奥鹏教育大学英语末考试复习资料模拟题

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1、2016.03大学英语（1）期末考试复习资料模拟题一、阅读：(1)Theworld’spopulationcontinuestogrow.Therenowareabout4billionofusonearth.Thatcouldreach6billionbytheendofthecenturyand11billioninafurther75years.Expertshavelongbeenconcernedaboutsuchagrowth.Wherewillwefindthefood,water,jobs,houses,schoolandheal

2、thcareforallthesepeople?Amajornewstudyshowsthatthesituationmaybechanging.Alargeandrapiddropintheworld’sbirthratehastakenplaceduringthepast10years.Familiesgenerallyaresmallernowthantheywereafewyearsago.Itishappeninginbothdevelopingandindustrialnations.Researcherssaidtheyfounda

3、numberofreasonsforthis.Moremenandwomenarewaitinglongertogetmarriedandareusingbirthcontroldevicesandmethodstopreventordelaypregnancy.Morewomenaregoingtoschoolorworkingatjobsawayfromhomeinsteadofhavingchildren.Andmoregovernments,especiallyindevelopingnations,nowsupportfamilypla

4、nningprogramstoreducepopulationgrow.Chinaisoneofthenationsthathavemadegreatprogressinreducingitspopulationgrowth.Chinahasalreadycutitsrateofpopulationgrowthbyabouthalfsince1970.EachChinesefamilyisnowurgedtohavenomorethanonechild.Andthehopeistoreachazeropopulationgrowthwiththe

5、totalnumberofbirthsequalingthetotalnumberofdeathsbytheyear2000.SeveralnationsinEuropealreadyhavefewerbirthsthandeaths.Expertssaidthatthesenationscouldfaceaseriousshortageofworkersinthefuture.Andthepersonswhoareworkingcouldfacemuchhighertaxestohelpsupportthegrowingnumberofreti

6、redpeople.1.Theworld’spopulationcouldreach_____B_______.A.6billionin75yearsB.11billionin2075C.11billionbytheendofthiscenturyD.600millionin15years2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?BA.Theworld’sbirthrateishigherthantenyearsago.B.Therehasbeenaslowerpopulationgrowthinthepasttenyears.C.

7、Familiesareaslargeasbefore.D.Birthcontrolhasbeenwellpracticedinallnations.3.Bytheyear2000,thenumberofbirthsandthenumberofdeathsinChinawill___C10____.A.begreatlydifferentB.dropagreatdealC.beequalD.becomemuchlarger4.Accordingtotheessay,China’spopulationcontrol____B____.A.isnotq

8、uitesuccessfulB.shouldbeconsideredabigsuccessC.isfarfrombeingsuccess