Population experts tell us that by the year 2025, the population in cities in developing nations will increase to five times its present size.()

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Population experts tell us that by the year 2025, the population in cities in developing nations will increase to five times its present size.()

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1.The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, poor land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more chance of development of facilities such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand.One of the difficulties in carrying out a worldwide birth control program lies in the fact that of ficial attitudes to population growth vary from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials. In the developing country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, the first concern of government will be to set a limit on the birthrate, whatever the final result may be. In a highly industrialized society the problem may be more complex. A decreasing birth rate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods.When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and building industry grow weaker. Faced with concern such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline.(1)The main topic of this article is _____________.A、environment protectionB、population growthC、environment and economyD、climate changing(2) The passage says that a small population may lead to _____________.A、higher production, but a lower average incomeB、lower production and lower average incomeC、higher production and a higher average incomeD、lower production, but a higher average income(3) According to the passage, the use of birth control perhaps is good for_____________.A、a developing countryB、a developed countryC、the whole worldD、each nation with a big population(4) In a developed country, people will perhaps be unemployed if the birthrate _____________.A、goes upB、goes downC、remains stableD、is out of control(5) The author is aiming to show that_____________.A、humans will run out of their food supply in the futureB、it is necessary for humans to carry out a worldwide plan for birth controlC、different nations have different views of population growthD、we need to take necessary measures to prevent the overuse of natural resources.

2.We ear comude from the text that .A. American cities are changing far the worseB. people have different views on American citiesC. many people are now moving from American citiesD. the population is decreasing in older American cities

3.Passage TwoAmerica put more people in prison in the 1990s than in any decade in its history. That started a debate over the wisdom of spending billions of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1983084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase of nearly 840,000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about $20,000 a year the cost in 1999 for keeping all these prisoners behind bars is about $39 billion.Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesn't seem much in comparison in the 1990s coincided with (与……相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years in a row. "There are noticeable number of people who don't do crimes because they don't want to go to prison," they say.36. There is a heated debate among American experts because ______.A. America has put 2 million people in prisonB. the cost for housing a prisoner keeps risingC. billions of dollars has been spent on prisonersD. the prisoner population is the largest in the world

4.The long wool boom helped to increase the population of Australia significantly.()此题为判断题(对，错)。

更多“Population experts tell us that by the year 2025, the population in cities in developing nations will increase to five times its present size.()”相关问题

  • 第1题：

    What is the 'biggest city in the world? That is, (21) city has the largest population? This seems like (22) question to answer, but actually it isn't.

    It's actually rather difficult to say which cities (23) the largest. There are two reasons for this difficulty. First of all, it isn't easy to determine a city's boundaries, that is, where a city ends. Nowadays, nearly all cities have a large (24) area around them. So when we talk about the population of a city, we often mean the population of the whole metropolitan area around the city. That means that it's difficult to determine what the population of a city is because it's difficult to define what a city is.

    The second reason that it is difficult to 25 the population of different cities is this: it is almost impossible to get (26) about the population of all cities for the same year. For example, we might get an estimate of New York's population in 1979 and an (27) of Mexico City's population in 1981. So we real ly can't compare the numbers because the information is for (28) different years. And the population of cities changes rather quickly, especially in some cases. For example, the population of Jakarta, Indonesia, may increase by 5% each year, so the population figure will change rather quickly.

    So we can say that these are our two (29) for comparing the populations of cities: one, it's difficult to determine the (30) of a city, and two, it is difficult to get accurate information.

    21. A. what

    B. which

    C. where

    D. how


    正确答案：B

    首先判断此处缺少的是一个定语。参考上文及该句中that is这一短语可知，此处应填which一词。


  • 第2题：

    完形填空Many of the world’s pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into cities.Satisfying the 21 of the people leads to further polluting by industry.If the rapid increase in human population 22 at the present rate (比率), there may be much greater harm.Some scientists speak of the 23 in number of people as “Population Pollution”.

