【江苏省苏州市2010届高三上学期期末调研测试（英语）.doc】

　　江苏省苏州市2010届高三上学期期末调研测试（英语）.doc

　　ThepopulationconferenceinBrasiliahasnowended.Oneoftheaimsoftheconferencewasforcountriesfromeachcontinenttolookbackatpastexperiencesandtolearnfromthemforthefuture.

　　InEurope

　　Populationproblemsaredifferentindifferentpartsoftheworld. ForexampleinmanyEuropeancountriesthepopulationisgettingolder.Thebirthrateisverylowbecausemanyyoungpeoplehaveonlyonechildornoneatall.Peoplearelivinglongertoo.Onaveragementireto76andwomento78.By2050around25%ofthepopulationofsomeEuropeancountrieswillbeover60yearsold.

　　Thischangehashappenedveryfastwithintwogenerations.Ifgovernmentshadexpectedthischangetheywouldhaveencouragedpeopletopreparemoreforoldage.Atthemomentmanyoldpeopleareverylonelyandoftenverypoor.Ifpeoplehadexpectedtolivesolongtheywouldprobablyhavesavedmoremoneyfortheirretirement.

　　InAfrica

　　InAfricatheproblemsofthefuturewillbeverydifferent.Therethepopulationisdoublingevery24years.Manyfamiliescontinuetohavelargenumbersofchildrentolookafterolderpeopleandtohelpontheland.Howeverbettermedicalserviceshaveincreasedlifeexpectancyandmorechildrensurvivetobecomeadults.Researchshowsthatthesizeofthefamilyisconnectedwiththestandardofwomen’seducation.Ifmoregirlshadgonetoschoolinthelast20yearsfamilysizeinAfricawouldprobablynothavecontinuedtobesobig.

　　InAsia

　　IncontrasttheprobleminAsiaisnotjustpopulationgrowthbutalsoovercrowdinginmanycities.Traditionallymostpeoplehavelivedinthecountrysidebutwithinthenext25yearsmorethan65%willliveincities.IfAsiancountrieshadexpectedthiskindofchange20yearsagotheywouldhavetriedtoprovidemoreworkandbettereducationinthecountryside.Thisisstartingtohappennowbutitmaybetoolate.

　　56.WhatisthecauseofAfricanpopulationproblem?

　　A.Lowbirthrateandincreasedlifeexpectancy.

　　B.Moreolderpeoplemorechildren.

　　C.People’smovingfromthecountrysidetothecities.

　　D.Bettermedicalservicesandincreasedlifeexpectancy.

　　57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothep