Population tends to grow at an exponential(指数的
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Population tends to grow at an exponential(指数的)rate. This means that they progressively double. As an example of this type of growth rate take one penny and double every day for one month. After the first week, you would have only 64 cent, but after the fourth week you would have over a million dollars.
This helps explain why the population has come on“all of a sudden” took from he beginning of human 1ife to the year 1830 for the population of the earth to reach one billion. That repents(缓慢进行) a time span of at least two million years. Then it took from 1830 to 1930 for world population to reach 2 billion. The next billion was added by 1960 only thirty years and in 1975 world population reached 4 billion which is another billion people in only fifteen years.
World population is increasing at a rate of 9, 000per hour, 220,000 per day and 80 million per year.
This is not only due to higher birth rate, but to lower death rate as well. The number of births has not declined at the same rate as the number of deaths.
Some countries such as Columbia, Thailand, Morocco, Costa Rica and the Philippines are doubling their population about every twenty-one years with a growth rate of 3.3 percent a year or more. The United States is doubling its population about very eighty-seven years, with a rate of 0.8 percent per year.Every time a population doubles, the country involved needs twice as much of everything, including hospitals, schools, resources, food and medicines to care for its people. It is easy to see that this is very difficult to achieve for the more rapidly growing countries.
This passage chiefly discusses
A.the growth of world population.
B.one type of the exponential rate
C.the population problem of more rapidly growing countries.
D.the possible ways of dealing with the rapid population growth
According to the passage what helps to explain why the population problem has come on “all of a sudden”?A.The penny that doubles itself every day for one month
B.The time span of at 1east two million years in human history.
C.An illustration of the exponent growth rate given by the author.
D.The large amount of money you would luckily make after the fourth week
Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.World population is increasing at a rate of 150 per minute
B.Lower death rate also contributes 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 on about every 87 years.
It took ______ for the world to increase its population from 1 billion to 4 billion.A.100 years
B.175 years
C.1975 years
D.over two million years
When a population doubles, the country involved needs twice as much of everything including __.A.hospitals and medicines
B.schools and students
C.food and manpower resources
D.all of the above请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析,谢谢!
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问题 1 答案解析:A
主旨题。题干大意是:本篇文章主要讨论的是______。从文章第一句“Population tends to grow at an exponential rate.”可知,本篇文章主要讨论人口增长。故正确答案为A。
问题 2 答案解析:C
事实细节题。题干大意是:______可以解释人口突然增长的问题。从文章第二段This helps explain why the population has come on“a11 of a sudden”took from he beginning of human life to the year 1830 for the population of the earth to reach one billion. 作者举出实例来解释人口突然增长的问题。故正确答案为C。
问题 3 答案解析:C
推理判断题。题干大意为:下列哪项说明不是真实的?根据原文“World population is increasing at a rate of 9, 000per hour,220,000 per day and 80 million per year.”得知A选项正确。因为9000除以60为150。根据原文“This is not only due to higher birth rate, but to lower death rate as well. The number of births has not declined at the same rate as the number of deaths.”得知低死亡率同样影响了世界人口的增长. 所以B选项正确。根据原文“Some countries such as Columbia, Thailand Morocco Costa Rica. and the Philippines are doubling their population about every twenty-one years with a growth rate of 3 percent a year or more.”得知C选项错误。根据原文“The United States is doubling its population about very eighty-seven years, with a rate of 0.8 percent per year. ”得知D选项正确。故正确答案为C。
问题 4 答案解析:B
事实细节题。题干大意是:世界人口要从十亿增长到四十亿需要花_____年。原文“The next billion was added by 1960 only thirty years and in 1975 world population reached 4 billion which is another billion people in only fifteen years. ”可以得知175 years为正确答案. 故选择B。
问题 5 答案解析:A
事实细节题。题干大意为:当人口翻一番,国家的______需求会变为以前的两倍。根据原文“Every time a population doubles, the country involved needs twice as much of everything, including hospitals, schools , resources ,food and medicines to care for its people.”得知A选项正确。