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How Arts Promote Our EconomyWhen most people think of the arts, they imagine the end product, the beautiful painting，a wonderful piece of music，or an award-winning performance in the theater.But arts groups bring broader value to our communities.The economic impact of the arts is often overlooked and badly judged.The arts create jobs that help develop the economy.Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts，managers，musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art.These people earn a living wage for their professional knowledge and skills.Another group of folks is needed to help market the event.“If you build it they will come” is a misleading belief.Painters，digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event.According to the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition, arts agencies employ more than 10，000 people as full-or part-time employees or independent contractors.A successful arts neighborhood creates a ripple effect (连锁反应)throughout a community.In 2005, when the Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to our town, the location was considered a poor area of town.After investing more than $1 million in reconstructing the building, we began producing a full season of theater performances, jazz concerts, and year-round arts education programs in 2008.Nearly 40 percent of jazz lovers live outside of the Dallas city limits and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts District.No doubt the theater has contributed to the area’s development and economic growth.Today, there are galleries, studios, restaurants and newly built work spaces where neighbors share experiences, where there is renewed life and energy.In this way, arts and culture also serve as a public good.TeCo Theatrical Productions Inc.made use of Bloomberg’s investment of $35，000 to get nearly $400，000 in public and private sector support during the two-yearperiod.Further, Dallas arts and arts-based businesses produce $298 for every dollar the city spends on arts programming and facilities.In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller than Dallas, the arts have an economic impact of almost $3 billion and support 44，000 jobs, 80 percent of which actually lie outside the arts industry, including accountants, marketers, construction workers, hotel managers, printers，and other kinds of art workers.The arts are efficient economic drivers and when they are supported，the entire small-business community benefits.It is wrong to assume arts groups cannot make a profit.But in order to stay in business, arts groups must produce returns.If you are a student studying the arts, chances are you have been ill-advised to have a plan B.But those who truly understand the economic impact and can work to change the patterns can create a wide range of career possibilities.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了艺术是如何促进经济发展的。

71.benefit [信息转换题。

根据第一段第二句“But arts groups bring broader value to our communities”可知，从经济方面来讲，我们的社区从艺术中得到了很多的好处。

短语benefit from“从……中受益”，故填benefit。

]72.Ways [信息概括题。

根据表格的提示和文章内容可知，此处讲述了艺术推进经济发展的几种途径，故填Ways。

]73.joint/collective [信息转换题。

根据文章第二段中的“The arts create jobs...an appealing piece of art”可知，艺术活动需要艺术家、科技专家、经理、音乐家或作家的共同努力，故填joint/collective。

]74.promotion/marketing [信息查找题。

根据文章第三段中的“Another group of folks is needed to help market the event”可知，还需要另一些人帮助推销，故填promotion/marketing。

]75.effect [信息查找题。

根据第四段中提到的一系列数据可推知，艺术有逐渐扩大的影响，故填effect。

]76.fares [信息转换题。

根据第四段最后一句“Nearly 40 percent of jazz...in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Art s District”可知，除了票的费用之外，一些爵士乐爱好者还要支付往返活动场所的费用，故填fares。

]77.positive [信息概括题。

第六段讲述的是艺术方面的投资能够产生潜在的积极的经济效益，故填positive。

]78.outside/beyond [信息查找题。

根据第六段最后一句“...actually lie outside the arts industry...”中的outside的提示可知这里填outside/beyond。

]79.statistics/data/analyses [信息概括题。

最后一段是总结，上面通过一系列数据来说明艺术能带来经济效益，故填statistics/data/analyses。

]80.alternative [信息转换题。

根据文章最后一段中的“If you are a student studying the arts，chances are you have been ill-advised to have a plan B”可知，艺术生不需要担心他们的工作，他们有选择的机会，故填alternative。

]Population ChangeWhy is the world’s population growing？The answer is not what you might think.The reason for the explosion is not that people have been reproducing like rabbits，but that people have stopped dropping dead like flies.In 1900，people died at the average age of 30.By 2000 the average age was 65.But while increasing health was a typical feature of the 20th century，declining birth rate could be a defining one of the 21st.Statistics show that the average number of births per woman has fallen from 4.9 in the early 1960s to 2.5 nowadays.Furthermore，around 50% of the world’s population live in regions where the figure is now below the replacement level(i.e.2.1 births per woman)and almost all developed nations are experiencing sub-replacement birth rate.You might think that developing nations would make up the loss(especially since 80% of the world’s people now live in such nations)，but you’d be wrong.Declining birth rate is a major problem in many developing regions too，which might cause catastrophic global shortages of work force within a few decades.A great decline in young work force is likely to occur in China，for instance.What does it imply？First，China needs to undergo rapid economic development before a population decline hits the country.Second，if other factors such as technology remain constant，economic growth and material expectations will fall well below recent standards and this could invite trouble.Russia is another country with population problems that could break its economic promise.Since 1992 the number of people dying has been bigger than that of those being born by a massive 50%.Indeed official figures suggest the country has shrunkby 5% since 1993 and people in Russia live a shorter life now than those in 1961.Why is this occurring？Nobody is quite sure，but poor diet and above all long-time alcoholism have much to do with it.If current trends don’t bend，Russia’s population will be about the size of Yemen’s by the year 2050.In the north of India，the population is booming due to high birth rates，but in the south，where most economic development is taking place，birth rate is falling rapidly.In a further twist，birth rate is highest in poorly educated rural areas and lowest in highly educated urban areas.In total，25% of India’s working-age population has no education.In 2030，a sixth of the country’s potential work force could be totally uneducated.One solution is obviously to import foreign workers via immigration.As for the USA，it is almost unique among developed nations in having a population that is expected to grow by 20% from 2010—2030.Moreover，the USA has a track record of successfully accepting immigrants.As a result it’s likely to see a rise in the size of its working-age population and to witness strong economic growth over the longer term.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。