2023年江苏省南京市中考英语考前一周原创首字母填空冲刺押题训练(二)

Day 6 The United Nations announced on April 19 that India is going to become the most populous (人口稠密的) country in the world by the end of June. In 2022, India had more than 1.412 billion people, which was very (1)c_____ to China’s population of 1.426 billion people. India’s population is (2)e_____ to grow to almost 1.43 billion by the middle of the year, surpassing China’s. One of the main reasons for this (3)r_____ growth is that many babies are born in India every year, more than in any other country, Time magazine noted. Having a big population can be good for the economy (经济) (4)b_____ more people can work and earn money, which can (5)l______ to economic growth, the Associated Press noted. More companies from other countries and regions may come to India because of this. However, having a big population can also be challenging because there might not be enough resources like food, healthcare and (6)e_____ for everyone. CNN stated that it could also be hard for people to find jobs because so many people are looking for work. According to a 2021 report (7)f______ the World Bank, India’s labor force participation rate (劳动力参与率), which is the proportion (比例) of the active labor force in the working-age population, is 46 percent – the (8)l______ in Asia. Despite these challenges, India is still a country with many opportunities for growth. Many companies are (9)c_____ to set up factories in India to make things (10)l______ mobile phones and semiconductors (半导体). Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, said that India will have unprecedented (前所未有的) economic growth and become the world’s third-biggest economy by 2027. Day 7 Oskar Schindler was born in 1908 in what is now the Czech Republic. In 1939, he (1)m_____ to Poland and bought a factory that mostly employed Jewish workers because they were paid (2)l_____. However, as the Nazis began to harm the Jewish population, Schindler witnessed their cruelty and decided to use his power and (3)i______ to help the Jews in his