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2nd Child：An Extra Pair of Chopsticks?

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It's almost a year since China introduced the universal twochild policy.Statistics show the number of newborns in the first half of 2016 rose by 6.9 percent yearonyear，with newlyborn second children accounting for more than 40 percent of the total.Is Chinese society wellprepared for the policy? The answer may be not completely positive.

Steady Population Growth

According to the Chinese Academy of Social Science，and estimated(預(yù)測的) 5.658 million babies will be born in 2016，and the chart below is a prediction for the following years.

Are Schools Wellprepared?

With China's universal twochild policy，the increasing number of newborns in the county has led to a greater demand for kindergarten places.How to enable every child to attend school and receive a good schooling has therefore become an issue of urgency.

【1】What percentage of newlyborn babies are second children in the first half of 2016?

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【2】When will the baby boom arrive?

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【3】Were kindergartens enough for newborns in 2015?

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【4】Why will many schools be short of teachers?

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【5】Do you think it's a good idea to have a second child in your family? Why do you think of it?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】More than 40%.

【2】In 2017.

【3】Yes，they were.

【4】Because many female teachers are expected to have a second child.

【5】答案不唯一。

【解析】本篇文章難度適中，主要講述中國開放二胎政策后人口增長以及政府為二胎政策后的準備不容樂觀。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Statistics show the number of newborns in the first half of 2016 rose by 6.9 percent yearonyear，with newlyborn second children accounting for more than 40 percent of the total可知，新生兒中二胎的占比為40%多，故填More than 40%。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)圖表可知，2017年新生兒中，為15.871+5.832最多，是嬰兒潮，故填In 2017。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)圖表可知，2015年幼兒園的數(shù)量多于新生兒的數(shù)量，夠用，故填Yes，they were。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It is said that schools will be short of staff since many female teachers are expected to have a second child可知，女教師要去生二胎，故填Because many female teachers are expected to have a second child。

【5】觀點建議題。言之有理即可。可以同意，因為孩子有陪伴，也可以不同意，因為經(jīng)濟壓力大。