Question

Every second there are, on average, more than four babies being born and fewer than two people dying. As a result, the world population keeps increasing.

The baby will probably be born in the Asia-Pacific region. In this area, the population growth rate is higher than anywhere else in the world.

It is just 12 years since the world’s population reached 6 billion. Official estimates say the number will tip 8 billion in 2025 and 10 billion before the end of the century.

With more and more people in the world, there will be less land and water for each person. The major problem will be feeding the new arrivals. Finding housing and medical care for everyone will also be difficult.

For now, China still has the largest population in the world, with 1.34 billion people. In the past ten years it added 73.9 million, more than the population of France and Thailand.

However, its growth has slowed and it is estimated that the population will stop increasing in 2027. By 2050, according to some experts, China’s population will be smaller than it is today.

This is thanks to the family planning policy that started about 30 years ago. In the 1970s, Chinese women had five to six children each on average. Now the number is around 1.5.

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1.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A. More babies are being born than people dying.

B. More people die than those being born in every second.

C. The birth rate and death rate in every second are the same.

D. The newly born babies in every second are in the Asia-Pacific region.

2.What’s the biggest problem for more and more newly born babies?

A. They have on place to live in. B. There is not enough food.

C. Medical care doesn’t cover them. D. No people would like to feed them.

3.According to the article, which of the following is not true?

A. In 2025, the world’s population will top 8 billion.

B. In 2027, China’s population will be smaller than it is today.

C. Before the end of the century, the world’s population will top 10 billion.

D. France now has less than 73.9 million people.

4.What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 3?

A. 估計 B. 計算 C. 猜測 D. 統(tǒng)計

5.What does the author think of the family planning policy?

A. It is unfair. B. It is useful.

C. It should be stopped. D. It worries him a lot.

Answer 1