams.

“Alltherivetsinthereportsymbolizethecurrentfreshwatercrisis,whichwehavebeen

signalingforyears,MsaysWWFGlobalFreshwaterProgrammeDirectorJamiePittock.

“Poorplanningandinadequateprotectionofnaturalareasmeanwecartnolongerassume

thatwaterwillflowforever.Liketheclimatechangecrisis,whichnowhastheattentionof

businessandgovernment,wewantleaderstotakenoticeoftheemergencyfacingfreshwater

nownotlater.-

Fiveofthetenriverslistedinthereporta.reinAsiaalone.TheyaretheYangtze,Mekong,

Salween,GangesandIndus.Europe*sDanube,theAmericas*LaPlataandRioGrande/Rio

Bravo.Africa'sNile-LakeVictoriaandAustralia'sMurray-Darlingalsomakethelist.

DamsalongtheDanubeRiver—oneofthelongestflowingriversinEurope—havealready

destroyed80percentoftheriverbasin'wetlandsandfloodplains.Evenwithoutwarmer

temperaturesthreateningtomeltHimalayanglaciers,theIndusRiverfacesscarcityduetoover­

extractionforagriculture.Fishpopulations,themainsourceofproteinandoveralllifesupport

systemshundredsofthousandsofcommunitiesworldwide,arealsobeingthreatened.

Thereportcallsongovernmentstobetterprotectriverflowsandwaterallocationsinorder

tosafeguardhabitatsandpeople'slivelihoods.

^Conservationofriversandwetlandsmustbeseenaspartandparcelofnationalsecurity,

healthandeconomicproductsthatdonotusemorewaterthannecessary”

Inaddition,cooperativeagreementsformanagingsharedresources,suchastheUN

WatercoursesConvention,mustberatifiedandgiventheresourcestomakethemwork,says

WWF.

“Thefreshwatercrisisisbiggerthanthetenriverslistedinthisreportbutitmirrorsthe

extenttowhichunabateddevelopmentisieopardizinwnature'sabilitytomeetourgrowing

demands/saysPittock.Z/Wemustchangeourmindsetnoworpaythepriceinthenotsodistant

future//

60.JudgingfromwhatJamiePittocksays,hewantsto.

A.makereadersawareoftheserioussituationofwatershortage.

B.warnpeoplenottowasterwateranylonger

C.callonleaderstopayattentiontotheproblempromptly

D.analyzethecausesoftheseverewatershortage

61.Wecaneasilylearnfromthepassagethat.

A.thefreshwatercrisiswillbeoutofcontrolsoon

B.Asiaisfacingthemostseverchallengeofwatershortage

C.tobetterprotectriverflowsandwaterallocationsistheonlysolution

D.fishpopulationsareofvitalimportancetonationaleconomicsuccess

62.Theunderlineword“jeopardizing“inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.

A.destroyingB.improvinglosingD.stimulating

C

Seventeen-year-oldRandyWaldron,Jr.wasshockedwhenheappliedforhisfirstcreditcard

andwasdenied.Hewasevenmoreshockedbythereason.:Hefailedtorepaythousandsof

dollarsindebt.

Waldron'sidentityhadbeenstolenbyhisfather,wholeftwhenRandywaslearningtowalk.

Form1982to1999,RandyWaldron,Sr,usedhisson'sSocialSecuritynumbertoobtaincredit

fromvariousmerchantsandlenders,thenrackeduptensofthousandsofdollarsindebts.He

declaredbankruptcyinhisson'sname,whichresultedindefaultjudgmentsagainsttheyounger

Waldron.IthastakenRandyJr.nowa24-year-oldflightattended,yearstountanglethemess.

Waldronisn'talone.Identitytheftisthiscountry'sfastest-growingcrime-and,increasingly,

IDthievesaretargetingchildren.Theircleancreditandabsenceofcriminalhistoriesmakethem

idealvictims.

Linda.Foley,co-executivedirectoroftheIdentityTheftResourceCenterinSanDiego

estimatesthatatleast400,000childrenhadtheiridentitiesstolenin.morethandoublethe

numberin.Waldron'scaseistypical:Theresourcecenterestimatesthattwo-thirdsofchildID

theftsarecommittedbyfamilymembers.

