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语篇提能阅读理解ABrazil has become one of the developing worlds great successes at reducing population growthbut more by accident than design.While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard.Brazils population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average.Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.Martine puts_it_down_to,_among other things, soap operas(通俗电视连续剧) and installment(分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s.Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the worlds biggest producers of soap operas.Globl, Brazils most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.“Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class valuesnot many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working，”says Martine.“They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values, which were put into a very attractive package.”Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers.“This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was incompatible (不相容的) with unlimited reproduction.”says Martine.1The phrase“puts it down to”is closest in meaning to “_”Aconsiders the cause of it to beBfinds it a reason forClooks it on asDcompares it to2Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazils birth rate because_.Athey keep people sitting long hours watching TVBthey have gradually changed peoples way of lifeCpeople are drawn to their attractive packageDthey make birth control measures popular3What is Martines conclusion about Brazils population growth?AThe increase in birth rate will increase consumption.BThe desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.CConsumption patterns and reproduction patterns are contradictory(矛盾的)DA countrys production is limited by its population growth.4Which is the best title of the passage?ABrazil: the Developing Worlds SuccessBSoap Operas and Installment PlansCBrazil: Reducing Birth Rate by AccidentDLearn from Brazil, the Third World Country 答案与解析：1解析：Martine指出巴西人口出生率降低归功于电视连续剧和分期付款。后三段详细阐述两者对人口出生率降低的影响。A符合文意。答案：A2解析：由文章第四段最后一句话可知。B符合文意。答案：B3解析：由文章最后一句话可知消费有助于降低人口出生率。B符合文意。答案：B4解析：该题目既新颖又概括全文主要内容，同时又能激发读者的兴趣。答案：CBFor years I wanted a flower garden. Id spend hours thinking of different things I could plant. But then we had Mathew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden. Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, they would want something that cost too much and Id say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesnt grow on trees.” Finally, all five got through college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden. I wasnt sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty mean, nofrills(只提供生活必需品的) budget.Then, one spring morning, on Mothers Day, I was working in my kitchen when I heard cars tooting(按响). I looked out of the window. I couldnt believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over the tree. There was also a note attached: IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin.Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten by fifteen foot flower bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, decorations, a trellis .That was three years ago. My gardens now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and take care of my flowers, I dont seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like theyre right there with me.In my town, winters are long and cold and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in. I look out of my window and think of the flowers Ill see next spring in my garden. I think about what my children did for me and I get tears in my eyes every time.Im still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!5When did the writer think of growing a garden again?ABefore her first child, Mathew, was born.BBefore the twins asked for toys.CAfter the children became independent.DAfter she had saved enough money.6What may the letters “IOU” in paragraph 2 stand for?AI love you. BI owe you.CIt owns you. DIts over you.7What did Marvin do for his mother?AHe dug a flower bed.BHe bought tools.CHe bought a trellis.DHe took care of the flowe