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  3. With 950 million people, India ranks second to China among the most populous countries. But since China【1】a family planning prog

With 950 million people, India ranks second to China among the most populous countries. But since China【1】a family planning prog

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问题      With 950 million people, India ranks second to China among the most populous countries. But since China【1】a family planning program in 1971, India has been closing the gap. Indians have reduced their birth rate but not nearly【2】the Chinese have. If current growth rates continue, India’s population will pass China’s around the year 2028 at about 1.7 billion.
     Should that happen, it won’t be the【3】of the enlightened women of Kerala, a state in southern India.【4】India as a whole adds almost 20 million people a year, Kerala’s population is virtually stable. The reason is no mystery: nearly two-thirds of Kerala women practice birth control, compared with about 40% in the entire nation.
     The difference【5】the emphasis put on health programs, including birth control, by the state authorities,【6】in 1957 became India’s first elected Communist government. And an educational tradition and matrilineal (母系的) customs in parts of Kerala help girls and boys get equally good schooling. While one in three Indian women is【7】,90% of those in Kerala can read and write.
     Higher literacy rates【8】family planning. "Unlike our parents, we know that we can do more for our children if we have fewer of them," says Laial Cherian, 33, who lives in the village of Kudamaloor. She has limited herself【9】three children--one below the national【10】of four. That kind of restraint will keep Kerala from putting added pressure on world food supplies.
选项 A、foster
B、hamper
C、reform
D、advocate
答案A
解析 本题测试异义动词。foster意为“鼓励，促进”，指促进……的生长、发展等；hamper意为“妨碍，阻碍”；reform意为“改革，改良”，指通过改变、改正错误或消除缺点来改进；advocate意为“拥护，主张”。本句话讲的是高识字率与计划生育之间的关系，所以应该选用foster。  
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