Somedishonestpersonsusechildren'snamesandSocialSecuritynumberstoringup

massivedebts：othersusechildren,sidentitiesinplaceoftheirownwhencaughtcommitting

othercrimes：stillotherssellidentificationinformationontheblackmarkettoillegalimmigrants,

fellowcriminalsoreventerroristsThetheftbringsitsvictimsenormousfinancialandemotional

trauma

（创伤），inpartbecausetheidentityabuseoftengoesundetectedforyears

Dealingwithchildidentitytheftafterithappensisextremelydifficult.Lawsinmanystates

areinsufficienttohandlethecrime'scomplexity,andfinancialinstitutionsareoftenlessthan

helpfulRandyWaldron,Jr.,hasworkedtirelesslyforeightyears.tostraightenouthiscredit

record,andhecontinuestodealwiththefallout.wIt'sbeenaverylongandarduousbattle,

“hesays.

“Recoveringmyidentitywasreallytheabsolutehardestpart.Ithinkalotofvictimsassume

theproblemwillgoaway.”

63.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ChildIdentityTheft

B.HowtoAvoidIdentityThef:

C.RecoverMyIdentity

D.LookokitforFamilyMembers

64Whydochildreneasilybecomethetargetsofidentitytheft?

A.Becausetheycannotreadorwriteatayoun.gage.

B.Becausetheyhaveemptycreditandcriminalrecords

C.Becausetheyaretooyoung:oprotectthemselves

D.Becauseidentitytheftcan'tbefoundintime

65.Withthehelpofthechild'sidentity,thecriminalscandOthefollowingexcept

A.obtaincreditsfromvariousmerchantsandlenders

B.substitutefortheirownidentitieswhencaughtcommittingcrimes

C.straightenouttheirowncreditrecord

D.sellidentificationinformationontheblackmarket

66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.Newlawsshouldbemade:ohelptheidentitytheftvictims

B.Childrenshouldnevertrusttheirfamilymembers

C.Financialinstitutionsshouldberesponsiblefortheidentitytheft

D.Identitytheftisthefastest-growingcrimeinthecountry

Hehadanalmostblackface,thoughredandsmooth.Hismoustachewasblackwithcurled

points,thoughhecouldnotbemorethantwenty,threeor—four.Therewasanunusualforcein

hisface,andinhisdaringrollingeyes.

Well,mybeauty,whatcanIdoforyou?*saidhe,comingforward.Andseeingthatshewas

quitemaloss：'Nevermindme.IamMr.d'Urberville,.Haveyoucometoseemeormymother?,

Thisdifferedgreatlyfromv/hatTesshadexpected.Shehaddreamedofanagedand

dignifiedface.Shetriedtokeepcalmandanswered——Icametoseeyourmother;sir.

Iamafraidyoucannotseeher-sheisillinbed,repliedtherepresentativeofthehouse；

forthiswasMr.Alee,theonlysonofthenoblefamily.,Whatisthebusinessyouwishtoseeher

about?,

“Itisn'tbusiness—itis—Icanhardlysaywhat!"

"Pleasure?"

“Ohno.Why,siriftellyou,itwillseem—"

Tess'ssenseofacertainridiculewasnowsostrongthat,despitehergeneraldiscomfortat

beinghere,herrosylipscurved（弯曲）towardsasmile,muchtotheattractionoftheyoungman.

"Itissofoolish,shestammered（急急巴巴地说）："Ifear1can'ttelyouV

“Nevermind；Ilikefoolishthings.Tryagain,mydear,saidhekindly.

“Motheraskedmetocome,'Tesscontinued；and,indeed,Iwasinthemindtodoso

myself.ButIdidnotthinkitwouldbelikethis.Icame,sir,totellyouthatweareofthesame

familyasyou”

“Ho!Poorrelations?'

“Yes.〃

“Stokes?"

"No;d'Urbervilles."

“Ay,ay；Imeand'Urbervilles."

