Unit 1 Topic 3【B卷（能力提升）】-2023-2024學(xué)年九年級英語上冊

Unit1TheChangingWorldTopic3Theworldhaschangedforthebetter.【話題測試·提升卷】（滿分100分，時間60分鐘）I.單項選擇。（共15小題，每小題1分，計15分。）1．Everyoneshouldmakeacontributionto________theenvironment.A．beprotected B．protecting C．protect D．protects2．Thereareaboutfive________studentsinourschool.A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundredsof D．hundredof3．Pleasespeaklouder________everybodycanhearyouclearly.A．inorderto B．sothat C．enoughto D．a(chǎn)lthough4．TomandJennydecidedtoseefor________.A．ourselves B．himself C．herself D．themselves5．Inourclass________ofthestudents________girls.A．thirdfifths;is B．threefifths;are C．threefifth;is D．thirdfifth;are6．—Whathashappenedinyourhometown?—Greatchanges_____inmyhometownrecently.A．havebeentakenplace B．havetakenplaceC．havebeenhappened D．washappened7．—TheyhavebeentoAustralia.—So_____I.A．do B．havebeenC．did D．have8．ProjectHopecan’tbuildthenewschools________money.A．over B．with C．without D．by9．Myfather________forhalfayear.A．hasbeenaway B．wentaway C．hasleft D．left10．Theorganizationis________its________helpinghomelesspeopletoliveanormallife.A．famousfor;successin B．famousto;successforC．famousas;successfulin D．famousfor;succeedin11．—Whydoyoucollectoldclothes?—Iwanttogivethemtopeople________.A．inpublic B．inneed C．indanger D．inred12．It’sanorganization________canhelppoorchildren.A．who B．which C．where D．when13．Theflower________forseveraldays.A．died B．hasdied C．hasbeendied D．hasbeendead14．She________belazy.Butnowshe________gettingupearly.A．usedto;isusedto B．isusedto;usedtoC．usedto;usedto D．isusedto;isusedto15．—________doyoulikeChinesefood?—It’swonderful.A．What B．How C．Whatabout D．HowmuchII.補(bǔ)全對話。（共5小題，每小題2分，計10分。）A:Hi,Linda.16B:I’mreadinganewspaper.A:17B:Yes,thereis.It’saboutaprogramforhomelesschildren.A:18B:Yes,ofcourse.Itteachesthechildrensomeskillsandthenhelpsthemfindjobsinthefuture.A:Soundsgreat!19B:Theyhavesomestrictrulesforthechildrentoobey.A:20B:Theythinkitiswonderful.Itcanhelpthemfindgoodjobsandliveontheirown.A．Canyoutellmemoreabouttheprogram?B．Howdopeoplemanageit?C．Whatareyoudoing?D．Whatdothechildrenthinkoftheprogram?E．Isthereanythingspecialinthenewspaper?=3\*ROMANIII.完形填空。（共10小題，每小題1分，計10分。）WhatisthepopulationofChina?TherearemorethanabillionandthreehundredmillionpeopleinChina.Itisalmostonefifthoftheworld'spopulation.Howtocontrolthepopulationgrowthisabigproblem.Somepeoplethink21controlthepopulationgrowth.ButIdon'tagree22them,becausewherethere'sawill,thereisaway.Thequestionisthatweshouldmakeit23howseriousthepopulationproblemis.Ourfarmlandisbecominglessandlesstoeveryone.Wehavealreadygottoomanymouthstofeed.24wecontrolthepopulationgrowth,manypeoplewilldie25hunger.Toofastpopulationgrowthhasbeenandwillbebadforournation.Thoughlaws(法律)havebeen26tocontrolthepopulationgrowth,insomeplaces27isdonetocarryoutthelaw.Weshouldmakepeople28thatitisfoolishtobringtoomanychildrenintotheworld.Theyshould29dowhattheyhavebeendoingformanyyears.Wearefightingagainsttherapidpopulationgrowth.Yes,thefightingwon'tend30everyoneknowsitsimportanceanddoessomethingforit.Let'sgoonworkinghardonittogether.21．