2017年普通高等學校招生全國統一考試（江蘇卷）

英語試題

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第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分20分）

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時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。

第一節（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

來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt.z.x.xk?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

l.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemovie?

A.Ifsamusing.B.Ifsexciting.C.Ifsdisappointing.

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.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.GoontheInternet.B.Makeaphonecall.C.Takeatraintrip.

第二節（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'sfamousforitsseafood.

9.Whatwillthewomanprobablyorder?

A.Friedfish.B.Roastchicken.C.Beefsteak.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.WherewillMr.Whitebeat11o'clock?

A.Attheoffice.B.Attheairport.C.Attherestaurant.

ll.WhatwillMr.Whiteprobablydoatoneintheafternoon?

A.Receliveaguest.B.Haveameeting.C.Read

report.

12.WhenwillMissWilsonseeMr.White?

A.Atlunchtime.

B.Lateintheafternoon.

C.Thenextmorning.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WhyisBillgoingtoGermany?

A.Toworkonaproject.

B.TostudyGerman.

C.Tostartanewcompany.

14.WhatdidthewomandislikeaboutGermany?

A.Theweather.B.Thefood.C.Theschools.

15.WhatdoesBillhopetodoabouthisfamily?

A.BringthemtoGermany.

B.LeavetheminEngland.

C.Visittheminafewmonths.

16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Fellow-travelers.B.Colleagues.C.Classmates.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhendiditrainlasttimeinJuarez?

A.Threedaysago.B.Amonthago.C.Ayearago.

18.WhatseasonisitnowinJuarez?

A.Spring.B.SummerC.Autumn.

19.Whataretheelderlyadvisedtodo?

A.Takeawalkintheafternoon.

B.Keeptheirhomescool.

C.Drinkplentyofwater.

2O.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A.Hostingaradioprogram.

B.Conductingaseminar.

C.Forecastingtheweather.

第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分35分）

第一節：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的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。

例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachildheorshe

wants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.

whenever

答案是B。

21.ManyChinesebrands,theirreputationsover

centuries,arefacingnewchallengesfromthemodernmarket.

A.havingdevelopedB.beingdevelopedC.developed

D.developing

22.notforthesupportoftheteachers,thestudentcouldnot

overcomeherdifficulty.

A.ItwereB.WereitC.Itwas

D.Wasit

23.LocatedtheBeltmeetstheRoad,Jiangsuwillcontribute

moretotheBeltandRoadconstruction.

A.whyB.whenC.which

D.where

24.ThepublicationofGreatExpectations,whichbothwidely

reviewedandhighlypraised,strengthenedDickensstatusasaleading

novelist.

A.isB.areC.was

D.were

25.WorkingwiththemedicalteaminAfricahasthebestin

herasadoctor.

A.heldoutB.broughtoutC.pickedout

D.givenout

26.Wechoosethishotelbecausethepriceforanighthereisdownto

$20,halfofitusedtocharge.

A.thatB.whichC.what

D.how

27.Hehurriedhome,neveroncelookingbacktoseeifhe.

A.wasbeingfollowedB.wasfollowing

C.hadbeenfollowedD.followed

28.1n1963theUNsetuptheWorldFoodProgramme,one

ofpurposesistorelieveworldwidestarvation.

A.whichB.itsC.whose

D.whom

29.OnlyfiveyearsafterSteveJobs'death,smart-phonesdefeated

PCsinsales.

A.controversialB.contradictory

C.confidentialD.conventional

30.Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp

youryearahead.

A.shapeB.switchC.stretch

D.sharpen

31.He'sbeeninformedthatheforthescholarshipbecauseof

hisacademicbackground.

A.hasn'tqualifiedB.hadn'tqualified

C.doesn,tqualifyD.wasn'tqualifying

32.Determiningwhereweareoursurroundingsremainsan

essentialskillforoursurvival.

A.incontrasttoB.indefenseof

C.infaceofD.inrelationto

33.一WhatdoesthestuffonyourT-shirtmean?

一Ifsnothing.Justsomething.