“OurnamesarewornawaytoDurbeyfield;butwehaveseveralproofsthatweare

d'Urbervilles.Thelocalscholarsholdtheviewthatweare,—and—andwehaveanoldseal（

章）andasilverspoonmarkedwiththesamecastleasyours.Somothersaidweoughttomake

ourselvesknowntoyou,aswe'velostourhorsebyabadaccident;wecanhardlymakealiving?

“Verykindofyourmother;I'msure,“AleclookedatTessashespoke,inawaythatmadeher

uneasy."Andso,myprettygirl,you'vecomeonafriendlyvisittous,asrelations?"

"\supposeIhave/lookinglessconfidentanduncomfortableagain.

"Well-there'snoharminit.Wheredoyoulive?Whatareyou?

—Tessofthed'UrbervillesByThomasHardy

67,HowdoesTessfeelinthewholecourseofthemeetingwithAlec?

A.Excitedandhopeful.B.Nervousanduncomfortable.

C.Surprisedbutcomfortable.D.Pleasedbutembarrassed

68.IntheeyesofTess»Alecis_________.

A.forcefulanddaringB.unfriendlyandtalkative

C.agentleandreliablemanD.olderthanshehadexpected

69.WhydoesTesspaythevisittothed'Urbervilles?

A.ToseeAlechimself.

B.ToseeAlec'smother.

C.Toconfirmthatareofthesamefamily.

D.Tomakeknowntheirrelationshipandseekhelp.

70.AlecappearsquitefriendlytoTessmainlybecause.

A.TessishisdistantrelationB.Tesslookspolitetohim

C,TessisaprettygirlD.Tesslooksridiculous

第II卷（共两节，满分35分）

第四部分：写作（共一两节；满分35分）

第一节：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

SorghumisanimportantgrainforAfrica.MillionsofAfricanshavemoretoeatbecauseof

GebisaEjeta.TheEthiopianscientistdevelopedsorghumseedsthatcanresistlongdryperiods.

TheseedscanalsoresisttheStrigaweed,abigcauseofcropfailuresinArica.

Nowhisworkhasearnedhimthisyear'sWorldFoodPrizefromtheWorldFoodPrize

Foundation.Hereceived250,000dollarsfortheaward.HeisonlythesecondAfricantowinthe

prizesinceitwassetupin1986.montyJones,aricespecialistfromSierraLeone,wasthewinner

in.

GebisaEjetaisaprofessoratPurdueUniversityinIndiana.Overtheyears,hewasworked

withfarmersandseedcompaniesanddevelopedmorethaneightyseedtypesforAfrica.

Intheearly1980s,ProfessorEetadevelopedthefirstsorghumhybridseeds.Theseresisted

droughtandledtoamajorincreaseinproduction.

Droughtisnottheonlyenemy.StrigaisaparasiticweedthatAfricanscommonlycallwitch

weed.Theplantattackssorghumandothercropsandstealswaterandnutrientsfromtheroots.

Inthe1990s,GebisaEjetaandanotherresearcher;LarryButler,identifiedthecomplex

relationshipsbetweenStrigaandsorghumplants.Thatfindingledtothedevelopmentofseeds

whichcanresistbothStrigaanddrought.

GebisaEjetawasbroughtupinaoneroomhutinaruralvillageinwestcentralEthiopia.His

motherwantedhimtogetandeducation.Hewalkedtwentykilometerstoschoolina

neighboringtown.HelefthomeonSundaynightsandreturnedonFriday.ProfessorEjetahas

neverforgottenhisAfricanroots.TodayheencouragesotherscientiststoturntoAfrica'sneeds.

Ethiopianscientist71WorldFoodPrize

ThemeGebisaEjeta,cscientistfromEthiopia,wonWorldFoodPrizein.

*WorldFoodPrizewas72in1986.

*Thewinnerreceivers250,000dollarsfortheaward,

WorldFoodPrize

*GebisaEjeta,wasthesecondAfricanwinnerafterMontyJones,arice

73fromSierraLeone,whowasthewinnerin.

GebisaEjetawas75inaruralvillageinwest-cen:ralEthiopiaandhadto

walk20kmsto76school