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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.
Do you like watching films? What films do you like best? Here we introduce three Chinese films that were popular in 2023.
Chang'an The film mainly develops (发展) around the lives of the great poets Li Bai and Gao Shi, showing their deep friendship. It also introduces other famous people from that time. In the film, there are many well-known poems (诗) that we can read and learn in today's textbooks. The film shows the beauty of many old cities, like Chang'an and Tongguan. Never Say Never Never. Say Never is adapted (改编) from real-life events. Its director, Mr. Wang, wants to help a group of poor children from small villages. He started to prepare the film in 2017. Describing the film as "a story of finding a way out", Wang said it not only helped him get out of a difficult situation (情境) but also holds great meaning for his own life. Oh My School! The film is an adaption of a network cartoon series (系列) that came out between 2014 and 2018. This film is set in a junior high school in Changchun Northeast China. It tells the interesting story of Wang Qiang, a naughty student who unexpectedly (意外地) exchanges (交换) bodices with Shi Miaona, a strict teacher, leading to many funny stories. |
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Basketball Club Do you like to play basketball? Do you want to play it well? Mr Cai can teach you. You can come here every Saturday afternoon. Tel: 368-5778 Address: Room 212 in the National Sports Centre | Learning German Can you speak German? Do you want to learn German? Please join the German Club now. Call Joan at 345-1238. Time: 7:30 pm-9:30 pm (from Monday to Friday) |
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