57. A large population will provide a chance for developing ______.
A. scope 
B. transport system
C. species
D. national economy

58.In a developed country, people will perhaps go out of work if ______.
A.the birthrate goes up
B.the birthrate goes down
C.the birthrate remains stable
D.there is a great demand for manufactured goods

59. According to the passage, slowly rising birthrate perhaps is good for ______.
A.a developing nation
B.a developed nation
C.every nation with a big population
D.every nation with a small population

60. It is no easy job to carry out a general plan for birth control throughout the world because ______.
A. there are too many underdeveloped countries in the world
B. underdeveloped countries have low level of industrial development
C. different governments have different views of the question
D. even the developed countries may have more complex problems
Passage 2
A major new development in systems of work in Britain is taking place. Flexible working hours, or “Flextime”, are catching on fast, and this trend is continuing. In 1973, over 500 organizations adopted the idea, and by 1974, this number had risen to over 200, 000.
Flexible working hours were invented in Germany in the late 1960’s, but reached Britain only in 1972. The system allows workers to start and finish work whenever they want, with only two requirements. These are, firstly, that all workers must be present for certain “key” times in day, and secondly, that all workers must work an agreed total number of hours per week.
The system has proved an almost total success wherever it has been trie
D. A survey of 700 workers on flexible hours showed three main advantages: a better balance between working and private life, avoidance of the need to travel during rush hours and the ability to be able to finish a certain task before leaving.
From the employer’s point of view, the system tends to increase productivity, reduce labor turnover and give the workers a greater sense of duty.
61. Flexible working hours were firstly invented by the ______.
A. British 
B. Americans
C. Germans
D. Japanese

62.According to “Flextime” system, workers must ______.
A.work an agreed total number of hours per week
B.work all the weekdays
C.go to work at weekends
D.go to work in the early morning

63.“Key” time is a period when ______.
A. visitors come to the plants
B. all workers must be at work
C. employers go round in the workshops
D. rush hours are over

64. No matter where it is used, “Flextime” system has proved ______.
A. entirely effective
B. a complete failure
C. to be disliked by the employers
D. too difficult to carry out

65. One of the main advantages of “Flextime” for workers is that they ______.
A. can get more free time
B. can avoid busy traffic
C. can get higher pay
D. can avoid working hard

五、单词或短语的英汉互译（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
(一) 将下列词语译成中文 （5分）
66. economic policies
67. mass-production methods　
68. the Bureau of International Commerce