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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

ThegovernmentinChinaplanstoenditsone-childpolicyandlet　familieshavetwochildreninstead.

TheplanwasannouncedonThursdayafterhigh–levelpolitical　meetingsinBeijing.AChineseCommunistPartystatementgavea　numberofreasonsforthechangeinpolicy.Thestatementsaidthe

changeismeanttobalancepopulationdevelopmentstopafallingbirthrate(出生率)and　strengthenthecountry’slaborforce(劳动力).

Chinawiththelargestpopulationintheworldstartedtheone–childpolicyin1980.Butthe

governmentallowedonlyasmallnumberofcouplestohavetwochildren.Forexamplesome

familiesinthecountrysidecouldhavetwochildrenifthefirst-bornchildisagirl.

In2013theChinesegovernmentgaveothercouplesachancetohavetwochildrenifoneof

themwasanonlychild.

JiangQuanbaoateacherandpopulationexpertexplainedhowChinesefamiliesreacttothe

newestpolicy.“Toomanyyoungpeopleinthecitiesarenolongerinterestedinhavingasecond

child”hesaid.“Peopleinthecountrysidearemoreinterested.Butsomeofthemarealready

allowedtohavetwochildren.”

Attheendof2014Chinahadapopulationof1.37billionpeople.Atotalof800millionof

themhavejobs.Butthelabormarketpopulationwilldropin35years.Thatistosaythecountry

willbeingreatneedoflaborbytheyear2050.Withthetwo-childpolicyanincreaseinbirthscan

solvethisproblem.

Boysandgirlswhatdoyouthinkofthetwo-childpolicy?Doyouwanttohaveanew-born

brotherorasister?

1.Whydoesthegovernmentplantoendtheone-childpolicy?

A.Becauseweneedalargerpopulation.

B.Becausemillionsofpeoplehavejobs.

C.Becausemostfamilieswanttohaveasecondchild.

D.Becauseafallingbirthratemustbestopped.

2.Howdomostyoungpeopleinthecitiesreacttothetwo-childpolicy?

A.Theysupportthepolicy.　B.Theydon’tthinkitisgood.

C.They’reveryinterested.　D.They’renotinterestedanymore.

3.Whenwillourcountrybeseriouslyshortoflaborif