《大学英语II》期末预测试卷No2(附答案

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1、重庆交通学院《大学英语II》期末预测试卷No.2PartIListeningComprehension(25%)(略)PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)SectionADirections:Therearethreereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements・Foreachofthemtherearefoursu^jestedanswersmarkedA丿，B)9

2、C)andD).Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofalargepopulationhavelongbeenasubjectofdiscussio

3、namongeconomists.1(hasbeenarguedthatthesupplyofgoodlandislimited・Tofeedalargepopulation,inferiorlandmustbecultivatedandthegoodlandworkedintensively.Thus,eachpersonproduceslessandthismeansaloweraverageincomethancouldbeobtainedwithasmallerpopulation.Othereconomi

4、stshavearguedthatalargepopulationgivesmorescopeforspecializationandthedevelopmentoffacilitiessuchasports,roadsandrailways,whicharenotlikelytobebuiltunlessthereisabigdemandtojustifythem.Oneofthedifficultiesincarryingoutaworldwidebirthcontrolprogramliesinthefact

5、thatofficialattitudestopopulationgrowthvaryfromcountrytocountrydependingonthelevelofindustrialdevelopmentandtheavailabilityoffoodandrawmaterials.Inadevelopingcountrywhereavastlyexpandedpopulationispressingharduponthelimitsoffood,spaceandnaturalresources,itwill

6、bethefirstconcernofgovernmenttoplacealimitonthebirthrate,whatevertheconsequencesmaybe.Inahighlyindustrializedsocietytheproblemmaybemorecomplex・Adecreasingbirthratemayleadtounemploymentbecauseitresultsinadecliningmarketformanufacturedgoods・Whenthepressureofpopu

7、lationonhousingdeclines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuildingindustryisweakened・Facedwithconsiderationssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywellprefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,ratherthanonewhichisstableorindecline・31.Alargepopulationmaymean・A)higher

8、productivity,butaloweraverageincomeB)lowerproductivity,butahigheraverageincomeC)higherproductivityandahigheraverageincomeD)lowerproductivityandaloweraverageincome32.Alargepopulatio