问答题
Directions: The following table gives statistics showing the aspects of quality of life in five countries. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the table below. You should write at least 150 words.
Countries | GNP per head (1982. US dollars) | Daily calorie supply per head | Life expectancy at birth (years) | Infant mortality rates (per 1000 live births) |
Bangladesh Bolivia Egypt Indonesia USA | 140 570 690 580 13160 | 1877 2086 2950 2296 3652 | 40 50 56 49 74 | 132 124 97 87 12 |
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Selected statistics showing aspects of the quality of life in 5 countries
【正确答案】The table uses four broad economic indicators to show the standard of living in five selected countries in 1 982.As can be seen,the USA—an industrialised country--had the highest GNP and daily calorie intake,the longest life expectancy and the lowest infant mortality rate.The other developing countries had a considerably lower quality of life.
Egypt,Indonesia and Bolivia were similar in their range of indicators,with Egypt haying the highest quality of life among the three.However,Egypt's infant mortality rate was slightly higher than Indonesia's,at 97 deaths per 1000 compared to 87 in Indonesia.
Bangladesh had by far the lowest quality of life in all the four indicators. Its GNP was one hundred times smaller than the USA. The figures in terms of the daily calorie supply per head and life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh are only the half of those respectively in USA, and its infant mortality rate was 10 times greater.
In conclusion, it can be seen from the economic indicators that the four developing countries have to develop a lot more before reaching the same level of quality of life as the USA.
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