A．thatisimpossiblefor B．impossibleof C．thatisimpossibleof D．itimpossibleto22．A．to B．for C．with D．on23．A．knowntoeverybody B．knownbyeverybody C．knowtoeverybody D．knowbyeverybody24．A．Ifnot B．Unless C．Until D．If25．A．of B．a(chǎn)bout C．from D．outof26．A．pass B．passed C．broken D．past27．A．many B．little C．a(chǎn)lot D．much28．A．toknow B．tolearn C．know D．learning29．A．notlonger B．notmore C．nolonger D．nomore30．A．until B．a(chǎn)fter C．when D．a(chǎn)s=4\*ROMANIV.閱讀理解。（共15小題，每小題2分，計30分。）ATheWorldPopulationProspects(展望)2022reportsays:Thepopulationintheworldreached8billion(十億)onNovember15,2022.Andthenumberwillincreaseinthenexttenyears,althoughataslowerspeed.Thepopulationintheworldisexpectedtorisetoabout8.5billionby2030,9.7billionby2050,peak(峰值)atabout10.4billioninthe2080s,andstaythereuntil2100,thereportsays.Worldpopulationgrowthpeakedat2.1percentbetween1962and1965,andsincethenithasfallenquicklytolessthan1percentin2020.TheUNpredictsthatpopulationgrowthcouldfalltoabout0.5percentby2050asfertilityrates(生育率)continuetofall.Ontheotherhand,peoplecanlivemuchlongerthanbefore,from63.8yearsin1990to72.8yearsin2019,andwillreach77.2yearsin2050.Atthattime,16percentofthepopulationwillbe65yearsorolder.ChinaandIndiahavethelargestpopulationintheworld,with1.4billionpeopleeach.ButIndiawillhavethelargestpopulationin2023andreach1.7billionpeopleby2050.31．Whatwillbethepopulationintheworldin2091accordingtothetext?A．8.5billion. B．9.7billion. C．8billion. D．10.4billion.32．Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromthetext?A．Theoldcarewillbeaseriousproblem. B．Thepopulationwillincreasequickly.C．Chinawillstillhavethelargestpopulation. D．Peoplecanreach72.8yearsin2050.33．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Theseriousproblemofpopulation. B．Thepredictionofpopulationgrowth.C．Somewaystocontrolpopulation. D．ThepopulationgrowthinChina.BThepopulationoftheworldcontinuestoincrease,butinsomeareasthepopulationisfalling.ThisistrueinEuropeandespeciallyinEasternEurope.InRussia,thepopulationisgoingdownbyabout100peopleeveryhour!Oneofthemainreasonsisachangeoflifestyle.Mostyoungpeople,especiallyeducatedwomen,haveadifferentideatochildrenthantheirparents.“Ihaveonechildandsheisenoughforme,”saidLinda,adoctorfromRussia.“MyhusbandandIbothworkfull-time.Wecan’timaginehavingmorethanonechild.”Manywomendecidetohavechildrenlaterinlifeornottohavechildrenatall.