The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a(n)【C

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问题 The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a(n)【C1】______of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To 【C2】______ a large population, the good land must be worded intensively and the【C3】______ land must be cultivated. Thus, each person 【C4】______less and this means a lower average income【C5】______ could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more【C6】______for specialization and the development of facilities. 【C7】______there is a big demand to justify them, facilities such as ports, roads and railways are not【C8】______to be built.
One of the difficulties in【C9】______a worldwide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth【C10】______from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and【C11】______ materials. In the developing country where a vastly【C12】______population is pressing harder and harder【C13】______the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birth rate,【C14】______the consequences may be.
In the highly industrialized society the problem may be more【C15】______. A decreasing birth rate may lead to unemployment because it results 【C16】______a declining market for manufactured goods.【C17】______ the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building【C18】______ is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a(n)【C19】______country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population,【C20】______ one which is stable or in decline. [br] 【C6】

选项 A、range
B、extent
C、scope
D、reach

答案 C

解析名词辨析题。这四个单词的共同之处是其都有“范围”的意思，不过根据上下文判断空格处应表示“增加专业化的机会”，只有[C]scope有“机会”的意思，故为正确答案。[A]raise意为“范围；射程；排；山脉”；[B]extent主要指“广度；宽度；长度；范围”；[D]reach作为名词指“范围；影响力；等级”，均可以排除。

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