江苏省连云港灌云县第一中学高一英语每日小练9（无答案）

江苏省连云港灌云县第一中学高一英语每日小练9AIt is believed that it took about 800 thousand to 1 million years for the earths population to reach the 250 million total which existed at the end of the first century AD. For some time after that, disease, famine(饥饿) and war kept the population increase down to a rate of 1 percent a year so that more than 15 centuries passed before the population reached 500 million. But in the next 250 years, up to 1850, the population of the world shot to 1 billion and today it has reached 3.5 billion. Scientists say that in the next 35 years the population of the world will double, reaching almost 7 billion by the year 2020.When experts are asked what are the most effective measures that can stop over population, they reply that at least three measures can be considered.(A) Increasing sources and supply of food for under-developed countries.(B) Increasing the industrialization of under- developed countries.(C) Controlling birth.The experts add, however, that none of the above measures can be effective by itself, and that all must be combined into one whole program. They also agree that without controlling of births, any other measures are doomed (注定) to failure.68. The population _ because of disease, famine and war.A. didnt increaseB. became lessC. increased slowlyD. still increased very fast69. The population of the world doubled between the year _.A. 1850 and today B. 100 and the year 1400C. 100 and the year 1600 D. 1 and the year 10070. Which of the following is true?A. the richer the country is, the faster the population increase.B. Birth control is the most important way to control the growth of population.C. the population in the developed countries is increasing faster than that in the underdeveloped countries.D. It is impossible to control the increase of the population.71. The passage was written in _.A. 1850B. 1936C. 2001D. 1975BToday anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things we need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Lots of the money today is made of paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money.In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Some Africans once used elephant tusks, monkey tails, and salt as money.The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. Later, countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history, from the days of shell money until today.56. In the Philippines Islands _ was once used as money.A. rice B. knife C. cloth D. wheat57. What was first used as money? _.A. Elephants tusks B. Cloth C. Salt D. Shells58. The first metal coins looked like _.A. square-shaped with some designs on themB. square-shaped with a round hole in the centerC. round-shaped with a square hole in the middleD. round-shaped with a round hole in the middle59. The first paper money _.A. was passed from west Asia to China B. looked like a note used todayC. was first used in Europe D. looked like a piece of fur60. We can infer f