food"可知，Mrs.Larkins是一位意志坚定的人。故选A项。

　　3．What did the woman do with her healthy secrets?

　　A．She sold them to the local people.

　　B．She abandoned them at the age of 70.

　　C．She publicized them in various ways.

　　D．She improved them with her husband's help.

　　答案与解析：C　考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段最后一句中的"Mrs.Larkins has written two booklets called Journey to Health and also produced a DVD containing all her healthy secrets"可知，Mrs. Larkins利用各种方式推广她的健康秘诀。故选C项。

　　4．What is the author's attitude towards Mrs. Larkins's lifestyle?

　　A．Disapproving. B．Supportive.

　　C．Sympathetic. D．Skeptical.

　　答案与解析：B　考查观点态度。根据第四段最后两句"And what a great decision that was.I mean，just look at her"及最后一段对Larkins夫妇的情况的描述可知，作者对她的这种生活方式是支持的。

　　B

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The UN figures that almost two thirds of the world's hungry people are in Asia, which is of course the world's most populous continent. More than a quarter are in sub­Saharan Africa. Although this place has a much lower population than Asia, it has the highest percentage of hungry people. Almost all of the rest are in Latin America, North Africa and the Caribbean.