Nowadays（如今）, it is strange that the western customs（習(xí)俗）are coming into the eastern countries day by day,and this makes many people who live in big cities enjoy themselves on such western festivals as Christmas Day, April Fool’s Day and so on. It shows us that all over the world people are getting closer and the world is becoming smaller and smaller as well.

Last March, my mother told my father and me that my grandfather would come on April 1. We were very happy because my grandfather was an interesting old man and he had not visited us since he went to Hong Kong years ago. On April 1 my father and I got up early and bought a lot of food from the supermarket. Then we did some cleaning at home. In fact,we hardly ever did housework before. Mother went to the airport after lunch.At night when we were waiting for my grandfather,the bell rang and in came only my mother. She smiled to us and said,“April fools!”

71．How does the writer like the western customs coming into China?

A．It’s a good thing.                          B．It’s strange.

C．It’s bad.                                       D．It’s boring.

72．Who enjoys themselves on the western festivals?

A．All the people.                              B．People who live in the countryside.

C．People who live in big cities.          D．No one.

73．Why did the writer feel happy when he heard that his grandfather would come?

A．Because his grandfather would bring him presents.

B．Because his grandfather was very interesting and he hadn’t seen him for long.

C．Because his mother would buy much to eat.

D．Because his mother would do some cleaning?

74．Did the writer and his father often do the housework at home?

A．No,they didn’t                              B．Yes,they did.

C．We don’t know.                            D．Never.

75．What did the writer’s mother mean by saying “April fools”?

A．She thought they did well.

B．She meant that Grandfather would come in April.

C．She didn’t think it was a joke.

D．She thought they were fooled on April Fool’s Day.

Many people like to travel by plane, but I don't. An airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it's often late. You can't open the windows. You can't choose the food. Planes are fast, but it still takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows.  You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don't need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the roads.
【小題1】 Does everyone like to travel by plane?

     Who's building the new China? It's not the factory owners or the business men and women of China. It's someone else. It's the people who have left their homes to follow their dreams, the dream of a better life.

     We see them every day, on every street comer, on every construction site in cities. 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).Young and old, these men and women are building the new China from the ground up.

      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 for their family. 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. You can see them playing cards along the streets. Many are living far away from those whom they love. I can sometimes feel their pain, knowing exactly what it feels like to live so far away from home in a city where I walk a different walk and talk a different talk.

     Yes, they dress differently, they speak differently, and they have different habits(習(xí)慣), but they work hard to make money. The people in cities regard them as outsiders, and most governments(政府)refuse to give them medical care and public schooling for their children.

     If China hopes to move into the future, many things need to be changed. The first is discrimination need to stop our discrimination against the migrant workers of China. They may not make as much money as some people in cities, they may not have everything we have, 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(jì)) development and have become an important force(力量) for the change of Chinese society. They are building the new China, so we should lend our hands and 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(guò)來(lái)       B. 挺過(guò)來(lái)       C. 活的累       D.活得長(zhǎng)

4. Which one is 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 are not kind to others.

d. They're refused to give medical care by all the governments and their children can' t get any education.

e. They work hard day and night. But they may not make as much money as some people in cities.

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

A. b c e f           B. a d e             C. b c d e           D. a e f

5. What does the report mainly(主要地)tell us?

    A. Though China's migrant workers work hard, their condition(狀況) 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(依靠) the migrant workers.

Who g building the new China? It′s not the factory owners or the business men and women of China．It′s someone else．It′s the people who have left their homes to follow their dreams，the dream of a better life．

   We see them every day，on every street corner，on every construction site in cities．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)．Young and old，these men and women are building the new China from the ground up．

   More than 140 million workers have left their home as 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 for their family．And one of the difficulties that these workers have is the pride and discrimination(歧視)from the people in cities．

   When night fails．everywhere I look I see sad faces of the migrant workers．You can see them playing cards along the streets．Many are living far away from those whom．they love．

    I call sometimes feel their pain，knowing exactly what it feels like to live so far away from home in a city where 1 walk a different walk and talk a different talk．

   Yes，they dress differently，they speak differently，and they have different habits(習(xí)慣)，but they work hard to make money．The people in cities call them outsiders，and most governments (政府)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，they may not have everything we have．but they are good honest(誠(chéng)實(shí))people just trying to survive this game of life。These workers are very important and necessary to China′s economic(經(jīng)濟(jì))development and have become an important force(力量)for the change of Chinese society(社會(huì))．They arc building the new China．so we should lend our hands and 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．Mobing 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(guò)來(lái)      B．挺過(guò)來(lái)      C．活得累       D．活得長(zhǎng)

4．Which one is TRUE about Chinese migrant workers according to the report?

      a．They should be helped by us．

      b．Mere 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 arc not kind to others．

      d．They′re refused to give medical care by all the governments and their children can t get

    any education．

      e．They work hard day and night．But they may not make as much money as some people in cities．

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

      A．b c e f        B．a(chǎn) d e         C．b c d e       D．a(chǎn) e f

   5．What does the report mainly(主要地)tell us?

      A．Though China′s migrant workers work hard，their condition(狀況)is terrible．

      B．The condition of China′s migrant workers needs to be changed for China′s evelopment．

      C．The people in cities aren‘t polite to the migrant workers．

      D．China g development only depends on(依靠)the migrant workers．