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The government in China plans to end its one﹣child policy and let families have two children instead．
The plan was announced on Thursday after high﹣level political meetings in Beijing．A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy．The statement said the change is meant to balance population development，stop a falling birth rate（出生率） and strengthen the country's labor force（劳动力）．
China，with the largest population in the world，started the one﹣child policy in 1980．But the government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children．For example，some families in the countryside could have two children，if the first﹣born child is a girl．
In 2013，the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children if one of them was an only child．
Jiang Quanbao，a teacher and population expert，explained how Chinese families react to the newest policy．"Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child，"he said．"People in the countryside are more interested．But some of them are already allowed to have two children．"
At the end of 2014，China had a population of 1.37billion people．A total of 800million of them have jobs．But the labor market population will drop in 35years．That is to say，the country will be in great need of labor by the year 2050．With the two﹣child policy，an increase in births can solve this problem．
Boys and girls，what do you think of the two﹣child policy？Do you want to have a new﹣born brother or a sister？
（1）Why does the government plan to end the one﹣child policy？
| A． |
Because we need a larger population． |
| B． |
Because millions of people have jobs． |
| C． |
Because most families want to have a second child． |
| D． |
Because a falling birth rate must be stopped． |
（2）How do most young people in the cities react to the two﹣child policy？
| A． |
They support the policy． |
| B． |
They don't think it is good． |
| C． |
They're very interested． |
| D． |
They're not interested any more． |
（3）When will our country be seriously short of labor if the one﹣child policy continues？
| A． |
In 2015． |
| B． |
In 2035． |
| C． |
In 2050． |
| D． |
In 2070 |
（4）The Two﹣Children Policy mainly ．
| A． |
helps solve the problems of aging population and labor shortages． |
| B． |
doesn't allow one couple to have two children． |
| C． |
has a bad influence on one's mental health． |
| D． |
encourages one couple to have more than two children． |
（5）More couples the Two﹣Children Policy according to the passage．
| A． |
disagree with |
| B． |
agree with |
| C． |
don't know |
| D． |
hate． |
John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates very much. But his mother doesn’t give him any. They are not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She wants to make the old man happy. One Sunday evening John says in his room, “Please, God (上帝). Make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. It’s my eighth birthday.” His mother says，“God can’t hear you, my boy.” “I know, but my grandfather is in the next room. He can hear.”John likes _____ very much.
| A．reading books | B．eating |
| C．chocolates | D．God |
John comes from _____ .
| A．China | B．America |
| C．Canada | D．England |
What day is John’s birthday?
| A．Sunday. | B．Monday. |
| C．Tuesday. | D．Saturday. |
Who often buy some chocolates for John?
| A．His mother. | B．God. |
| C．His grandfather. | D．Himself (他自己). |
Where’s John’s grandfather on that day?
A.In the factory. B.On a farm.
C.In the U.S.A.D.In the next room.
Dear Mr. Lee,
I am Jack. I want to be in a club in our school. I can’t sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things. I can play three instruments, the guitar, the violin (小提琴) and the piano. I think I can be in the music club. Maybe (也许) I can be a famous musician. I like reading story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports too, but I don’t think I can be a famous and successful sportsman (运动员). Can I join you?
Yours,
JackWhat’s the Chinese meaning (含义) of the underlined word “instrument”?
| A．琴 | B．乐章 | C．乐器 | D．乐谱 |
Jack can’t _____ .
| A．act in movies | B．write stories |
| C．play the violin | D．read |
Jack thinks he can be a famous _____ or a famous writer.
| A．sportsman | B．singer |
| C．actor | D．musician |
What club can Jack join?
| A．The art(艺术) club. | B．The sports club. |
| C．The movie club. | D．The music club. |
Why doesn’t Jack join the sports club?
| A．He isn’t good at sports. |
| B．He is not strong enough (不够强壮). |
| C．He doesn’t think he can be famous and successful in sports. |
| D．He doesn’t like sports. |
A new word is becoming more and more popular on the Internet in China - but no one knows quite what it means.The word "duang" is so new that you can’t even find it in the Chinese dictionary. But it has already spread(传播) like fire on the Chinese Internet , appearing more than 8,000,000 times on Weibo, where 15,000 users had more than 312,000 discussions. On Baidu, it has been looked up almost 600,000 times. But what does it mean?
"Everyone's duang-ing and I still don't know what it means! Looks like I’d better go back to school now," said Weibo user Fahmida.
Another user asked: "Have you duang-ed today? My mind is full of duang duang duang."
"To duang or not to duang, that is the question," wrote user Beatrice.
"Duang" seems to be imitating (模仿) a sound. It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, who in 2004 appeared in a shampoo ad (洗发水广告) where he used the sound “duang” to describe his soft and black hair. The word came to people again recently(最近) after Chan posted it on his Weibo page. Thousands of users then began to visit Chan's Weibo page with comments (评论).
