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三\阅读理解 (45分) (A) In 1500, the world’s population was about 435 million, today, it is 5.5billion, with more than a million children being born every day. The rapid growth in population since 1800 is largely due to improvements in food production and medical knowledge. In many part of the world, rapid population growth causes serious problems, such as food shortages and overcrowding in cities. URBAN POPULATION In 1900, only 10 percent of the world’s population lived in cities. Today, that figure is about 50 percent, The table below lists the world’s most populated cities. CITY POPULATION Tokyo 27,245,000 Sao Paulo 19,235,000 New York 16,158,000 Mexico 15,276,000 Bombay 13,322,000 Shanghai 12,670,000 Los Angles 11,853,000 LIFE EXPECTANCY Life expectancy is the average length of time a person is likely to live. People in wealthier countries generally have higher life expectancies than people in poorer countries. LIFE (MALE) LIFE(FEMALE) EXPECTANCY EXPECTANCY COUNTRY AGE COUNTRY AGE Japan 76.8 Japan 82.9 Iceland 76.3 Iceland 81.9 Sweden 76.1 Sweden 81.7 Greece 75.5 Greece 76.8 ADULT LITERACY Adult literacy rates show the number of people over the age of 15 who can read and write. The table below lists the average literacy for a variety of countries. COUNTRY PERCENTACE OF POPULATION United states of America 99 United Kingdom 99 Brazil 82 China 80 Kuwait 74 Afghanistan 32 Somalia 24 Niger 14 TOP TEN LANGUAGES LANGUAGE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS Chinese (Mainland) 885,000,000 English 322,000,000 Spanish 266,000,000 Bengali 189,000,000 Hindi 182,000,000 Portuguese 170,000,000 Russian 170,000,000 Japanese 125,000,000 German 98,000,000 ( )36. According to the information, which problem is associated with rapid population growth? A. Excessive food being wasted. B. Too many people living in the city. C. Experimentation with food production. D. More people practicing medicine. (责任编辑：admin) |