“Idon’twanttohaveanychildrenuntilIhaveworkedforatleast10years,”saidSallyfromEngland.Heropinionistypical(典型的)inEurope.InPoland,thepopulationisgoingdownforadifferentreason.Alotofyoungpeopleareleavingthecountrytoworkabroad.PolandjoinedtheEuropeanUnionin2005andsincethenmorethanhalfamillionpeoplehavemovedtoBritain,Germany,SpainandItaly.Evenso,thepopulationofthosefourcountriesandmanyothercountriesinWestEuropeisalsogoingdown.Manygovernmentsarenowencouragingpeopletohavelargerfamilies.InFrance,womencanreceivenearly$1,000amonthforayeariftheyhaveathirdchild.Austrianwomenreceive$700amonthforthreeyearswhentheyhavetheirfirstchild.34．WhatdoesSallywanttodobeforeshehaschildren?A．Tomovetoothercountries. B．Totravelallovertheworld.C．Toworkforatleast10years. D．Toworkabroad.35．Thepopulationinmanycountriesisgoingdownmainlybecause______.A．theyoungchangetheirlifestyle B．theyounghavethesameideaastheirparentsC．theyoungareleavingtoworkinothercountries D．theyounghatetohavealargefamily36．Thewritertellsusthereasonsofthepopulation’sfallingin______.A．Paragraph1and2 B．Paragraph3and4 C．Paragraph4and5 D．Paragraph2and3CYouprobablyhavenoticedit:Chongqing’spopulationhasbeenagingfast.AccordingtoChina’slatestnationalcensus(人口普查),upto23.4percentofthecity’sresidents(居民)areagedover60.Thisnumberisexpectedtogrowevenfurtherinthecomingyears.Chongqingisnotalone.Manyothercitiesaroundtheworldhavebeenexperiencingthissameproblemforsometimenow.Somepeopleareworriedaboutthis.Theelderly,theysay,doverylittleforthenation’seconomy(經(jīng)濟(jì)).Thegovernment,however,hastogivethemlotsofretirementbenefits(退休福利).Butarecentsurveyshowsthatmanypeopleagreetherearesomepositivestohavinganagingpopulation.Withanagingpopulation,youngerpeoplewillhavemorechancestomeetseniorsintheirdailylives.Withagecomeswisdom.Throughusualcommunication,theelderlycanbringawealthofausefullifelessonstoyoungerpeople.Theyoung,atthesametime,aregivenchancestoseethingsfromacompletelydifferentperspective(視角).Besides,inmanycultures,it’snormalforelderlyparentstolivewiththeirchildrenunderthesameroof.Theirchildrenmayhavealreadyreachedadulthood,butthesegray-hairedmenandwomencontinuetoplayanimportantroleintheirdevelopment.Insomefamilies,theelderlyaretakingcareoftheirgrandchildren.It’sreportedthathalfofallthechildreninChina’scitieslivewiththeirgrandparentsandareraisedundertheirguidance.Thankstothisfreechildcare,workingparentscancontributemoretotheeconomy.Anagingpopulationisoftenconsideredtobeaheadache.Butperhapsitcanbearguedthattherearealsosomebenefitstoit.37．Theprobleminparagraph1isthat________.A．thepopulationislargerandlargerinChina B．thepopulationofolderpeopleincreasesC．thepopulationissmallerandsmallerinChina D．thepopulationofyoungerpeopleincreases38．Somepeopleareworriedabouttheproblembecausetheythink________.A．theelderlygivelessbutreceivemore B．theelderlyarenotaswiseastheyoungC．theelderlydon’tsharethefamilyresponsibilities D．theelderlycan’tbetakengoodcareof39．Whichofthefollowingmindmapisrightforthispassage?A． B．C． D．40．Afterreadingthispassage,whichofthefollowingquestionscanbeanswered?A．Whathascausedanagingpopulation? B．