(单选题)
The study made by Bookings Institution indicates that ( ).
A.more babies should be born because lots have died from the coronavirus.
B.US will face a decrease of new babies.
C.30,000 to 50,000 children will be born in 2021 in the US.
D.the population decrease is temporary.
参考答案:B
参考解析:
细节题。通过关键词Booking Institution可以定位到最后一段In June the Brookings Institution ……there will be 300,000 to 500,000 fewer children born in the U.S. in 2021 than there would have been absent the crisis, which amounts to a decrease of roughly 10% from 2019……The effect on population will be longer lasting as well. 可知,研究人员预测,2021年美国出生的儿童数量将比没有危机时少30万至50万人(C项排除),这相当于比2019年减少了约10%。这意味着未出生的婴儿数量很可能会大大超过死于冠状病毒的美国人的数量,即新生儿数量减少,对人口的影响也将持续更长时间。A项:由于太多人死于新冠病毒,所以应该有大量婴儿出生;原文没有相关表述;B项:美国将面临新生儿减少的问题;D项:人口减少是暂时的;与原文lasting正好相反。故本题正确答案选B。
