Question

The government in China plans to end its one-child policy and let families have two children instead.

    The plan was announced on Thursday after high –level political meetings in Beijing. A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the change is meant to balance population development, stop a falling birth rate(出生率) and strengthen the country’s labor force(劳动力).

    China, with the largest population in the world, started the one –child policy in 1980. But the government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some families in the countryside could have two children, if the first-born child is a girl.

    In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children if one of them was an only child.

    Jiang Quanbao, a teacher and population expert, explained how Chinese families react to the newest policy. “Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child,” he said. “People in the countryside are more interested. But some of them are already allowed to have two children. ”

    At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of them have jobs. But the labor market population will drop in 35 years. That is to say, the country will be in great need of labor by the year 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births can solve this problem.

    Boys and girls, what do you think of the two-child policy? Do you want to have a new-born brother or a sister?

1.Why does the government plan to end the one-child policy?

A. Because we need a larger population.

B. Because millions of people have jobs.

C. Because most families want to have a second child.

D. Because a falling birth rate must be stopped.

2.How do most young people in the cities react to the two-child policy?

A. They support the policy.  

B. They don't think it is good.

C. They're very interested.   

D. They're not interested any more.

3.When will our country be seriously short of labor if the one-child policy continues?

A. In 2015.       B. In 2035.       C. In 2050.       D. In 2070

4.The Two-Children Policy mainly ______.

A. helps solve the problems of aging population and labor shortages.

B. doesn’t allow one couple to have two children.

C. has a bad influence on one’s mental health.

D. encourages one couple to have more than two children.

5.More couples ______ the Two-Children Policy according to the passage.

A. disagree with        B. agree with

C. don’t know          D. hate

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是我国的生育政策的变化情况：全面放开二胎生育。短文分析了我国的人口出生率及劳动力现状，指出了该项政策的必要性及人们对该政策的态度。

1.D 细节理解题。题意：为什么政府计划终止一胎政策？A. Because we need a larger population因为我们需要更多的人口；B. Because millions of people have jobs. 因为数百万的人有工作；C. Because most families want to have a second child. 因为许多家庭想要生二胎；D. Because a falling birth rate must be stopped.因为必须阻止生育率的下降。根据第一段最后的句子：The statement said the change is meant to balance population development, stop a falling birth rate(出生率) and strengthen the country’s labor force(劳动力). 可知政策的目的是均衡人口发展、阻止生育率的下降、提高劳动力。故选D。

2.2】D 细节理解题。题意：许多城市的年轻人怎样看待二胎政策？A. They support the policy.他们支持该项政策；B. They don't think it is good.他们认为其不好；C. They're very interested.他们非常感兴趣；D. They're not interested any more.他们不再感兴趣。根据第五段里的：Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child可知，城市的年轻人对二胎政策不再感兴趣。故选D。

3.3】C 细节理解题。题意：如果一胎政策继续下去，什么时候我国会有严重的劳动力短缺？A. In 2015； B. In 2035；C. In 2050；D. In 2070 。根据短文倒数第二段里的：That is to say, the country will be in great need of labor by the year 2050. 可知，2050年我国会有严重的劳动力需求。故选C。

4.A 推理判断题。题意：二胎政策的主要目的是什么？ A. helps solve the problems of aging population and labor shortages.帮助解决人口老龄化和劳动力短缺的问题；B. doesn’t allow one couple to have two children.不允许一对夫妇生育两个孩子；C. has a bad influence on one’s mental health.对人的健康有坏的影响；D. encourages one couple to have more than two children.鼓励一对夫妇生育两个以上的孩子。根据第一段最后的句子：The statement said the change is meant to balance population development, stop a falling birth rate(出生率) and strengthen the country’s labor force(劳动力). 可知政策的目的是均衡人口发展、阻止生育率的下降、提高劳动力。故选A。

5.’t know不知道；D. hate同意。根据第五段内容可知，许多城市年轻人对二胎政策不感兴趣，较多的农村家庭感兴趣，但是他们已经享有二胎政策。因此，更多的家庭是不同意二胎政策了。故选A.

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。