    About 2000 years ago, the world 24 was probably about 250 million.It reached a billion in 1850.By 1930 the population was two billion.It is 25 three and a half billion.It is expected to double by the year 2000.If the population continues to grow at the same 26 , there would be 25 billion people in the world a hundred years from now.

    Man has been using the earth’s 27 more and more rapidly over the years.Some of them are almost gone.Now many people believe that man’s greatest 28 is how to control the growth of this population.The materials in the world will not support the human population in time to come if the present rate of increase continues.29 there is over crowding in the cities and hunger in some countries.Can man’s rate of increase continue?

    Many people believe that human survival (幸存者) in the future 30 on the answer to the question.

    21.A.needs

    B.supplies

    C.service

    D.supports

    22.A.stops

    B.continues

    C.slows down

    D.adds to

    23.A.increase

    B.reduce

    C.country

    D.improvement

    24.A.people

    B.situation

    C.population

    D.land

    25.A.now

    B.in the past

    C.in the future

    D.then

    26.A.place

    B.time

    C.rate

    D.result

    27.A coal

    B.oil

    C.mines

    D.resources

    28.A.problem

    B.power

    C.plan

    D.idea

    29.A.Already

    B.Yet

    C.Still

    D.Often

    30.A.feeds

    B.lives

    C.keeps

    D.depends


    参考答案：BACAC DAAD

  • 第3题：

    The population of cities in developing nations is getting smaller.()


    参考答案：错误

  • 第4题：

    According to American historians and specialists in demography, there are _____ great population movement in the history of the United States.

    A.two

    B.three

    C.four

    D.five


    正确答案：C

  • 第5题：

    Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A) World population is increasing at a rate of 150 per minute.

    B) Lower death rates also contribute to world population growth.

    C) The population of Columbia has been doubling every year for 21 years.

    D) The United States is usually doubling its population about every 87 years.


    正确答案：C
    答案：C
    [试题分析] 事实判断题。
    [详细解答] 根据第三段第一句World population is increasing at a rate of 9,000 per hour．可判断A世界人口每分钟增加150人正确；根据该段第二句This is not only due to higher birth rates，but to lower death rates as well．可判断B论断正确；而由第四段的Some countries，such as Columbia， Thailand，Morocco，Costa Rica，and the Philippines．are doubling their populations about every twenty-one years可判断， C哥伦比亚人口持续21年每年翻一番的论断混淆了事实，论断错误；D美国人口每87年翻一番可根据第三段第二句The United States is doubling its population about every eighty-seven years一句判断为正确论断。因此，本题答案为C。

  • 第6题：

    共用题干
    Urbanization and Its Influence

    Over half the world's people now live in cities.The latest"Global Report on Human Settlements"says a significant change took place last year. The report________(51)this week from U.N.Habitat,a United Nations agency.
    A century ago,________(52)than five percent of all people lived in cities.________(53) the middle of this century it could be seventy percent,or ________(54)six and a half billion people.
    Already three一fourths of people in________(55)countries live in cities.Now most urban population________(56)is in the developing world.
    Urbanization can lead to social and economic progress,but also put________(57)on cities to provide housing and________(58).The new report says almost two hundred thousand people move________(59)cities and towns each day.It says worsening inequalities,________(60)by social divisions and differences in________(61),could result in violence and crime unless cities plan better.
    Another issue is urban sprawl（无序扩展的城区）.This is where cities _________ (62) quickly into rural areas,sometimes________(63)a much faster rate than urban population growth.
    Sprawl is common in the United States. Americans move a lot.In a recent study,Art Hall at the University of Kansas found that people are moving away from the________(64)cities to smaller ones.He sees a________(65)toward"de-urbanization"across the nation.

