2022届高考英语二轮复习：语法填空（An ageing population 人口老龄化） （学案+教案+音频）

An ageing population 人口老龄化 全球人口正在经历老龄化，这重要吗？虽然人口老龄化意味着劳动人口比重下降，老年人更依赖政府救济，但这件事情也有积极的一面。有哪些办法可以减轻人口老龄化的影响？ Step 1:精读文本。 There’s one thing for certain – we’re all getting older. And while the older amongst(among) us may be no spring chickens不再年轻 any more, growing old gracefully(优雅地，高雅地) is no bad thing. And with age comes wisdom. However, as the world population ages, will there be enough people to replace our younger selves A situation where there are more old people than young certainly has an effect on the world. A report by the Pew Research Center says that globally the number of people over 65 years old will triple by 2050, drastically(可替换为dramatically) altering(改变) some countries’ demographic make-up. triple adj.三倍的 v.成为三倍 n.三倍的量 This growing and dependent population means that there is an increased demand for health and social care社会关怀. Governments will struggle to provide satisfactory/satisfying pensions令人满意的养老金, which are ultimately funded by taxes paid by the working population. And long-term, a smaller population of economically-active people may be a problem for companies trying to recruit staff对于那些试图招聘员工的公司来说，经济活跃人群的减少可能是一个问题. Attitudes to an ageing(=aging) population老龄化人口 vary around the world世界各地各不相同. The Pew Research Center survey found that 87% of Japanese people were most concerned about it, while only 26% of people from the USA were. Here, immigration is helping to boost the younger workforce移民有助于促进年轻劳动力. Some countries thought the elderly should take care of themselves, while others thought it was the responsibility of the family. Many thought the government should be responsible. But old age shouldn’t just be seen negatively. Elderly people have knowledge and experience they can pass on(把…传给，转移给). Some have wealth which they can spend, helping the economy. And some help society by doing voluntary or charity work. Of course, solutions are needed to tackle the issue, and these include increasing the retirement age, encouraging people to save for the future, persuading skilled and educated migrants技术高超的和受过教育的移民者 to fill labour shortages填补劳动力短缺, or even convincing people to have more children. Step 2:语法填空。 There’s one thing for certain – we’re all getting older. And while the older amongst us may be no spring chickens any more, growing old _____(graceful) is no bad thing. And with age _____(come) wisdom. However, as the world population _____(age), will there be enough people to replace our younger selves A situation _____ there are more old people than young certainly has an effect on the world. A report by the Pew Research Center says that globally the number of people over 65 years old will triple by 2050, drastically _____(alter) some countries’ demographic make-up（人口构成）. This _____(grow) and depen ... ...