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B There are about 7 billion people on the Earth now. The world’s population is a big problem because it will cause lots of problems in the future. More people will need more food and will n eed more room to live in as well. The world’s population growth rate rose from about 1.5 percent per year during 1950-1951 to over 2 percent in the early 1960s. Although the growth rate thereafter started to fall due to (由于) people getting married later as well as the development of technology, the rate is on the rise again now. The important thing is not how large the population of the world is, but how fast the rate increases. The world population increased from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion by 1999.The world populat ion will grow from 6 billion in 1999 to 9 billion by 2050. This great growth of the population will create a big problem by the year 2100—there will be over 10 billion people in the world then. 41. The population of the world is about now and may be over by 2100. A.7 billion; 10 billion B.7 million; 10 million C.6 billion; 10 billion D.6 billion; 9 million 42. What does the underlined word “thereafter” refer to? A. Before the 1960s. B. After the late 1960s. C. After the early 1960s. D. Before the late 1960s. 43. According to the passage, the growth of the population was the fastest in the . A. early 1950s B. early 1960s C. late 1950s D. late 1960s 44. From the passage we know that . A. the world’s population is becoming smaller B. the world’s population is increasing C. the world’s population growth rate won’t change D. the world’s population growth rate has been rising since the 1950s 45. What’s the best title for this passage? A. More Food and Less Room B. A New Prob lem C. We Should Feed Many People D. The Growth of the Population 五、根据句意及首字母提示补全单词(每小题1分，满分5分) 46. The i population is a big problem in the world. 47. We should protect our environment and don’t throw r here and there. 48. There are two stones in the new park. One is so h , and the other is so small. 49. The government has built many f in my hometown for people to live in. 50. I study in a p school instead of a private school. 六、用所给单词的适当形式填空(每小题1分，满分5分)xkb1.com 51. In the future, there (not be) many schools. 52. It usually takes me half an hour (walk) to school. 53. I don’t like pop music because I think it is too (noise). 54. I think Beijing is one of the (beautif ul) places in the world. 55. We are talking about how to stop the (pollute). 七、书面表达(满分20 分) 请根据提示内容和参考词汇，写一篇80词左右的短文，谈谈你对人口问题的看法。 提示：1.世界人口迅速增长带来了许多问题，如粮食不足、失业率高、交通拥挤等。 2.中国是一个人口大国，也是农业大国，还有不少人生活在贫困线以下。 参考词汇：农业agriculture 在贫困线以下below the poverty line ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (责任编辑：admin) |