2016重庆万州市高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（12）及答案
<p> 【2017高考复习】阅读理解</p><p> <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> (埃塞俄比亚的) <span word="teenager">teenager</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="day">day</span>.<span word="The">The</span> 16<span word="year">year</span><span word="old">old</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.“<span word="She">She</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saddest">saddest</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>，‘<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span>，’ ” <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.“<span word="That">That</span> <span word="conveyed">conveyed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>，” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>．<span word="N">N</span>.<span word="High">High</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Rights">Rights</span>.“<span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="life">life</span>，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>，<span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="policymakers">policymakers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ever">ever</span><span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="population">population</span>，<span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.“<span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="populations">populations</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="from">from</span> 7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="to">to</span> 9 <span word="billion">billion</span>，”<span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.“<span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>，<span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sub">Sub</span><span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="May">May</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 9.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2050 <span word="and">and</span> 10.1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2100.<span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>，<span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>—<span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.<span word="If">If</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="certain">certain</span>，<span word="Africa">Africa</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 3.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2100 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> 1 <span word="billion">billion</span>.</p>
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