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Where is it possible to drive from Rome to Moscow, Madrid, Paris, Vienna, and Stockholm without going to Europe? The answer is in the state of Maine!
Throughout the United States there are many towns and cities that have been named after not only European cities but other countries as well, such as China, Poland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Just how many New World place names are recycled from the Old World names has never been tallied, but one researcher found forty-one Londons, fifty-six Berlins, twenty-four Dublins, thirty-two Athenses, and twenty-seven Moscows, among others!
Reasons for European place names differ. Some were in memory of settlers’ former homes, others in honor of historic events. Founded in 1818 by John Coffee, Robert Beaty, John D. Carroll, and John Read, Athens is one of the oldest incorporated cities in the State of Alabama. The town was first called Athenson, and the name was then shortened to Athens, after the ancient city in Greece. More interestingly, some names were given by mistake. For instance, the people of Moscow, Kansas, wanted to their city to follow the name of the explorer Moscoso. They shortened his name to Mosco, and an official in Washington, thinking the Kansans couldn't spell, added a ‘W’.
41. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. In the state of Maine there are many different European cities.
B. You can drive to many European cities from the state of Maine.
C. All the settlers in the state of Maine came from Europe.
D. The state of Maine has many cities named after European cities.
42. The word “tallied” (Line 4, Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to ________.
A. built B. believed C. added D. visited
43. What might have made the official in Washington change Mosco into Moscow?
A. Moscow was a world-famous city name.
B. He thought Moscoso would prefer Moscow.
C. He believed Moscow was a far better name.
D. He couldn't spell very well and made a mistake.
44. The best title for the passage is ________.
A. The Story of Moscow, Kansas
B. American Cities and Their Names
C. Interesting Names
D. Old World Place Names in America
查看习题详情和答案>>A baby born in India has been declared the world's seven billionth person by child rights group Plan International. Baby Nargis was born at 07:25 local time (01:55GMT) in Mall village in India's Uttar Pradesh state. Plan International says Nargis has been chosen symbolically as it is not possible to know where exactly the seven billionth baby is born. In addition to baby Nargis in India, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Cambodia have all identified seven billionth babies. The United Nations estimated that on Monday 31 October, the world's population would reach seven billion.
Populations are growing faster than economies in many poor countries in Africa and some in Asia. At the same time, low birth rates in Japan and many European nations have raised concerns about labor shortages.
Population experts at the United Nations estimated that the world reached six billion in October 1999. They predict nine billion by 2050 and ten billion by the end of the century. China's population of one and a third billion is currently the world's largest. India is second at 1.2 billion. But India is expected to pass China and reach one and a half billion people around 2025.
India will also have one of the world's youngest populations. Economists say this is a chance for a so-called demographic dividend. India could gain from the skills of young people in a growing economy at a time when other countries have aging populations. But economists say current rates of growth, although high, may not create enough jobs. Also, the public education system is failing to meet demand and schooling is often of poor quality. Another concern is health care. Nearly half of India's children under the age of five are malnourished(营养不良).
Michal Rutkowski, the director of human development in South Asia at the World Bank, says reaching seven billion people in the world is a good time for a call to action. He says, “I think the bottom line of the story is that the public policy needs to become really, really serious about sex equality and about access to services—to fight against malnutrition, and to provide for access to health services, water and schooling.”
1.What is true about the world's seven billionth person?
A. Baby Nargis is not the only child chosen as the seven billionth baby.
B. Baby Nargis has been chosen carefully so it is exactly the seven billionth baby.
C. Three countries have all declared Baby Nargis as the seven billi011th baby.
D. The United Nations declared Baby Nargis as the world's seven billionth person.
2.Which of the following problems do many European countries worry about?
A. Labor shortage. B. Poor health care.
C. Not enough jobs. D. Schooling of poor quality.
3.According to population experts, how long will it take for population to grow from six billion to nine billion?
