2015年职称英语综合类A级阅读理解例题精讲(三)
<p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Children">Children</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>: <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span><span word="from">from</span> 3.0 <span word="to">to</span> 7.0 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="children">children</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="economic">economic</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="large">large</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span>; <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expense">expense</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="industrialization">industrialization</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="Itlay">Itlay</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="Italys">Italys</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="modernized">modernized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1.3 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ecomony">ecomony</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> . <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indonisia">Indonisia</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p>
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