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