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 20^th 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 20^th 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.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。每空填一詞。

Time	World’s population
Two thousand years ago	There were only ____【小題1】___ million people on the earth.
Four hundred years ago	The number was ____【小題2】___500 million.
At the __【小題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 __【小題4】_____six billion
By the year of 2025	The world’s population will be ___【小題5】_____ billion.

Answer 1

【小題1】250
【小題2】.over
【小題3】beginning
【小題4】passed
【小題5】8

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了世界上的人口在不斷增加。兩千年前世界的人口有250，000，000.，四百年前人口超過了五億。到2011年人口達到70億，到這個世紀末人口將會有100億。
【小題1】根據(jù)短文Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people on the earth. 可知兩千年前世界的人口有250，000，000.故填250
【小題2】根據(jù)Four hundred years ago, the number was over 500 million 可知四百年前人口超過了五億。故填over
【小題3】根據(jù)But at the beginning of the 20^th century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million.故填beginning
【小題4】根據(jù)A UN report said that the world population had passed six billion by the end of the 20^th century 故填passed
【小題5】根據(jù)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,.可知在2011年是七十億，到2025年將在增加一億，故填8
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