Ⅲ.　 There are about 59 million people in the United Kingdom. This is a big population for such a small country. But the large parts of the country have few people. Most of the population is crowded in the big cities and developed areas. About 53.1 million people live in cities and towns. Only about 5.9 million people live in the countryside. Today very few people-about 1.18 million are farmers and farm workers.

England has much more people. About 46 million people live in England. Of course, about 14 million people live in London and the southeast. London is now a city of about 7 million people. Most of Scotland’s 6 million people live in the center.

10. W: Would you like some tea or coffee?

M: Either. I really don’t mind.

Q: What would the woman like, tea or coffee?

9. M: I’m sorry. I’m late again because of the bad traffic.

W: It doesn’t matter, Kangkang. But you’d better come earlier next time.

Q: Why is Kangkang late again?

8. M: Have you been to Shanghai? I’m going there next week.

W: Yes, I visited there last week.

Q: Who was in Shanghai last week?

7. M: What is the population of your country?

W: There are about 1.3 billion people in China. It is one fifth of the world’s.

Q: What percent of the world’s population does China have?

5. There are many big markets and shopping centers in Beijing now.

Ⅱ. 6. W: Where’s Jack gone?

M: He’s gone to Zhenzhou.

Q: Where’s Jack now?

4. China has the largest population with 1.3 billion.

3. It’s a photo of my family. I’m the only child in the family.

2. We can see lots of snow in winter in Canada.

Ⅶ. 书面表达。(15分)

请看图，根据提示写一篇题为“The Population Problem”的短文(70词左右)。　

提示：1. 人口问题是当今世界最大的问题之一；

2. 中国是世界上人口最多的国家；　

3. 如果人口增长过快，将会带来许多严重问题(请举两例说明)；　

4. 因此，我们必须尽最大努力来控制人口增长。

听力材料：

Unit 1　 Topic 2

Ⅰ. 1. It’s difficult for so many people to find a job in China.