The word seems to have many different meanings, and there's no perfect (完美的) Chinese meaning for it, but you could use it to give emphasis (强调) to the word that follows it. A kid might be "duang cute", for example.According to the passage, _________ users joined in the discussion on Weibo.
| A．312,000 | B．15,000 |
| C．600,000 | D．8,000,000 |
In 2004, Jackie Chan used “duang” to _________.
| A．show he was very popular |
| B．describe his hair |
| C．ask people to buy the shampoo |
| D．reply to Weibo users’ comments |
Mary got a gift from her old friend and said “I am duang surprised”. She might mean that she was_________ according to the passage.
| A．not surprised at all | B．a little surprised |
| C．quite surprised | D．no longer surprised |
Which of the following sentences is True?
| A．Duang has only one meaning. |
| B．Every one knew What it means. |
| C．It can be used to give emphasis to the word that follows it. |
| D．Duang means a kind of shampoo. |
The best title of this passage may be “_________”.
| A．A New Word — Duang |
| B．Jackie Chan and His Shampoo Ad |
| C．Learning Chinese Culture |
| D．A New Name for Jackie Chan |
Today there are 7 billion people on the earth．By the year 2050 there may be 9.0 billion．We will have a lot more people to feed．We need more food．
One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants．For thousands of years，farmers have made plants better．Every season，they pick the best plants for the next season．It works very slowly．Since1983 scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic(遗传的) material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods(转基因食品)，or GM foods.
By changing the genetic material of a plant，it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases：a kind of rice is being prepared，for example，which stops people from becoming blind．Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and they bring in more money．Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food．
GM plants are not natural．No one knows how good or bad they are．Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050．But there are strong feelings against them，because they are unnatural. They may feed people，then hurt them or their children later．But both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use，and they are not going to die．In 2050 we may think differently about them．Who invented the GM plants?
| A．Farmers． | B．Workers |
| C．Scientists． | D．Plants． |
People plant the GM plants because .
| A．they make plants strong against diseases |
| B．they are unnatural |
| C．they can help in human diseases |
| D．both A and C |
What do you think of the GM plant?
| A．It grows too slowly． |
| B．It is bad for people’s body． |
| C．It can greatly help the poor countries． |
| D．It produces less food than the general plant. |
Why do some people dislike the GM plants?
| A．The GM foods may harm the human body． |
| B．The GM foods have terrible taste． |
| C．The GM foods are bad for the adults． |
| D．The GM foods are not cheap． |
From the passage we can find out__________
| A．the GM plants can produce more food |
| B．scientists want to make more money |
| C．scientists find the GM plants by accident |
| D．scientists work on the subject for fun |
Empathy(同情心) lets us feel another person’s pain and drives us to help. Do any other animals feel empathy? Scientists recently found that rats(老鼠) do, too.
Most people don’t like rats. In many people’s eyes, rats are only bad. But Jean Decety and his partners at the University of Chicago did an experiment. It showed that rats are kind, warm-hearted animals. They can feel each other’s pain.
Scientists placed pairs of rats in plastic cages(笼子) for two weeks. During this time they got to know each other. Then they put one of the rats from each pair into a small container(容器) in the cages. The small container had a door. It was so designed as to fall to the side when the free rat touched it. Many of the trapped(困住的) rats squeaked(吱吱叫) to show their discomfort. The other rats of the pairs could see their suffering friends clearly.
In most pairs, the free rats would become very worried about their friends. They kept trying to save their friends again and again throughout the month. Scientists put the rats’ favorite chocolate in the cages, but the rats didn’t eat it until they had saved their friends successfully. Scientists also found that female rats seemed to act more empathetic than male rats.
“The results are the first to show that rats take action in response to another’s trouble,” Decety said. “Monkeys and chimpanzees have similar behavior. But unlike those animals, rats can be ready used in laboratory studies. They will help us to learn which parts of the brain lead to empathy and helping behavior and whether empathy is natural.”A person with empathy is often _____.
| A．kind-hearted | B．clever | C．active | D．strong |
What does the underline word mean in Chinese?
| A．休息的 | B．睡着的 | C．死亡的 | D．受苦的 |
Why didn’t the free rats eat the chocolate at first?
| A．Because they were full at that time. |
| B．Because chocolate was not their favorite food. |
| C．Because they wanted to save the trapped rats first. |
| D．Because they were afraid that the chocolate was bad. |
Which of the following animals were NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Monkeys. | B．Cats. | C．Rats. | D．Chimpanzees. |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．Rats can feel other animals’ pain. |
| B．Chocolate is rats’ favorite food. |
| C．Female rats are more empathetic than male rats. |
| D．Rats are empathetic and can feel each other’s pain. |