Howcanwesolvetheagingproblem?C．Whyisn’tanagingpopulationthatbad? D．Whatdotheexpertsadviseustodo?DAveryimportantworldproblemisthegrowingpopulationontheearth.In2010,thepopulationoftheworldwasabout6,800,000,000.Thatisagreatnumber.Theimportantthingisnothowlargethepopulationoftheworldisnow,buttherateofitsgrowth—itisabout1.63percenteveryyear.Everysecond,fourbabiesarebornintheworld.Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!Youcannotevenspeakquicklyenoughtokeepupwiththebirthrate.Thepopulationisgrowinglargerandlarger.Soitgoeson,hourafterhour.Inoneday,peoplehavetofindfoodforover350,000mouths.AsalittlegirlwasborninahospitalinPhilippinesin2011,theworld’spopulationreached7billion.Andthenumberisstillincreasingrapidlytoday.Sohowtocontrolthepopulationisabigproblemforus.41．Oneoftheimportantworldproblemstodayis________accordingtothepassage.A．thebadenvironment B．theheavytrafficC．thegrowingpopulation D．thepollution42．Thepopulationoftheworldisincreasingby________everyyear.A．350,000 B．onefifth C．1.63percent D．7billion43．What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“rate"inthefirstparagraphinChinese?A．人口 B．速率 C．?dāng)?shù)量 D．重量44．Fromthepassage,weknowthereareabout________newbabiestobeborninanhour.A．twohundredandfortyB．threehundredandfiftythousandC．fourteenthousandandfourhundredD．twothousandandfourhundred45．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thepopulationontheearthisverylarge.B．Thelargepopulationmaybegoodfortheworld.C．Thegrowingpopulationwillbeabigprobleminourlife.D．Wemusttakeactiontocontrolthepopulation.V.按要求完成句子。（每小題2分，計10分。）46．她花費了一段時間自學(xué)日語。ShespenttimelearningJapanesebyherself.47．我們班的大多數(shù)男生都對數(shù)學(xué)感興趣。oftheboysinmyclassaremath.48．你一定要來這里參觀一下。Youmustcomehere.49．你應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)如何讓自己感覺良好。Youshouldlearnhowtoyourself.50．我很長時間沒有見過你了。Ihaven’tseenyou.VI.短文綜合填空。（每小題1分，計10分。）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)語境、音標(biāo)或所給單詞的提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~，要求所填的詞意義準(zhǔn)確、形式正確，使短文意思完整、行文連貫。IandmanyotherpeopleinBritainlovecharity(慈善)shopsbecausewecanfindthemoneverystreet.Thecharityshops51/sel/allkindsofcheapthings.Oxfordopenedthe52(one)charityshopin1947.Nowthereareover7,000charityshopsintheUK.MyfavoritecharityshopinmyhometownistheRedCrossShop.Ialwaysfind53(child)booksthere,all10to20penceeach.Theyare54

/ri:?li/cheap.Mostoftheshopworkersincharityshopsarevolunteers,55eachshophasamanagerandhegetssomemoney.Everymorningyouwillseebagsofthingsoutsidetheshops.Somepeoplebringandputthemtherewithout56(wait)forthanks.57fact,over90%ofthethingsincharityshopsarefromkindpeople.Allthemoneytheshopsgetgoestocharitywork.Charityshops58/re?z/morethan110millionpoundseveryyear.Themoneyisforsickandpoorchildren,59

