3．On October 31st，2015，the official Xinhua news agency reported that China would allow two children for every couple．That meant that the country's one-child policy came to an end．
To control the population growth，China started a policy of one child per couple in the 1970s．Why does China decide to relax the policy now？
In fact，China began relaxing the policy in January，2014，allowing couples to have a second baby if the mother or father was an only child．The change was thought as a major liberalization （解放） of the family planning of over thirty years．But new figures （数据） in January，2015 suggested that fewer people than expected would like to have a second baby．Health officials said that there were about 11 million couples under the new policy．However，only 1 million couples applied （申请） to have a second child．Some couples said，"Two kids？Thanks but no．"The influence of one-child policy seems hard to go in a short time．
China's government has said that China will become the country with the most old people in the world in just 15 years，with more than 400 million people over the age of 60．And in the one-child families，when the only child grows up and gets married to another only child，they two have to take care of two old couples，the stress seems really heavy．To solve the problem of the aging population，one-child policy isn't suitable any more，and two-child policy is needed and necessary．
61．The official Xinhua news agency reported that China would allow two children for every coupleD．
A．in 1970
B．in January，2015
C．in January，2014
D．on October 31st，2015
62．The underlined word"aging"probably meansB in the passage．
A．年龄
B．老龄化
C．时代
D．边缘
63．In January，2015，the figures （数据） showed thatA．
A．fewer people than expected would like to have a second baby
B．more people than expected would like to have a second baby
C．only 1 million couples under the new policy could have a second child
D．about 11 million couples under the new policy applied to have a second child
64．According to the passage，we know thatC．
A．China started one-child policy in the 1980s
B．two-child policy isn't suitable any more now
C．China will have the most old people in the world in just 15 years
D．China will have less than 400 million people over the age of 60in 15 years
65．The passage is mainly aboutD．
A．Chinese population
B．Chinese one-child policy
C．Chinese economy （经济）
D．Chinese two-child policy．
分析 短文讲了为了缓解年轻人的压力，解决人口老龄化问题，中国实施新的二胎政策，鼓励一个家庭生两个宝宝．
解答 答案：61．D． 细节理解题．根据第一段句子On October 31st，2015，the official Xinhua news agency reported that China would allow two children for every couple．官方的新华社报道中国将允许每对夫妇生育两个孩子．可知在2015年10月31日中国将允许每对夫妇生育两个孩子．故选D．
62．B 词义猜测题．根据上下文when the only child grows up and gets married to another only child，they two have to take care of two old couples，the stress seems really heavy．To solve the problem of the aging population，one-child policy isn't suitable any more，and two-child policy is needed and necessary．唯一的孩子长大后，嫁给了另一个唯一的孩子，他们俩要照顾两对老人，压力似乎很重．解决人口…问题，独生子女政策已经不再适用了，需要和必要的两个孩子的政策．可知结合选项，应是说他们俩要照顾两对老人，压力似乎很重．解决人口老龄化问题，独生子女政策已经不再适用了，所以aging意为老龄化．故选B．
63．A 细节理解题．根据第二段第二行句子fewer people than expected would like to have a second baby．想要第二个孩子的人比预期的要少．可知想要第二个孩子的人比预期的要少．故选A．
64．C 细节理解题．根据最后一段第一句 China's government has said that China will become the country with the most old people in the world in just 15 years，中国政府表示，中国将在短短15年内成为世界上老人最多的国家．可知中国将在短短15年内成为世界上老人最多的国家．故选C．
65．D 主旨归纳题．根据整篇文章内容及其第一段句子第一段句子On October 31st，2015，the official Xinhua news agency reported that China would allow two children for every couple．官方的新华社报道中国将允许每对夫妇生育两个孩子．可知文章主要说的是中国的二胎政策．故选D．
点评 在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案．
