高三英语周练 2015.4.27 余丛芳

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1、丰城中学校本资料丰城中学2014-2015学年下学期高二周练试卷英语（重点班）命题人：余丛芳审题人：高三英语备课组（2015-4-27）一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AOurplanetishometoaboutsevenbillionpeople.Sincethe1990s,populationexpertshavepredictedthenumberwouldgrowtoninebillionbeforeitbeginstoslowdownandpossiblydecrease.Butanewreportpredictst

2、heworld’spopulationislikelytoincreasetoalmost11-billionby2100.Thenewestimatesarebasedonthemostmodernstatisticaltools.Theymakeuseofgovernmentrecordsandexpertpredictionsaboutdeathrates,fertility(生育)ratesandinternationalmigration,orpeoplemovingacrossborders.Duringtherestofthiscentury,Africaislikelyto

3、experiencethelargestincreaseinpopulation.ThereportsaysAfrica’spopulationwillgrowfromabout3.5billionto5.1billionpeopleoverthenext85years.JohnWilmothisdirectoroftheUnitedNationsPopulationDivision.Hesaysthatinthepast,researchersthoughtpopulationgrowthinAfricawouldbesimilartothatofotherareas.Theyexpec

4、tedslowergrowthratesasbirthcontrolusebecamemorewidespread.Buthesaysthoseestimateswerewrong.“Thelevelofcontraceptionusehascontinuedtoincreasebutslowly–moreslowlythanexpected–andfertilitythereforehasbeenfallinglessrapidlythanexpected,andthepopulationthereforecontinuestogrowsomewhatmorerapidlythanwee

5、xpected.”ThenewfindingsarebasedonajointresearchprojectoftheUnitedNationsandtheUniversityofWashington.TheresearchersbelievethepopulationofAsiawillreachfivebillionby2050.Thatisupfromthecurrent4.4-billionpeople.TheresearchersalsobelievethatNorthAmerica,Europe,LatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanareawillhaveat

6、otalpopulationofbelowonebillion.JohnWilmothsaysthepressureoffeedingtherisingpopulationislikelytobelessthanmightbeexpected.“Therelativelygoodnewsisthattheworldhasbeenwinningtheracebetweenpopulationgrowthandfoodproduction.Ifyoulookbackhistoricallyoverthelast50years,certainlyfortheworldasawholeandfor

7、many,mostindividualcountriesandregions,theincreaseinfoodproductionhasoutpacedtheincreaseofpopulation.”21.Whichofthefollowingwillexperiencethelargestincreaseinpopulationbythecentury’send?A.AsiaB.NorthAmericaC.Euro