A. About 12 years. B. About 40 years. C. About 50 years. D. About 110 years.
4.What does the underlined phrase “demographic dividend” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Possibility of lower birth rate.
B. Benefit gained by working young people.
C. Chances for more employment.
D. Disadvantages caused by aging population.
5.Which of the following public policies does Michal Rutkowski call on?
A. To encourage late marriage. B. To reduce world's population.
C. To gain economic equality. D. To improve health and education.
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A baby born in India has been declared the world's seven billionth person by child rights group Plan International. Baby Nargis was born at 07:25 local time (01:55GMT) in Mall village in India's Uttar Pradesh state. Plan International says Nargis has been chosen symbolically as it is not possible to know where exactly the seven billionth baby is born. In addition to baby Nargis in India, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Cambodia have all identified seven billionth babies. The United Nations estimated that on Monday 31 October, the world's population would reach seven billion.
Populations are growing faster than economies in many poor countries in Africa and some in Asia. At the same time, low birth rates in Japan and many European nations have raised concerns about labor shortages.
Population experts at the United Nations estimated that the world reached six billion in October 1999. They predict nine billion by 2050 and ten billion by the end of the century. China's population of one and a third billion is currently the world's largest. India is second at 1.2 billion. But India is expected to pass China and reach one and a half billion people around 2025.
India will also have one of the world's youngest populations. Economists say this is a chance for a so-called demographic dividend. India could gain from the skills of young people in a growing economy at a time when other countries have aging populations. But economists say current rates of growth, although high, may not create enough jobs. Also, the public education system is failing to meet demand and schooling is often of poor quality. Another concern is health care. Nearly half of India's children under the age of five are malnourished（营养不良）.
Michal Rutkowski, the director of human development in South Asia at the World Bank, says reaching seven billion people in the world is a good time for a call to action. He says, "I think the bottom line of the story is that the public policy needs to become really, really serious about sex equality and about access to services -- to fight against malnutrition, and to provide for access to health services, water and schooling."
36. What is true about the world's seven billionth person?
A. Baby Nargis is not the only child chosen as the seven billionth baby.
B. Baby Nargis has been chosen carefully so it is exactly the seven billionth baby
C. Bangladesh, the Philippines and Cambodia have all declared Baby Nargis as the seven billionth baby.
D. The United Nations declared Baby Nargis born in India's Uttar Pradesh state as the world's seven billionth person.
37. Which of the following problems do many European countries worry about?
A. Labor shortage.
B. Poor health care
C. Not enough jobs
D. schooling of poor quality
38. According to population experts, how long will it take for population to grow from six billion to nine billion?
A. About 12 years.
B. About 40 years.
C. About 50 years.
D. About 110 years.
39. What does the underlined phrase “demographic dividend” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Possibility of lower birth rate.
B. Benefit gained by working age people
C. Chances for more employment.
D. Disadvantages caused by aging population.
40. Which of the following public policies does Michal Rutkowski call on?
A. To encourage late marriage.
B. To reduce world’s population.
C. To gain economic equality.
D. To improve health and education.
查看习题详情和答案>>Plan International. Baby Nargis was born at 07:25 local time(01:55GMT)in Mall village in India's
Uttar Pradesh state. Plan International says Nargis has been chosen symbolically as it is not possible
to know where exactly the seven billionth baby is born. In addition to baby Nargis in India,Bangladesh,
the Philippines and Cambodia have all identified seven billionth babies. The United Nations estimated
that on Monday 31 October. the world's population would reach seven billion.
Populations are growing faster than economies in many poor countries in Africa and some in Asia.
At the same time,low birth rates in Japan and many European nations have raised concerns about labor
shortages.
Population experts at the United Nations estimated that the world reached six billion in October
1999. They predict nine billion by 2050 and ten billion by the end of the century. China's population
of one and a third billion is currently the world's largest. India is second at 1. 2 billion. But India is
expected to pass China and reach one and a half billion people around 2025.
