48. There are 　　　　　　　　　　　(太多的人) on the earth.

47. The company operates(制定) a very strict 　　　(政策) on smoking.

46. If prices are low, it’s 　　　(大概) because of lack of demand.

45. Yao Ming is an e　　 　basketball player in NBA.

(B)根据汉语提示完成句子。

44. R　　 　between the two countries have improved a lot recently.

43. Our country’s economy(经济) is i　　 　rapidly.

42. I can’t play tennis, n　　 　can you.

41. England is an E　　 　country. It’s in the west of Europe.

(C)

A very important world problem is the growth of population on the earth. The population of the world today is more than 6.5 billion. That is a 　①　 　number and we know it quite well. The important thing is not how large the population of the world is now, but is the rate(速度率) of the growth. It is about 1.63 percent every year after the number of dead people has been taken away.

Look at the second hand of your watch. Every second four babies are born in the world. Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You can’t speak 　②　 　enough to keep up with the birth rate. The population is growing faster and faster. So it goes on, hour after hour. In one day, people have to find food for over 350,000 mouths 　③　 .

This great growth of population will make a big problem by the year 2010-there will be as

　 ④　 　as 7,000,000,000 people on the earth. So this is one of the 　⑤　 　problems you are going to see in your life.

36. 将下列几个单词分别填入短文所缺的空格中。其中有一个是多余的。

　quick, quickly, biggest, many, more, great

①　　　 　②　　　 　③　　　 　④　　　 　⑤　　　

37. 将短文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

38. From the passage we know there are about 　　　　new babies to be born in a minute.

39. The rate of the growth of population every year is about 　　　.

( 　) 40. 请为本文选择一个最恰当的标题。

A. The Number of Dead People　　　　　 B. The Growth of Population

C. The Food Shortage　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The Heavy Traffic

Ⅴ. 词汇。(10分)

(A)根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

(B)

一个名为“人口危险委员会”的组织对世界上100个大城市进行了调查。请根据上面12个主要大城市的调查表回答问题。

(　 ) 31. Of the following cities, people live in 　　　　spend least of their income on food.

A. Mexico City　　　 B. Los Angeles　　　　　　 C. Calcutta　　　　　　　　 D. Bombay

(　 ) 32. Which city has the largest population?

A. New York.　　　　 B. Moscow.　　　　　　　　 C. Tokyo.　　　　　　　　　 D. London.

(　 ) 33. The number of the students studying in high schools in Tokyo out of 100 students is the same as that of 　　　.

A. Seoul　　　　　　　　 B. St. Paul　　　　　　　　　 C. Calcutta　　　　　　　　 D. Osaka

(　 ) 34. In which city do all the houses have water and electricity?

A. London.　　　　　　 B. Los Angeles.　　　　　 C. New York.　　　　　　　 D. Bombay.

(　 ) 35. It is the most difficult for people in 　　　　to make a phone call.

A. St Paul　　　　　　　 B. Mexico City　　　　　　 C. Bombay　　　　　　　　 D. Calcutta