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