    _________(54)
    A: really
    B: ever
    C: barely
    D: almost

    答案：D
    解析：
    come out：出版、发表；come on：开始、接着来；come over：过来、顺便来访；come off：结果、脱落。这里指发表报告。所以选D。
    这句话的意思是：一个世纪前，世界人口应该是非常少。所以选less，即少于5％。
    along:沿着；through：通过、穿过。表示时间的节点用by。“by the middleof this century”，意思是“到本世纪中叶”。
    barely：几乎不、几乎没有。表示大约的人口数，用“almost”，差不多。
    前面应该是和后面的比较，后面用“developing world”，所以此处填“ developed” .flourishing:繁荣的、茂盛的；thriving：旺盛的、蒸蒸日上的；fertile：肥沃的、富饶的、多产的。
    从上下文判断，这里指城市人口的增加。extension：扩展；raise：上升、加薪，它不和population搭配使用。addition：添加、增加，不可用来修饰人口，所以选growth。
    “put pressure on”是固定搭配，表示“给压力”； restraint：约束、抑制；load: 承载，负荷；weight：重量。
    此处指提供住所和服务，即service。 surroundings：环境、生活环境；con-Zerns：关注、关心；communities：社区、团体。
    此处意思是“迁入城市”, move into是正确的搭配。around：围绕、环绕。
    这句话的意思是：“受社会财富的分配和差异的驱使，社会变得越来越不公平。”所以用driven，和后面的“by”构成被动语态。pressed：重压；drawn：吸引；pulled:拖、拉。
    此处指社会财富的不均。社会财富的正确搭配是“social wealth ”。 situation：情景；treasure:财宝、珍宝；category：分类、范畴。
    本句话的意思是：“城市的扩张”，用expand，洽当。invade：入侵、侵略； split：分裂；enlarge：扩大、放大。
    表示速度用“at the rate”。 beyond：超过、超越。
    在逆城市化的进程中，人们从大城市搬往小城市，4个单词中只有“major” 表示“重要的、大的”意思。essential：基本的、本质的；primitive：原始的、粗糙的；prior和to搭配，表示“在……之前”。
    此处是一种“de-urbanization”的发展趋势，trend意思正确。direction：指示、方向； style：风格。

  • 第7题：

    Western Australia is the biggest Australian state,but its population is only（）of the country.s population.

    A9%

    B10%

    C11%

    D12%


    A
    略

  • 第8题：

    Western Australia is the biggest Australian state,but its population is only（）of the country.s population.

    • A、9%
    • B、10%
    • C、11%
    • D、12%

    正确答案:A

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    This year, 200 men and 250 women attend State College. If the male population were to increase by 10% next year, what is the maximum possible increase in the female population that would produce no more than an 8% increase in the overall student population next year?
    A

    16

    B

    17

    C

    20

    D

    22

    E

    26


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    因为男性学生下一年增加了10%，也就是男生增加了200×0. 1= 20人，如果总学生增加不超过8%，那么至多增加了(200+250)×0. 08 = 36名学生，也就意味着明年至多增加的女学生有36-20 =16名。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    The population of Boomtown doubles every 18 months. In January of 2000, its population was exactly 12, 000. At this rate, approximately when should the population reach 96, 000?
    A

    January 2003

    B

    July 2004

    C

    January 2006

    D

    July 2007

    E

    January 2012


    正确答案： E
    解析：
    因为2000年，人口数量为12,000，每18个月增长一倍，所以第1个18个月增长到24000，第2个18个月增长到48, 000，第3个18个月增长到96,000，所以也就3个1年半时间，也就是需要4年6个月时间，人口增长到96,000。因为按这个速度开始增长的起始时间为2000年1月，所以那时候为2004年7月。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    Which statement about China is NOT true?
    A

    It comes the second among nations in carbon emissions.

    B

    It has five percent of the world’s population.

    C

    It accounted for nearly half of the global increase in emissions in the last decade.

    D

    Its carbon emissions have jumped 47％since l990.


