首页
登录
职称英语
Half a century ago, most people lived in rural areas. However, according to
Half a century ago, most people lived in rural areas. However, according to
游客
2023-07-04
36
管理
问题
Half a century ago, most people lived in rural areas. However, according to the most recent【B1】______projected by the United Nations, more than half of all people will live in cities by 2012, for the first time in history. City life is not always a bad thing, but many experts worry about this process of【B2】______. According to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research group in Washington, it is having a huge【B3】______on human health and the【B4】______of the environment. Of the three billion people who live in cities now, about one billion live in【B5】______settlements. These are areas of poverty, slums, that generally lack basic services like clean water, or even【B6】______housing. More than 60 million people are added to cities and their【B7】______areas each year, mostly in slums in developing countries. Molly O’Meara Sheehan,【B8】______of the Worldwatch report, believes that the international community has been too slow to recognize the growth of urban poverty. Policymakers, she says, need to increase investments in education, health care and other areas. The report talks about some successful efforts by local governments and【B9】______groups. For example, Freetown in Sierra Leone has established farming within the city limits to meet much of its growing food demands. In Bogota, the capital of Colombia, engineers have created a bus system that has helped reduce【B10】______and improve quality of life. [br] 【B2】
Half a century ago, most people lived in rural areas. However, according to the most recent(26)estimate projected by the United Nations, more than half of all people will live in cities by 2012, for the first time in history. City life is not always a bad thing, but many experts worry about this process of(27)urbanization. According to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research group in Washington, it is having a huge(28)effect on human health and the(29)quality of the environment. Of the three billion people who live in cities now, about one billion live in(30)unplanned settlements. These are areas of poverty, slums, that generally lack basic services like clean water, or even(31)permanent housing. More than 60 million people are added to cities and their(32)surrounding areas each year, mostly in slums in developing countries. Molly O’Meara Sheehan,(33)the leading researcher of the Worldwatch report, believes that the international community has been too slow to recognize the growth of urban poverty. Policymakers, she says, need to increase investments in education, health care and other areas. The report talks about some successful efforts by local governments and(34)community groups. For example, Freetown in Sierra Leone has established farming within the city limits to meet much of its growing food demands. In Bogota, the capital of Colombia, engineers have created a bus system that has helped reduce(35)air pollution and improve quality of life.
选项
答案
urbanization
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2806846.html
相关试题推荐
Priortothe20thcentury,manylanguageswithsmallnumbersofspeakerssur
Priortothe20thcentury,manylanguageswithsmallnumbersofspeakerssur
Whenyouthinkaboutthegrowthofhumanpopulationoverthelastcenturyor
Whenyouthinkaboutthegrowthofhumanpopulationoverthelastcenturyor
Whenyouthinkaboutthegrowthofhumanpopulationoverthelastcenturyor
Whenyouthinkaboutthegrowthofhumanpopulationoverthelastcenturyor
Whenyouthinkaboutthegrowthofhumanpopulationoverthelastcenturyor
AnewstudysaysmanyyoungpeopleintheUnitedStatestakesubstancesthat
AnewstudysaysmanyyoungpeopleintheUnitedStatestakesubstancesthat
AnewstudysaysmanyyoungpeopleintheUnitedStatestakesubstancesthat
随机试题
Dafterinterviewingbecomecommonpractice【S1】______intheUnit
Today,ifyoumadealistofthemassmediayouuse,youwouldhavetoaddn
系统阐述教育与生活、教育与社会、经验与课程、知与行、思维与教学、教育与职业、教育
下列哪项不是添加辅食的原则A.由单一到多样 B.由稀到稠 C.由粗到细 D
既能解郁安神,又能活血消肿的药是A.合欢皮 B.柏子仁 C.远志 D.香附
产单核李斯特菌在羊血琼脂上培养可出现A.宽阔的α溶血环B.放置过夜后溶血环消失C
某公司所有的销售人员都是男性,所有的文秘都是女性,所有的已婚者都是文秘,公司的总
下列关于单一供应商的说法,不正确的是()。A.采购费用低 B.采购的机动性大
刘、关、张约定各出资40万元设立甲有限公司,因刘只有20万元,遂与张约定由张为其
舒张早期奔马律发生的主要机制是A.心室舒张期后负荷过重 B.舒张期心室负荷过重
最新回复
(
0
)