题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:困难
浙江省嘉兴市平湖市2023-2024学年八年级人文(阅读)上学期英语期末抽测试卷(2023.12)
According to the United Nations, later this year, India's population will surpass China's. With 1, 428 billion people, it will be the most populous country in the world.
What is driving India's population growth? Well, one of the biggest reasons is its young people. Nearly half of the country's population is under the age of 25. Because of this, scientists believe that India's population will reach the top in 2065. They say that India has a lot to learn from China. Giving better education is actually one of the best ways to control population.
Becoming the world's most populous country means an important turning point in India's development. Have you ever heard the term"demographic dividend(人口红利)"? It means that the more working people a country has, the more likely its economy(经济) is to grow. In 2021, the working-age population of India stood at 900 million. That was a surprising number. However, the U. S. working-age population is only 207 million.
Nearly 40 years ago, many young, clever Indians started moving to the West. They were looking for better chances for their skills. At that time, many scientists were worried about this. Many of them have become CEOs of top companies in the world. They can help develop their home country.
▲ . There are, for example, not as many new non-farming jobs as people expected. Millions of young Indians feel hopeless about the future of their jobs. They choose to continue their studies rather than look for jobs. India's unemployment rate (失业率) climbed to 8. 11% this past April.
India still has a long way to go before it starts to take full advantage of its population size.
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