China has ended its one-child policy(政策) in 2015. The government announced it would now allow all couples to have two children. The one-child policy was a population control measure that was introduced in 1979. Policy makers hoped to control the country’s population to avoid high rates of poverty(贫穷).
The new two-child policy should give a huge economic(经济) push for China and prevent China from becoming an ageing society. China’s labor(劳动力) force peaked at 940 million in 2012. This fell to 930 million in 2014 and is expected to fall by 29 million by 2020. Predictions are that there will be an average of 2.5 million extra newborns per year. This will provide more workers and an extra $11.8 billion in annual GDP. The new policy will affect around 100 million people.
1.When did the one-child policy begin in China?
A. 1979 B. 2012 C. 2015 D. 2017
2.Which of the following is NOT true about the two-child policy?
A. It can increase more new babies.
B. It’s a huge economic push in China.
C. It makes China became an ageing society.
D. It will affect many people.
3.What’s meaning of the underlined word “peaked”?
A. 山峰 B. 达到顶峰 C. 压力增大 D. 化解危机
The Sweetest Sight
I was in the most beautiful city in the world, yet I only wanted home.
It was an amazing week for my husband and me –the trip of a lifetime. Months ago, when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London. I expressed my____to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to____our two children and started off.
During the week’s time,____visited London and Paris –as much as we could, Big Ben, the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.
On our last night in Paris,____we enjoyed the night view(夜景) of the Eiffel Tower, my husband called home. His mother____the phone. In a second, my husband’s face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something____happened.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
He didn’t answer and continued to listen. A few minutes later, he said____to me that Tony, our seven-year-old son, had fallen off his bike and____his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.
At that moment, Paris suddenly lost its charm(魅力).
“I don’t want to be here! I shouldn’t be here! I should be home____my kids!”
We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport …
Finally, we got home. We rushed into our children’s bedroom. Seeing our two children, I suddenly realized the truth: there is no____sight(风景)in the world than your children’s faces that greet you at home.
1.A. question B. wish C. step D. place
2.A. look after B. talk with C. find out D. wake up
3.A. he B. she C. we D. they
4.A. after B. since C. though D. because
5.A. shouted B. finished C. wrote D. answered
6.A. ugly B. useful C. right D. bad
7.A. hardly B. clearly C. sadly D. truly
8.A. danced B. broken C. thrown D. opened
9.A. toward B. with C. under D. from
10.A. quieter B. richer C. sweeter D. wider
你和两个好朋友(Tom和Mike)都喜欢同一种运动，但性格、爱好又不完全相同。根据提示内容写一篇不少于80词的 短文，注意使用比较级的句式。
A：Hi, Zhang Fang!1.
B：More than ten.
A: Great.2.
B；A good friend should be popular in school and good at schoolwork.
A；3.
B：Wang Jie. She is a friendly girl.
A：4.
B：We are quite different. She is funnier and more outgoing than me. I am more athletic than her.
A：5.
B：Because we like doing the same things when we are free.
A：I see. Thank you.
1.He enjoys________(tell)jokes.
2.Most of the_________(kid)are very lovely.
3.She likes to have friends who are (difference) from her.
4.Please tell me its________(important).
5.Tom is much_______(quiet)than his friends.
1.The man shows great i________ in music. He enjoys it very much.
2.The funny story makes lots of people 1________.
3.The word “unhappy” m___________ “not happy”.
4.Sometimes James and his father have____________(相反的）views.
5.The boy is very serious about__________(功课）. He is a good student.
