Question

【題目】閱讀短文，并按要求完成各小題。

The population of the world continues to increase, but in some areas the population is falling. This is especially true in Eastern Europe. For example, in Russia, the population is going down by about 100 people EVERY HOUR! Ukraine’s population could fall by ONE FIFTH by the year 2050!

One of the main reasons is a change of lifestyle. All over Europe, people, especially educated women, have a different attitude to children from their parents. “I have one child and she is enough for me.” said Galina, a doctor from Moscow. “My husband and I both work full-time. We can’t imagine having more than one child.” Many women decide to have children later in life or not to have children at all. “I don’t want to have any children until I have worked for at least 10 years,” said 19-year-old student Hana Markova. Her opinion is typical（典型的）of 18—24-year-old women everywhere in Europe.

In Poland, the population is going down because people are leaving to work abroad. A lot of people, usually aged between 20 and 30, choose to work in other countries. Poland joined the European Union in 2005 and since then, more than half a million people have moved to Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy.

Many countries are now encouraging people to have more children. In France, women can receive 1,000 dollars a month for a year if they have a third child. Austrian women receive 700 dollars a month for three year when they have their first child.

【1】完成句子 In some areas the population is falling, especially in ____________________.

【2】完成句子The population of Europe is falling down because of __________________ and many women have a different attitude to children.

【3】簡略回答問題。How does the French government encourage people to have more children?

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【4】找出并寫下第三段的主題句。

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【5】將文中畫線句子譯成漢語。

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Eastern Europe

【2】the change of lifestyle

【3】In France, women can receive 1,000 dollars a month for a year if they have a third child.

【4】In Poland, the population is going down because people are leaving to work abroad.

【5】許多國家正在鼓勵人們生育更多的孩子。

【解析】

本文介紹了在全世界人口數(shù)上升的同時，有些地方人口數(shù)在迅速下降，并介紹了下降的原因和各國采取的激勵生育的措施。

【1】根據(jù)第一段中This is especially true in Easter Europe可知人口數(shù)下降最多的是東歐。故答案是Easter Europe。

【2】根據(jù)第二段中One of the main reasons is a change of lifestyle可知最重要的原因之一是生活方式的轉(zhuǎn)變，故答案為the change of lifestyle。

【3】根據(jù)最后一段中能找到法國鼓勵生育的方法In France, women can receive 1,000 dollars a month for a year if they have a third child可知在法國，如果一位婦女有了第三個孩子，她每月可獲得1000美元，持續(xù)一年。故答案是In France, women can receive 1,000 dollars a month for a year if they have a third child。

【4】這一段介紹波蘭人口數(shù)下降的原因，第一句是主題句，總結(jié)整個段落，故答案是：In Poland, the population is going down because people are leaving to work abroad.

【5】many countries很多國家，作主語；encourage sb. to do sth.鼓勵某人做某事；have more children生養(yǎng)更多的孩子；時態(tài)為現(xiàn)在進行時。故翻譯為：許多國家正在鼓勵人們生育更多的孩子。