2017年江蘇省高考英語試卷

2017年普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（江蘇卷）

英語

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀卜一小題。每段對

話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshin?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

I.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemovie?

A.Il'samusing.

B.Il'sexciting.

C.Il'sdisappointing.

2.HowwillSusanspendmostofhertimeinFrance?

A.Travelingaround.

B.Studyingataschool.

C.Lookingafterheraunt.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Goingout.

B.Orderingdrinks.

C.Preparingforaparty.

4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inaclassroom.

B.Inalibrary.

C.Inabookstore.

5.Whatisihemangoingtodo?

A.GoontheInternet.

B.Makeaphonecall.

C.liikeatraintrip.

第二節(jié)（共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個

選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘：

聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6,7題。

6.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Aninformationoffice.

B.Apolicestation.

C.Ashoerepairshop.

7.WhatistheTownGuideaccordingtotheman?

A.Abrochure.

B.Anewspaper.

C.Amap.

聽第7段材料，回答第8,9題。

8.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherestaurant?

A.It'sthebiggestonearound.

B.Itoffersmanytastydishes.

C.It'sfamoustbritsseafood.

9.Whatwillthewomanprobablyorder?

A.Friedfish.

B.Roastchicken.

C.Beefsteak.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.WherewillMrWhitebeat11o'clock?

A.At（heoffice.

B.Attheairport.

C.Attherestaurant.

11.WhatwillMrWhiteprobablydoatoneintheafternoon?

A.Receiveaguest.

B.Haveameeting.

C.Readareport.

12.WhenwillMissWilsonsecMrWhite?

A.Atlunchtime.

B.Lateintheafternoon.

C.Thenextmorning.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WhyisBillgoingtoGermany?

A.Toworkonaproject.

B.lbstudyGerman.

C.lbstartanewcompany.

14.WhatdidthewomandislikeaboutGermany?

A.Theweather.

B.Thefood.

C.Theschools.

15.WhatdoesBillhopetodoabouthisfamily?

A.BringthemtoGermany.

B.LeavetheminEngland.

C.Visittheminafewmomhs.

16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Fellowiravelers.

B.Colleagues.

C.Classmates.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhendiditrainlasttimeinJurez?

A.Threedaysago.

B.Amonthago.

C.Ayearago.

18.WhatseasonisitnowinJurez?

A.Spring.

B.Summer.

A.isB.are

C.wasD.were

25.WorkingwiththemedicalteaminAfricahasthebestinherasadoctor.

A.heldoutB.broughtout

C.pickedoutD.givenout

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C.whatD.how

27.Hehiirnedhome,neveroncelookingbacktoseeifhe.

A.wasbeingfollowedB.wasfollowing

C.hadbeenfollowedD.followed

28.In1963theUNsetuptheWorldFoodProgramme,oneofpurposesistorelieve

worldwidestarvation.

A.whichB.its

C.whoseD.whom

29.OnlyfiveyearsafterSteveJobs'death?smartphonesdeleaiedPCsinsales.

A.controversialB.contradictory

C.confidentialD.conventional

30.Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresa(theendofyearwillhelpyouryearahead.

A.shapeB.switch

C.stretchD.sharpen

31.He'sbeeninformedthatheforthescholarshipbecauseofhisacademicbackground.

A.hasn'tqualifiedB.hadn'tqualified

C.doesn'tqualifyD.wasn'tqualifying

32.Determiningwherewearcoursurroundingsremainsanessentialskillforour

survival.

A.incontrasttoB.indefenseof

C.infaceofD.inrelationto

33.一Whatdoes（hestuffonyourTshirtmean?

—It'snothing.Justsomething.

A.asclearasday

B.offthetopofmyhead

C.undermynose

D.beyondmywildestdreans

34.Tliedisappearanceofdinosaursisnotnecessarilycausedbyastronomicalincidents.Buc

explanationsarehardtofind.

A.alternativeB.aggressive

C.ambiguousD.apparent

35.—GoingtowatchtheWomen'sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?

—：____!Willyougowithme?

