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  3. With 950 million people, India ranks second to China among the most populous countries. But since China 【C1】______ a family plan

With 950 million people, India ranks second to China among the most populous countries. But since China 【C1】______ a family plan

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问题     With 950 million people, India ranks second to China among the most populous countries. But since China 【C1】______ a family planning program in 1971, India has been closing the 【C2】______. Indians have reduced their birth rate but not nearly 【C3】______ the Chinese have. If current growth rates continue, India’ s population will 【C4】______ China’s around the year 2028 【C5】______ about 1.7 billion.
    Should that happen, it won’t be the【C6】______of the enlightened women of Kerala, a state in southern India. 【C7】______ India as a whole adds almost 20 million people a year, Kerala’s population is virtually 【C8】______. The reason is no mystery: nearly two-thirds of Kerala women practice birth control,【C9】______about 40% in the entire nation.
    The difference【C10】______the emphasis put on health programs【C11】______birth control by the state authorities, 【C12】______in 1957 became India’s first elected Communist【C13】______. And an educational tradition and matrilineal customs in parts of Kerala help girls and boys get【C14】______good schooling. While one in three Indian women is【C15】______, 90% of those in Kerala can read and write. Higher literacy rates【C16】______family planning. "Unlike our parents, we know that we can do more for our children if we have【C17】______of them," says Laila Cherian, 33, who lives in the village of Kudamaloor. She has limited herself【C18】______three children—one below the national【C19】______of four. That kind of restraint will keep Kerala from putting added【C20】______on world food supplies.
【C3】
选项 A、as many as
B、as well as
C、as soon as
D、as much as
答案D
解析 考查语法结构。注意本句中的转折连词but，前半句的意思是“印度已经降低了人口出生率”，后半句和前面构成转折关系，意思是“但人口出生率降得没有中国那么多”。所填短语表示降低的程度，故选用as much as，表示“与…一样多”，故选D。
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