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    录音中在介绍美国是二氧化碳最大排放国时，提到“The U.S., with five percent of the world’s population...”，可知美国人口占据世界人口的5%。
    【录音原文】
    　　In a recent 12-month span, carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels climbed to more than 7, 900, 000, 000 tons, a record high. Global emissions of carbon have been rising steadily since the late 18th century and rapidly since the 1950s. In fact, annual emissions have quadrupled since the mid-20th century.
    　　Three-fourths of global carbon emissions are the result of burning fossil fuels, namely coal, oil, and natural gas. The rest largely come from deforestation. Of the four major sectors contributing to these emissions, electricity generation—at 35％—accounts for the largest share; transportation and industrial processes, 20％each. The remaining 25％is produced by residential and commercial buildings. Two-thirds of the carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion are emitted by just 10 nations. The U.S., with five percent of the world’s population, is the largest contributor, accounting for nearly one-quarter of global emissions. China is second, with nearly l4％. Other major polluters are Russia, Japan, India, Italy, Canada, South Korea, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
    　　Most of the growth in emissions in the coming decades, however, is expected to come from developing countries. While overall global carbon emissions have risen 13％since 1990, those in China have jumped 47％. Indeed, this one country accounts for nearly half of the global increase in emissions in the last decade.

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    One reason for quick population increase in underdeveloped countries is that ______.
    A

    those countries encourage people to have large families

    B

    people can get government support if they have more kids

    C

    improved public health standards have reduced death rate greatly

    D

    those countries have enough resources to support a large population


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    答案从文章第一段的前两句话找得。在第一段第二句话末尾提到了“thanks to improved standards of public health. ”可知，公共健康标准的提高是“不发达国家人口增长快”的原因，所以选C。

  • 第13题：

    Membership in the House of Representatives is based on_____.( )

    A.the number of cities in each state

    B.the number of families in each state

    C.the size of population in each state

    D.the size of cities in each state


    参考答案C

  • 第14题：

    Australia is the world's smallest continent and largest island, a relatively young nation established in an ancient land. Its development represents a triumph(胜利)over remoteness and a harsh landscape.

    It is generally accepted that Australia's original inhabitants, the aboriginal(土著的)people, have lived on the continent for 40,000 to 60,000 years. They were also its sole(唯一的)human inhabitants until two centuries ago. Indonesian traders probably visited Australia's northwest but it was unknown to the rest of the world until the 1600s. A huge south land appeared on maps before 200 AD but its existence was not confirmed until the 17th century when Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch merchants ventured into Asia.

    The first European settlement of the continent--by the British--began in 1788, on the site now occupied by Sydney, Australia's largest city. There were then about 1500 Europeans and an estimated 300,000 aboriginal people in Australia. The population has reached 2.25 million by 1881, 5.41 million by 1921 and 7.4 million by the end of World War II(1945). It increased sharply, partly because of a large postwar immigration program, and reached more than 17 million in 1991, despite a decline that began in the 1970s in the natural increase and net immigration. The rate of population increase in the 40 years after world war II, about two percent, has halved.

    Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world, with about 70 percent of the population living in the 10 largest cities. Australians have a high standard of living by world standards. The flag of Australia is the only one to fly over a whole continent in the world. The small Union Jack represents the historical link with Britain, the largest star has six points for each of the states and one point for the territories, and the small stars form. the Southern Cross - a prominent of the southern hemisphere night sky.

    1. The passage is written to _____.

    A. present a general picture of Australia

    B. persuade people to travel in Australia

    C. tell people the history of Australia

    D. describe the characteristic of Australia

    2. The first sentence in paragraph 1 mainly suggests that _____.

    A. Australia is a strange country

    B. it is not easy to find Australia

    C. Australia has contradictory(矛盾的)features

    D. Australia is a continent and a country as well

    3. Which statement about Australia's population can NOT be inferred? _____

    A. The population change is a gradual increase.

    B. The population increased rapidly for a time owing to the government's special policy.

    C. The rates of population increase in different periods varied.

    D. The rate of population increase before World War II was about one percent.

    4. The word urbanized means _____.

    A. of towns or cities

    B. of emergency

    C. of suburbs

    D. of the countryside

    5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? _____

    A. The large star on the flag of Australia has seven points.

    B. People were certain of Australia's existence before 200 AD because it had appeared on maps.

    C. Australia enjoy relatively high standard of living compared with people in other countries.

    D. The aboriginal people of Australia were its only human inhabitants before the 18th century.


    参考答案： ACDAB

  • 第15题：

    The world’s population continues to grow. There now are about 4 billion of us on earth. That could reach 6 billion by the end of the century and 11 billion in a further 75 years. Experts have long been concerned about such a growth. Where will we find the food, water, jobs, houses, school and health care for all these people?

