问题 完形填空
选择下列各句,填入短文中的空白处,使短文意思完整。
A. The United States is the only industrial country whose population is increasing
B. And a fifth go without modern health services
C. Asia has more than doubled its population since 1960
D. Most of the growth is taking place in Africa
E. Now some 6 billion mouths must be fed and bodies clothed and housed
Every year there are about 95 million more people on the earth. (66) ___and parts of South and  west Asia that can hardly afford more people. However, population increases have slowed or even stopped in Europe, North America and Japan.
By 1960, about 70 percent of the world’s people lived in developing countries. Today it is 80 percent, and 95 percent of the world’s population growth is taking place in these countries.(67)____, as have Latin America and the Caribbean area. North America’s population has grown by a half, while Europe’s has risen by only 20 percent and is now stable. (68) ______-- not because of birth, but of the coming of people from the rest of the world.
In 8,000 BC, only 5 million people were alive. (69)_____.To meet those needs humans are using lots of things on the earth in a wrong way -- for example, cutting down too many trees and catching too many fish. These wrong doings are dangerous for human life and health around the world.
At the beginning of the 21st century, nearly 60 percent of 4.8 billion people in developing countries have no basic sanitation. Almost a third don’t have enough clean water. A quarter don’t have enough housing. (70)_______.
答案

小题1:D

小题2:C

小题3:A

小题4:E

小题5:B

小题1:从前面的句子:Every year there are about 95 million more people on the earth.每年地球上有9千5百万的人口,说明D项正确。

小题2:从后面的句子:as have Latin America and the Caribbean area.可知说亚洲自从1960年以来人口翻倍。选C

小题3:从后面的句子:not because of birth, but of the coming of people from the rest of the world.可知美国是唯一的人口增长的工业化国家。选 A

小题4:从前面的句子:In 8,000 BC, only 5 million people were alive.可知后面是现在有60亿的人口要吃东西,要穿衣服。选E

小题5:从前面的句子:Almost a third don’t have enough clean water. A quarter don’t have enough housing.可知5分之一的人没有医疗护理。选B

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第二节 读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)

请根据以下的任务说明和写作要求,写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

[阅读材料]               Speaking Mandarin Chinese

In China, there are over 100 different dialects, which are so complicated that even people from neighboring villages may not understand each other. In the information age, such barrier of language must be removed by popularizing Mandarin because it inversely affects the quality and efficiency of oral communication.

We have many things to do in Mandarin popularization. First, we should carry out a mass education on the importance of speaking Mandarin to make everyone understand that it is his responsibility to do so. In the past, little progress has been made in isolated rural areas because the natives do not bother to take pains to learn to speak Mandarin. Next, speaking good Mandarin should be compulsory in classrooms, in public offices, in movies and TV programs in China. Finally, we should attach great importance to public education because China has large illiterate(文盲的)population. A poorly educated nation has no international reputation. Popularizing Mandarin is only the first step in changing China into a better-educated nation.

Popularizing Mandarin is of great importance because it may push up our economic growth, accelerate the development of science and technology, and promote the unification of China. With a population of over 1.3 billion people, it is not an easy task. But we must do it and do it effectively.

[任务说明] 你要参加一场英语演讲比赛,主题是“如何处理好普通话与方言的关系”。在参赛之前,你要查阅相关资料,并准备你的演讲发言。请认真阅读下面的短文,然后完成以下的任务。

1)概括短文的内容要点,该部分的字数大约30字;

2)就“如何出来好普通话与方言的关系”这个主题发表你的看法,至少包括以下的内容要点,该部分的字数大约120字;

a) 说说你到外地或者外地人到本地在语言上所碰到的困难。

b) 你同意全国推广普通话吗?为什么?

c) 你认为有必要保留地方方言吗?为什么?

d) 如何处理好普通话与地方方言的关系?

[写作要求]  你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。