Passage Three
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According to the best historical and archaeological evidence, it is estimated that it took about 800 thousand to 1 million years for the earth's population to reach the 250 total which existed at the end of the first century 'after Christ. For some time after that, disease, famine, and war kept the population increase down to a fraction 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 up to the 1 billion mark, and today it has reached 3 billion. It is predicted by United Nations investigators that in the next 35 years the population of the world will double. When experts are asked what the most effective measure which overpopulation poses, they reply that at least three measur A. estimates based on current population growth B. references in literature and mythology C. estimates based on previous population growth D. written records and cultural remains [单项选择]The biggest danger facing the global airline industry is not the effects of terrorism, war, SARS and economic downturn. It is that these blows, which have helped ground three national flag carriers and force two American airlines into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, will divert attention from the inherent weaknesses of aviation, which they have exacerbated. As in the crisis that attended the first Gulf war, many airlines hope that traffic will soon bounce back, and a few catastrophic years will be followed by fuller planes, happier passengers and a return to profitability. Yet the industry’s problems are deeper—and older—than the trauma of the past two years implies.
As the centenary of the first powered flight approaches in December, the industry it launched is still remarkably primitive. The car industry, created not long after the Wright Brothers made history, is now a global industry dominated by a dozen firms, at least half of which make good profits. Yet commercial aviation consist A. Governmental restrictions are still imposed on aviation industry in many areas. B. Governments help establish rules for aviation industry only in America and Europe. C. Some countries hope to help their national carriers keep up their national prestige. D. Many countries discourage merger plans between foreign and domestic carriers. 我来回答: 提交
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