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Most new babies were born in the developing countries. These countries are found in Africa, South America and parts of Asia. In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average (平均), only one or two children. In the developing countries, many women have five or more children. In 1950, about one quarter of the world’s population lived in the developed countries. By 2050, these countries will be home to only about one tenth of the world’s people.

In the developing countries, more than one billion people are still living below the poverty(貧困) line. These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing conditions. Children get little time at school and suffer (遭受痛苦) from many kinds of diseases.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the world’s population was around six billion. The U.N. has said that the world’s population will level off (平穩(wěn)下降) at 12.5 billion by the year 2100. Other groups think the world’s population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion before it becomes stable (穩(wěn)定的), or even falls.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1.Is the population growing very slowly in developed countries?

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2.In 1950, what percent of the world’s population lived in developed countries?

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3.At the beginning of the 21st century, what was the population of the world?

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4.將文中畫線部分翻譯成漢語。

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1.Yes./Yes it is. 2.25% 3.Around six billion. 4.在發(fā)展中國家，超過10億人口仍然處在貧困線下。 【解析】文章大意：大多數(shù)新生嬰兒出生在發(fā)展中國家。這些國家在非洲，南美洲和亞洲的部分地區(qū)。在歐洲和北美洲的發(fā)達(dá)國家，人口增長非常緩慢，這是因?yàn)檫@些國家的婦女平均只有一兩個(gè)孩子。而在發(fā)展中國家，許多婦女有五個(gè)或更多的孩子。在人口眾多的...

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