Question

【题目】阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项。

The State Council submitted (提交) a bill which aims to allow couples to have two children if either parent is an only child. It focuses on adjusting and improving the family planning policy.

The State Council argues adjustment to the policy in the face of a steadily declining birth rate. The birth rate has remained relatively low and shows a tendency to fall further. The rate has dropped to between 1.5 and 1.6 since the 1990s, which means each Chinese woman of child-bearing age gives birth to 1.5 to 1.6 children on average. The working population began to drop in 2012 by 3.45 million every year, and it is likely to fall by 8 million each year after 2023.

The population aged 60 and above will reach 400 million and account for one-fourth of the total population in the early 2030s, up from one-seventh now.

“If the current family planning policy continues, the birth rate will continue to fall and lead to a sharp drop of the total population after reaching a peak,” said Li Bin, minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

“It is the right time to make changes: The low birth rate is stable, the working population is still large and the burden of supporting the elderly remains relatively light,” he added.

An increase in birth is expected if the policy changes but will not seriously affect the food supply, public education, health care or employment.

China’s food safety and public service plans are designed to meet the needs of 1.43 billion population in 2020 and 1.5 billion in 2033. Even with the policy change, the total population will reach no more than 1.38 billion in 2015, Li said.

【1】 Why did the State Council submit the bill?

A. To increase the population of Han nationality.

B. To balance the nature and society.

C. To develop the economy of China.

D. To solve the social population issue.

【2】The new policy may have an effect on the following expect _____.

A. public education B. the food supply

C. the divorce rate D. employment

【3】What can we learn about the population in China from the passage?

A. After the year of 2023, the population will become less and less.

B. There’s no need to carry out the family planning policy.

C. At the beginning of 2030s the aging problem will be worse than now.

D. In the year 2023, the population may be the least.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【1】C

【1】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于新闻报道，主要介绍了中国二孩政策的调整及其这一政策出台的原因和可能带来的影响。

【1】D 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句The State Council argues adjustment to the policy in the face of a steadily declining birth rate.最后一句The working population began.........each year after 2023.以及第三段The population aged 60 ...... up from one-seventh now.可知全国人大的生育政策调整是为了面对稳定下降的人口出生率，适龄劳动力越来越少，老龄化情况越来越严重等问题。说明这个政策是为了解决社会人口问题。故D正确。

【2】C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段An increase in birth is expected if the policy changes but will not seriously affect the food supply, public education, health care or employment.可知这个政策会影响到食品供应、公共教育以及医疗保健和就业，但并不严重。文章中并没有提到对离婚率有影响。故C项符合题意。

【3】C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段The population aged 60 and above will reach 400 million and account for one-fourth of the total population in the early 2030s, up from one-seventh now.可知道21世纪30年代早期，60岁以上的老人将达到4亿，占总人口的四分之一，而现在只有七分之一。老龄化的情况比现在要严重得多。故C项正确。