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  3. 　　Over the past decade, the US population grew at the slowest rate since the 1930s, the Census Bureau said Monday, a remarkable

　　Over the past decade, the US population grew at the slowest rate since the 1930s, the Census Bureau said Monday, a remarkable

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问题 　　Over the past decade, the US population grew at the slowest rate since the 1930s, the Census Bureau said Monday, a remarkable slackening that was driven by a leveling off of immigration and a declining birthrate.
　　The bureau also reported changes to the nation’s political map: The long-running trend of the South and the West gaining population—and the congressional representation that comes with it—at the expense of the Northeast and the Midwest continued, with Texas gaining two seats and Florida, one. California, long a leader in population growth, lost a seat for the first time in history. The data will be used to reapportion seats in Congress, and in turn, the Electoral College, based on new state population counts. The count is critical for billions of dollars in federal funding as well as state and local planning around everything from schools to housing.
　　Nonetheless the findings appear to solidify a gathering pattern in American life: The South and the West are increasingly the centers of population and power, surging ahead of the Northeast and Midwest, whose numbers have been waning since a high in the first part of the 20th century.
　　Booming economies in states like Texas, Nevada, Arizona, and North Carolina have drawn Americans away from struggling small communities in high-cost, cold weather states. In New York, 48 of 62 counties are estimated to be losing population. In 1970, the West and South made up about half the US population—today it’s nearly 63 percent.
　　That is shifting political power; Montana gained a seat, while New York lost one. In all, six states gained congressional seats, including Texas, which gained two, and Colorado, Florida, Oregon, and North Carolina. Seven states each lost a seat, including California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and West Virginia.
　　The new decennial census counted 331,449,281 Americans as of April 1, 2020. The total was up by just 7. 4 percent over the previous decade. Combined with the decline in inflows of immigrants, and shifting age demographics—there are now more Americans 80 and older than 2 or younger—the United States may be entering an era of substantially lower population growth, demographers said, putting it with the countries of Europe and East Asia that face serious long-term challenges with rapidly aging populations.
　　"This is a big deal," said Ronald Lee, a demographer who founded the Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging. "If it stays lower like this, it means the end of American exceptionalism in this regard. " It used to be clear where the country was headed demographically, Lee said—faster growth than many other rich nations. But that has changed. "Right now it is very murky," he said.
Which cannot be influenced by the state population counts?
选项 A、The drawing of nation’s map.
B、The seats in Congress and Electoral College.
C、The money granted by the federal government.
D、State and local planning for education and dwellings.
答案A
解析 细节题。根据题干中的state population counts可定位至第二段。选项B对应第二段第三句．“The data will be used to reapportion seats in Congress，and in tum，the Electoral College．”“这些数据将用于根据新的州人口统计重新分配国会席位，进而重新分配选举团席位”，故排除；选项C对应第二段第四句，the money granted“被授予的钱”是原文中funding“拨款”的同义表达，故排除：选项D对应第二段第四句，education“教育”对应schools“学校”，dwellings“居住”对应housing“住房”，故排除：选项A可定位至第二段第一句，但nation’s map“国家地图”为无中生有，文中提到的是political map“政治地图”，故选项A正确。
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