Question

【題目】閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中, 選出最佳選項。

The State Council submitted (提交) a bill which aims to allow couples to have two children if either parent is an only child. It focuses on adjusting and improving the family planning policy.

The State Council argues adjustment to the policy in the face of a steadily declining birth rate. The birth rate has remained relatively low and shows a tendency to fall further. The rate has dropped to between 1.5 and 1.6 since the 1990s, which means each Chinese woman of child-bearing age gives birth to 1.5 to 1.6 children on average. The working population began to drop in 2012 by 3.45 million every year, and it is likely to fall by 8 million each year after 2023.

The population aged 60 and above will reach 400 million and account for one-fourth of the total population in the early 2030s, up from one-seventh now.

“If the current family planning policy continues, the birth rate will continue to fall and lead to a sharp drop of the total population after reaching a peak,” said Li Bin, minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

“It is the right time to make changes: The low birth rate is stable, the working population is still large and the burden of supporting the elderly remains relatively light,” he added.

An increase in birth is expected if the policy changes but will not seriously affect the food supply, public education, health care or employment.

China’s food safety and public service plans are designed to meet the needs of 1.43 billion population in 2020 and 1.5 billion in 2033. Even with the policy change, the total population will reach no more than 1.38 billion in 2015, Li said.

【1】 Why did the State Council submit the bill?

A. To increase the population of Han nationality.

B. To balance the nature and society.

C. To develop the economy of China.

D. To solve the social population issue.

【2】The new policy may have an effect on the following expect _____.

A. public education B. the food supply

C. the divorce rate D. employment

【3】What can we learn about the population in China from the passage?

A. After the year of 2023, the population will become less and less.

B. There’s no need to carry out the family planning policy.

C. At the beginning of 2030s the aging problem will be worse than now.

D. In the year 2023, the population may be the least.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【1】C

【1】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文屬于新聞報道，主要介紹了中國二孩政策的調(diào)整及其這一政策出臺的原因和可能帶來的影響。

【1】D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第一句The State Council argues adjustment to the policy in the face of a steadily declining birth rate.最后一句The working population began.........each year after 2023.以及第三段The population aged 60 ...... up from one-seventh now.可知全國人大的生育政策調(diào)整是為了面對穩(wěn)定下降的人口出生率，適齡勞動力越來越少，老齡化情況越來越嚴(yán)重等問題。說明這個政策是為了解決社會人口問題。故D正確。

【2】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段An increase in birth is expected if the policy changes but will not seriously affect the food supply, public education, health care or employment.可知這個政策會影響到食品供應(yīng)、公共教育以及醫(yī)療保健和就業(yè)，但并不嚴(yán)重。文章中并沒有提到對離婚率有影響。故C項符合題意。

【3】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段The population aged 60 and above will reach 400 million and account for one-fourth of the total population in the early 2030s, up from one-seventh now.可知道21世紀(jì)30年代早期，60歲以上的老人將達(dá)到4億，占總?cè)丝诘乃姆种�一，而現(xiàn)在只有七分之一。老齡化的情況比現(xiàn)在要嚴(yán)重得多。故C項正確。