(home)anddisabledpeople,andmanyothers.Inacharityshopyoucangetcheapbutnicethings.Youmightevenfeelspecialwhileshopping.60possible,let’sdosomethingforcharitytogether!VII.書面表達(dá)。（計15分。）61．請根據(jù)下列內(nèi)容提示，寫一篇80詞左右的短文，談?wù)勚袊丝跀?shù)量，以及政府在改善人們生活水平方面取得的成就。內(nèi)容提示：1.中國有很大的人口，超過14億人口。2.中國做了巨大的努力來滿足人們的日常需求。中國政府制定了很多合理的政策促進(jìn)發(fā)展。中國變得越來越強(qiáng)大，人們生活水平正快速改善。3.人們相信中國的未來會更加光明。參考詞匯：合理的政策rationalpolicies；工作機(jī)會jobopportunities；接受好的教育getagoodeducation________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________參考答案：I.單項選擇。（共15小題，每小題1分，計15分。）1．B【詳解】句意：每個人都應(yīng)該為保護(hù)環(huán)境做出貢獻(xiàn)?？疾榉侵^語動詞。固定短語makeacontributiontodoingsth“為做某事作出貢獻(xiàn)”。故選B。2．A【詳解】句意：在我們學(xué)校有五百名學(xué)生。考查數(shù)詞的表達(dá)。數(shù)詞的表達(dá)：表示確切的數(shù)量，基數(shù)詞+數(shù)詞單數(shù)形式；表示概數(shù)，數(shù)詞復(fù)數(shù)+of。five是基數(shù)詞，故選A。3．B【詳解】句意：請大聲點，這樣大家都能聽得清楚?？疾檫B詞辨析。inorderto為了，后跟動詞原形；sothat以便，后跟句子；enoughto足夠……去做；although盡管。根據(jù)“Pleasespeaklouder...everybodycanhearyouclearly.”可知，說大聲點是為了讓大家聽到，用sothat引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句。故選B。4．D【詳解】句意：湯姆和珍妮決定親自去看看?？疾榉瓷泶~。ourselves我們自己；himself他自己；herself她自己；themselves他們自己。根據(jù)“TomandJenny”可知，此處使用they的反身代詞themselves。故選D。5．B【詳解】句意：我們班五分之三的學(xué)生是女孩?？疾榉?jǐn)?shù)的表達(dá)及主謂一致。在英語中表示分?jǐn)?shù)，分子要用基數(shù)詞，分母用序數(shù)詞，當(dāng)分子大于一時，分母用復(fù)數(shù)形式。五分之三應(yīng)該是threefifths；另外，分?jǐn)?shù)+名詞復(fù)數(shù)作主語的時候，后面的謂語動詞應(yīng)該用復(fù)數(shù)。故選B。6．B【詳解】句意：——你家鄉(xiāng)發(fā)生了什么事？——我的家鄉(xiāng)最近發(fā)生了很大的變化。考查動詞時態(tài)。A.havebeentakenplace現(xiàn)在完成時的被動語態(tài)；B.havetakenplace現(xiàn)在完成時；C.havebeenhappened現(xiàn)在完成時的被動語態(tài)；D.washappened動詞takeplace和happen意思是“發(fā)生”，是不及物動詞，沒有被動語態(tài)，A、C和D是被動語態(tài)，故排除；根據(jù)時間recently可知此句時態(tài)是現(xiàn)在完成時；故選B。7．D【詳解】句意：——他們已經(jīng)去過澳大利亞了?！乙踩ミ^了。So引導(dǎo)的倒裝句，結(jié)構(gòu)為：so+情態(tài)動詞/be動詞/助動詞+主語，表示“某人也……”，前后時態(tài)要一致，選D。8．C【詳解】句意：沒有錢，希望工程就無法建造新學(xué)校?？疾榻樵~辨析。over在……之上；with和；without沒有；by被。根據(jù)“ProjectHopecan’tbuildthenewschools…money.”可知，沒有錢，希望工程就無法建造新學(xué)校。因此此處用介詞“without”。故選C。9．A【詳解】句意：我父親已經(jīng)離開半年了?？疾楝F(xiàn)在完成時。根據(jù)“forhalfayear.”可知句子是現(xiàn)在完成時，和一段時間連用時，謂語動詞需是延續(xù)性動詞，leave是短暫性動詞，其延續(xù)性動詞為beaway，故選A。10．A【詳解】句意：這個組織因成功地幫助無家可歸的人過上正常的生活而聞名?？疾楣潭ǘ陶Z、名詞和介詞的用法。befamousfor意為“因……而出名”；befamousas意為“作為……而出名”，由空后的“helpinghomelesspeopletoliveanormallife”可推測，“這個組織因幫助無家可歸的人過上正常的生活而聞名”，所以第一個空格填befamousfor；第二個空格，由空前的“its”可知，此空需填入名詞。success意為“成功”，是名詞；successin意為“在……取得成功”，是固定搭配。故選A。11．B【詳解】句意：——你為什么收集舊衣服？——我想把它們送給需要的人?？疾榻樵~短語辨析。inpublic公開地，當(dāng)眾；inneed需要；indanger在危險中；inred穿紅衣服。根據(jù)“Iwanttogivethemtopeople...”可知，此處指把舊衣服給需要的人。故選B。12．B【詳解】句意：這是一個可以幫助貧困兒童的組織?？疾殛P(guān)系詞辨析。who誰；which哪個；where在哪里；when什么時候。先行詞“organization”指物，關(guān)系詞應(yīng)用which，在從句中作主語。故選B。13．D【詳解】句意：這花已經(jīng)死了好幾天了?？疾楝F(xiàn)在完成時。結(jié)合“forseveraldays”可知，此處為現(xiàn)在完成時，句中的動詞要用延續(xù)性動詞，die為短暫性動詞，不能和時間段連用，排除A、B；die的延續(xù)性動詞是bedead，故選D。14．A【詳解】句意：她過去很懶惰，但現(xiàn)在他已經(jīng)習(xí)慣早起。考查use短語的用法。beusedtodo被用來；usedtodosth過去常常做某事，beusedtodoingsth習(xí)慣于做某事。