A.You（hereB.Youbet

C.YougotmeD.Youknowbetter

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題：每小題1分，滿分20分）

請認真閱讀下而短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項,

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

ForalongtimeGabrieldidn'twanttobeinvolvedinmusicatall.Inhisfirstyearsofhigh

school?Gabrielwouldlookpityinglyatthemusicstudents,36acrossthecampuswiththeir

heavyinstrumentcases,37atschoolforpracticehours38anyoneelsehadtobe（here.He

sworetohimselfto39music,ashehaledgettingtoschoolextraearly.

40>oneday,inthemusicclassthatwas41ofhisschooPsstandardcurriculum,he

wasplayingidly（隨意地）onthepianoandfoundit42topickouttunes.Withasinkingfeeling,

herealizedthatheactually43doingit.Hetriedtohidehis44pleasurefromthemusicteacher,

whohad45overtolisten.Hemightnolhavedonethisparticularlywell,46theteachertold

Gabrielthathehadagood47andsuggestedthatGabrielgointothemusicstoreroomtoseeif

anyoftheinstrumentsthere48him.Therehedecidedtogivethecello（大提琴）a49.Whenhe

beganpracticing,hetookitvery50.Buthequicklyfoundthathelovedplayingthisinstrument,

andwas51topracticingitsothatwithinacoupleofmonthshewasplayingreasonablywell.

This52,ofcourse,thathearrivedatschoolearlyinthemorning.53hisheavy

instrumentcaseacrossthecampustothe54looksofthenonmusicianshehadleft55.

36.A.travellingB.marchingC.pacingD.struggling

37.A.risingupB.comingupC.drivingupD.turningup

38.A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.since

39.A.betrayB.acceptC.avoidD.appreciate

40.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.ThusD.Moreover

41.A.partB.natureC.basisD.spirit

42.A.complicatedB.safeC.confusingD.easy

43.A.missedB.dislikedC.enjoyedD.denied

44.A.transparentB.obviousC.falseD.similar

45.A.runB.joggedC.jumpedD.wandered

46.A.becauseB.butC.thoughD.so

47.A.earB.tasteC.heartD.voice

48.A.occurredtoB.tooktoC.appealedtoD.heldto

49.A.changeB.chanceC.missionD.funciion

50.A.seriouslyB.proudlyC.casuallyD.naturally

51.A.committcdB.usedC.limitedD.admitted

52.A.provedB.showedC.stressedD.meant

53.A.pushingB.draggingC.liftingD.rushing

54.A.admiringB.pityingC.annoyingD.teasing

55.A.overB.asideC.behindD.out

第三部分閱讀理解（共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分）

請認真.閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項,

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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CHRONOLOGICA

一TheUnbelievableYearsthatDefinedHistory

DIDYOUKNOW...

,:，In)05ADpaperwasinventedinChina?

?WhenColumbusdiscoveredtheNewWorld?

TheBritishMuseumopenedin1759?

CHRONOLOGICAisafascinatingjourneythroughtime.fromthe

foundationofRome(othecreationoftheinternet.Alongtheway

arctalesofkingsandquccns,hotairballoons...andmorkeysinspace.

Travelthrough1(X)ofthemostunbelievableyearsinworldhistoryandlearnwhybeing

aRomanEmperorwasn'talwaysasgoodasitsounds,howtheHundredYearstWar

didn,tactuallylastfor1(M)yearsandwhySpencerPercevalholdsaratherunfortunate

record.

CHRONOLOGICAisaninformativeandentertainingtourintohistory,beautifully

illustratedandfullofunbelievablefacts.WhileCHRONOLOGICAtellsthestories

offamouspeopleinhistorysuchasThomasEdisonandAlexandertheGreat.this

bookalsogivesanaccountofthelivesoflesser-knownindividualsincludingthe

explorerMungoParkandsculptorGutzonBorglun.

Thiscompletebutbriefhistoricalcollectioniscertaintoentertainreadersyoung

andold.andguaranteedtopresenteventhebiggesthistoryloverwithsomething

new!

56.WhatisCHRONOLOGICAaccordingtothetext?

A.Abiography.B.Atravelguide.

