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There are many problems in the world, but the population problem may be the1 one of the world today. The world's population is growing 2 .Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people on the 3 Four hundred years ago, the number was 4 500 million. But at the beginning of the 5 century, the world's population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, this number was 3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion. A UN 6 said that the world's population had 7 six billion by the end of the 21th century. This is just ten 8 after it 9 five billion. People say that by the year 2010, 10 may be seven billion.

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　　Ten thousand years ago, the world's population was very small. For several thousand years, it grew quite ___1___. But during the last three or four hundred years it ___2___ very quickly. Today it is still growing ___3___ than ever before. About 259 babies are born in the world ___4___ just one minute. That means people have to find food for ___5___ mouths more in one day.

　　The population problem may be the ___6___ one of the world today. People say that by the year 2010, the world's population may pass seven billion. This means we must ___7___ more food, and have smaller families with fewer ___8___ healthier children. If we don't do these, the result（结果）will be very ___9___. There will be standing room only on the earth. There won't be enough ___10___ for anybody else.

(1) A．fast	B．quickly	C．slow	D．slowly
(2) A．grows	B．grew	C．is growing	D．has grown
(3) A．much faster	B．more fast	C．more slow	D．more slowly
(4) A．in	B．at	C．on	D．by
(5) A．about15,000	B．250,000	C．over	D．25,000
(6) A．greatest	B．least	C．most	D．common
(7) A．look	B．find	C．plant	D．grow
(8) A．and	B．but	C．or	D．while
(9) A．good	B．danger	C．bad	D．wonderful
(10) A．seat	B．home	C．houses	D．room

　　During just one minute, 174 babies are born in world. That means people 1 find food for over 250, 000 mouths 2 in one day. The population problem 3 the greatest one of the world today.

　　The world's population is growing faster and faster. In 1990, the population 4 over five billion. An UN re port 5 that the world population will pass six billion 6 the end of the twentieth century. People say that by the year 2010, it will be seven billion. That means 7 in about 600 years, there will be standing 8 only on the earth. There 9 enough space for anybody 10 .

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Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen.But what will the changes be?
The population (人口) is growing fast.There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel.Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
【小题1】In the future there will be _______.

A．much more fruit

B．more people

C．less vegetables

D．less people

【小题2】Every family will have at least a _______ in the future.

A．robot

B．cow

C．TV set

D．computer

【小题3】In the future people don’t have to _______

A．work long hours

B．work fast

C．walk on foot

D．eat meat

【小题4】People may not eat _______ as much as they do today.

A．fruit

B．fish

C．meat

D．rice

【小题5】One big problem in the future is that ________.

A．many people don’t have to work

B．many people will not be able to find work

C．people have to work fast

D．all the work will be done by robots