How many people are born every six hours at present, according to the author?

A．Eighty million.

B．Eight thousand.

C．Fifty thousand.

D．Five million.Passage Two

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定位：根据题干信息词every six hours定位到最后一段倒数第二句。
解析：题干问“目前每6个小时有多少人出生”。根据最后一段倒数第二句可知，“而现在，每6小时就会增加到该数目”.结合上下文可知，本句中的this指代上一句中的数字，即5万，故答案为C。

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D．has the same description.as medicine

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D．fulfills its universal function as an exchanging medium

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