C.Ahistorybook.D.Asciencefiction.

57.HowdoesthewriterrecommendCHRONOLOGICAtoreaders?

A.Bygivingdetailsofitscollection.

B.Byintroducingsomeofitscontents.

C.Bytellingstoriesatthebeginning.

D.Bycomparingitwithotherbooks.

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Red-bodedfair)wren^Kn).livein

novlhemandeaxtemAuMnilia.biythreeor

foureg中atalime.

Beforebirth,babiescantellthedifferencebetweenloudsoimdsandvoices.Theycaneven

distinguishtheirmother'svoicefromthatofafemalestranger.Butwhenitcomestoembryonic

learning(胎教)，birdscouldruletheroost.AsrecentlyreportedinTheAuk：Onuthological

Advances,somemotherbirdsmayteachtheiryoungtosingevenbeforetheyhatch(孵化).New-

bornchickscanthenimitatetheirmom'scallwithinatewdaysofenteringtheworld.

Thiseducationalmethodwasfirstobservedin2012bySoniaKleindorfer,abiologistat

FlindersUniversityinSouthAustralia,andhercolleagues.FemaleAustraliansuperbfairywrens

werefoundtorepeatonesoundoverandoveragainwhilehatchingtheireggs.When(heeggswere

hatched,thebabybirdsmadeihesimilarchirpiotheirmothers—asoundthatservedas(heir

regularufeedme!Mcall.

Tofindoutifthespecialcualitywasmorewidespreadinbirds,theresearcherssoughtthe

redbackedfairywren?anotherspeciesofAustraliansongbird.Firsttheycollectedsounddatafrom

67nestsinfoursitesinQueenslandbeforeandafterhatching.Then(heyidentifiedbeggingcalls

byanalyzing(heorderandnumberofnotes.Acomputeranalysisblindlycomparedcallsproduced

bymothersandchicks,rankingthembysimilarity.

It(urnsout(ha(babyredbackedfairywrensalsoemergechirpingliketheirmoms.Andthe

morefrequentlymothershadcalledtotheireggs,themoresimilarwerethebabies,begging

calls.Inaddition,theteamsetupaseparateexperimentthatsuggestedthatthebabybirdsthat

mostcloselyimitatedtheirmom'svoicewererewardedwiththemostfood.

Thisobservationhinlsthateffectiveembryoniclearningcouldsignalneurological（神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)

的）strengthsofchildrentoparents.Anevolutionaryinferencecanthenbedrawn/1Asaparent,do

youinvestinqualitychildren?ordoyouinvestinchildrenthatareinneed?"Kleindorfer

asks/*Ourresultssuggestthattheymightbegoingfbrquality.''

58.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1means”

A.betheworstB.bethebest

C.bejustasbadD.bejustasgood

59.WhatareKleindorfer^findingsbasedon?

A.Similaritiesbetweenthecallsofmomsandchicks.

B.TlieobservationoffairywrensacrossAustralia.

C.ThedatacollectedfromQueensland'slocals.

D.Controlledexperimentsonwrensandotherbirds.

60.Embryoniclearninghelpsmotherbirdstoidentifythebabybirdswhich.

A.canreceivequalitysignals

B.areinneedoftraining

C.fittheenvironmentbetter

D.make（heloudestcall

C

Anewcommoditybringsaboutahighlyprofitable?fastgrowingindustry?urging

aniitrusi（反壟斷）regulatorsiostepintocheckthosewhoconirclitsflow.Acenturyago,ihe

resourceinquestionwasoil.Nowsimilarconcernsarebeingraisedbythegianls（巨頭）ihaldealin

data,iheoilofthedigitalag巳ThemostvaluablefirmsareGoogle,Amazon.Facebookand

Microsoft.Alllookunstoppable.

Suchsituationshaveledtocallsfor（hetechgiantstobebrokenup.Butsizealoneisnota

crimc.Thcgiants'successhasbenefitedconsumcrs.Fcwwanttolivewithoutsearchenginesora

quickdelivery.Farfromchargingconsumershighprices,manyoftheseservicesarefree（users

pay,ineffect,byhandingoveryetmoredata）.Andtheappearanceofnewborngiantssuggests

thatnewcomerscanmakewaves,too.

