Module 9 Population 单元课后练习（广东版）学年外研版八年级英语上册 (含答案)

1、外研版八年级上册M9 Population单元课后练习（广东版）建议用时：40分钟一、语法选择Most new people were born in developing countries. These countries are found in much of Africa, South America and some parts of Asia. In developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly.This is 2 women in these coun

2、tries have, on average(平均)，only one or two3 , In the developing countries, many women have five or more children. In 1950, around twenty-five percent of the worlds population 4 in the developed countries. By 2050, these countries will be home to only around 5 of the worlds population.In the developi

3、ng countries, more than one billion people are still living 6the poverty(贫困)line. Thesepeople do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing. Children get7 time at school andpeople suffer(遭受痛苦)from many kinds of diseases.At the beginning of the 21st century, the worlds population was a

4、round six 8 , The UN has said that the worlds population will level off at 12. 5 billion by the year 2100.9 groups think the worlds population willcontinue 10 , reaching 14 billion before it becomes stable(稳定的)，or even falls.)2. A. why)3. A. child)4. A. live)5. A. one tenth)6. A. under)2. A. why)3.

5、A. child)4. A. live)5. A. one tenth)6. A. under)7. A. a little)8. A. billion)9. A. Others)10. A. growB. anB. whatB. childsB. livedB. tenth oneB. overB. fewB. billionsThe otherB. to growingC./C. thatC. childrenC. were livingC. one tenthsC. belowC. littleC. billion ofC. anothergrowstheD. becauseD. chi

6、ldrensD. will liveD. tenths oneD.aboveD. a fewD. billions ofD. OtherD. to growThere are many kinds of pollution around us,11 air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and lightpollution. They are 12 to our health in many ways.Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution. It can cause some ey

7、e and breathing problems.With the 13 of pollution and the development of industry, litter is everywhere. It makes ourenvironment dirty. People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many 14 in the fields. Theydestroy the soil.So soil pollution has become serious.Noise pollution can make pe

8、ople 15. For example, people may lose their hearing if they have workedin a 16 place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure 17.Having worked for a long time in strong, changeable light 18 cause some kinds of illnesses. It makes people feel 19 and is especially bad for the eyes

9、.With less 20, our planet will become greener and our health will be better. Lets be greener people.1 l.A .such asB .for exampleC .as well asD .because of12. A. goodB .interestingC .harmfulD.old13.A .increasesB .decreasingC .improvementD .development14.A .chemicalB .chemicalsC .chemistD .chemistry15

10、.A .blindB .fitC .deafD .healthy16.A .noiseB .noisyC .quietD .quietly17.A .as wellB .neitherC .alsoD .either18.A .mustB .needC .shouldD .may19.A fortableB .possibleC .terribleD .happy20.A .introductionB .populationC .contributionD . invitation三、阅读理解AAre you the only child in your family? Have you he

11、ard of the two-child policy（政策）”？Everyone knows the one-child policy. It is a population control method. Chinese government aimed to control the increasing population at that time. Many Chinese couples understood that and followed this policy for nearly 40 years. Everyone should be responsible for o

12、ur country.However, as time goes by, there are some new problems in our society. At present, these problems are mainly about:The number of workers changed from about 960 million in 2010 to 940 million in 2012. The number changed to 930 million in 2014 and will possibly fall by 30 million by 2022.Chi

13、na is now getting into an aging（老化的）society. There will be more old people in the following years. But the society will be short of doctors and nurses to take care of them.The population of China will become smaller and smaller if the one-child policy continues. Ifs the basic reason that leads to th

14、e two problems above.Thafs why Chinese government began the two-child policy on January 1st, 2016. It allows each family to have two children. The government expects it can help solve those social problems gradually. This policy will help offer enough workers in the future and prevent our country fr

15、om entering the aging society. It is reported that there will be around 2.5 million newborn babies each year.From the passage, we know that .A.our government is facing three main problemsB.the one-child policy started on January 1st, 2016C.the population of our country increased a lot from 2010 to 2

16、014D.the two-child policy wont work at all.The underlined word that in Paragraph 2 refers to A.the familyB.the increasing populationC.the one-child policyD.the two-child policy.The number of workers was in 2014.A.960 millionB.940 millionC.930 millionD.29 million.You may read this passage in part in

17、a magazine.A.Travelling and TransportationB.Society and HistoryC.Food and HealthD.Science and Art.The writer thinks it is to announce the two-child policy.A.impossibleB. harmfulC.meaninglessD.necessaryBIndia has a population of about 1.32 billion. Its population is the second largest in the world. C

18、hina has the largest population of about 1.37 billion. One out of six people on this planet live in India. Although, the crown（王 冠）of the worlds most populous（人口稠密的）country is on Chinas head for many years. India will take the position by 2030. With the population growth rate at 1.58%, India will ha

