The government in China plans to end its one-child policy and let families have two children instead. The change is meant to balance population development， stop a falling birth rate( 出生率) and strengthen(增加) 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.
At the end of 2014， China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of them have jobs. But the labor market population will drop in 35 years. 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.
But too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child. 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.The meaning of “two-child policy” is______.
A. 二胎政策 B. 两个小孩 C. 二孩策略 D. 二孩保险
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.What may happen after we have the two-child policy?
A. There will be more old people.
B. The labor market population will drop.
C. Almost every family will have a second child.
D. The population development will be balanced.
A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry. He changed his clothes and went directly to the surgery room（外科手术室）.
He found the boy’s father walking in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him， the dad shouted， “Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is in danger?”
The doctor smiled and said， “I am sorry， I wasn’t in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after receiving the call. And now， I wish you’d calm down.”
“Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now， would you calm down?” said the father angrily. The doctor smiled again and replied， “We will do our best to save your son.”
After some hours the doctor went out happily. “Thank goodness! Your son is saved!” And without waiting for the father’s reply he went on his way running. “If you have any questions， please ask the nurse!”
“Why is he impolite? Why didn’t he wait some minutes so that I could ask about my son’s illness.” said the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.
The nurse answered， “His son died yesterday in a road accident. He was at the burial when we called him for your son’s surgery. And he left running to finish his son’s burial.”
1.Who was impolite in fact?
A. The doctor. B. The boy’s father.
C. The nurse. D. The doctor’s son.
2.By saying “I wish you’d calm down”， the doctor expected the father to ________.
A. be relaxed B. go out
C. be worried D.sit down
3.What happened to the doctor’s son?
A. He was in need of a doctor.
B. He was saved by his father.
C. He was dead in a road accident.
D. He was lying in the hospital.
4.Where was the doctor when the hospital called him?
A. He was at home.
B. He was in his office.
C. He was at his son’s burial.
D. He was in the hall of the hospital.
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Yesterday my son and I went to the supermarket. A little girl with her mother was in line in front of _________. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking _________ broke the mother’s heart. “Sorry， honey. But we haven’t enough money to get it.”
My son heard that dialogue. By the way， he had made some money to _________ himself a bike by cleaning our garden once a week. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the _________ ， he rushed to the candy counter（柜台） and bought a box of Smarties with his money. Then he ran quickly and caught up with the little girl and her mother， and sent them the _________ . He came back and told me _________ he told them， “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can _________ you smart.”
I was so _________ that I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him because of his good action just now. He replied， “ _________we do nice things for others， we shouldn’t wish to be returned.” I explained， “When you do something nice for someone， you shouldn’t expect to get anything， but when you get something from others， you should be very _________. ”
1.A. her B. him C. us D. me
2.A. almost B. hardly C. sometimes D. never
3.A. pay B. spend C. take D. buy
4.A. supermarket B. house C. square D. centre
5.A. money B.box C. garden D. bike
6.A. how much B. which C. whether D. what
7.A. set B. make C. build D. move
8.A. careful B. excellent C. happy D. interesting
9.A. When B. Before C.As soon as D. Unless
10.A. bright B. different C. thankful D. useful
A good way to break the _____ of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful.
A. tradition B. use C. habit D. Custom
The hero’s story _____ differently in the newspapers.
A. was reported B. was reporting
C. reports D. Reported