Butthereiscausefbrconcern.Theinternethasmadedataabundant,allpresentandfarmore

valuable,changingthenatureofdataandcompetilion.Googleinitiallyusedthedatacollected

fromusers(otargetadvertisingbetter.Butrecentlyithasdiscovered(hatdatacanbeturnedinto

newservices：translationandvisualrecognition?tobesoldtoothercompanies.Intemet

companies'controlofdatagivesthemenormouspower.Sotheyhavea"God'seyeview”of

activitiesintheirownmarketsandbeyond.

Thisnatureofdatamakestheantitrustmeasuresofthepastlessuseful.Breakingupfirmslike

Googleintofivesmalloneswculdnotstopremakingthemselves：inlime,oneofthemwould

becomegreatagain.Arethinkisrequired—andasanewapproachstartstobecomeapparent,two

ideasstandout.

Thefirstisthatantitrustauthoritiesneedtomovefromtheindustrialageintothe21st

century.Whenconsideringamerger(兼并)，forexample,iheyhavetraditionallyusedsizeto

determinewhentostepin.Theynowneedtotakeintoaccounttheextentoffirms'dataasscls(資

產(chǎn))whenassessingtheimpactofdeals.Thepurchasepricecouldalsobeasignalthatan

establishedcompanyisbuyinganewbornthreat.Whenthistakesplace,especiallywhenanew-

borncompanyhasnorevenuetospeakof,theregulatorsshouldraiseredflags.

Thesecondprincipleistoloosen(hecontrolthatprovidersofonlineserviceshaveoverdata

andgivemoretothosewhosupplythem.Conipaniescouldbeforcedtorevealtoconsumerswhat

informationtheyholdandhowmuchmoneytheymakefromit.Governmentscouldorderthe

sharingofcertainkindsofdata,withusers'consent.

Restartingantitrusttortheinformationagewillnotbeeasy.Butifgovernmentsdon'twanta

dataeconomycontrolledbyafewgianis,theymustaelsoon.

61.Whyisthereacalltobreakupgiants?

A.Theyhavecontrolledthedatamarket.

B.Theycollectenormousprivatedata.

C.Theynolongerprovidefreeservices.

D.Theydismissedsomenewborngiants.

62.Whatdoes(hetechnologicalinnovationinParagraph3indicate?

A.Datagiants5technologyisveryexpensive.

B.Google'sideaispopularamongdatafirms.

C.Datacanstrengthengiants'controllingposition.

D.Datacanbeturnedintonewservicesorproducts.

63.Bypayingattentiontofirms'dataassets,anlilrustregulatorscould.

A.killanewthreat

B.avoidthesizetrap

C.favourbiggerfirms

D.chargehigherprices

64.Whatisthepurposeof.ooseningthegiants'controlofdata?

A.Bigcompaniescouldrelievedatasecuritypressure.

B.Governmentscouldrelievetheirfinancialpressure.

C.Consumerscouldbetterprotect(heirprivacy.

D.Smallcompaniescouldgetmoreopportunities.

D

OldProblem,NewApproaches

Whilecleanenergyisincreasinglyusedinourdailylife,glcbalwanningwillcontinuefor

somedecadesafterCO?emissions(排放)peak.Soevenifemissionsweretobegintodecrease

today,wewouldstillfacethechallengeofadaptingtoclimatechange.HereIwillstresssome

smarterandmorecreativeexamplesofclimateadaptation.

Whenilcomes(oadaptation?itisimportanttounderstandthatclimatechangeisa

process.Wearethereforenottalkingaboutadaptingtoanewstandard,buttoaconstantlyshifting

setofconditions.Thisiswhy,:npartatleast,theUSNationalClimateAssessmentsaysthat：

“Thereisno'onesizefi【sall，adapiaiion."Nevertheless,therearesomeactionsihatoffermuch

andcarrylittleriskorcost.

