Question

The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today. The world’s population is growing faster and faster. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people on the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was over 500 million. But at the beginning of the 20th century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, the number was3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion. A UN report said that the world population had passed six billion by the end of the 20th century. This was just ten years after it reached five billion. By October 31, 2011, with a new baby’s birth, the world’s population has reached 7 billion. But another billion is coming by 2025, and the total will reach 10 billion before the end of the century.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。每空填一词。

Time	World’s population
Two thousand years ago	There were only ____1.___ million people on the earth.
Four hundred years ago	The number was ____2.___500 million.
At the __3._____of the 20th century	The world’s population was about 1,700 million.
By the end of the 20th century	The world population had __4._____six billion
By the year of 2025	The world’s population will be ___5._____ billion.

 

Answer 1

1.250

2..over

3.beginning

4.passed

5.8

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了世界上的人口在不断增加。两千年前世界的人口有250，000，000.，四百年前人口超过了五亿。到2011年人口达到70亿，到这个世纪末人口将会有100亿。

1.250

2. 可知四百年前人口超过了五亿。故填over

3.th century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million.故填beginning

4.th century 故填passed

5.8

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。