The number of pregnant women older than 35 in China is increasing. There will be more than 3 million pregnant women older than 35 until 2020. The second-child   policy is adopted, which causes the increase of the number of pregnant women. 
      Surveys show many couples born in the 1970s, who were hesitant about having a second child in the beginning when the second-child policy was adopted. Now they are preparing to give birth to a second child. Pregnant women older than 35 are regarded to be more likely to suffer pregnancy-related diseases and give birth to children with defects.

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1.How many pregnant women older than 35 will there be until 2020?

A There will be less than 1 hundred pregnant women older than 35.

B There will be less than 2 thousand pregnant women older than 35.

C There will be more than 3 million pregnant women older than 35.

D There will be more than 3 billion pregnant women older than 35.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句There will be more than 3 million pregnant women older than 35 until 2020.可知到2020年将达到300万人以上，故选C。

2.What causes the increase of the number of pregnant women?

A Pregnant is happy.

B The second-child policy.

C People become richer.

D People want more children.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句The second-child policy is adopted, which causes the increase of the number of pregnant women. 可知两孩政策造成的孕妇数量的增加，故选B。

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “hesitant”?

A 犹豫的

B 憎恨的

C 厌恶的

D 惧怕的

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句，以及用排除法可知不少70后在全面两孩政策实施初期还在犹豫，故选A。

4.What can we know from the passage?

A Pregnant women are happy.

B More and more families have pets.

C People like to have brothers and sisters.

D The number of pregnant women older than 35 in China is increasing.

解析：选D。综合理解题。根据全文可知我国35岁以上孕妇数量正在增长，其他几项并未提到，故选D。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A School Life.

B Social Problem.

C More and More Children.

D Increasing Number of Pregnant Women.

解析：选D。文章标题题。根据全文可知文章主要围绕增长的孕妇数量来讲述的，故选D。