Question

Most new babies were born in the developing countries. These countries are found in Africa, South America and parts of Asia. In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average (平均), only one or two children. In the developing countries, many women have five or more children. In 1950, about one quarter of the world’s population lived in the developed countries. By 2050, these countries will be home to only about one tenth of the world’s people.

In the developing countries, more than one billion people are still living below the poverty(貧困) line. These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing conditions. Children get little time at school and suffer (遭受痛苦) from many kinds of diseases.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the world’s population was around six billion. The U.N. has said that the world’s population will level off (平穩下降) at 12.5 billion by the year 2100. Other groups think the world’s population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion before it becomes stable (穩定的), or even falls.

根據短文內容，回答下列問題。

1.In what areas of the world can developing countries be found?

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2. In 1950, what percent of the world's population lived in developing countries?

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3. How to describe the people who are living below the poverty line?

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4.There will be twelve and a half billion people on the earth in 2100, won't there?

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5.將文中畫線部分翻譯成漢語。

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Answer 1

1.They can be found in Africa, South America and parts of Asia.

2.Seventy-five percent/75%

3.Not having enough food; living in poor housing conditions; suffering from many kinds of diseases; getting little education(答對其中兩點即可)

4.Yes，there will。

5.在發展中國家，超過十億的人仍過著貧困線以下的生活。

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：最新的嬰兒出世在發展中國家。這些國家在非洲，南美州和亞洲的部分地區。在歐洲和美國北部的發達國家，人口增長非常緩慢。這是因為這些國家的婦女，平均（平均），只有一個或兩個孩子。在發展中國家，許多婦女有五個或更多的孩子。在發展中國家，有超過十億的人仍然生活在貧困線以下。在第二十一世紀初，世界人口大約是六十億。聯合國說，到2100年世界人口將持平在12500000000。

1.根據第一段前兩句Most new babies were born in the developing countries. These countries are found in Africa, South America and parts of Asia.可知該作答They can be found in Africa, South America and parts of Asia.

2.根據第一段倒數第二句In 1950, about one quarter of the world’s population lived in the developed countries.可知該作答Seventy-five percent/75%。

3.根據第二段后兩句These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing conditions. Children get little time at school and suffer (遭受痛苦) from many kinds of diseases.可知該作答Not having enough food; living in poor housing conditions; suffering from many kinds of diseases; getting little education(答對其中兩點即可)。

4.根據第三段第二句The U.N. has said that the world’s population will level off (平穩下降) at 12.5 billion by the year 2100.可知該作答Yes，there will。

5.In the developing countries在發展中國家，more than one billion people超過十億的人 are still living below the poverty line貧困線以下。

考點：任務型閱讀。