单选题Which statement is true about Malta’s immigrant population?A It has a large immigrant population.B Its immigrant population is more than 3,000.C Its immigrant population totals 7,000.D Its immigrant population comes to less than 1% of the island’s 400,

Population experts tell us that by the year 2025, the population in cities in developing nations will increase to five times its present size.()

The world’s population continues to grow. There now are about 4 billion of us on earth. That could reach 6 billion by the end of the century and 11 billion in a further 75 years. Experts have long been concerned about such a growth. Where will we find the food, water, jobs, houses, school and health care for all these people?

A major new study shows that the situation may be changing. A large and rapid drop in the world’s birth rate has taken place during the past 10 years. Families generally are smaller now than they were a few years ago. It is happening in both developing and industrial nations.

Researchers said they found a number of reasons for this. More men and women are waiting longer to get married and are using birth control devices and methods to prevent or delay pregnancy. More women are going to school or working at jobs away from home instead of having children. And more governments, especially in developing nations, now support family planning programs to reduce population grow.

China is one of the nations that have made great progress in reducing its population growth. China has already cut its rate of population growth by about half since 1970.

Each Chinese family is now urged to have no more than one child. And the hope is to reach a zero population growth with the total number of births equaling the total number of deaths by the year 2000.

Several nations in Europe already have fewer births than deaths. Experts said that these nations could face a serious shortage of workers in the future. And the persons who are working could face much higher taxes to help support the growing number of retired people.

1. The world’s population could reach ____________.

A. 6 billion in 75 years

B. 11 billion in 2075

C. 11 billion by the end of this century

D. 600 million in 15 years

2. Which of the following is true?

A. The world’s birth rate is higher than ten years ago.

B. There has been a slower population growth in the past ten years.

C. Families are as large as before.

D. Birth control has been well practiced in all nations.

3. By the year 2000, the number of births and the number of deaths in China will _______.

A. be greatly different

B. drop a great deal

C. be equal

D. become much larger

4. According to the essay, China’s population control ________.

A. is not quite successful

B. should be considered a big success

C. is far from being successful

D. is a complete failure

5. It may happen in the future that the people who are working in Europe will have to pay much higher taxes because___________.

A. more and more children will be born

B. the number of retired people will become ever larger

C. fewer and fewer children will be born

D. they will be making a lot of money

Of the many problems in the world today, none is as widespread, or as old, as crime. Crime has many forms, including crimes against property, person, and government. Crime, in all its forms, penetrates every layer of society and touches every human being. You may never have been robbed, but you suffer the increased cost of store- bought items because of others’shoplifting.

Your house is not worth as much today as it was a few years ago because of the increased crime rate in your neighborhood. Perhaps your business is not doing as well as it used to because tourism is down due to increased terrorism in your part of the world.

Crime, especially violent crime, has risen to a point where many people are afraid to walk al one in their own neighborhoods, afraid to open their door after dark, afraid to speak out and voice their own opinions. Some citizens have reacted by arming themselves with various weapons, legal and illegal, to defend themselves. Citizen groups have taken the law into their own hands by forming their own vigilante groups to administer judgment when they feel that their criminal justice system has not performed its duty.

Experts argue whether the number of crimes committed is actually on the rise or whether there is simply a rise in the number of crimes reported. This issue is particularly true in cases of marriage violence, the abuse of spouse or children. Throughout much of history, cases of family violence and neglect often went unreported because of the attitude of society, which considered family matters to be private.

Other experts argue about who is really to blame for criminal behavior. the individual or society. Researchers in the United States and Canada have identified several factors in society that contribute to the crime rate: massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and a large immigrant population. Other countries are more affected by factors such as politics, government corruption, and religion.

(1)What does the passage mainly discuss?

A、Crime the widespread problem.

B、The results caused by increasing violent crime.

C、Factors contributing to the crime rate.

D、Citizen groups combating crimes.

