44. R　　 　between the two countries have improved a lot recently.

43. Our country’s economy(经济) is i　　 　rapidly.

42. I can’t play tennis, n　　 　can you.

41. England is an E　　 　country. It’s in the west of Europe.

(C)

A very important world problem is the growth of population on the earth. The population of the world today is more than 6.5 billion. That is a 　①　 　number and we know it quite well. The important thing is not how large the population of the world is now, but is the rate(速度率) of the growth. It is about 1.63 percent every year after the number of dead people has been taken away.

Look at the second hand of your watch. Every second four babies are born in the world. Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You can’t speak 　②　 　enough to keep up with the birth rate. The population is growing faster and faster. So it goes on, hour after hour. In one day, people have to find food for over 350,000 mouths 　③　 .

This great growth of population will make a big problem by the year 2010-there will be as

　 ④　 　as 7,000,000,000 people on the earth. So this is one of the 　⑤　 　problems you are going to see in your life.

36. 将下列几个单词分别填入短文所缺的空格中。其中有一个是多余的。

　quick, quickly, biggest, many, more, great

①　　　 　②　　　 　③　　　 　④　　　 　⑤　　　

37. 将短文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

38. From the passage we know there are about 　　　　new babies to be born in a minute.

39. The rate of the growth of population every year is about 　　　.

(　 ) 40. 请为本文选择一个最恰当的标题。

A. The Number of Dead People　　　　　 B. The Growth of Population

C. The Food Shortage　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The Heavy Traffic

Ⅴ. 词汇。(10分)

(A)根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

(B)

一个名为“人口危险委员会”的组织对世界上100个大城市进行了调查。请根据上面12个主要大城市的调查表回答问题。

(　 ) 31. Of the following cities, people live in 　　　　spend least of their income on food.

A. Mexico City　　　 B. Los Angeles　　　　　　 C. Calcutta　　　　　　　　 D. Bombay

(　 ) 32. Which city has the largest population?

A. New York.　　　　 B. Moscow.　　　　　　　　 C. Tokyo.　　　　　　　　　 D. London.

(　 ) 33. The number of the students studying in high schools in Tokyo out of 100 students is the same as that of 　　　.

A. Seoul　　　　　　　　 B. St. Paul　　　　　　　　　 C. Calcutta　　　　　　　　 D. Osaka

(　 ) 34. In which city do all the houses have water and electricity?

A. London.　　　　　　 B. Los Angeles.　　　　　 C. New York.　　　　　　　 D. Bombay.

(　 ) 35. It is the most difficult for people in 　　　　to make a phone call.

A. St Paul　　　　　　 B. Mexico City　　　　　 C. Bombay　　　　　　　　 D. Calcutta

(A)

Life in the 21st century will be different from life in the 20th century, because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools.

People will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for buildings, new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, instead, they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(机器人). Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a new problem.

(　 ) 26. People may not have as much 　　　　as they did in the 20th century.

A. fruit　　　　　　　 B. milk　　　　　　　　 C. bread　　　　　　　　　　 D. meat

(　 ) 27. In the 21st century people don’t have to 　　　.

A. travel　　　　　　 B. work fast　　　　　 C. work long hours　　　 D. eat meat

(　 ) 28. Traveling will be 　　　　in the 21st century.

A. less interesting　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. more difficult

C. more expensive　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. much cheaper and easier

(　 ) 29. In the 21st century there will be 　　　.

A. more cows and sheep　 　　　　　　　 B. more people

C. fewer people　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fewer buildings and houses

(　 ) 30. Every family will have at least one 　　　　in the 21st century.

A. computer　　　 B.TV set　　　　　　　 C.VCD　　　　　　　　　　　 D. robot

Ⅱ. 情景交际。(5分)

从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

A: The world’s population is so large. Shops are full of people on Sundays.

B: 　11　 　The earth will be full of people and there will be standing room only.

A: That will be a serious problem.

B: 　12　

A: Look up into the sky. What can you see?

B: 　13　

A: Oh, yes, the moon is the satellite of the earth. Maybe man will fly to the moon and live on the moon one day.

B: 　14　

A: I mean man can fly to the moon.

B: I think so. But there is no air, no water and no life on the moon. 　15　

A: Yes, man can’t live there before solving these problems.

10. Japan is a 　　　　country while China is a 　　　　country.

A. developing; developed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. developed; developing

C. developing; developing　　　　　　　　　　　 D. developed; developed