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2011-10-13
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A
Althoughsomepeopledon’tliketalkingaboutthedangerofpopulationgrowth,theworld’spopulationcontinuestogrow.MostofthegrowthishappeninginAfricaandpartsofSouthandWestAsiathatareleastabletoaffordmorepeople.However,populationincreaseshave
slowedorevenstoppedinEurope,NorthAmericaandJapan.
Todayabout80percentoftheworld’speopleliveindevelopingcountries,Asiahasmorethandoubleditspopulationsince1960,butEurope’shasrisenbyonly20percent.TheUnited
StatesistheonlyWesterncountrywhosepopulationisexpectedtoincrease----largelynotbecauseofbirths,butofimmigration.
Nowsomesixbillionmouthsmustbefedandbodiesclothedandhoused.Misuseoftheearth’sresourcestomeetthoseneeds,forexample,poorfarmingpracticesandover-fishingisapossibledangertohumanlifeandhealtharoundtheworld.Peopleacrosstheworldaretryingtofindwaystosolvetheproblemsbroughtbyincreasingpopulation.
(Newwords:immigration(移民)misuse(滥用)resources(资源) )
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
()1.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________________.
A.Theworld’spopulationgrowthhasalreadystopped
B.Theworld’spopulationisstillincreasingyearbyyear
C.Theworld’spopulationgrowthwillstopverysoon
D.Theworld’spopulationwillbedoubledinafewyears
()2.WhydidthewritersaythattheUnitedStatesistheonlyWesterncountrywhosepopulationisexpectedtoincrease?
A.Becausetherearequitealotofbirthseachyear.
B.Becausetheoldpeoplelivelongernowthanbefore.
C.Becausemanypeoplefromothercountriesmovetolivethere.
D.BecausetheUnitedStatesisrichanditcanaffordmorepeople.
()3.Theworld“mouths”inthelastparagraphmeans_____________.
A.menB.babiesC.populationD.people
()4.Throughthepassagethewritertellsusthat_____________.
A.Thebirthrate(率)ishigherintheindevelopingcountries
B.Thebirthrateislowerintheindevelopingcountries
C.ThebirthrateishigherinAfricaandpartofNorthandEastAsia
D.ThebirthrateislowerinAfricaandpartofSouthandWestAsia
()5.“Sixbillion”inthetextcanbewrittenas“______________”.
A.6,000,000,000B.600,000,000
C.60,000,000,000D.600,000,000,000
B
Haveyoueverbeenill?Whenyouareill，youmustbeunhappybecauseyourbodybecomeshot，andtherearepainsalloveryourbody.Youdon’twanttowork，youstayinbed，feelingverysad.
Whatmakesusill?Itisgerms(细菌).Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan’tfindthemwithyoureyes，butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope.Theyareverysmallandtherecouldbehundredsofthemonaverysmallthing.
Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope，weshallseetheminit.Soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.
Germsaren’tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundinairanddust.Ifyoucutyourfinger，ifsomeofthedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut(割开处)，someofthegermswouldgointoyourfinger.Yourfingerwouldbecomebigandred，andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthegermswouldgointoallofyourbody，andyouwouldhavepaineverywhere.
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