单选题Directions: After reading the following passage, you will
find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40.For each
question or statement there are 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D). You should
make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
with a single line through the center. The
United Nations published a report that was called "The State of World
Population". h shows that the growth rate of world population will actually go
down in the next ten years. The growth rate will fall from the present 1.8% to a
rate of about 1.6% by the end of this century. But the report also points out
that problems of food, health care, housing, jobs and schools will get worse
unless we do something about the situation. Why is this?
Although the total growth rate of the world population will decrease, in some
countries there will still be big rise in the population. More people will be
born in Third World countries than in the richer Northern countries. So the
population will grow faster in poor countries; and the problems in these
countries will be very serious. This is because tile family is more likely to
survive if there are a lot of children to work for the members who become old or
who cannot find work. A survey of the UN also shows that the
growth rate is low where there is a higher level of income, better education,
more health care and better living conditions. In this aspect, government plays
an important role. So, the conclusion of tile UN report is: "Look after the
people and the population will look after itself. "
单选题
According to the passage, the growth rate of the world population is
going down, ______.
A. so the population problems will get worse
B. but the population problems are still getting worse
C. therefore, the population problems should become worse
D. thus, the population problems will become worse