江苏省泗阳中学2013届高考英语 任务型阅读专项训练（四）.doc

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1、江苏省泗阳中学2013高考英语任务型阅读专项训练（四）任务型阅读1请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。Therateofpopulationgrowthisfastestinunderdevelopedcountries.Inthesecountriesahighbirthrateisaccompaniedbyalowereddeathratethankstoimprovedstandardsofpublichealth.Ide

2、allyitshouldbepossibletocounter(相反地)balancetheeffectofareduceddeathratebyanincreaseduseoffamilyplanning.Inpractice,however,populationcontrolisacomplexmatter.Throughouthistorypeoplehavedeterminedthesizeoftheirfamiliesaccordingtotheculturalvaluesoftheir

3、societies.Populationcontrolhaslongbeenasubjectofdiscussionamongresearchers.Somehavearguedthatthesupplyofgoodlandislimited.Inordertofeedalargepopulation,badlandmustbecultivatedandthegoodlandoverworked.Asaresult,eachpersonproduceslessinagivenamountoftim

4、eandthismeansaloweraverageincomethancouldbeobtainedwithasmallerpopulation.Otherresearchershavearguedthatalargepopulationgivesmorerangeforthedevelopmentoffacilitiessuchassports,roadsandrailways,whicharenotlikelytobebuiltunlessthereisabigdemandforthem.S

5、imilarly,itcanbearguedthatthepubliccostsofsocietywillnotbesoheavytoeachindividualiftheyaresharedamongthemembersofalargepopulation.Oneofthedifficultiesinputtingbirthcontrolintopracticeliesinthefactthatofficialattitudestopopulationgrowthvaryfromcountryt

6、ocountry.Inunderdevelopedcountrieswherealargepopulationispressingharduponthelimitsoffood,spaceandnaturalresources,itwillbethefirstconcernofgovernmenttoplacealimitonthebirthrate.Inawelldevelopedsocietytheproblemmaybemorecomplex.Adecliningbirthratemayle

7、adtounemploymentbecauseitresultsinadecreasingmarket.Citieswithadecliningpopulationmayhavetofacetheprospectofadecreasingtaxbaseandafallinlandvalues.Iftherearefewerchildrengoingtoschool,teachersmaybethrownoutofwork.Whenthepressureofpopulationonhousingde

8、clines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuildingindustryisweakened.Facedwithconsiderationssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywellprefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,ratherthanonethatisstableorindecline.TitlePopulationcontrolThemePopulatio