    A major new study shows that the situation may be changing. A large and rapid drop in the world’s birth rate has taken place during the past 10 years. Families generally are smaller now than they were a few years ago. It is happening in both developing and industrial nations.

    Researchers said they found a number of reasons for this. More men and women are waiting longer to get married and are using birth control devices and methods to prevent or delay pregnancy. More women are going to school or working at jobs away from home instead of having children. And more governments, especially in developing nations, now support family planning programs to reduce population grow.

    China is one of the nations that have made great progress in reducing its population growth. China has already cut its rate of population growth by about half since 1970.

    Each Chinese family is now urged to have no more than one child. And the hope is to reach a zero population growth with the total number of births equaling the total number of deaths by the year 2000.

    Several nations in Europe already have fewer births than deaths. Experts said that these nations could face a serious shortage of workers in the future. And the persons who are working could face much higher taxes to help support the growing number of retired people.

    1. The world’s population could reach ____________.

    A. 6 billion in 75 years

    B. 11 billion in 2075

    C. 11 billion by the end of this century

    D. 600 million in 15 years

    2. Which of the following is true?

    A. The world’s birth rate is higher than ten years ago.

    B. There has been a slower population growth in the past ten years.

    C. Families are as large as before.

    D. Birth control has been well practiced in all nations.

    3. By the year 2000, the number of births and the number of deaths in China will _______.

    A. be greatly different

    B. drop a great deal

    C. be equal

    D. become much larger

    4. According to the essay, China’s population control ________.

    A. is not quite successful

    B. should be considered a big success

    C. is far from being successful

    D. is a complete failure

    5. It may happen in the future that the people who are working in Europe will have to pay much higher taxes because___________.

    A. more and more children will be born

    B. the number of retired people will become ever larger

    C. fewer and fewer children will be born

    D. they will be making a lot of money


    答案：BBCBB

    解析：译文

    世界人口继续增长。现在地球上大约有40亿人。到本世纪末，这一数字可能会达到60亿，再过75年就会达到110亿。长期以来，专家们一直关注这种增长。我们在哪里能找到这些人的食物、水、工作、房子、学校和医疗保健？

    一项新的重大研究表明，情况可能正在改变。在过去10年里，世界人口出生率急剧下降。现在的家庭一般比几年前小。发展中国家和工业国家都在发生这种情况。

    研究人员说，他们发现了很多原因。越来越多的男人和女人等待结婚的时间更长，他们使用节育设备和方法来预防或推迟怀孕。越来越多的妇女去上学或者在离家不远的地方工作，而不是生孩子。越来越多的政府，特别是发展中国家，现在支持计划生育计划以减少人口增长。