19、ve more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030.Now more than 50% of Indias population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. About 72.2% of the population lives in some 638, OOOvillages.Some of the reasons for India*s quickly growing population are poverty, illiteracy（无知），decr

20、ease in death rates and immigration（移民）from Bangladesh and Nepal. India started taking measures to stop the growth rate quite early. India had the National Family Planning Programme” in 1952. It became the first country in the world to have a population policy. However, it failed to reach the final

21、goal（目标）.The population of India is aboutnow.A.1.58 billionB .1.53 billionC .1.37 billionThe underlined word “position” meansin Chinese.A.麻烦B.现象C.位置Over 65% of Indias population is below the age of.A .25B .35C .45is not the reason for Indias quickly growing population.A .PovertyB .IlliteracyC .Incre

22、ase in death ratesWhich of the following is TRUE?A Indias population growth rate is 1.58%.D.1.32 billionD.考验D.55D .ImmigrationB .One out of seven people on the earth live in India.C .About 72. 2% of Indias population lives in the city.D .In 1953, India started the National Family Planning Program”.C

23、配对阅读。左栏是五个人的兴趣介绍，右栏是七条关于人口的信息，请根据这些人的兴趣选出他们感兴趣的信息。Susan is going to give a speech（演 讲）on July 11. That day is World Population Day. She wants to find some information about it on the Internet.Davids father thinks the population increases too fast. He wants to know the number of the population.Linda

24、is writing a report about the growing population. She needs to know why a large populationis bad for the environment.Joan knows China is a country with the largest population, but she doesnt know the situations of China*s population.Tom knows there are too many people in China. He also wants to know

25、 whether the Chinese government is doing something to control（控制）the population.The population increases too fast and it becomes a big problem. Its reported that the number of the population in 2017 reached 7. 8 billion and in 2025, the number will be over 8 billion.World Population Day is on July 1

26、1. The day was set up by the United Nations more than 20 years ago. The worlds population was 5 billion at that time.It is said that a child born in a developed country will be bad for the environment during his lifetime.A new report says the growing population is bad for the environment. People are

27、 using the natural resources（资源）more than before. We should control the population, but most of us don*t know why we should do so.World Population Day started in 1972. We celebrate it on June 5th every year in many ways, such as bike riding, planting trees and so on.The Chinese government is carryin

28、g out a new policy（政策）to control the growing population. One or two children are allowed in a family, but a family can*t have more than two children.China is in the east of Asia. The population of China is about 20%of the worlds population.四、短文填空The increasing population might be 36.most serious cha

29、llenge （挑战）against human beings at present. Firstly, it results from imbalance between the birth rate and the death rate. 37., the average （平均）lifespan of the worlds population has been prolonged （延长）.So many old people live 38. than before.Do you know 39.serious this problem is, and what kind of re

30、sults this problem will 40? So some people say that 41.must be done to slow down the population increase. 42, most countries are afraid to try. Therefore, until now there 43.still no effective way to solve the 44. And the population problem is still serious all 45. the world.五、读写综合A：回答下列问题请阅读下面一那么关于

31、人口问题的短文，根据所提供的信息回答下列问题，并将答案写在相应的位置上。“Too many or too okThas long been a discussion among Chinese demographers（人口 学）.But the answer and the question that it may be both.For the first time it said that it announced that its population crossed 1. 4 billion in China. The Chinese population is not only t

32、he largest in size, but also a very unbalanced structure. Its high time for the most populous（人口众多的）country to race against the fast pace of aging（老龄化）.China has to change it in more than 20 years.There were 14. 65 million newborns. The population is an increase of 4.67 million year-on-year in 2019.

33、 The decline（减少）in new births means the Chinese population will not reach its peak of more than 1. 5 billion by 2030.Now the Chinese population will continue to not increase and even be extinct（灭绝）in a thousand years, if the birth rates keeps low level at the present. However, the population of the

34、Northeast China was negative growth.People are never too old to learn about Chinas aging challenge. As the most populous country, China has to have a good balance. It needs to keep a right population size. We will encourage births and providing more public services to take care of the old.How many p

35、eople are there in our country now?What is the population problem of China now?What should we do as the most populous country?How do you think we should take care of the lonely old people around us?What is the problem discussed in this passage?B：书面表达人口问题已经成为了世界上最大的问题之一。请你根据下面提供的信息，写一篇80词左右的英语短文, 介绍一下人口问题的严峻性。提示：1.20世纪初期，世界人口为1.7百万；2.1990年到达50亿;3.21世纪初期，世界人口为60亿；4.2011年到达70亿;5 .未来人们可能只有立足之地。参考词汇：challenge n.挑战reach u.（数量上）到达参考答案一、语法选择6-10 CCADD6-10 CCADD6-10 CCADD