2017年江苏省高考英语试卷

2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（江苏卷）

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读卜一小题。每段对

话仅读一遍。

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.

第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。

6.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Aninformationoffice.

B.Apolicestation.

C.Ashoerepairshop.

7.WhatistheTownGuideaccordingtotheman?

A.Abrochure.

B.Anewspaper.

C.Amap.

听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。

8.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherestaurant?

A.It'sthebiggestonearound.

B.Itoffersmanytastydishes.

C.It'sfamoustbritsseafood.

9.Whatwillthewomanprobablyorder?

A.Friedfish.

B.Roastchicken.

C.Beefsteak.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

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.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

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.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

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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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

第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下而短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ForalongtimeGabrieldidn'twanttobeinvolvedinmusicatall.Inhisfirstyearsofhigh

school»Gabrielwouldlookpityinglyatthemusicstudents,36acrossthecampuswiththeir

heavyinstrumentcases,37atschoolforpracticehours38anyoneelsehadtobe（here.He

sworetohimselfto39music,ashehaledgettingtoschoolextraearly.

40>oneday,inthemusicclassthatwas41ofhisschooPsstandardcurriculum,he

wasplayingidly（随意地）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

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真.阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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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（神经系统

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（反垄断）regulatorsiostepintocheckthosewhoconirclitsflow.Acenturyago,ihe

resourceinquestionwasoil.Nowsimilarconcernsarebeingraisedbythegianls（巨头）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(资

产)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(连接)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.

第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单

词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空珞只填一个单词。

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.

第五部分书面表达（满分25分）

81.请认真阅读下面有关我国电影票房收入（boxofficeincome）的柱状图及相关文字，并

按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

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