A.asclearasday

B.offthetopofmyhead

C.undermynose

D.beyondmywildestdreams

34.Thedisappearanceofdinosaursisnotnecessarilycausedby

astronomicalincidents.Butexplanationsarehardtofind.

A.alternativeB.aggressiveC.ambiguous

D.apparent

35.一GoingtowatchtheWomen'sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?

—!Willyougowithme?

A.YouthereB.Youbet

C.YougotmeD.Youknowbetter

第二節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項

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ForalongtimeGabrieldidn'twanttobeinvolvedinmusicatall.

Inhisfirstyearsofhighschool,Gabrielwouldlookpityinglyatmusic

students,36acrossthecampuswiththeirheavyinstrumentcases.

37atschoolforpracticehours38anyoneelsehadtobethere.

Hesworetohimselfto39music,ashehatedgettingtoschoolextra

early.

_40,oneday,inthemusicclassthatwas_41_ofhisschooFs

standardcurriculum,hewasplayingidly（隨意地）onthepianoand

foundit42topickouttunes.Withasinkingfeeling,herealized

thatheactually_43_doingit.Hetriedtohidehis_44_pleasure

fromthemusicteacher;whohad_45_overtolisten.Hemightnot

havedonethisparticularlywell,_46_theteachertoldGabrielthathe

hadagood47_andsuggestedthatGabrielgointothemusic

store-roomtoseeifanyoftheinstrumentsthere_48_him.Therehe

decidedtogivethecello（大提琴）a_49_.Whenhebeganpracticing,

hetookitvery_50_.Buthequicklyfoundthathelovedplayingthis

instrument,andwas_51_topracticingitsothatwithinacoupleof

monthshewasplayingreasonablywell.

This_52_,ofcourse,thathearrivedatschoolearlyinthe

morning,_53_hisheavyinstrumentcaseacrossthecampustothe

_54_looksofthenon-musicianshehadleft_55_.

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.

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.appealedto

D.heldto

49.A.changeB.chanceC.missionD.

function

50.A.seriouslyB.proudlyC.casuallyD.naturally

51.A.committedB.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。

A

CHRONOLOGICA

------TheUnbelievableYearsthatDefinedHistory

DIDYOUKNOW...

?In105ADpaperwasinventedinChina?

?WhenColumbusdiscoveredtheNewWorld?

?TheBritishMuseumopenedin1759?

CHRONOLOGICAisafascinatingjourneythroughtime,fromthe

foundationofRometothecreationoftheinternet.Alongthewayare

talesofkingsandqueens,hotairballoons...andmonkeysinspace.

Travelthrough100ofthemostunbelievableyearsinworldhistoryand

learnwhybeingaRomanEmperorwasn'talwaysasgoodasitsounds,

howtheHundredYears,Wardidn'tactuallylastfor100yearsandwhy

SpencerPercevalholdsaratherunfortunaterecord.

CHRONOLOGICAisaninformativeandentertainingtourinto

history,beautifullyillustratedandfullofunbelievablefacts.While

CHRONOLOGICAtellsthestoriesoffamouspeopleinhistorysuchas

ThomasEdisonandAlexandertheGreat,thisbookalsogivesan

accountofthelivesoflesser-knownindividuals

includingtheexplorerMungoParkand

sculptorGutzonBorglum.

Thiscompletebutbriefhistorical

collectioniscertaintoentertain

readersyoungandold,and

guaranteedtopresenteventhebiggesthistoryloverwithsomething

new!

56.WhatisCHRONOLOGICAaccordingtothenext?

A.Abiography.B.Atravelguide.

C.Ahistorybook.D.Asciencefiction.

57.HowdoesthewriterrecommendCHRONOLOGICAtoreaders?

A.Bygivingdetailsofitscollection.

B.Byintroducingsomeofitscontents.

C.Bytellingstoriesatthebeginning.

D.Bycomparingitwithotherbooks.

B

Beforebirth,babiescantellthe

differencebetweenloudsoundsandvoices.

Theycanevendistinguishtheirmother's

Red-back?dwrem(MM).whichliveMnorthernand

voicefromthatofafemalestranger.Buteas^n-

whenitcomestoembryoniclearning（胎教）,birdscouldruletheroost.