    中国是在减少人口增长方面取得重大进展的国家之一。自1970年以来，中国已经将人口增长率降低了大约一半。

    现在每个中国家庭都被要求最多生一个孩子。希望到2000年人口零增长，出生总数等于死亡总数。

    欧洲一些国家的出生人数已经少于死亡人数。专家说，这些国家未来可能面临严重的劳动力短缺。而那些正在工作的人可能面临更高的税收，以帮助支持越来越多的退休人员。

    1、世界人口可能达到。

    A、 75年60亿

    B、 2075年110亿

    C、 到本世纪末达到110亿美元

    D、 15年6亿

    2以下哪项是正确的？

    A、 世界的出生率比十年前高。

    B、 在过去的十年里人口增长缓慢。

    C、 家庭和以前一样大。

    D、 所有国家都实行节育。

    三。到2000年，中国的出生人数和死亡人数将。

    A、 大相径庭

    B、 掉了很多东西

    C、 平等

    D、 变得更大

    4；根据这篇文章，中国的人口控制。

    A、 不是很成功

    B、 应该算是大成功了

    C、 远没有成功

    D、 完全失败了

    5将来，在欧洲工作的人可能要付更高的税，因为。

    A、 会有越来越多的孩子出生

    B、 退休人员的数量将越来越多

    C、 孩子会越来越少

    D、 他们会赚很多钱

    1题：世界人口可能达到2075年110亿，文章第二行有显示

    2题：在过去的十年里人口增长缓慢，文章第四行有显示

    3题：到2000年，中国的出生人数和死亡人数将平等，文章倒数第三行有显示

    4题：根据这篇文章，中国的人口控制应该算是大成功了，人口没有急剧增长

    5题：将来，在欧洲工作的人可能要付更高的税，因为退休人员的数量将越来越多，文章倒数第一段有显示

  • 第16题：

    It took ______ for the world to increase its population from 1 billion to 4 billion.

    A) 100 years

    B) 145 years

    C) 1975 years

    D) Over two million years


    正确答案：B
    答案：B
    [试题分析] 事实推断题。
    [详细解答] 在第二段中，作者介绍，世界人口于1830年达到十亿，而到1975年达到40亿。因此，世界人口从十亿增加到40亿花了145年，B应为正确答案。

  • 第17题：

    共用题干
    Urbanization and Its Influence

    Over half the world's people now live in cities.The latest"Global Report on Human Settlements"says a significant change took place last year. The report________(51)this week from U.N.Habitat,a United Nations agency.
    A century ago,________(52)than five percent of all people lived in cities.________(53) the middle of this century it could be seventy percent,or ________(54)six and a half billion people.
    Already three一fourths of people in________(55)countries live in cities.Now most urban population________(56)is in the developing world.
    Urbanization can lead to social and economic progress,but also put________(57)on cities to provide housing and________(58).The new report says almost two hundred thousand people move________(59)cities and towns each day.It says worsening inequalities,________(60)by social divisions and differences in________(61),could result in violence and crime unless cities plan better.
    Another issue is urban sprawl（无序扩展的城区）.This is where cities _________ (62) quickly into rural areas,sometimes________(63)a much faster rate than urban population growth.
    Sprawl is common in the United States. Americans move a lot.In a recent study,Art Hall at the University of Kansas found that people are moving away from the________(64)cities to smaller ones.He sees a________(65)toward"de-urbanization"across the nation.

    _________(62)
    A:expand
    B:invade
    C:split
    D:enlarge

    答案：A
    解析：
    come out：出版、发表；come on：开始、接着来；come over：过来、顺便来访；come off：结果、脱落。这里指发表报告。所以选D。
    这句话的意思是：一个世纪前，世界人口应该是非常少。所以选less，即少于5％。
    along:沿着；through：通过、穿过。表示时间的节点用by。“by the middleof this century”，意思是“到本世纪中叶”。
    barely：几乎不、几乎没有。表示大约的人口数，用“almost”，差不多。
    前面应该是和后面的比较，后面用“developing world”，所以此处填“ developed” .flourishing:繁荣的、茂盛的；thriving：旺盛的、蒸蒸日上的；fertile：肥沃的、富饶的、多产的。
    从上下文判断，这里指城市人口的增加。extension：扩展；raise：上升、加薪，它不和population搭配使用。addition：添加、增加，不可用来修饰人口，所以选growth。
    “put pressure on”是固定搭配，表示“给压力”； restraint：约束、抑制；load: 承载，负荷；weight：重量。
    此处指提供住所和服务，即service。 surroundings：环境、生活环境；con-Zerns：关注、关心；communities：社区、团体。
    此处意思是“迁入城市”, move into是正确的搭配。around：围绕、环绕。
    这句话的意思是：“受社会财富的分配和差异的驱使，社会变得越来越不公平。”所以用driven，和后面的“by”构成被动语态。pressed：重压；drawn：吸引；pulled:拖、拉。
    此处指社会财富的不均。社会财富的正确搭配是“social wealth ”。 situation：情景；treasure:财宝、珍宝；category：分类、范畴。
    本句话的意思是：“城市的扩张”，用expand，洽当。invade：入侵、侵略； split：分裂；enlarge：扩大、放大。
    表示速度用“at the rate”。 beyond：超过、超越。
    在逆城市化的进程中，人们从大城市搬往小城市，4个单词中只有“major” 表示“重要的、大的”意思。essential：基本的、本质的；primitive：原始的、粗糙的；prior和to搭配，表示“在……之前”。
    此处是一种“de-urbanization”的发展趋势，trend意思正确。direction：指示、方向； style：风格。

