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. 估计 B. 计算 C. 猜测 D. 统计

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.

Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfasts.

The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.

The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight. This is because they are so hungry at noon they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

1.During the test, the people were given_____________.

A. no breakfast at all B. different foods or sometimes none

C. very rich breakfasts D. little food for breakfast

2.The results show that __________________

A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies.

B. breakfast has little to do with a person’s work.

C. a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk.

D. Girl students should have little for breakfast

3.According to the passage, some people think that if you don’t have breakfast, you will___________.

A. be healthier B. work better C. lose weight D. lose your way

4.The word “reduce” in the last sentence means__________.

A. 增加 B. 减少 C. 放弃 D. 享用

5.Which of the following is NOT right?

A. It is bad for your health to have no breakfast

B. Too little for breakfast and too much for lunch may make you fatter.

C. If you don’t eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight.

D. The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you’ll learn in class.

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