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.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

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.

Hong Kong has about forty public(公共的) beaches. Some of the beaches are among the best in the world. People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus. To go to some beaches you must take a boat. There are toilets, changing rooms and places to buy food and drink on most of the beaches.

You will swim there without danger if you remember these instructions(说明):

1.Never swim alone.

2.Never swim after a meal or when you feel hungry or tired.

3.Do not stay in the water too long.

4.Never go out in a boat if you cannot swim.

Remember : A red flag means that it is dangerous for anybody to go into the water. A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children.

1.The passage(文章)suggests(建议)that _______.

A. the Hong Kong public beaches are the best in the world

B. Hong Kong has the most beaches in the world

C. Hong Kong has almost forty public beaches

D. some of the Hong Kong public beaches are separate(不相连的) from the main islands.

2.We can reach ______ by bus.

A. all the public beaches B. no public beach

C. only a few public beaches D. many of the public beaches

3.When you see a blue flag, you know that ______ there.

A. women should not swim B. children should not swim

C. nobody should swim D. anybody can swim

4.Which of the following is true according(根据) to this passage?

A. You can swim when you see where there is a red flag.

B. You should not swim with other people.

C. You should not swim after lunch.

D. You can’t swim for a short time.

5.The passage mainly(主要地) tells us ______ in Hong Kong.

A. the public beaches and swimming B. the danger of swimming

C. the best beaches D. the difficulties to go swimming

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