05 阅读理解C篇12套 - 2024年冲刺重庆一诊英语考试集训题（中考适用）

05 阅读理解C篇12套 （2023·重庆九龙坡·重庆市育才中学校考一模） In 2023, India might have a larger population than China. That means the Earth is getting more crowded because there will be more people in the world. However, the growth may not last forever. Low birth rate(率) While the global population is still growing, its growth rate is at its slowest since 1950 because of fewer babies. It’s reported that fertility has greatly fallen in recent years in many countries and areas. More older people A low birth rate means fewer young people to care for the growing aging population worldwide. By 2025, the world should expect to see far more people with gray hair living longer. China recorded 10.62 million births in 2021, a drop of 11.5 percent from 12 million in 2020. China’s population growth is set to turn negative (负的) by 2025. In a major push to deal with the problem, the government said on May 31, 2021 that all families can have up to three children. It introduced a number of supportive ways to encourage births. Housing Families with more than one child are more likely to get public rental housing. Work Companies may give workers time to send and pick up children from school. Education Kindergartens should receive younger children aged 2—3. Normally they only receive children older than age 3. Baby care rooms Public areas shall build more baby care rooms for mothers to feed their babies or change diapers (尿布). 1．Which country of the following might have the largest population in 2023? A．China. B．The US. C．India. D．Pakistan. 2．The underlined word “fertility” probably means “________” in Chinese. A．人口老龄 B．人口生育 C．人口红利 D．人口普查 3．From the last paragraph, what do we know about supportive ways? A．Families with no child are more likely to get public rental housing. B．Kindergartens should receive younger children aged 3—4. C．Public areas will build more baby care rooms for mothers. D．Companies must give workers money to send and pick up children from school. 4．The passage may come from ____