Aroundtheworld,peopleareadaptinginsurprisingways,especiallyinsomepoor

countries.FloodshavebecomemoredamaginginBangladeshinrecentdecades.Mohatnmed

Rezwansawopportunitywhereotherssawonlydisaster.Hisnotfoq)rofi(organizationruns100

riverboatsthatserveasfloatinglibraries,schools,andhealthclinics,andareequippedwith

solarpanelsandothercommunicatingfacililies.Rezwaniscreatingfloatingconneciivily(連接)to

replacefloodedroadsandhighways.Butheisalsoworkingatafarmorefundamentallevel：his

staffshowpeoplehowtomakefloatinggardensandfishpondstopreventstarvationduringthe

wetseason.

ElsewhereinAsiaevenmoreastonishingactionsarcbeingtaken.ChewangNorphcllivesina

mountainousregioninIndia,whereheisknownastheIceNdan.Thelossofglaciers(冰川)there

duetoglobalwarmingrepresentsanenonnousthreat(oagricullure.Withouttheglaciers,water

willarriveintheriversattimeswhenitcandamagecrops.Norphcfsinspirationcamefromseeing

thewasteofwateroverwinter,whenitwasnotneeded.Hedirectedthewastedwaterintoshallow

basinswhereitfroze,andwasstoreduntilthespring.Hisfieldsoficesupplyperfectlytimed

irrigation(灌溉)water.Havingcreatedninesuchicereserves,Norphelcalculatesthathehas

storedabout200,000m'ofwater.Climatechangeisacontinuingprocess,soNorphcPsicc

reserveswillnotlastforever.Warmingwillovertakethem.Butheisprovidingafewyearsduring

whichthefarmerswill,perhaps,beabletofindothermeansofadapting.

IncreasingEarth'sreflectivenesscancooltheplanet.InsouthernSpainthesuddenincreaseof

greenhouses(whichreflectlightbacktospace)haschangedthewarmingtrendlocally,and

actuallycooledtheregion.WhileSpainasawholeisheatingupquickly,temperaturesnearthe

greenhouseshavedecreased.Thisexampleshouldactasaninspirationforallcities.Bypainting

buildingswhite,citiesmayslowdownthewarmingprocess.

InPeru,localfarmersaroundamountainwithaglacierthathasalreadyfallenvictimto

climatechangehavebegunpaintingtheentiremountainpeakwhiteinthehopethat(headded

reflectivenesswillrestorethelifegivingice.Theoutcomeisstillfarfromclear.ButtheWorldBank

hasincludedtheprojectonitslistof44100ideastosavetheplanet”.

Moreordinaryformsofadaptationarehappeningeverywhere.Afriendofmineownsanarea

oflandinwesiernVicioria.Overfivegenerationsthelandhasbeen(ooweiforcropping.Bui

duringthepastdecadedecliningrainfallhasallowedhimtoplanthighlyprofitablecrops.Farmers

inmanycountriesarealsoadaptinglikethis—eitherbygrowingnewproduce,orbygrowingthe

samethingsdifferently.Thisiscommonsense.Butsomesuggestionsforadaptingarenot.Whenthe

pollutingindustriesarguethatwc'vclostthebattletocontrolcarbonpollutionandhavenochoice

bultoadapt,it'sanonsensedesignedtomakethecaseforbusinessasusual.

Humanbeingswillcontinuetoadapttothechangingclimateinbothordinaryandastonishing

ways.Butthemostsensibleformofadaptationissurelytoadaptourenergysystemstoemitless

carbonpollution.AfteralLifweadaptinthatway?wemayavoidtheneedtochangeinsomany

others.

65.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2implies.

A.adaptationisaneverchaiigingprocess

B.thecostofadaptationvarieswithtime

C.globalwanningaffectsadaptationfonns

D.adaptationtoclimatechangeischallenging

66.WhatisspecialwithregardtoRczwan'sproject?

A.Theprojectreceivesgovernmentsupport.

B.Differentorganizationsworkwitheachother.

C.Hisorganizationmakesthebestofabadsituation.

D.Theprojectconnectsfloodedroadsandhighways.

67.WhatdidtheIceMandotoreducetheeffectofglobalwanning?

A.Storingiceforfutureuse.

