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PASSAGE 1The government in China plans to end its one-child policy and let families have two children instead.The plan was announced on Thursday after high –level political meetings in Beijing. A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The tstatemen said the change is meant to balance population development, stop a falling birth rate(出生率) and strengthen 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.Jiang Quanbao, a teacher and population expert, explained how Chinese families react to the newest policy. “Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second c hild,” he said. “People in the countryside are more interested. But some of them are already allowed to have two chil dren. ”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 marketpopulation 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.Boys and girls, what do you think of the two-child policy? Do you want to have a new-born brother or a sister66.Why does the government plan to end the one-child policyA. 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.67.How do most young people in the cities react to the two-child policyA. They support the policy.B. They don't think it is good.C. They're very interested.D. They're not interested any more.68.When will our country be seriously short of labor if the one-child policy continuesA. In 2015.B. In 2035.C. In 2050.D. In 207069.The Two-Children Policy mainly ______.A. helps solve the problems of aging population and labor shortages.B. doesn’t allow one couple to have two children.C. has a bad influence on one’s mental health.D. encourages one couple to have more than two children.70.More couples ______ the Two-Children Policy according to the passage.A. disagree withB. agree withC.don’t knowD. hatePASSAGE 2With the development of technology, WiFi is becoming more and more popular and important in people’s daily life.But have you ever experienced it? Just imagine what life will be like if there is no Internet.Maybe you won’t be able to talk with frien ds, play video games or search for information for your homework on the Internet.But in fact, only one third of the world’s population are able to get information on the Internet.The rest are too poor to buy WiFi access(使用权) or they live in remote areas.As a result, they live without the Internet.Google and Facebook, two world-famous technology companies, have decide d to do something about it.Google’s Project Loon will try to send balloons which are 15 meters wide into our Earth’s stratosphere(平流层) in 2015.The balloons are made of a special material that is three times thicker than the plastic bag we use every day.Each balloon will carry a minicomputer and a WiFi radio.The WiFi radio will send the Internet over the areas it is floating over.Then people can get up-to-date information on weather or news.1.The underlined word “remote”means __________ in the passage.A.crowdedB.farawayC.nearD.modern2.Two thirds of the world’s population live without the Internet because __________.A.they have no money to buy WiFi accessB.they live in remote areasC.they don’t need the InternetD.they can’t afford WiFi access or they live in remote areas3.The underlined word “which” in paragraph 3 refers to ——.A companiesB Google and FacebookC balloonsD Google’s projects4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The balloons are 15 meters long.B.People can do lots of things on the Internet.C.The WiFi radio can send the Internet without any help.D.The material of the balloons is not as thick as our usual plastic bag.5. The main idea of the last paragraph is __________.A.how to send the InternetB.how to use the InternetC.what the balloons look likeD.how soon people will get WiFi from the skyPASSAGE 3Which hand do you use when write? About 8 to 15 percent of people are left handed. They often have to use tools that are designed forright-handed people. So it is difficult for left-handers to use most tools. If you are right handed, try this experiment: Take a knife with your left hand and try cutting a potato into pieces. Don’t be surprised if you feel awkward（别扭的）.In the past, people thought it was strange to use the left hand. Young students looked down upon their left-handed classmates. Some children were even punished for using their left hand to write. But these days parents and teachers have accepted that. In almost every school in the world, left-handed students can use their left hand to write.What causes people to be left handed or right handed? Experts have searched long and hard on this. They conclude（得出结论）thatleft-handed people are left handed for the same reason that right-handed people are right handed. One out of every ten people just is a left-handed people are right handed. One out of every ten people just is a left-hander. It’s simply like the color of our eyes –some people have brown eyes, while some others have black eyes.However, may researchers think that left-handers and right-handers are different in some aspects. Right-handers are more talkative and outgoing than left-handers. Many right-handed people understand spokenwords better. For example, after they listen to directions to a supermarket, they can find it easily. Right-handers are good at organizing people, too. They are also better basketball guards. Just ask Yao Ming.Research shows that left-handers are creative and artistic. Many famous performers, like Jim Carrey and Paul McCartney, are left handed. Many left-handers learn better visually（在视觉方面）. In art, both Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were left handed.In music, Ludwig van Beethoven was left handed. In science, you find Newton and Einstein. The left-handed people are also really good at tennis and other single sports.If you prefer one hand, but you are still good at writing with the other, you are mixed. Research shows mixed-handers can remember everyday things better than other people. What did you eat for lunch two weeks ago? If you’re mixed handed, you can probably remember.1.If right-handers cut up potatoes with there left hand, they will .A. get hurtB. give up cuttingC. feel awkwardD. change their tools2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. Causes of being left handed.B. Encouragement to left-handersC. Punishment for using the left hand.D. Changes in opinions on left-handers.3. According to the passage, right-handers .A. learn better visuallyB. are good organizersC. are better at single sportsD. give clear directions to others4. From the passage, we can learn that left-handers .A. may be more talkative and outgoingB. are ordinary people like right-handersC. might remember everyday things betterD. no longer need to use right-handed tools5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage ?A Right Handed or Left HandedB Left-handers and Right-handers Are DifferentC Left-handers Are superior to Right-handersD What Causes People to be Left-Handed or Right Handed .。