牛津译林版高中英语选修八Unit 1《The written word》课外阅读练 .doc

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1、江苏省常州市西夏墅中学高中英语Unit1Thewrittenword课外阅读练牛津译林版选修8阅读文章，选择正确答案，回答问题。Theworld’spopulationcontinuestogrow.Therearenowabout4billionofusontheearth.Thatcouldreach6billionbytheendofthecenturyand11billioninafurther75years.Expertshavelongbeenconcernedaboutsuchagrowth.Whereshallwefi

2、ndfood,water,jobs,houses,schoolsorhealthcareforallthesepeople?Anewstudyshowsthatthesituationmaybechanging.Alargeandrapeddropintheworld’sbirthratehastakenplaceduringthepast10years.Familiesgenerallyaresmallernowthantheywereafewyearsago.Itishappeninginbothdevelopingandindu

3、strialcountries.Researcherssaidthattheyfoundanumberofreasonsforthis.Moremenandwomenarewaitingtobemarriedandareusingbirthcontrolmethodstopreventordelaypregnancy(怀孕).Morewomenaregoingtoschoolorworkingatjobsawayfromhomeinsteadofhavingchildren.Andmoregovernments,especiallyi

4、ndevelopingnations,nowsupportfamilyplanningprogramstoreducepopulationgrowth.Chinaisoneofthenationsthathavemadegreatprogressinreducingthepopulationgrowth.Chinahasalreadycutitsrateofpopulationgrowthbyaboutonehalfsince1970.EachChinesefamilyisnowurged(鼓励)tohavenomorethanone

5、child.Andthehopeistoreachazeropopulationgrowthwiththetotalnumberofbirthsequalingthetotalnumberofdeathsbytheyear2000.SeveralnationsinEuropealreadyhavefewerbirthsthandeaths.Expertssaidthatthesenationscouldfaceaseriousshortageofworkersinthefuture.Andthepersonwhoareworkingc

6、ouldfacemuchhighertaxestohelpsupportthegrowingnumberofretiredoldpeople.1.Populationgrowthishappening__________.A.inallcountriesB.inafewcountriesonlyC.inmostcountriesD.mainlyindevelopingcountries2.Inthesentence“Expertshavelongbeenconcernedaboutsuchagrowth”,thephrase“…con

7、cernedabout…”probablymeans“__________”.A.worriedaboutB.interestedinC.engagedtoD.satisfiedwith3.Theworld’sbirthratehasdroppedbecause__________.A.peoplegetmarriedatamuchlatertimeB.morebirthcontrolmethodshavebeenusedC.womenwouldrathergotostudyorworkthanhavechildrenD.alloft

8、heabove4.Bytheyear2000,thenumberofbirthsandthenumberofdeathsinChinawill__________.A.begreatlydifferentB.beequa