根據(jù)“…butnow…”可知，前半句陳述過去的情況，后半句描述現(xiàn)在的情況。故選A。15．B【詳解】句意：——你覺得中國菜怎么樣？——太棒了?？疾樘厥庖蓡柧洹hat什么；How怎樣；Whatabout認(rèn)為……怎么樣；Howmuch多少；根據(jù)“doyoulikeChinesefood”及回答“It’swonderful.”可知，此處是問對中國菜的看法，應(yīng)用howdoyoulike...的結(jié)構(gòu)，故選B。II.補(bǔ)全對話。（共5小題，每小題2分，計10分。）16．C17．E18．A19．B20．D【導(dǎo)語】本文是一則對話，兩人談?wù)撘粋€幫助無家可歸兒童學(xué)習(xí)技能并就業(yè)的項目16．根據(jù)下文“I’mreadinganewspaper.”可知，此處是問對方正在做什么；C項“你在做什么？”符合語境，故選C。17．根據(jù)下文“Yes,thereis.”可知，問句是therebe的一般疑問句；E項“報紙上有什么特別的新聞嗎？”符合語境，故選E。18．根據(jù)上文“It’saboutaprogramforhomelesschildren.”和“Itteachesthechildrensomeskillsandthenhelpsthemfindjobsinthefuture.”可知，此處是讓對方告訴自己更多關(guān)于這個項目的信息；A項“你能告訴我更多關(guān)于這個項目的情況嗎？”符合語境，故選A。19．根據(jù)下文“Theyhavesomestrictrulesforthechildrentoobey.”可知，此處是問項目是如何管理的；B項“人們?nèi)绾喂芾硭?？”符合語境，故選B。20．根據(jù)下文“Theythinkitiswonderful.”可知，此處是問孩子們的看法；D項“孩子們認(rèn)為這個項目怎么樣？”符合語境，故選D。=3\*ROMANIII.完形填空。（共10小題，每小題1分，計10分。）21．D22．C23．A24．B25．A26．B27．B28．C29．C30．A【分析】這篇短文介紹了人口增長帶來的很多問題，以及我們要控制人口增長的重要性。21．考查非謂語動詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：一些人認(rèn)為控制人口增長是不可能的。此題考查固定句式，sb.thinksit+adj+forsb.todosth.（某人認(rèn)為做某事怎么樣）。語法為it作形式賓語，根據(jù)句意，故選D。22．考查介詞及語境理解。句意：但是，我們不同意他們的意見，因為有志者，事竟成。此題考查固定短語agreewith同意某人。D選項agreeon指同意某人觀點，后面不加sb。故選C。23．考查過去分詞短語及語境理解。句意：問題是我們應(yīng)該讓每個人知道人口增長問題的嚴(yán)重性。此題考查被動語態(tài)。結(jié)構(gòu)為makesth.done,意為使某事被做，故選A。24．考查連詞及語境理解。句意：如果我們不控制人口增長，許多人將死于饑餓。此題考查連詞，A.Ifnot如果不；B.Unless如果不，除非；C.Until直到；D.If如果。根據(jù)句意，選B。25．考查介詞及語境理解。句意：如果我們不控制人口增長，許多人將死于饑餓。此題考查固定短語dieof“死于內(nèi)因”，C選項的diefrom指死于外因，例如交通事故，根據(jù)句意，死于饑餓，故選A。26．考查動詞及語境理解。句意：盡管控制人口增長的法律已經(jīng)通過，但是在一些地方很少執(zhí)行法律。此題考查被動語態(tài)，法律和通過之間是被動關(guān)系，此處用現(xiàn)在完成時被動語態(tài)，結(jié)構(gòu)為have/hasbeendone,pass過去分詞為passed，根據(jù)句意。選B。27．考查副詞及語境理解。句意：盡管控制人口增長的法律已經(jīng)通過，但是在一些地方很少執(zhí)行法律。A.many許多；B.little很少；C.alot非常；D.much很多。根據(jù)句意，很少執(zhí)行，故選little，選B。28．考查非謂語動詞及語境理解。句意：我們應(yīng)該叫人們知道帶很多孩子們來世界上是很愚蠢的。此題考查固定短語makesb.dosth.（叫某人做某事）。根據(jù)句意，故選C。29．考查副詞及語境理解。句意：他們不應(yīng)該再做他們已經(jīng)做了很多年的事情。此題考查固定短語nolonger“再也不”。根據(jù)句意，選C。30．考查連詞及語境理解。句意：戰(zhàn)爭不會結(jié)束，直到每個人都知道控制人口數(shù)量的重要性并為它做一些事情。此題考查固定短語not…until（直到……才……）。根據(jù)句意，選A。=4\*ROMANIV.閱讀理解。（共15小題，每小題2分，計30分。）A篇：31．D32．A33．B31．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Thepopulationintheworldisexpectedtorisetoabout8.5billionby2030,9.7billionby2050,peak(峰值)atabout10.4billioninthe2080s,andstaythereuntil2100,thereportsays.”可知，報告稱，預(yù)計到2030年，世界人口將增至約85億，到2050年將增至97億，在2080年代達(dá)到約104億的峰值，并一直保持到2100年。所以2091年世界人口會是104億。故選D。32．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“TheUNpredictsthatpopulationgrowthcouldfalltoabout0.5percentby2050asfertilityrates(生育率)continuetofall.”以及“Ontheotherhand,peoplecanlivemuchlongerthanbefore”可知，人口生育率下降、人的壽命增加，所以養(yǎng)老可能會是一個大問題。故選A。33．主旨大意題。閱讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了對人口增長的預(yù)測。故選B。B篇：34．C35．A36．B34．