India will also have one of the world's youngest populations. Economists say this is a chance for a
so-called. demographic dividend. India could gain from the skills of young people in a growing economy
at a time when other countries have aging populations. But economists say current rates of growth,
although high,may not create enough jobs. Also,the public education system is failing to meet demand
and schooling is often of poor quality. Another concern is health care. Nearly half of India's children
under the age of five are malnourished(营养不良).
Michal Rutkowski,the director of human development in South Asia at the World Bank, says reaching
seven billion people in the world is a good time for a call to action. He says,"I think the bottom line of
the story is that the public policy needs to become really,really serious about sex equality and about
access to services-to fight against malnutrition,and to provide for access to health services,water and
schooling. "
B. Baby Nargis has been chosen carefully so it is exactly the seven billionth baby.
C. Three countries have all declared Baby Nargis as the seven billi011th baby.
D. The United Nations declared Baby Nargis as the world's seven billionth person.
B. Poor health care.
C. Not enough jobs.
D. Schooling of poor quality.
billion?
B. About 40 years.
C. About 50 years.
D. About 110 years.
B. Benefit gained by working young people.
C. Chances for more employment.
D. Disadvantages caused by aging population.
B. To reduce world's population.
C. To gain economic equality.
D. To improve health and education.
A baby born in India has been declared the world's seven billionth person by child rights group Plan International.Baby Nargis was born at 07：25 local time(01：55GMT)in Mall village in India's Uttar Pradesh state.Plan International says Nargis has been chosen symbolically as it is not possible to know where exactly the seven billionth baby is born.In addition to baby Nargis in India，Bangladesh，the Philippines and Cambodia have all identified seven billionth babies.The United Nations estimated that on Monday 31 October.the world's population would reach seven billion.
Populations are growing faster than economies in many poor countries in Africa and some in Asia.At the same time，low birth rates in Japan and many European nations have raised concerns about labor shortages.
Population experts at the United Nations estimated that the world reached six billion in October 1999.They predict nine billion by 2050 and ten billion by the end of the century. China's population of one and a third billion is currently the world's largest.India is second at 1.2 billion.But India is expected to pass China and reach one and a half billion people around 2025.
India will also have one of the world's youngest populations.Economists say this is a chance for a so-called.demographic dividend.India could gain from the skills of young people in a growing economy at a time when other countries have aging populations.But economists say current rates of growth，although high，may not create enough jobs.Also，the public education system is failing to meet demand and schooling is often of poor quality.Another concern is health care.Nearly half of India's children under the age of five are malnourished(营养不良).
Michal Rutkowski，the director of human development in South Asia at the World Bank, says reaching seven billion people in the world is a good time for a call to action.He says，“I think the bottom line of the story is that the public policy needs to become really，really serious about sex equality and about access to services—to fight against malnutrition，and to provide for access to health services，water and schooling.”
- 1.
What is true about the world's seven billionth person?
- A.Baby Nargis is not the only child chosen as the seven billionth baby.
- B.Baby Nargis has been chosen carefully so it is exactly the seven billionth baby.
- C.Three countries have all declared Baby Nargis as the seven billi011th baby.
- D.The United Nations declared Baby Nargis as the world's seven billionth person.
- A.
- 2.
Which of the following problems do many European countries worry about?
- A.Labor shortage.
- B.Poor health care.
- C.Not enough jobs.
- D.Schooling of poor quality.
- A.
- 3.
According to population experts，how long will it take for population to grow from six billion to nine billion?
- A.About 12 years.
- B.About 40 years.
- C.About 50 years.
- D.About 110 years.
- A.
- 4.
What does the underlined phrase“demographic dividend”in the fourth paragraph refer to?
- A.Possibility of lower birth rate.
- B.Benefit gained by working young people.
- C.Chances for more employment.
- D.Disadvantages caused by aging population.
- A.
- 5.
Which of the following public policies does Michal Rutkowski call on?
- A.To encourage late marriage.
- B.To reduce world's population.
- C.To gain economic equality.
- D.To improve health and education.
- A.