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You may have noticed that the world’s population is not evenly distributed (分布) around our planet. There are more countries where people seem to be living nearly_______each other because conditions are overcrowded . Then there are others where it seems that hardly anybody lives. What influences this unequal distribution of people ? There are specific advantages and disadvantages of living in a certain area.

The two main factors (因素) that influence people’s choice of location are climate and resources. Climate is the usual weather conditions in a region. Areas that have bad weather are generally less ideal as places to live in . The north and south poles at the top and bottom of the world may be beautiful in their rugged, natural way , but the disadvantage of the bitterly cold and windy conditions usually keeps people away. When it comes to climates, warm conditions and a normal amount of rainfall are advantages that attract people.

Natural resources are tings that we get from nature that help us survive. Each region offers different resources, and therefore attracts different groups of people. People who enjoy the beach can make their living by catching and selling the ocean’s many fish and other sea creature. Those who prefer farming can take advantage of rich soil in valleys near rivers. Some people are willing to accept the disadvantages of the terrible conditions of deserts or mountains in order to take advantages of the resources like oil or woods.

1.The underlined part “on top of ” in the first paragraph most likely means .

A.very close to B.on the highest part of

C.in control of D.on the surface of

2.What are the main factors that influence the distribution of people ?

A.Resources and oceans. B.Climate and rivers.

C.Climate and resources. D.Warm conditions and rainfall.

3.The writer thinks many people don’t live near the north or south pole because .

A.they can’t get enough food there

B.the natural sights there don’t arrract people

C.the unpleasant weather keeps them away

D.the length of nighttime keeps them away

4.Why do people go and live in valleys near rives ?

A.The temperature isn’t too low in winter.

B.The resources like oil can bring them much money.

C.People can make their living by catching and selling fish.

D.It’s easier for people to grow plants or keep animals.

5.The purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us

A.people cannot survive in cold conditions.

B.different resources attract different groups of people.

C.people usually prefer living at the seaside to living mountains.

D.a normal amount of rainfall is necessary for people to live in the desert.

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An Australian zoologist(动物学家) brought two monkeys from Amazon. One was very strong; the other was a little weak. He put them in two cages(笼子),feeding them carefully and watching their living habits every day. A year later, to his surprise, the big monkey died with no reason. In order to research, he had another brought from Brazil. This one was bigger than the dead one, but it died in less than half a year. In order to make sure of the reason, he dissected(解剖)their bodies, but could not find out the reason of death from the beginning to the end.

After that, he returned to Amazon and made research about those monkeys there. It showed that every big and strong monkey has quite good relationships with others. When other monkeys get food, they always can share a piece. But this kind of monkeys are seldom able to keep their cool. They will jump here and there when free, playing with each other. However, once they have been caught, few can live for a year. While those monkeys who are good at staying in the sunlight and refreshing(使......恢复) their spirit by closing their eyes are different because they don’t get on well with others, few of those monkeys can share the others’ food. This kind of monkeys grows smaller and weaker; however, they can live longer after they are caught.

The zoologist later concluded(做结论) that , for monkeys, the life short of communications is a defect( 缺失)while the life short of being alone is a disaster(灾难).

Such is the world of monkeys. Isn’t it the same in the human world?

1.The first strong monkey’s death made this Canadian zoologist amazed.

2.The second strong monkey from Amazon died in less than half a month.

3.From the research the zoologist found that strong monkeys have better communication than weak ones.

4.Weak monkeys live longer because they do not need others very much.

5.From the passage we know that learning to live alone sometimes is more important than communication.

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