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1、Module2TheRenaissanceDevelopingandDevelopedCountries(建议用时40分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2017·黄冈模拟)Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld’sgreatsuccessesinreducingpopulationgrowth—butmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthrates,Brazilh
2、ashadbetterresultwithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineatHarvard. Brazil’spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween1981and1990,andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurth
3、ersince1990,anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries. Martineputsitdownto,amongotherthings,soapoperasandinstallment(分期付款)plansintroducedinthe1970s.Bothplayedanimportant,althoughindirect,roleinloweringthebirthrate.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbi
4、ggestproducersofsoapoperas.Globo,Brazil’smostpopulartelevisionnetwork,showsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweek,whilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities. “Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinames
5、sagetowardstheproblemsofreproduction(生育),theydescribemiddleandupperclassvalues—notmanychildren,differentattitudestowardssex,womenworking,”saysMartine.“TheysentthismessagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeoplerealizeotherpatternsoffamilylifeandothervalues,whichwereput
6、intoaveryattractivepackage.” Meanwhile,theinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers.“Thisledtochangeinconsumption(消费)patternsandconsumptiondidnotgetalongwellwithunlimitedreproduction,”saysMartine.【文章大意】发展中国家巴西在降低人口增长的问题上取得了巨大的成功,这得益于一种偶然性而非事先设计
7、的。在许多发展中国家比如印度都在降低人口出生率方面做了巨大的努力,巴西在没有真正大力实行计划的情况下却取得了更好的效果。1.Theunderlinedphrase“putsitdownto”isclosestinmeaningto“______”.A.considersthecauseofittobeB.findsitareasonforC.looksitonasD.comparesitto【解析】选A。句意猜测题。第二段最后说,巴西在人口方面所取得的成就令其他第三世界国家所羡慕,第三段又着重讲了取得成就的原因,所
8、以这儿putsth.downto意思是“归结……的原因是……”。2.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil’sbirthratebecause______.A.theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTVB.theyhavegraduallychangedpeople’swayoflife
