Let’s Learn More about Each Other
Are the lives of city kids the same as those in villages? In many ways, they are very different. But what are the differences?
Hu Peng of Wuhan and four friends decided to find them out. Earlier this month, they lived for a week in Caidian, a village near Wuhan. Hu and his friends went door to door in Caidian and asked the kids there lots of questions. They wanted to learn more about village kids’ everyday lives, so they asked these questions like —Do your parents teach you how to do housework? How much money do you usually spend on dinner? What would you do if a thief (小偷) came into your house? They also asked 150 city kids the same questions.What’s the Difference?
Last week the team gave a report to their class. There are lots of differences between children’s lives in cities and those in villages. The biggest difference is independence. Hu’s team said that 60 percent of city kids couldn’t do much housework, but 90 percent of village kids could care for themselves.
City kids told Hu they cared about school a lot, and they had no time for washing clothes or making their beds. Village kids said they helped their parents with housework a lot. They cooked, did some cleaning and fed animals. Hu’s team also found that village kids had less pocket money (零花钱). Many never used computers. They played in rivers or on mountains. Some didn’t really like to make new friends.
Hu and his friends said their trip gave them more self-confidence (自信) because they were doing something by themselves. But it also made them a little worried because they saw they still had a lot to learn. “When we grow up, our parents can’t take care of us,” said Hu. “We have to learn to take care of ourselves.” Shen Guanquan, one of Hu’s friends said, “When children learn to care for themselves, they learn to do lots of things.”
1.How many city kids went to learn about village kids’ everyday lives?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
2.They found that most village kids ________.
A. had no time for their study
B. didn’t care much about school
C. helped their parents with housework a lot
D. had much pocket money
3.From the article, the biggest difference is ___between city kids and village kids.
A. friends B. Time
C. self-confidence D. independence
4.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph means _________.
A. their trip B. their report
C. village kids D. city kids
5.Hu Peng and his friends finished their report by _________.
A. visiting schools in the village
B. questioning village kids and city kids
C. watching village kids’ everyday lives
D. questioning village kids’ parents
One day Mr. Brown sees a young woman in the street with children. He is very surprised because all the children are wearing the same clothes. White caps, blue coats and yellow trousers.
“Are all these children yours?” he asks the woman.
“Yes, they are.” she answers.
“Do you always dress them in the same clothes ?” asks Mr. Brown.
“Yes, ” answers the mother. “When we have four children, we dress them in the same clothes because we don’t want to lose any of them. It is easy to see our children among other children because they are all wearing the same clothes. And now we have ten children, we dress them like this because we don't want to take other children home by mistake. When there are other children among ours, it is easy to see them because their clothes are different.
1. What kinds of clothes are the children wearing when Mr. Brown sees them?
A. White caps, blue coats and yellow trousers.
B. Blue caps, yellow coats and white trousers.
C. Yellow caps, white coats and blue trousers.
D.White caps, yellow coats and blue trousers.
2.How many people does the woman have now?
A. ten B. eleven C. four D. ten children
3.Why is Mr. Brown surprised? Because ________ .
A. all the children are boys
B. all the children are in the same clothes
C. all the children are lovely
D. all the children are wearing the same trousers
4.Why does the woman dress her children in the same clothes?
Because_______________.
A. she has so many children
B. she loves her children
C. she doesn't want to take her children home
D. she wants to see her children easily among others
5.“We don't want to take other children home by mistake.”这句话的汉语意思是：
根据下面一篇图表的内容判断下列句子的正误，与短文内容相符的用“ A ”表示，错误的用“B ”表示。
Peter is a Grade One student in a high school, and he has a part-time job in a restaurant. It isn’t much money, so he saves almost all the money he can get because he wants to go to a good university. The costs （费用）goes up every year in universities.
Jane is a student in a high school. She is in Grade Two . She has a job as a cashier in a shop. She has no time for homework, and her grades aren’t very good this year. But she has to work, because she wants to buy nice clothes and go out on Saturday nights.
Lucy is a new student in a university and it is very expensive, so she works in a law office for three hours every weekday afternoon. The job gives her a good chance to learn things because she wants to be a lawyer someday.
1. Peter is a high school student, and he has a part-time job in a restaurant.
2.Jane is a Grade Two student in a high school. She has a job as a cashier.
3.Lucy is a university student. She works part-time in a library.
4.Lucy wants to be a lawyer in the future.
5.Jane has to work part-time to buy nice clothes.
完形填空
In the poor mountains, many ________ can’t go to school. They can’t learn at school ________ their parents don’t have enough money. They are very poor. Many children stay ________ and help their families make ________ money. In fact, their parents are ________. They hope their children can go to school just ________ other children. But they can’t let their children ________ to school. Some children go to school, but they ________ go to senior high school or college.
Some people want ________ the children in poor mountains, so they supply（提供）some money to the poor children. And many teachers go to _______ in the least developed areas. All of us hope the children in the poor mountains can go to school happily.
1.A. parents B. teachers C. children D. boys
2.A. because B. and C. so D. or
3.A. at home B. at the home C. in the home D. at school
4.A. a B. an C. some D. many
5.A. happy B. unhappy C. good D. clever
6.A. like B. as C. and D. as well
7.A. go B. to go C. going D. went
8.A. may B. will C. can D. may not
9.A. help B. helps C. helping D. to help
10.A. learn B. play C. sing D. teach
The teacher told us there ________ only a sun in the world.
A. was B. is C. are D. Be
Mary worked hard, but he____ the final exam.
A.failed B. won C. passed D. liked
