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The one-child policy in our country has made most families much smaller than before. That is to say, there are fewer children in a family. But the population of China is still growing faster. Why? In fact, it’s a serious problem not only in China, but also in the whole world. It’s reported that the world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by 2050. There are two important reasons. First, there are still more and more babies born every year. Next, people in the world can live much longer than before.

The earth is too tired, but it has to burden(担负) more in the future. Who can save her?

根据所给短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.   The passage tells us that the whole world is suffering from(为……苦恼) the      .

A．pollution

B．population

C．flood

D．hunger

2.The underlined word “expect” means _______ in the sentence.

A．希望

B．祝愿

C．期待

D．预测

3.The population of the world will be about ______ by the year 2050. 

A．92 million

B．92 billion

C．9.2 billion

D．9.2 million

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The population of China is still growing.

B．The number of women keeps growing these years.

C．It’s difficult for us to control (控制) the population in a few years.

D．One of the reasons for the population problem is that people can live longer than before.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．China’s Population	B．The Family Planning
C．The Population Problem	D．China’s One-Child Policy

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

1.考查综合能力。通过阅读短文可知，整个世界正在为越来越多的人口而烦恼，故选B，人口。

2.考查分析能力。根据It’s reported ……，可知这是用预测行为，故选D。

3.考查英语数字的读法。原则是从数字的左端向右端读起，每三位数划为一个字节。每个字节上的数可按照千以内数字的读法来读，注意从右开始第一个“，”前的数字后添加 thousand，第二个“，”前面的数字后添加 million，第三个“，”前的数字后添加 billion。这个数字一共有四个字节，9后面要添加billion，故选C。

4.细节题。根据there are still more and more babies born every year。可知选项B表述错误。

5.考查分析能力。通过阅读短文可知这篇短文介绍的是世界上的人口问题，故选C。