中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 Module9 Population阅读培优训练 一、完形填空 New York, London, Paris and other big cities are interesting places to live in. There are 1 interesting things to see and do. You can go to 2 kinds of museums and see plays and movies. You can also go shopping to 3 things from all over the world. But there are serious 4 in big cities, too. The cost of living is 5 , and there are too many people in some places of the big cities. Every year many people come to the cities because they think they can find jobs there 6 , study at good schools, and receive good medical care. But 7 these people can’t find jobs or good places to live in. Also too many people in a city make it 8 to stop heavy traffic. And it’s not easy to keep it 9 and clean. For example, the smog pollution is very serious in some big cities. Some people enjoy living in big cities, but others do not. 10 people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there. 1．A．much B．many C．little D．few 2．A．every B．each C．different D．same 3．A．sell B．buy C．lend D．borrow 4．A．jobs B．people C．problems D．answers 5．A．cheap B．large C．tall D．high 6．A．hardly B．easily C．carefully D．usually 7．A．always B．never C．sometimes D．not 8．A．hard B．good C．easy D．better 9．A．dangerous B．popular C．safe D．warm 10．A．But B．Because C．After D．Before 二、阅读理解 A According to a recent report from the United Nations, the world population continues (继续) to grow. It could reach 8.4 billion in the year 2025. But during the past 10 years or so, there has been a large and rapid (快速的) drop in the world’s birth rate. Families are smaller now than they were a few years ago. It is happening in both developing countries (such as China and India) and developed countries (such as America and England). Some families don’t want to have more babies because they believe that it’s difficult for them to raise two or more children. China is such a country that it has already cut its rate of population growth since 1970. Most Chinese families have no more than one child. And it reached a zero population growth rate in 2010. But in 2021, the Chinese government passed laws to encourage (鼓励) families to have three babies, because there are too many old people now. Some factories can’t find enough people to work. That’s terrible. Several countries in Europe already have a negative growth rate. Experts say that these countries could face a serious shortage (短缺) of workers in the future. And those who are working could face higher taxes (税) to help support the growing number of retirees (退休人员). 11．The world population will reach _____ in 2025. A．13.7 billion B．13.4 billion C．8.4 billion D．7 billion 12．What can we know from paragraphs 1-2 A．The world population has increased fast. B．The world’s birth rate has a rapid drop. C．The world population growth can’t be controlled (控制). D．Most people want to h ... ...
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