AsrecentlyreportedinTheAuk:OrnithologicalAdvances,some

motherbirdsmayteachtheiryoungtosingevenbeforetheyhatch（孵

化）.New-bornchickscanthenimitatetheirmom'scallwithinafew

daysofenteringtheworld.

Thiseducationalmethodwasfirstobservedin2012bySonia

Kleindorfer,abiologistatFlindersUniversityinSouthAustralia,and

hercolleagues.FemaleAustraliansuperbfairywrenswerefoundto

repeatonesoundoverandoveragainwhilehatchingtheireggs.When

theeggswerehatched,thebabybirdsmadethesimilarchirptotheir

mothers—asoundthatservedastheirregular“feedme!”call.

Tofindoutifthespecialqualitywasmorewidespreadinbirds,the

researcherssoughtthered-backedfairywren,anotherspeciesof

Australiansongbird.Firsttheycollectedsounddatafrom67nestsin

foursitesinQueenslandbeforeandafterhatching.Thentheyidentified

beggingcallsbyanalyzingtheorderandnumberofnotes.Acomputer

analysisblindlycomparedcallsproducedbymothersandchicks,

rankingthembysimilarity.

Itturnsoutthatbabyred-backedfairywrensalsoemerge

chirpingliketheirmoms.Andthemorefrequentlymothershadcalled

totheireggs,themoresimilarwerethebabies,beggingcalls.In

addition,theteamsetupaseparateexperimentthatsuggestedthatthe

babybirdsthatmostcloselyimitatedtheirmom'svoicewererewarded

withthemostfood.

Thisobservationhintsthateffectiveembryoniclearningcould

signalneurological（神經系統的）strengthsofchildrentoparents.An

evolutionaryinferencecanthenbedrawn.44Asaparent,doyouinvest

inqualitychildren,ordoyouinvestinchildrenthatareinneed?”

Kleindorferasks."Ourresultssuggestthattheymightbegoingfor

quality.”

58.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1means"”.

A.betheworstB.bethebest

C.betheasbadD.bejustasgood

59.WhatareKleindorfer^findingsbasedon?

A.Similaritiesbetweenthecallsofmomsandchicks.

B.TheobservationoffairywrensacrossAustralia.

C.ThedatacollectedfromQueensland'slocals.

D.Controlledexperimentsonwrensandotherbirds.

60.Embryoniclearninghelpsmotherbirdstoidentifythebabybirds

which.

A.canreceivequalitysignalsB.areinneedoftraining

C.fittheenvironmentbetterD.maketheloudestcall

C

Anewcommoditybringsaboutahighlyprofitable,fast-growing

industry,urgingantitrust（反壟斷）regulatorstostepintocheckthose

whocontrolitsflow.Acenturyago,theresourceinquestionwasoil.

Nowsimilarconcernsaresbeingraisedbythegiants（巨頭）thatdealin

data,theoilofthedigitalage.ThemostvaluablefirmsareGoogle,

Amazon,FacebookandMicrosoft.Alllookunstoppable.

Suchsituationshaveledtocallsforthetechgiantstobebrokenup.

Butsizealoneisnotacrime.Thegiants'successhasbenefited

consumers.Fewwanttolivewithoutsearchenginesoraquickdelivery.

Farfromchargingconsumershighprices,manyoftheseservicesare

free（userspay,ineffect,byhandingoveryetmoredata）.Andthe

appearanceofnew-borngiantssuggeststhatnewcomerscanmake

waves,too.

Butthereiscauseforconcern.Theinternethasmadedata

abundant,all-presentandfarmorevaluable,changingthenatureof

dataandcompetition.Googleinitiallyusedthedatacollectedfrom

userstotargetadvertisingbetter.Butrecentlyithasdiscoveredthat

datacanbeturnedintonewservices:translationandvisualrecognition,

tobesoldtoothercompanies.Internetcompanies'controlofdatagives

themenormouspower.Sotheyhavea"God'seyeview“ofactivitiesin

theirownmarketsandbeyond.

