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1、2006年11月北京地区成人三级英语考试（B）卷PartIReadingComprehension（30％）Passage1Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:(76)Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofalargepopulationhavelongbeenasubjectofdiscussionamongeconomists(经济学家).Ithasbeenarguedthatthesupplyofgoodlandislimited.Tofeedalargepopul
2、ation,inferiorlandmustbecultivatedandthegoodlandwordedintensively.Thus,eachpersonproduceslessandthismeansaloweraverageincomethancouldbeobtainedwithasmallerpopulation.Othereconomistshavearguedthatalargepopulationgivesmorescopeforspecializationandthedevelopmentoffacilitiessucha
3、sports,roadsandrailways,whicharenotlikelytobebuiltunlessthereisabigdemandtojustifythem.Oneofthedifficultiesincarryingoutaworld-widebirthcontrolprogramliesinthefactthatofficialattitudestopopulationgrowthvaryfromcountrytocountrydependingonthelevelofindustrialdevelopmentandtheav
4、ailabilityoffoodandrawmaterials.Inthedevelopingcountrywhereavastlyexpandedpopulationispressingharduponthelimitsoffood,spaceandnaturalresources,itwillbethefirstconcernofgovernmenttoplacealimitonthebirthrate,whatevertheconsequencesmaybe.Inthehighlyindustrializedsocietytheproble
5、mmaybemorecomplex.Adecreasingbirthratemayleadtounemploymentbecauseitresultsinadecliningmarketformanufacturedgoods.(77)Whenthepressureofpopulationonhousingdeclines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuildingindustryisweakened.Facedwithconsiderationssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcou
6、ntrymaywellprefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,ratherthanonewhichisstableorindecline.1.Asmallerpopulationmaymean_______.A.higherproductivity,butaloweraverageincome、B.lowerproductivity,butahigheraverageincomeC.lowerproductivity,andaloweraverageincomeD.higherproductivity,and
7、ahigheraverageincome2.Accordingtothepassage,alargepopulationwillprovideachancefordeveloping_______.A.agricultureB.transportsystemC.industryD.nationaleconomy3.Inadevelopedcountry,peoplewillperhapsgooutofworkifthebirthrate_______.A.goesupB.isdecreasingC.remainsstableDisoutofcon
8、trol4.Accordingtothepassageslowlyrisingbirthrateperhapsisgoodfor____
