Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called “the youngest writer in the world”. He has written three books till now.

    Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi’an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about. When he was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one, he could say five to six hundred words. At three, he could look up words in the dictionary. At four, his father taught him how to learn by himself. His parents like reading very much. So does he . At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales. At the age of 6, he wrote a novel about his life in different cities with his parents. His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother’s hand. So he thought, “If we give mice the stomach of cows, they will eat grass and they will be helpful to people.” This was his first fairy tale Change stomach for Mice.

    Now he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called Eyes of Children. He says, “I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books.”

1.How many books has Dou Kou written?

A. Three.        B. Four.           C. Five.            D. Six.

2.Thanks to his         , Dou Kou could write his books.

A. mother       B. father       C. school life        D. life in different cities

3.What does the underlined word “they” refer to(指代)？

A.  Dou Kou’s parents.      B. Mice.         C. Cows.         D. Grass.

4.When did Dou Kou begin to use a dictionary?

A. When he wrote fairy tales.

B. Before his father taught him how to learn something.

C. After he went to school.

D. After his mother taught him how to learn something.

 

One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and American, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football ,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post.

1. Simon went to London to         .

   A. spend his holiday     B. visit his friend C. study English

2.Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

3.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time        on the train.

   A. playing cards         B. talking loudly           C. doing some reading

4.What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage?

   A. 成果                  B.術(shù)語                      C. 學(xué)期

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

   A. Different culture between Britain and America.

   B. The British and Americans have the same language.

C. The British and Americans have different words.

 

Being shy keeps many Chinese people from getting to know westerners. You may feel nervous about making language mistakes in front of a native English speaker.

But remember, westerners living in Asia know how it feels to try to communicate in a foreign language. They have made many mistakes when speaking Chinese!

So don’t worry about speaking imperfect English. The important thing is just to communicate. Start talking, and make some foreign friends!

Many westerners value(注重) their privacy(隱私). Don’t be surprised if your new friend doesn’t want to include you in everything he does. This may seem strange to Chinese who worry about that their friends will get lonely.

Chinese people often expect their good friends to give advice and take care of them in many ways. If you expect this kind of care from westerners, you may be disappointed. Why? Because most westerners value independence. They feel insulted(侮辱的) if others think they can’t take care of themselves. They will assume(假設(shè)) you feel the same way.

Of course, these tips(小提示) are just rules of thumb(經(jīng)驗之談) and may not apply(適用) to all westerners. Each person you meet will have his or her own ideas about friendship. When you get confused(不明白), don’t be shy and worry to ask questions. Your new western friends may also have many questions about Chinese culture, and they may be hesitant(猶豫) to ask. So encourage them to ask questions, too.

Be honest and open to your friends. Respect each other’s differences. The friendships you make can be lifelong treasure both for you and your new friends.

1..Why do many Chinese people feel worried to speak to the foreigners?

A．Being shy.	B．Making a lot of language mistakes.
C．Nothing to say.	D．Can’t speak a foreign language.

2..What do you think the foreigners may not be insulted with?

A．Giving advice.	B．Taking care of themselves.
C．Getting care from good friends.	D．Getting help.

3..What does the underlined word “independence” mean?

A．獨立自主

B．依靠

C．失落感

D．傷心

4..What may help you to make lifelong friends?

A．Be honest.

B．Open to your friends.

C．Respect each other.

D．All of the above.

 

Who's building the new China? It's not the factory owners or the business men and women of China. It's someone else. We see them every day, They work day and night in the terrible working conditions and weather. They build the roads, the theaters, the cinemas and the supermarkets. They even clean up our rubbish. They are China’s migrant workers(民工).

More than 140 million workers have left their homes in the countryside to look for jobs in big cities all over China. They hope to be rich, but they realize they have many difficulties in making enough money. And one of the difficulties that these workers have is the pride and discrimination (歧視) from the people in cities. When night falls, everywhere I look I see the sad faces of the migrant workers. Many are living far away from those whom they love. Yes，they dress differently, they speak differently, and they have different habits, but they work hard .The people in cities regard them as outsiders, and most governments refuse to give them medical care and public schooling for their children. If China hopes to move into the future, many things need to change. The first is discrimination! We need to stop our discrimination against the migrant workers of China! They may not make as much money as some people in cities, but they are good honest people just trying to survive this game of life. These workers are very important and necessary to China’s economic (經(jīng)濟) development and have become an important force for the change of Chinese society. They are building the new China, so we should help them.

1.The journalist think __________ is building the new China.

A．the factory owners of China

B．the business men and women of China

C．the migrant workers of China

D．the people in Chinese cities

2.Which is the best title for the fourth and fifth paragraphs?

A．Moving forward

B．The discrimination from the people in cities.

C．How to make more money.

D．A lonely life.

3.The    word “survive” here in Chinese means “________”.

A．活過來           B．挺過來           C．活得累           D．活得長

4.Which one is NOT TRUE about China's migrant workers according to the report?

A．They should be helped by us.

B．More than 1.4 billion migrant workers have been in big cities to make money.

C．They are not welcomed by the people in cities because they regard them as outsiders.

D．They have become quite important to the change of Chinese society.

5.What does the report mainly tell us?

A．Though China's migrant workers work hard, their condition is terrible.

B．The condition of China's migrant workers needs to be changed for China's development.

C．The people in cities aren't polite to the migrant workers.

D．China's development only depends on the migrant workers.