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      Who's building the new China? It's not the factory owners or the businessmen. It's the people who have left their homes to follow their dreams, the dreams of a better life.

We can see them every day, on every street corner, on every construction site （建筑工地） in cities. They work day and night even 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're China's migrant workers. Young and old, men and women are building the new China.

    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 there will be many difficulties such as prejudice（偏见）and discrimination（歧视）from the people in cities．

      So many things need to be changed．The first is discrimination! They may not make as much   money as some people in cities，they may not have everything people in cities have，but they are good and honest people just tying to live better．These workers are very important and necessary to China’s economic development and have become an important force（力量）for the change of Chinese society．They’re building the new China．So we should lend our hands and help them．

1．The writer thinks _________are building the new China．

    A．the factory owners of China                     B．the business men and women

    C．the migrant workers of China                             D．the people in Chinese cities

2．The words “migrant workers” mean________．

    A．房地产开发商          B．IT业人才        C．农民工        D．下岗工人

3．When and where do they work to make their dreams come true?

    A．every day and everywhere in the countryside

    B．every clay and everywhere in big cities

    C．On weekdays in the factory

    D．On weekends in the countryside

4．Which one is WRONG about China’s migrant workers?

    A．They should be helped by us.

    B．More than 140 million migrant workers have been in cities in China.

    C．They are not welcomed by the people in cities.

    D．They are refused to give medical care by the governments.

5．What does the report mainly tell us?

    A．Though migrant workers work hard, their condition is bad.

    B．The condition of the migrant workers needs to be changed.

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

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

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1．If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as_____

    A．a driver              B．an office clerk       C．a teacher           D．a waiter

2．You may call _____if you want to be a waiter.

A．0411-86651382      B．0411-84311861      C．010-88488970       D．020-62359146

3．Mary, aged 27, knows English and Putonghua. Which job can she be given?

    A．Working for Avon Company                B．Sunshine Hotel.

    C．Teaching at Instant Language Ltd           D．None of the above

4．What stops Jack, an experienced teacher, from working for Instant Language Ltd?

    A．Drinking beer and wine.                  B．Aged 20

    C．Being unable to speak Japanese.             D．Not having college education.

5．Which of the following is not NOT mentioned （提到） in the third ads?

    A．Height             B．Age.                C．Language           D．Health

21、In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus.

Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in may parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding （点头） your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty.

In that country, you shake your head to mean yes-a nod means 'no'. At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up. If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side or place your hand over the top.

In Europe it's quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also, you should try to avoid （避免） touching the head of an adult  it's just not done in Thailand.

1．The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way because the gentlemen___

    A．were foreigners                               B．didn't have tickets

    C．made a loud noise                              D．didn't line up for the bus

2．According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should________.

    A．learn the language of the country

    B．understand the manners and customs of the country

    C．have enough time and money

    D．make friends with the people there

3．In India it is considered impolite_______.

    A．to use the right hand for passing food at table

    B．to pass food with the left hand

    C．to eat food with your hands

    D．to help yourself at table

4．To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is________.

    A．a common habit                              B．an important manner

    C．a serious trouble                               D．a bad manner

5．The best title for this article is______.

    A．People's Everyday Life                          B．Mind Your Manners

    C．Shaking and Nodding Head                      D．Taking a Bus in England

20、If you knew a bottle of water had been recycled from urine（尿），would you drink it? Astronauts at the International Space Station（ISS）may soon do so．

    NASA（美国航空航大局）said it would use a high-tech machine（高科技机器）to recycle wastewater at the ISS．The machine will recycle everything from sweat（汗），the water for washing hands，shower water，water used for brushing teeth，and even urine，to make drinking water．

    It will save NASA millions of dollars each year．At present，each ISS astronaut uses about4．4 liters（升）of water every day．It costs about$24 million a year to transport（输送）water up to ISS．NASA says that a liter of water costs about$11，000．

    The machine will be sent to the ISS in October 2008．NASA hopes it will recycle about 93％of all water used on the station．

    Will the water be clean? Scientists say the wastewater will go through a very complicated process（复筠导的过程）．For example，different chemicals will be put in the wastewater；the water will be heated to 130℃ to get rid of bacteria（细菌）．The recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap，scientists say．

1．NASA will use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS to_________

    A．protect the ISS

    B．make astronauts at ISS work harder

    C．provide better water and food for ISS astronauts

    D．save the cost of transporting water up to the ISS

2．At present it costs NASA about _______ dollars to transport water up to an astronaut at the ISS a day.

    A．4.4 thousand       B．11 thousand          C．48.4 thousand       D．24 million

3．Scientists plan to get rid of bacteria in the wastewater by_______.

    A．freezing            B．heating              C．shaking             D．washing

4．The reading mainly tells us something about_______.

    A．water recycling                                  B．the International Space Station

    C．a high-tech machine                         D．the cost of NASA

5．Which of the following sentences is true, according to the passage?

A．The recycled water is much better than that from a city tap.

B．The high-tech machine will recycle all the water used on the station.

C．At present, each ISS astronaut uses more water than the people living on the earth.

D．The high-tech machine can only recycle urine to make water at present.

18、—Can I park my car here?

—No, look at the sign.

17、It is said that _______ apple ______ day keeps the doctor away.

A．an, the          B．an, a         C．the, the         D．the, a

16、______of the population in our country ________ farmers.

A．Two-third, are                                                  B．Two-thirds, is

C．Two-thirds, are                                         D．second-three, are