因此，2021年的人口出生率比死亡人数仅多15万人，创该国历史最低值。This may be， Mr Eberstadt suggests， a blip. Death rates and perhaps birth rates will return to normal when the pandemic eases. But what is normal?
停车场:Let's meet at the parking lot.收费停车场:It's a paid parking lot.免费停车场:Fortunately， there's a free parking lot nearby.
New words and expressionsNew words1. skinny adj. 极瘦的；干瘦的；皮包骨头的2. curly adj. 鬈发（或毛）的；卷曲状的3. adjust v. 适应；习惯4. worthwhile adj.
这是近几年高考阅读理解中考查的高频词汇，无论是高一新生，还高二，乃至高三第一轮复习都可以拿去“查缺补漏！1. alter v. 改变,变更2. burst vi./n. 突然发生,爆裂3. dispose vi. 除掉；处置；解决；处理(of)4. blast n.
