2017届高考英语一轮复习考点落实练：Unit 14《Careers》（北师大版含解析）_高考复习指南

2017届高考英语一轮复习考点落实练：Unit 14《Careers》（北师大版含解析）

　　11．Where can the passage be probably found?

　　A．In a tour brochure.

　　B．In science fiction.

　　C．In a textbook.

　　D．In a TV guide.

　　解析：选A　文章出处题。本文是广告应用类文章，给广大旅游爱好者推荐了五个户外旅游的好去处，故这篇文章应该来自于旅游手册，选A项。

　　(2016·银川质量检测)Many of the world's countries have reached or are approaching zero population growth (ZPG). Nearly all such lands are economically well developed. They include much of Europe (including Russia), the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia. As the rate of natural increase (RNI) declines, two things happen. First, the population begins to decline if the loss is not balanced by immigration. Second, a country's population ages because there are fewer births.

　　Is achieving ZPG good or bad? What happens when a country's population begins to drop? Many people, after all, believe that population decline is a good thing. But is it good for everyone? Does everyone agree?

　　An aging population can create many problems. Senior citizens require more health care and medical attention. Rather than paying into retirement programs, they begin to draw from their pensions. In the US, the Social Security program, according to many experts, will be used up by 2018. It will pay out more money than it takes in. Additionally, a great number of jobs go begging in search of people willing or able to do them. Many of these jobs are entrylevel positions that pay low wages. With an aging population, who will fill them? At the other extreme, some positions require a large number of training and highly specialized skills. Who will fill these positions as retirees leave the workforce?