Thisnatureofdatamakestheantitrustmeasuresofthepastless

useful.BreakingupfirmslikeGoogleintofivesmalloneswouldnot

stopremakingthemselves:intime,oneofthemwouldbecomegreat

again.Arethinkisrequired-andasanewapproachstartstobecome

apparent,twoideasstandout.

Thefirstisthatantitrustauthoritiesneedtomoveformthe

industrialageintothe21stcentury.Whenconsideringamerger（兼并），

forexample,theyhavetraditionallyusedsizetodeterminewhento

stepin.Theynowneedtotakeintoaccounttheextentoffirms'data

assets（資產）whenassessingtheimpactofdeals.Thepurchaseprice

couldalsobeasignalthatanestablishedcompanyisbuyinga

new-bornthreat.Whenthistakesplace,especiallywhenanew-born

companyhasnorevenuetospeakof,theregulatorsshouldraisered

flags.

Thesecondprincipleistoloosenthecontrolthatprovidersof

on-lineserviceshaveoverdataandgivemoretothosewhosupplythem.

Companiescouldbeforcedtoconsumerswhatinformationtheyhold

andhowmanymoneytheymakeformit.Governmentscouldorderthe

sharingofcertainkindsofdata,withusers'consent.

RestartingantitrustfortheinformationagewillnotbeeasyButif

governmentsdon'twantsadataeconomybyafewgiants,theymustact

soon.

61.Whyisthereacalltobreakupgiants?

A.Theyhavecontrolledthedatamarket

B.Theycollectenormousprivatedata

C.Theynolongerprovidefreeservices

D.Theydismissedsomenew-borngiants

62.WhatdoesthetechnologicalinnovationinParagraph3indicate?

A.Datagiants'technologyisveryexpensive

B.Google'sideaispopularamongdatafirms

C.Datacanstrengthengiants'controllingposition

D.Datacanbeturnedintonewservicesorproducts

63.Bypayingattentiontofirms5dataassets,antitrustregulators

could.

A.killanewthreatB.avoidthesizetrap

C.favourbiggerfirmsD.chargehigherprices

64.Whatisthepurposeoflooseningthegiants'controlofdata?

A.Bigcompaniescouldrelievedatasecuritypressure.

B.Governmentscouldrelievetheirfinancialpressure.

C.Consumerscouldbetterprotecttheirprivacy.

D.Smallcompaniescouldgetmoreopportunities.

D

OldProblem,NewApproaches

Whilecleanenergyisincreasinglyusedinourdailylife,global

warningwillcontinueforsomedecadesafterCO2emissions（排放）

peak.Soevenifemissionsweretobegintodecreasetoday,wewould

stillfacethechallengeofadaptingtoclimatechange.HereIwillstress

somesmarterandmorecreativeexamplesofclimateadaptation.

Whenitcomestoadaptation,itisimportanttounderstandthat

climatechangeisaprocess.Wearethereforenottalkingabout

adaptingtoanewstandard,buttoaconstantlyshiftingsetof

conditions.Thisiswhy,inpartatleast,theUSNationalClimate

Assessmentsaysthat:"Thereisno'one-sizefitsall'adaptation.”

Nevertheless,therearesomeactionsthatoffermuchandcarrylittle

riskorcost.

Aroundtheworld,peopleareadaptinginsurprisingways,

especiallyinsomepoorcountries.Floodshavebecomemoredamaging

inBangladeshinrecentdecades.MohammedRezwansawopportunity

whereotherssawonlydisaster.Hisnot-for-profitorganizationruns100

riverboatsthatserveasfloatinglibraries,schools,andhealthclinics,

andareequippedwithsolarpanelsandothercommunicatingfacilities.

Rezwaniscreatingfloatingconnectivity（連體）toreplaceflooded

roadsandhighways.Butheisalsoworkingatafarmorefundamental

level:hisstaffshowpeoplehowtomakefloatinggardensandfish

pondspreventstarvationduringthewetseason.

ElsewhereinAsiaevenmoreastonishingactionsarebeingtaken.

