Question

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

A．pollution

B．population

C．flood

D．hunger

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

A．希望

B．祝愿

C．期待

D．预测

小题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

小题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.
【小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

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:C

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了我国独生子女政策使得大多数家庭比以前小得多,但中国的人口仍在增长更快。有两个重要原因。首先, 每年仍然有越来越多的出生的婴儿。其次,世界上人们可以比以前活得更长。
地球是太累,但它必须在未来负担更多。谁能救她?
小题1:归纳理解题。这篇文章告诉我们地球正在为人口苦恼，可知选B。
小题2:词义猜测题。根据第一段It’s reported that the world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by 2050，据报道,到2050年世界人口预计将达到9.2 billion.可知应选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第一段，It’s reported that the world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by 2050据报道,到2050年世界人口预计将达到9.2 billion，故选C。
小题4:细节理解题。第一段中指出there are still more and more babies born every year仍然有越来越多的每年出生的婴儿，可知故选B。
小题5:归纳理解题。通过文章理解，最好的标题是人口问题。故选C。