(2)The word shoplifting in line 4 is closest in meaning to _____________.

A、the crime of lifting the ban

B、the crime of moving the shops away

C、the crime of robbing things from shops

D、the crime of stealing things from shops

(3)Why does the author in Paragraph 2 mention citizen groups forming their own vigilante groups?

A、To show the criminal justice system is not just

B、To show citizens are powerful in combating crimes

C、To show crime is a serious social problem

D、To show citizens have rights in combating crimes

(4)According to the passage, which of the following are the factors contributing to United States’criminal behavior?

A、Politics, unemployment, poverty and a large immigrant population.

B、Massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and a large immigrant population.

C、Politics, government corruption, poverty and religion.

D、Massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and government corruption.

(5)Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A、Since you have never been robbed, you are not a victim of crime.

B、Some people use illegal weapons to defend themselves.

C、Only the individual should be responsible for the criminal behavior.

D、Family violence and neglect are considered family matters, and therefore private, so they are not crimes.

which of the following statements is not true about maori population?

A. Maori population makes up nearly one-seventh of New Zealand s total population.

B. Maori population is younger than the total population.

C. Non-Maori women tend to have children earlier than Maori women.

D. Maori women tend to have more children than non-Maori women.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) World population is increasing at a rate of 150 per minute.

B) Lower death rates also contribute to world population growth.

C) The population of Columbia has been doubling every year for 21 years.

D) The United States is usually doubling its population about every 87 years.

Australia is the world's smallest continent and largest island, a relatively young nation established in an ancient land. Its development represents a triumph(胜利)over remoteness and a harsh landscape.

It is generally accepted that Australia's original inhabitants, the aboriginal(土著的)people, have lived on the continent for 40,000 to 60,000 years. They were also its sole(唯一的)human inhabitants until two centuries ago. Indonesian traders probably visited Australia's northwest but it was unknown to the rest of the world until the 1600s. A huge south land appeared on maps before 200 AD but its existence was not confirmed until the 17th century when Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch merchants ventured into Asia.

The first European settlement of the continent--by the British--began in 1788, on the site now occupied by Sydney, Australia's largest city. There were then about 1500 Europeans and an estimated 300,000 aboriginal people in Australia. The population has reached 2.25 million by 1881, 5.41 million by 1921 and 7.4 million by the end of World War II(1945). It increased sharply, partly because of a large postwar immigration program, and reached more than 17 million in 1991, despite a decline that began in the 1970s in the natural increase and net immigration. The rate of population increase in the 40 years after world war II, about two percent, has halved.

Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world, with about 70 percent of the population living in the 10 largest cities. Australians have a high standard of living by world standards. The flag of Australia is the only one to fly over a whole continent in the world. The small Union Jack represents the historical link with Britain, the largest star has six points for each of the states and one point for the territories, and the small stars form. the Southern Cross - a prominent of the southern hemisphere night sky.

1. The passage is written to _____.

A. present a general picture of Australia

B. persuade people to travel in Australia

C. tell people the history of Australia

D. describe the characteristic of Australia

2. The first sentence in paragraph 1 mainly suggests that _____.

A. Australia is a strange country

B. it is not easy to find Australia

C. Australia has contradictory(矛盾的)features

D. Australia is a continent and a country as well

3. Which statement about Australia's population can NOT be inferred? _____

A. The population change is a gradual increase.

B. The population increased rapidly for a time owing to the government's special policy.

C. The rates of population increase in different periods varied.

D. The rate of population increase before World War II was about one percent.

4. The word urbanized means _____.

A. of towns or cities

B. of emergency

C. of suburbs

D. of the countryside

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? _____

A. The large star on the flag of Australia has seven points.

B. People were certain of Australia's existence before 200 AD because it had appeared on maps.

C. Australia enjoy relatively high standard of living compared with people in other countries.

D. The aboriginal people of Australia were its only human inhabitants before the 18th century.