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“‘Idon’twanttohaveanychildrenuntilIhaveworkedforatleast10years,’saidSallyfromEngland.”可知，Sally在生孩子之前想至少工作十年。故選C。35．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Oneofthemainreasonsisachangeoflifestyle.”可知，很多國家人口下降的主要原因是生活方式的改變。故選A。36．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Oneofthemainreasonsisachangeoflifestyle.”以及“InPoland,thepopulationisgoingdownforadifferentreason.Alotofyoungpeopleareleavingthecountrytoworkabroad.”可知，作者在第三段和第四段告訴我們?nèi)丝谙陆档脑?。故選B。C篇：37．B38．A39．B40．C37．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“AccordingtoChina’slatestnationalcensus(人口普查),upto23.4percentofthecity’sresidents(居民)areagedover60.Thisnumberisexpectedtogrowevenfurtherinthecomingyears.”（根據(jù)中國最新的全國人口普查，高達(dá)23.4%的城市居民年齡在60歲以上。預(yù)計這一數(shù)字在未來幾年還會進(jìn)一步增長。）可知第1段的問題是老年人口在增加。故選B。38．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Somepeopleareworriedaboutthis.Theelderly,theysay,doverylittleforthenation’seconomy(經(jīng)濟(jì)).Thegovernment,however,hastogivethemlotsofretirementbenefits(退休福利).”可知有些人擔(dān)心這個問題，因為他們認(rèn)為老年人付出的少，得到的卻多。故選A。39．推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，本文的中心思想是人口老齡化。結(jié)合“Butarecentsurveyshowsthatmanypeopleagreetherearesomepositivestohavinganagingpopulation.”（但最近的一項調(diào)查顯示，許多人都認(rèn)為人口老齡化有一些積極的一面。）以及第三段和第四段的內(nèi)容可知，文章講述了人口老齡化兩個積極方面；第二段講述了人口老齡化消極方面。所以B選項圖片最符合，故選B。40．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Withanagingpopulation,youngerpeoplewillhavemorechancestomeetseniorsintheirdailylives.”（隨著人口老齡化，年輕人將有更多的機(jī)會在日常生活中遇到老年人。）以及“Besides,inmanycultures,it’snormalforelderlyparentstolivewiththeirchildrenunderthesameroof.”（此外，在許多文化中，年邁的父母和孩子住在同一個屋檐下是很正常的。）結(jié)合選項可知，本文可以回答C選項“為什么人口老齡化沒有那么糟糕呢？”故選C。D篇：41．C42．C43．B44．C45．B41．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Averyimportantworldproblemisthegrowingpopulationontheearth.”可知，當(dāng)今世界面臨的一個嚴(yán)峻問題是人口增長。故選C。42．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“buttherateofitsgrowth—itisabout1.63percenteveryyear.”可知，每年人口增長率為1.63%。故選C。43．詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“itisabout1.63percenteveryyear.”可知，此處rate應(yīng)理解為“比率、速率”。故選B。44．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Everysecond,fourbabiesarebornintheworld.”可知，每一秒有4個孩子出生，所以1個小時有14400個孩子出生。故選C。45．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Averyimportantworldproblemisthegrowingpopulationontheearth.”及“Sohowtocontrolthepopulationisabigproblemforus.”可知，人口增長是個問題。選項B“人口過多有助于世界”，不符合文章內(nèi)容。故選B。V.按要求完成句子。（每小題2分，計10分。）46．a(chǎn)periodof【詳解】aperiodoftime“一段時間”，固定表達(dá)。故填a；period；of。47．Mostinterestedin【詳解】根據(jù)題干可知，“大多數(shù)的”英語表達(dá)為mostof...且其位于句首，故首字母要大寫，故第一個空填Most。beinterestedin“對……感興趣”，由于題中已給出be動詞“are”，故第二空和第三空分別填interested和in。故填Most；interested；in。48．foravisit【詳解】foravisit“進(jìn)行訪問，參觀”，介詞短語，故填for；a；