ChewangNorphellivesinamountainousregioninIndia,whereheis

knownastheIceMan.Thelossofglaciers（冰川）thereduetoglobal

warmingrepresentsanenormousthreattoagriculture.Withoutthe

glaciers,waterwillarriveintheriversattimeswhenitcandamage

crops.NorpheFsinspirationcamefromseeingthewasteofwaterover

winter,whenitwasnotneeded.Hedirectedthewastedwaterinto

shallowbasinswhereitfroze,andwasstoreduntilthespring.Hisfields

oficesupplyperfectlytimediirigation(灌溉)water.Havingcreated

ninesuchicereserves,Norphelcalculatesthathehasstoredabout200,

000m3ofwater.Climatechangeisacontinuingprocess,soNorphePs

icereserveswillnotlastforever.Warmingwillovertakethem.Butheis

providingafewyearsduringwhichthefarmerswill,perhaps,beable

tofindothermeansofadapting.

IncreasingEarth'sreflectivenesscancooltheplanet.Insouthern

Spainthesuddenincreaseofgreenhouses(whichreflectlightbackto

space)haschangedthewarmingtrendlocally,andactuallycooledthe

region.WhileSpainasawholeisheatingupquickly,temperatures

nearthegreenhouseshavedecreased.Thisexampleshouldactasan

inspirationforallcities.Bypaintingbuildingswhite,citiesmayslow

downthewarmingprocess.

InPeru,localfarmersaroundamountainwithaglacierthathas

alreadyfallenvictimtoclimatechangehavebegunpaintingtheentire

mountainpeakwhiteinthehopethattheaddedreflectivenesswill

restorethelife-givingice.Theoutcomeisstillfarfromclear.Butthe

WorldBankhasincludedtheprojectonitsof"100ideastosavethe

planet”.

Moreordinaryformsofadaptationarehappeningeverywhere.A

friendofmineownsanareaoflandinwesternVictoria.Overfive

generationsthelandhasbeentoowetforcropping.Butduringthepast

decadedecliningrainfallhasallowedhimtoplanthighlyprofitable

crops.Farmersinmanycountriesarealsoadaptinglikethis—eitherby

growingnewproduce,orbygrowingthesamethingsdifferently.This

iscommonsense.Butsomesuggestionsforadaptingarenot.Whenthe

pollutingindustriesarguethatwe'velostthebattletocontrolcarbon

pollutionandhavenochoicebuttoadapt,ifsanonsensedesignedto

makethecaseforbusinessasusual.

Humanbeingswillcontinuetoadapttothechangingclimatein

bothordinaryandastonishingways.Butthemostsensibleformof

adaptationissurelytoadaptourenergysystemstoemitlesscarbon

pollution.Afterall,ifweadaptinthatway,wemayavoidtheneedto

changeinsomanyothers.

65.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2implies.

A.adaptationisanever-changingprocess

B.thecostofadaptationvarieswithtime

C.globalwarmingaffectsadaptationforms

D.adaptationtoclimatechangeischallenging

66.WhatisspecialwithregardtoRezwan'sproject?

A.Theprojectreceivesgovernmentsupport.

B.Differentorganizationsworkwitheachother.

C.Hisorganizationmakesthebestofabadsituation.

D.Theprojectconnectsfloodedroadsandhighways.

67.WhatdidtheIceMandotoreducetheeffectofglobalwarming?

A.Storingiceforfutureuse.

B.Protectingtheglaciersfrommelting.

C.Changingtheirrigationtime.

D.Postponingthemeltingoftheglaciers.

68.WhatdowelearnfromthePeruexample?

A.Whitepaintisusuallysafeforbuildings.

B.Theglobalwarmingtreadcannotbestopped.

C.Thiscountryisheatinguptooquickly.

D.Sunlightreflectionmayrelieveglobalwarming.

69.Accordingtotheauthor;pollutingindustriesshould.

A.adapttocarbonpollution

B.planthighlyprofitablecrops

C.leavecarbonemissionalone

D.fightagainstcarbonpollution

70.Whafstheauthor'spreferredsolutiontoglobalwarming?

A.Settingupanewstandard.

B.Reducingcarbonemission.

