备战天津2023年英语中考训练之阅读理解100篇其四

备战天津英语中考训练之阅读理解100篇其四 篇31 A very important world problem is the growing population on the earth． The population of the world today is more than 7，200，000，000． That is a great number and we know it quite well． The important thing is not how large the population of the world is now， but the rate of the growth． It is about 1.36 percent every year． Every second， four babies are born in the world． Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You can not speak quickly enough to keep up with the birth rate． The population is growing faster and faster．In one day， people have to find food for over 350，000 more mouths． This great growing of the population will make a big problem by the year 2025． There will be as many as 8.1 billion people on the earth ! So this is one of the biggest problems that you are going to see in your life． (1) One of the important world problems today is ______ according to the passage． A. the number of dead people B. the heavy traffic C. the growing of the population D. the food shortage (2) The population of the world is increasing by ______ every year． A. 350，000 B. one fifth C. 1.36 percent D. 20 percent (3) What's the meaning of the word"rate"in the passage？ ______ A. 人口 B. 速度 C. 数量 D. 大小 (4) From the passage， we know there are about ______ new babies to be born in one minute． A. two hundred and forty B. three hundred and fifty thousand C. fourteen thousand four hundred D. forty-eight (5) Which of the following is not true？ ______ A. The population of the earth is very large． B. The large population may be good for the world． C. The growing population will be a big problem in our life． D. The large population may cause kinds of problems． 篇32 The adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the great works by Mark Twain.The book is so interesting.Even today，it is quite popular among kids.Although I am in my thirties，the book remains one of my favourites.After re-reading the book recently，I have learned an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.     In our daily