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【题目】阅读表达

Most new babies were born in the developing countries. These countries are found in Africa, South America and parts of Asia. In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average (平均), only one or two children. In the developing countries, many women have five or more children. In 1950, about one quarter of the world’s population lived in the developed countries. By 2050, these countries will be home to only about one tenth of the world’s people.

In the developing countries, more than one billion people are still living below the poverty(贫困) line. These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing conditions. Children get little time at school and suffer (遭受痛苦) from many kinds of diseases.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the world’s population was around six billion. The U.N. has said that the world’s population will level off (平稳下降) at 12.5 billion by the year 2100. Other groups think the world’s population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion before it becomes stable (稳定的), or even falls.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

【1】Is the population growing very slowly in developed countries?

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【2】In 1950, what percent of the world’s population lived in developed countries?

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【3】At the beginning of the 21st century, what was the population of the world?

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【4】将文中画线部分翻译成汉语。

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes./Yes it is.

【2】25%

【3】Around six billion.

【4】在发展中国家，超过10亿人口仍然处在贫困线下。

【解析】文章大意：大多数新生婴儿出生在发展中国家。这些国家在非洲，南美洲和亚洲的部分地区。在欧洲和北美洲的发达国家，人口增长非常缓慢，这是因为这些国家的妇女平均只有一两个孩子。而在发展中国家，许多妇女有五个或更多的孩子。在人口众多的发展中国家，有十多亿人口在贫困线以下，遭受饥饿和疾病的痛苦。联合国认为到2100年，世界人口将稳定在125亿。其他群体认为，世界人口将继续增长，到达140亿，然后才会趋于稳定，甚至下降。

【1】根据In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly.可知，在发达国家人口增长非常缓慢，故答案填Yes./Yes it is.

【2】根据In 1950, about one quarter of the world’s population lived in the developed countries.可知，在1950年，世界上大约四分之一的人口生活在发达国家，四分之一也就是25%，故答案填25%.

【3】根据At the beginning of the 21st century, the world’s population was around six billion.可知，在21世纪初，世界人口约为60亿，故答案填Around six billion.

【4】根据In the developing countries, more than one billion people are still living below the poverty line.“In the developing countries”在发展中国家，“more than”超过，“one billion people”十亿人口，“still”仍然，“living”生活、生存，“below”在…下面，“the poverty line”贫困线，所以本句可以翻译为：在发展中国家，超过10亿人口仍然处在贫困线下。