C.Adaptingtoclimatechange.

D.Monitoringpollutingindustries.

第四部分：任務型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

請認真閱讀下面短文，并根據所讀內容在文章后表格中的空格里

填入一個最恰當的單詞學科&網。

注意：請將答案寫在答題卡上相應題號的橫線上。每個空格只填

一個單詞。

PopulationChange

Whyistheworld'spopulationgrowing?Theanswerisnotwhat

youmightthink.Thereasonfortheexplosionisnotthatpeoplehave

beenreproducinglikerabbits,butthatpeoplehavestoppeddropping

deadlikeflies.In1900,peoplediedattheaverageageof30.By2000

theaverageagewas65.Butwhileincreasinghealthwasatypical

featureofthe20thcentury,decliningbirthratecouldbeadefiningone

ofthe21st.

Statisticsshowthattheaveragenumberofbirthsperwomanhas

fallenfrom4.9intheearly1960sto2.5nowadays.Furthermore,

around50%oftheworld'spopulationliveinregionswherethefigure

isnowbelowthereplacementlevel(i.e.2.1birthsperwoman)and

almostalldevelopednationsareexperiencingsub-replacementbirth

rate.Youmightthinkthatdevelopingnationswouldmakeuptheloss

(especiallysince80%oftheworld'speoplenowliveinsuchnations),

butyou'dbewrong.Decliningbirthrateisamajorprobleminmany

developingregionstoo,whichmightcausecatastrophicglobal

shortagesofworkforcewithinafewdecades.

AgreatdeclineinyoungworkforceislikelytooccurinChina,for

instance.Whatdoesitimply?First,Chinaneedstoundergorapid

economicdevelopmentbeforeapopulationdeclinehitsthecountry.

Second,ifotherfactorssuchastechnologyremainconstant,economic

growthandmaterialexpectationswillfallwellbelowrecentstandards

andthiscouldinvitetrouble.

Russiaisanothercountrywithpopulationproblemsthatcould

breakitseconomicpromise.Since1992thenumberofpeopledyinghas

beenbiggerthanthatofthosebeingbornbyamassive50%.Indeed

officialfiguressuggestthecountryhasshrunkby5%since1993and

peopleinRussialiveashorterlifenowthanthosein1961.Whyisthis

occurring?Nobodyisquitesure,butpoordietandabovealllong-time

alcoholismhavemuchtodowithit.Ifcurrenttrendsdon'tbend,

Russia'spopulationwillbeaboutthesizeofYemen'sbytheyear2050.

InthenorthofIndia,thepopulationisboomingduetohighbirth

rates,butinthesouth,wheremosteconomicdevelopmentistaking

place,birthrateisfallingrapidly.Inafurthertwist,birthrateis

highestinpoorlyeducatedruralareasandlowestinhighlyeducated

urbanareas.Intotal,25%ofIndia'sworking-agepopulationhasno

education.In2030,asixthofthecountry'spotentialworkforcecould

betotallyuneducated.

Onesolutionisobviouslytoimportforeignworkersvia

immigration.AsfortheUSA,itisalmostuniqueamongdeveloped

nationsinhavingapopulationthatisexpectedtogrowby20%from

2010—2030.Moreover,theUSAhasatrackrecordofsuccessfully

acceptingimmigrants.Asaresultifslikelytoseeariseinthesizeofits

working-agepopulationandtowitnessstrongeconomicgrowthover

thelongerterm.

PopulationChange

Thebirthrateinthe21stcenturymaybemuch(71)_____thanitwasinthe

20th.

Declineofthebirthrate

Itwouldbedifficultfordevelopedcountriestomaintainthe(72)

ofpopulation.

Theimpactofdroppingbirthrateondevelopingcountriesmaynot

be(73)butdisastrous.

Toguaranteeitseconomicgrowth,Chinaneedstodealwiththe

populationissueproperly,asitsworkersaregetting(75).

Populationand

(74)pressure

TheUSAwillincrease,from2010-2030,itspopulationby20%through

(79).Thiswill(80)forthelackofyoungworkforce.

Americansolution

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