题目内容：

    NANCHANG - In the Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig, pigs have attracted a large amount of attention as there has been a huge rise in the price of pork, China’s major meat, resulting in high living costs. China’s pig herd(群) has shrunk considerably due to multiple factors including an outbreak of African swine fever(非洲猪瘟) and the bad effect of the last market cycle when low pork prices drove many out of business.

Xiong Lijiao, a resident in Nanchang, a major pig-breeding region, said her family eats less pork now. “Prices of pork have doubled, making it much more expensive.” said Xiong. The weekly average price of a carcass-weight hog(胭体瘦肉型生猪) in 16 provincial-level regions was 37. 57 yuan($5. 3) per kg in mid-September, up 94. 1 percent year-on-year, according to the information center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. It is not only pork prices that are being affected, demand for soybeans, used as food for hogs, as well as other kinds of meat prices are also being affected.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said favorable government policies and market conditions have boosted some farmers’ confidence in restoring production. China has rolled out 17 measures to support hog production since the end of August, and most of them have been carried out. To meet the market gap, China is increasing imports and releasing frozen pork from its central reserves. But eyeing a long-term solution, China is encouraging large-scale pig farming. The industry concentration will further increase with many small and medium-sized breeding companies leaving the business. Despite the current challenges, China’s pig breeding industry is heading toward a more intensive, environmental-friendly and risk-resistant growth model.

1.Which is NOT a cause of the rise of the price of pork?

A.The spread of African swine fever.

B.A supply shortage of pork.

C.The high living cost in recent years.

D.Marketable hogs on the decline.

2.What kind of phenomenon is described in paragraph 2?

A.Butterfly effect—small change leads to great variation.

B.Buckets effect—the weakest influences the whole.

C.Pygmalion effect—expectation influences performance.

D.Anchoring effect—first information affects later decisions.

3.Which of the following measures can get to the root of the problem?

A.Releasing frozen pork from the stock.

B.Importing pork from overseas markets.

C.Establishing industrial-scale pig farms.

D.Encouraging small breeding companies.

4.In which section of the newspaper can you read this article?

A.Editorial & Opinion. B.Health & Wellbeing.

C.Home & International News. D.Celebrities & Social.