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THE WORLD'S NEW FACES

    It will come as no surprise that the earth is going to be a much more crowded place in the next century. From global population of about 5.4 billion today the United Nations Fund for Population Activities says we'll see a rise to 8.2 billion people in 2025. The U. N. expects total population to stabilize ( 稳定 ) at 11.6 billion sometime later in the 2000s. More than ninety percent of the population growth will occur in developing countries. Eighteen of the world's twenty largest cities will be in these lands as the number of urban dwellers ( 居民 ) swells ( 膨胀 ) from roughly two billion to 5.1 billion. The United States and Europe which accounted for twenty-two percent of the world's population will be home to less than nine percent of its people in 2025. By contrast ( 对照 ) Africa's share of the total will climb from nine percent in 1950 to nearly twenty percent by 2015. Ethiopia should double in size to almost 100 million people. In about the same time period India will overtake China as the world's most-populous country.

　　 For the United States the big news won't be an abundance ( 丰富，充裕 ) of new faces; experts predict ( 预言 ) the country will grow from its present 250 million population and stabilize at about 350 million sometime before the middle of the next century. The important changes will be in American ethnic ( 种族的 ) make-up. Twenty years from now the United States' white non-Hispanic ( 西班牙的 ) majority will peak ( 到达最高点 ) at 195 million and then may decline in numbers. Asian-Americans will become an increasingly important minority while African-Americans whose population growth rate is slowing dramatically will become the second largest minority behind Hispanics a half-million of whom are now thought to be emigrating to the United States legally and otherwise each year.

1.This article is primarily about ________

A. population growth in developing countries

B. population growth in developed countries

C. the reason why the world's population is changing

D. how the population is changing in different parts of the world

2. Which statement can be inferred from the first paragraph of this article?

A. China is the most populous country in the world today.

B. India is the most populous country in the world today.

C. Ethiopia will be the most populous country in the future.

D. In the future China's population will grow faster than India's.

3. According to the article how is the population of the United States going to change?

A. African-Americans will become the largest minority.

B. There will be more people from different ethnic background.

C. The number of white non-Hispanics will increase rapidly.

D. Asian-Americans will become the second largest minority.

4. The underlined word "overtake" in the second paragraph means_______

A. take the place of 　　　　　　　　 B. pass by

C. catch up 　　　　　　　　　　    D. take

5. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The population of the American whites will peak all the time.

B. The population of the American whites will decline all the time.

C. The population of the American whites will peak and then decline.

D. The population of the American whites will decline and then peak.

 

Answer 1

答案：1D2A3B4A5C
解析：
1．D 通读全文可知，本文是讲述世界人口在各地的分布变化。 2．A 从第一段最后一句可推断出目前中国是人口最多的，印度以后会超过中国。 3．B 从文章最后一段可推出答案。 4．A  overtake意为代替(中国成为世界人口第一大国)。 5．C 从最后一段第三句话可知。