Yang Nan, 17, was happy to move to her new home in a northern area of Beijing. She was told that her neighborhood used to be rich farmland planted with vegetables, corn and wheat. But looking at the new road, beautiful parks and supermarkets, to her surprise, Yang couldn't see any sign that food was once grown there.
Yang is not alone. In recent years, many Chinese people have moved into new houses in country areas. Tall buildings have been built everywhere in the suburbs. The crops and fruit trees are no more grown there. But these changes have caused big problems too, warns Gan Zangchun, an official（官员）at the Ministry of Land and Resources(国土资源部）．
"Chinese cities are growing very fast. This has made the area for farmland much smaller than before. This is really bad for the country's ability to grow food, not to mention the lives of farmers," said Gan last Monday.
As the population of China is growing all the time, the country needs more farmland to grow food for the increasing people of China. But the recent rise in house prices has made selling land a good business. A lot of land has been used to build new houses for sale. So you can see, the shortage of the farmland is now a very serious problem.
Pollution, such as, oil pollution, industrial(工业) pollution and water pollution, which makes land useless, is another reason for the big drop in China's farmland. About 2.67 million square kilometers of land in China have been polluted and turned into desert.
Today, can we use less farmland to grow enough food for more people? Of course not! The government wants China to have at least 120 million hectares（公顷） of farmland. Only in this way can we raise such a big population. But there are only about 121.8 million hectares left. "It will be really difficult to reach the goal", Gan said. He said that the government would fight illegal(非法的) land use and something useful must be done to stop farmland from becoming desert.
1.The article seems to tell us that_____________.
A. farmland is in danger
B. countryside is turned into towns
C. farmland has been sold
D. Chinese cities are growing fast
2.From what Gan Zangchun said, we know he is worrying about ____________.
A. China's development is too slow
B. the population of China is growing fast
C. Chinese people have worse life than before
D. the reduction(减少) and pollution of the farmland
3.What size of the land have been polluted and turned into desert?
A. 120 million hectares.
B. 121.8 million hectares.
C. 2.67 million square kilometers.
D. Millions of square kilometers.
4.Which statement of the following is NOT true?
A. Yang Nan's new home is in a northern area of Beijing.
B. The country needs enough farmland so that the farmers can grow enough food for the people of China.
C. Chinese cities are growing too slowly so the government encourages people to change the farmland into towns.
D. Pollution is also an important reason for the big drop in China's farmland.
5.What will the government do with the problem of the drop in China's farmland?
A. Government needs farmland to grow food for the people of China.
B. Government will order not to build new towns any more.
C. Government will stop the growth of the cities in order to stop selling farmland for business.
D. Government will fight illegal land use and stop farmland from becoming dessert.
Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature(文学). He is the first Chinese who lives and works in China to win the prize.
Mo Yan, the pen-name for Guan Moye, was bom in 1955 and grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China. His parents were farmers. He left school to work at the age of 12, first on the farm, later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the PLA and during this time he began to study literature and writing. His first short story was published in 1981.
He has written many famous books about his childhood and his hometown. The novel Honggaoliang jiazu is one of them. It tells five stories that took place in Gaomi during the 1930s and 1940s. The book was published in 1987 and translated into English in 1993. It was made into a popular movie in 1987 by the well-known director Zhang Yimou.
Besides his novels, Mo Yan has published many short stories and essays(散文). He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in China. Many of his books have been translated into English, French and many other languages.
The Nobel Prizes were set up by Alfred Nobel, a great Swedish inventor, in 1895. The winner will win a medal, a diploma(证书) and a cash award of 8 million Swedish Kronor (about 7 million yuan).
1.When did Mo Yan leave school to work on the farm?
A. In 1955 B. In 1967 C. In 1976 D. In 1981
2.What can we know from the second paragraph?
A. Mo Yan lived a hard life when he was young.
B. Mo Yan's family was rich when he was young.
C. Mo Yan had good education in his early life.
D. Mo Yan liked writing when he worked in the factory.
3.Which is NOT true about Mo Yan's books?
A. Most of the stories happened in his hometown.
B. They have been translated into foreign languages.
C. They have been made into movies by Zhang Yimou.
D. They are not only novels but also short stories and essays.
4.What was Alfred Nobel?
A. He was a poet. B. He was a director.
C. He was an inventor. D. He was a writer.
5.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A. Mo Yan has written many famous books.
B. Mo Yan's stories have been translated into foreign languages.
C. Alfred Nobel set up the Nobel Prizes.
D. Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature.
| News 1 Huang Heshan, a boy from Xinghua, has moved many people all over the country. Thanks to Huang Heshan, Yang Kangshao can go to school every day. Yang is disabled, but Huang Heshan carries him to school on his back. It’s eight years since he started to do that. They help each other. At school, Yang helps Huang with his study, too. Huang says that he feels happy when he can do something to help disabled people. |
| News 2 In Jinan, Xiaoqing River is a good place for families to have fun. There are many green trees and the air is fresh. People can have different activities along the river. However, we can also find the waste bags and other rubbish everywhere. How can we get such bad environment? Now we are supposed to keep the park clean if we want to have a nice field trip. |
| News 3 On March 25, more than four thousand people started to run along Quancheng Park. All the runners ran about 4.7 kilometers. They took part in the activity to lead a healthy life and show the spirit of the people in our city. After running, many runners signed their names on the flags. They called on all the people, old and young, to exercise more. |
1.In News 1, we know Huang Heshan has helped Yang Kangshao for _______.
A. eighteen yearsB. eighty yearsC. eight months D. eight years
2.We should _______ if we want to have a nice field trip along Xiaoqing River.
A. throw the rubbish B. find some waste bags
C. plant more trees D. help keep the environment clean
3.To lead a healthy life, over four thousand people _______ on March 25.
A. cleaned the park B. signed their names on the flags
C. ran about 4.7 kilometers D. started to help disabled people
4.We may know the news above from _______.
A. a newspaper B. a novel C. a TV play D. a poster
5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Yang Kangshao has trouble with his eyes.
B. Yang Kangshao is better at study than Huang Heshan.
C. Xiaoqing River is very clean and beautiful.
D. Only young people took part in the running activity.
Some people have a very poor sense of direction. , I am one of them. I a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I was very shy and asked others the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks the way somewhere, I would say, " Sorry, I am a stranger here."
Once on my way to work I by a man. He asked me I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him .
When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!
1.A. Luck B. Lucky C. Unlucky D. Unluckily
2.A. have visited B. visit C. visited D. will visited
3.A. always B. usually C. often D. never
4.A. much B. too C. very D. such
5.A. I B. me C. my D. mine
6.A. stopped B. left C. was stopped D. was left
7.A. where B. how C. if D. that
8.A. look at B. look after C. look for D. look like
9.A. wait B. waiting C. waited D. to wait
10.A. embarrassed B. worried C. bored D. tired
The government should try to do ___________ to improve the food quality.
A. nothing B. anybody C. something D. somebody
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