  • 第18题：

    One of the reasons for the growth of population in Florida is because of its（）

    Aexpanding economy

    Blarge number of Cuban-Americans

    Cclimate

    Dexotic food


    C
    略

  • 第19题：

    Ireland is unique among European countries for（）.

    • A、its small population
    • B、its beautiful scenery
    • C、its rich natural resources
    • D、its century-long population decline

    正确答案:D

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    Since 1960, the fast-growing town of Hotstone, Arizona, has drawn water from the Gray River, which feeds Lake Mudfish. If the town’s water use continues to grow at its present rate, in about 20 years the water level of Lake Mudfish will inevitably decrease to the point that it can no longer support its biologically fragile population of fish.　 The prediction above is based on which of the following assumptions?
    A

    As the town’s water requirements grow, it will not be able to meet those requirements by drawing on water sources other than the Gray River.

    B

    Since 1960, the lake’s population of fish has become more biologically fragile.

    C

    The amount of water that the lake loses to evaporation each year will increase over the next two decades.

    D

    There are multiple sources of water besides the Gray River that feed into Lake Mudfish.

    E

    The town of Hotstone will be able to reverse its trend of increasing water use if it implements an aggressive water conservation program.


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    由文段的内容可知，Mudfish湖之所以会干涸是因为Gray River的水都被用来提供给周边的Hotstone和Arizona，所以可知本题应选A项。

  • 第21题：

    问答题
    练习2　　The 2011 is a historic moment in Chinese urbanization process, when the urban population surpassed the rural population for the first time. During the next 20 years, it is estimated that about 350 million rural population will move to cities. Such large-scale of urbanization is both a challenge and an opportunity to the urban traffic. The Chinese government has always been advocating “people-oriented” developing concept, emphasizing that people should travel by buses instead of by private cars. It also calls for the construction of “resource saving and environment friendly” society. With this explicit goal, China can have a better-planned urbanization process, and therefore divert more investment to the development of safe, clean and economical transportation system.

    正确答案： 2011年是中国城市化进程中的历史性时刻,城市人口首次超过农村人口。据估计,在未来20年,大约有3.5亿农村人口将移居到城市。如此大规模的城市化对城市交通来说既是挑战,也是机遇。中国政府一直倡导“以人为本”的发展理念,强调人们出行应该选择公共汽车而不是私家车。它还呼吁建设“资源节约型和环境友好型”社会。有了这个明确的目标,中国就可以更好地规划城市化进程,从而将更多的投资转向安全、清洁和经济型交通系统的发展。
    解析：
    本题考查的翻译要点有：①urbanization城市化；②when引导了一个时间状语从句，可以分隔开作为第二句话；③the urban population城市人口；the rural population农村人口；④it is estimated that为固定句型，意为“据估计，预计”；⑤has always been advocating为现在完成进行时，表示“从过去到现在一直倡导”；⑥“resource saving and environment friendly” society为专有名词，需准确翻译为“资源节约型和环境友好型”社会。

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    Western Australia is the biggest Australian state,but its population is only（）of the country.s population.
    A

    9%

    B

    10%

    C

    11%

    D

    12%


    正确答案： D
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    The proportion of older people _____.
    A

    is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries

    B

    is one-seventh of the population in developing countries

    C

    will increase much faster in China than in France

    D

    will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020


    正确答案： C
    解析：

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