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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？
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Because we need a larger population． |
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Because millions of people have jobs． |
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Because most families want to have a second child． |
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Because a falling birth rate must be stopped． |
（2）How do most young people in the cities react to the two﹣child policy？
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They support the policy． |
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They don't think it is good． |
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They're very interested． |
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They're not interested any more． |
（3）When will our country be seriously short of labor if the one﹣child policy continues？
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In 2015． |
| B． |
In 2035． |
| C． |
In 2050． |
| D． |
In 2070 |
（4）The Two﹣Children Policy mainly ．
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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．
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disagree with |
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agree with |
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don't know |
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hate． |
Do you know what school life is like in Singapore? In Singapore, a class only lasts half an hour, but there are no breaks between classes. The students only have a 30-minute tea break after 3 or 4 classes.
They do not do eye exercises. Yao Suyu said our eye exercises were unfamiliar(不熟悉)to her. “I’d like to introduce them to our school,” she said. “They’re very useful!”
In Singapore school ends at 1:50 p.m. But students joined other classes after school such as dance clubs and choir(合唱团). Yao says she joins dance club twice a week and it lasts from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Singapore’s population(人口)includes Chinese, Indians(印度人), Malays(马来人 )and Westerners. But there is no special school for any one of the groups. The students in Yao’s school are mainly Chinese, Indians and Malays. “The Indian students take Indian language classes when we study Chinese,” said Yao. “But if an Indian student is interested in Chinese, he or she can study it, too.”
In Singaporean schools, teachers teach in English. It’s the official(官方的)language in Singapore. Singaporean students have to take different courses after school. Like most Singaporean students, Yao took other courses in Chinese, math and English.How long does a class last in Singapore?
Do the students do eye exercises in Singapore?
When does school end in Singapore?
What does Singapore’s population include?
In which language do teachers teach in Singaporean schools?
Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend great books for you to read:
My favorite book is Don’t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favorite. It doesn’t end like other books, and I cried while reading.
I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it’s a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her!
I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny, so please add it on your book list. You don’t want to miss out funny stories!
I would suggest by Judy Blume. It is based on(基于)real things that happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a new state. They become friends, make a club and meet once a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one. I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up.
I read a book called Neela: Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice! It takes place in India(印度)in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also learned a lot about different cultures(文化)! The author(作者)’s name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.According to the reader, Skinny Bones can be described as a story.
| A．sad | B．history | C．funny | D．detective |
We can learn different cultures from the book .
| A．Skinny Bones | B．Nancy Drew |
| C．Don’t Die, My Love | D．Neela: Victory Song |
In the book Nancy Drew, Nancy is .
| A．a writer | B．a doctor |
| C．a detective | D．a student |
In the passage, readers from all over the United States recommend books to read.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．2 |
The best name of the 4th book is .
| A．My Secret` | B．Growing Trouble |
| C．Three Friends | D．Alice Learns a Lesson |
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| A．Friday | B．Saturday | C．Monday | D．Thursday |
The sunniest days were .
| A．Tuesday and Friday | B．Saturday and Tuesday |
| C．Monday and Wednesday | D．Tuesday and Wednesday |
On Sunday it would probably be the best to .
| A．go to the beach for a swim | B．stay at home and read a good book |
| C．take the dog for a walk | D．go on a picnic |
Friday, May 1st, was .
| A．rainy in the morning and in the afternoon |
| B．sunny all day |
| C．sunny in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon |
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Joan flew her kite on a day that was windy in the morning but wet in the afternoon. Joan probably did this on _________.
| A．Saturday, April 26th | B．Monday, April 28th |
| C．Tuesday, April 29th | D．Thursday, April 30th |
Do you get angry at your friends’ singing loudly while you are working? Or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to control your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry with people can make you lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written My feelings Are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them. The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better. Getting angry is not a natural way to act. It is just a bad habit, like smoking. The book says you can control your anger easily—all you have to do is telling yourself not to be angry.
When a baby falls over, it only cries if people are watching it. Like a baby, you should only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do.
·Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
·Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
·Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh!The writer wants to tell us .
| A．not to get angry | B．to work hard at school |
| C．to do more exercise | D．to help each other |
The writer thinks that if you get angry easily you will .
| A．get ill very easily | B．lose your friends |
| C．get sad easily | D．eat less |
My Feelings Are Just Like Wild Animals is a .
| A．story | B．book | C．picture | D．film |
My Feelings Are Just Like Wild Animals mainly tells us .
| A．what to read | B．how to read |
| C．how to stay cool | D．how to learn English |
When a baby falls over, it only cries if people are watching. Here “it” refers to .
| A．the book | B．anger | C．habit | D．the baby |
“USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?” We often hear such discussions. As China open its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chineses students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you winder which country is better to study in, think it again.
| Title: Studying at home or abroad. |
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Studying abroad has become a |
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* It is helpful to the future development for Chinese students. |
| * It helps to improve foreign language skills. |
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| * It enables Chinese students to find jobs easily. |
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| * It takes Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language. |
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| * It’s hard for Chinese students to be used to the life abroad without. parents’ care. |
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| * Parents may be under pressure(压力) because the cost of studying abroad is very |
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| Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be |