Question

【题目】阅读理解。

The Year of the Goat was a main reason for the low newborns in 2015, a report said.

There were 16.55 million babies born in China last year, about 320,000 fewer than 2014, the Year of the Horse, it said.

China began to allow couples where one partner was an only child to have a second child in late 2013, which made 11 million couples eligible (符合条件的).

People expected the policy to result in 1 million more births compared with 2014. However, that did not happen. There is an old Chinese saying that 9 out of 10 people born in the Year of the Goat are unlucky in their lives.

It was reported that the decline (下降) was mainly because of the Year of the Goat. China will likely welcome 17.5 to 21 million newborns yearly in the next five years.

In 2015, the number of wowen aged 15 to 49, considered to be of childbearing age, fell by 5 million from 2014, In addition, the group between 20 and 29 years old, who are main childbearing people, has declined by 1.5 million, the report said.

Among babies born last year, the number of first children dropped by 850,000 from 2014, or 4.1 percent, it said.At the same time, the number of the second children increased by 450,000.

The number of Chinese wowen of childbearing age reached the highest point in 2011 and then began to decline.

【1】You can probably read this passage in a(n) _____ .

A. advertisement B. newspaper

C. guidebook D. novel

【2】According to the report, the number of newborns declined in 2015 compared with 2014 mainly because of _____ .

A. the Year of the Horse B. the Year of the Goat

C. the working conditions D. the living conditions

【3】The number of Chinese wowen of childbearing age reached the highest poilt in _____ .

A.2011 B.2012

C.2013 D.2014

【4】From 2010 to 2014, the newborn numbers in China _____.

A. declined every year B. kept the same

C. increased every year D. doubled

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文分析了中国新生儿数量变化情况。2013年底，我国部分开放了二胎生育。但是中国有句俗语：羊年出生的人十个有九个一生中会不幸运。2015年是羊年，因此生育率很低。但是今后五年，我国会迎来1千7百万到2千1百万的新生儿。

【1】B 推理判断题。题意：你可能在哪儿读到本文？A. advertisement广告；B. newspaper报纸；C. guidebook手册；D. novel小说。本文是我国人口生育形势分析报道，因此可能会出现在报纸上。故选B。

【2】B 细节理解题。题意：根据本报道，2015年新生儿较2014年下降的主要原因是什么？A. the Year of the Horse马年；B. the Year of the Goat羊年； C. the working conditions工作情况；D. the living conditions生活情况。由短文第一句：The Year of the Goat was a main reason for the low newborns in 2015.可知因为是羊年，所以2015年出生率低。故选B。

【3】A 细节理解题。题意：中国育龄妇女的人数在哪一年达到顶峰？A.2011；B.2012；C.2013； D.2014。由短文最后一句可知：我国育龄妇女的人数在2011年达到最高。故选A。

【4】C推理判断题。题意：从2010到2014年，中国新生儿的数量怎样变化的？A. declined every year每年下降；B. kept the same保持不变；C. increased every year每年上升；D. doubled两倍。根据上面图表的信息可知，从2010年到2014年，新生儿的数量是每年增长的。故选C。