Questions 11~13 are based on a talk about the
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Questions 11~13 are based on a talk about the problem of rising population.You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11~13.根据听到的内容,回答1~3题How does the rising population negatively influence some countries? [A]People begin to go on strike for foo&[B]Some countries have to cut down food supplies. [C]People are dying of hunger.[D]Some governments have to drive their people into other countries.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!
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正确答案:C
听力材料:Theneedforbirthcontrolmethodshasdevelopedfairlyrecently,withthedesireamongmanywomentobeabletodecidewhentheywanttohaveababy.Atthesametime,thereis39rowingawarenessoftheproblemofarapidlyincreasingworldpopulation.Thisproblemofarisingworldpopulationislargelytheresultofimprovedmedicalskills,whichhaveloweredthedeathrateandthesametimeraisedthebirthratebyincreasinglivebirthsandthenumberofbabieswhosurviveearlychildhood.Thereisagrowingrealizationthatfoodproductioncannotkeeppacewiththeseincreases,theresultofwhichisthatinsomecountriespeoplearealreadystarvingtodeathwhilemanymillionsmoresufferfrommalnutrition.ThisproblemisfurthercomplicatedbythefactthatplaceslikeAmericaandEuropeobtainbytradeandconsun-lefarmorefoodandresourceslikeoilthan,say,theaverageIndian,thusleavingevenlessforthepeopleintheunderdevelopedareatosurviveon.Worldpopulationisrisingatarateof2%ayear;thismeansandadditionof70millionpeopleayeartothepresentpopulationofmorethan3500million.Therearestrikingregionaldifferencesinthepopulationgrowthtrends.ThefastestgrowingregionisLatinAmericawhichincludesSouthandCentralAmericaandtheCaribbean,whileAfricaandAsiacloselyfollowLatinAmerica.HoweverthelargestabsoluteadditiontotheworldpopulationisinAsiawhichatpresentcontainsaboutthree-fifthsofthepeopleoftheworld.本题答案信息对应于独白第二段第二句中的后一分句:theresultofwhichis…starvingtodeathwhile…sufferfrommalnutrition,即一些国家的人快饿死了,还有许多人营养不良,[C]与此意相符。