1.Theworld’spopulation

問題詳情：

1. The world’s population _______.

A. will reach 7 billion in the end

B. reached 7 billion by the end of 2011

C. reached 7 billion before 2011

2. Which country is the third most populous in the world by 2050?

A. China.           B. Nigeria.

C. The U. S. A. .

3. When did the world’s population grow most slowly?

A. From 1800 to 1930.       B. From 1930 to 1960.

C. From 1960 to 1974.

4. The population of China and India made up _____ of the world’s population at the end of 2011.

A. 19%      B. 16. 7%       C. 35. 7%

5. What’s the Chinese meaning of “billion”?

A. 1, 000, 000, 000     B. 100, 000, 000

C. 10, 000, 000

【回答】

1. B。由圖表增長曲線頂端標註可知, 世界人口到2011年末達到70億。

2. B。由圖中In 2050 欄可知。

3. A。由圖中人口增長曲線可知。

4. C。通過計算(1. 33+1. 17)÷7得知。

5. A。billion意為“10億”。

知識點：日常生活類

題型：閲讀理解