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Unit 1 Topic 2
In 2014, the world had a population of about 7.2 billion. And it’s increasing 1. by 82 million every year. According to a report, the population in developing countries is larger than 2. that in developed countries.
by
that
China has a large population in the world—about one 3. fifth (five) of the people in the world live in China. The large population caused many 4. difficulties (difficult) for the whole nation. As a result of the large population, there wasn’t too much 5. living (live) space for each family. And many people found it difficult 6. to find (find) suitable jobs. Besides, we faced a shortage of energy and water. Many cities are more crowded than before. The traffic is much 7. heavier (heavy), too.
fifth
difficulties
living
to find
heavier
Luckily, our government has already carried 8. out some policies, which have worked well in controlling China’s population. Now China is developing 9. rapidly (rapid) and the 10. natural (nature) environment is becoming better and better. But the population problem is still serious in China, so we still have a long way to go.
out
rapidly
natural
capital
A. n. 首都 B. n. 资金;资本
C. n. 大写字母
① Beijing is the capital of China. A
② They faced two big difficulties—the capital and technology. B
③ Please write in capitals. C
A
B
C
考点精练1
( C )1. The population of Hainan is than of Shanghai. The birth rate is low, so the government encourages a second or a third child.
A. smaller; those B. less; it
C. smaller; that
C
( C )2. — What’s population of China?
— It has population of about 1.4 billion.
A. a; a B. a; the
C. the; a
C
( C )3. — The population of the city faster in the past few years.
— I think so. And one third of the population from the countryside.
A. has grown; came
B. have grown; come
C. has grown; come
C
考点精讲1 population n. 人口;人数
Kangkang is reading a report on population in the newspaper.
康康正在报纸上