任务型阅读。(共6分,每小题2分)

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.In 1950, what percent of the world’s population lived in developing countries?

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2.There will be twelve and a half billion people on the earth in 2100, won’t there?

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3.将文中画线部分翻译成汉语。

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阅读下面短文,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。

Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students 1.____________ (go) to study in foreign countries such as the US, the UK and Australia.

“Chinese children hope very much to go abroad2.___________ (get) a wider view (视野) of the world,” said Li Mingshan, a Chinese writer who 3.____________ (live) in America for many years. In a talk Li 4._____________ (tell) more than 300 parents and their children that life in foreign countries can be hard for young people. “They have to meet a culture shock and language problems.”

However, these are not the most difficult things. To most children, 5._____________ (look) after themselves while they 6.____________ (study) alone in a foreign country is a big challenge (挑战).

Zhao Baohua, a 16-year-old student begin to study in a high school in Australia last October. To his surprise, there no student 7.__________ (give) homework. “With these education systems (体制), we have more free time and more space for thinking.” Said Zhao. But if you don’t know how to plan your time and money, you8.____________ (not have) an easy time.” Some of his friends spent their whole year’s money in the first two months of the term, and they didn’t pass their exams.

“Learning abroad at a young age 9._____________ (help) students learn foreign languages quickly, but students and parents should know about the challenges,” Li said. “If you want to study abroad, 10._____________ (try) to talk to someone with experience in foreign countries. Make sure that you are ready for it.”

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