B.Protecting（heglaciersfrommelting.

C.Changingtheirrigationtime.

D.Postponingthemeltingoftheglaciers.

68.WhatdowelearnfromthePeruexample?

A.Whitepaintisusuallysafeforbuildings.

B.Theglobalwanningtrendcannotbestopped.

C.Thiscountryisheatinguptooquickly.

D.Sunlightreflectionmayrelieveglobalwanning.

69.Accordingtotheauthor,pollutingindustriesshould.

A.adapttocarbonpollution

B.planthighlyprofitablecrops

C.leavecarbonemissionalone

D.fightagainstcarbonpollution

70.What'stheauthor'spreferredsolutiontoglobalwarming?

A.Settingupanewstandard.

B.Reducingcarbonemission.

C.Adaptingtoclimatechange.

D.Monitoringpollutingindustries.

第四部分任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當?shù)膯?/p>

詞。

注意：請將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號的橫線上。每個空珞只填一個單詞。

PopulationChange

Whyistheworld'spopulationgrowing?Theanswerisnotwhatyoumightthink.Thereason

fortheexplosionisnotthatpeoplehavebeenreproducinglikerabbits?butthatpeoplehave

stoppeddroppingdeadlikeflies.In1900,peoplediedattheaverageageofSO.By2000the

averageagewas65.Butwhileincreasinghealthwasatypicalfeatureofthe20thcentury?

decliningbirthratecouldbeadefiningoneofthe21st.

Statisticsshowthattheaveragenumberofbirthsperwomanhasfallenfrom4.9intheearly

1960sto2.5nowadays.Furthermore?around50%oftheworld'spopulationliveinregionswhere

thefigureisnowbelowthereplacementlevel(i.e.2.1birthsperwoman)andalmostalldeveloped

nationsareexperiencingsubreplacementbirthrate.Youmightthinkthatdevelopingnationswould

makeuptheloss(cspcciallysince80%oftheworld'speoplenowliveinsuchnations),butyou'd

bewrong.Decliningbirthrateisamajorprobleminmanydevelopingregionstoo,whichmight

causecatastrophicglobalshortagesofworkforcewithinafewdecades.

AgreatdeclineinyoungworkforceislikelytooccurinChina,forinstance.Whatdoesit

imply?First.Chinaneedstoundergorapideconomicdevelopmentbeforeapopulationdecline

hitsthecouniry.Second,ifotherfactorssuchastechnologyremainconstant,economicgrowth

andmaterialexpeciaiionswillfillwellbelowreceinstandardsandihiscouldinvitetrouble.

Russiaisanothercountrywithpopulationproblemsthatcouldbreakitseconomic

promise.Sinee1992thenumberofpeopledyinghasbeenbiggerthanthatofthosebeingbornbya

massive50%.Indeedofficialfiguressuggest(hecountryhasshrunkby5%since1993andpeople

inRussialiveashorterlifenowthanthosein1961.Whyisthisoccurring?Nobodyisquitesure,

butpoordietandabovealllongtimealcoholismhavemuchtodowithit.ifcurrenttrendsdon't

bend.Russia'spopulationwillbeaboutthesizeofYemen'sbytheyear2050.

InthenorthofIndia,thepopulationisboomingduetohighbirthrates,butinthesouth,

wheremosteconomicdevelopmenlistakingplace,birthraleisfallingrapidly.Inafunhertwist,

birthrateishighestinpoorlyeducatedruralareasandlowestinhighlyeducatedurbanareas.In

total,25%ofIndia'sworkingagepopulationhasnoeducation.In2030.asixthofthecountry's

potentialworkforcecouldbetotallyuneducated.

Onesolutionisobviouslyloimportforeignworkersviaimmigration.AsfortheUSA,itis

almostuniqueamongdevelopednationsinhavingapopulationthatisexpected（ogrowby20%

from2010—2030.Moreover，theUSAhasatrackrecordofsuccessfullyaccepting

immigrants.Asaresultit'slikelytosecariseinthesizeofitsworkingagcpopulationandto

witnessstrongeconomicgrowthoverthelongerterm.

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