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1、温馨提示：此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。阅读提升作业(五)Module2 Period1阅读理解ABrazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld’sgreatestsuccessesinreducingpopulationgrowth-butmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthrates,Brazilhashadab
2、etterresultwithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineatHarvard.Brazil’spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween1981and1990,andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990,anachievementthat
3、makesittheenvyofmanyotherthirdworldcountries.Martineputsitdownto,amongotherthings,soapoperas(通俗电视剧)andinstallment(分期付款)plansintroducedinthe1970s.Bothplayedanimportant,althoughindirect,roleinloweringthebirthrate.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.Colobo,Brazil’smos
4、tpopulartelevisionnetwork,showsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweek,whilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.“Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamessagetowardstheproblemsofreproduction(生育),theydescribemiddleanduppe
5、rclassvalues—notmanychildren,differentattitudestowardssex,womenworking,”saysMartine.“TheysentthismessagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeoplerealizeotherpatternsoffamilylifeandothervalues,whichwereputintoaveryattractivepackage.”Meanwhile,theinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecom
6、econsumers.“Thisledtoachangeinconsumption(消费)patternsandconsumptiondidnotgetalongwellwithunlimitedreproduction,”saysMartine.【语篇概述】本文主要描述了巴西偶然降低了人口增长的经过。1.Theunderlinedphrase“putsitdownto”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.considersthecauseofittobeB.findsitareasonforC.looksi
7、tonasD.comparesitto【解析】选A。词义猜测题。putsth.downto归结……的原因是……。由第二、三段的关系可以推出答案选A。2.SoapoperashavehelpedlowerBrazil’sbirthratebecause_______.A.theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTV[来源:学科网ZXXK]B.theyhavegraduallychangedpeople’swayoflifeC.peoplearedrawntotheirattractivepackageD.theymakeb
8、irthcontrolmeasurespopular【解析】选B
