Question

【题目】Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

Hong Kong Is Aging

by reporter, Amada Su

March 18, 2015

A report from the Statistics Department (统计局) shows that the population of Hong Kong will reach from 7 million to 8.89 million in 30 years’ time. The population ________ 65 years old will reach 28% compared with the present rate of 13%.

Hong Kong people ________ not to have children nowadays and they live much longer than before. These reasons have destroyed the population structure and ________ a worrying situation. Hong Kong has become the city with the ________ birth rate around the world for years. Hong Kong people live even longer than the Japanese. Hong Kong men and women can live to 83.1 and 90.1 years respectively (各自) ________.

Under these circumstances, the ________ population is getting smaller and the amount of medical spending in the future is getting larger. The Hong Kong government has encouraged people to give birth and worked on the medical plan for the future. ________, over 80% of Hong Kong people think that the government has not done enough. They said that the government should think of a complete population plan.

【1】A.overB.aboutC.underD.around

【2】A.likeB.preferC.enjoyD.think

【3】A.found outB.led toC.taken placeD.broken out

【4】A.highestB.tallestC.lowestD.shortest

【5】A.on averageB.at mostC.at leastD.in average

【6】A.elderlyB.workingC.nativeD.urban

【7】A.In factB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Then

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】B

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述香港人口老龄化问题以及低生育率的问题，并讲述老龄化所带来的问题。虽然香港政府鼓励人们生育并且为未来从事医疗计划，但是香港人认为政府做得不够，政府应该考虑完整的人口计划。

【1】句意：与目前13%的比率相比，超过65岁的人口将会达到28%。

over超过（年龄、数目等超过）；about大约；under在……下面；around大约。根据Hong Kong Is Aging“香港正在老龄化”可知，表示“超过65岁的人口”，故选A。

【2】句意：如今香港的人们更喜欢没有孩子并且活得比以前更长。

like喜欢（后接to do或doing）；prefer更喜欢（后可接to do）；enjoy享受（后接doing）；think认为。根据The Hong Kong government has encouraged people to give birth and worked on the medical plan for the future可知，人们不喜欢生小孩，排除D；根据空后not to do可知，排除C；且没有like not to do这个说法，应用don’t like或dislike to do。故选B。

【3】句意：这些理由已经毁坏了人口结构并且导致了令人担忧的形式。

found out查明；led to导致；taken place发生；broke out爆发。根据Hong Kong has become the city with the lowest birth rate around the world for years“香港多年来已经成为全球出生率最低的城市”可知，表示“导致令人担忧的形式”，故选B。

【4】句意：香港多年以来已经成为全球出生率最低的城市。

highest最高的；tallest最高的；lowest最低的；shortest最短的。根据The Hong Kong government has encouraged people to give birth and worked on the medical plan for the future“香港政府鼓励人们生孩子并且开始从事未来的医学计划”可知，香港政府鼓励人们生小孩，所以香港成为全球出生率最低的城市，故选C。

【5】句意：香港的男人和女人各自平均能够活到83.1岁和90.1岁。

on average平均；at most至多；at least至少；in average含量平均。根据Hong Kong people live even longer than the Japanese“香港人活得甚至比日本人长”可知，此处表示香港的男人和女人的平均年龄，故选A。

【6】句意：在这些情况下，工作人口变得更少并且在未来医疗花费的数量会变得更大。

elderly上了年纪的；working工作；native本国的，本地的；urban城市的。根据全文可知，上文讲述香港的老龄化严重，所以工作人口变得越来越少。故选B。

【7】句意：然而超过80%的人认为政府做得还不够多。

in fact事实上；however然而（表转折）；therefore因此；then然后。根据The Hong Kong government has encouraged people to give birth and worked on the medical plan for the future“香港政府鼓励人们生孩子并且开始从事未来的医学计划”可知，政府鼓励人们生孩子，但是人们认为政府做得不够多，所以表示转折，故选B。