Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview, I was asked, “ what makes you special ? ” In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US .college paid special attention to different achievement . For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player .
This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me . To be honest, it was not easy . However, I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself . If I took the College Entrance Examination,as we call it gaokao in China, it could never possibly do .
When I entered high school, I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons . However,as I grew older, I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons, but the pressure also pushed many other activities out of my life, like guitar―playing . Although I had no time for it, I will still get to it in the future .
No doubt, gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies . But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “ talent ” really is today . This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities ( 品质）are needed for success, not just the high grade .
Ken Robinson once said, “ the society depends on different kinds of talents . ”  However, gaokao pays too attention  to a person’s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that makes life colorful and fun .
As high school students, we can not change the present situation of eduction, but we are always free to think outside of the box . Although good school grade is still useful, I hope one day we will see our education also welcomes the amazing possibilities in different people .
【小题1】The US College pay special attention to ________.

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(歧视)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(习惯)，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(诚实)people just trying to survive this game of life。These workers are very important and necessary to China′s economic(经济)development and have become an important force(力量)for the change of Chinese society(社会)．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．活过来      B．挺过来      C．活得累       D．活得长

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 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(状况)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．

　　 Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview, I was asked, “ what makes you special ? ” In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US .college paid special attention to different achievement . For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player .

　　 This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me . To be honest, it was not easy . However, I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself . If I took the College Entrance Examination,as we call it gaokao in China, it could never possibly do .

　　 When I entered high school, I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons . However,as I grew older, I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons, but the pressure also pushed many other activities out of my life, like guitar―playing . Although I had no time for it, I will still get to it in the future .

　　 No doubt, gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies . But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “ talent ” really is today . This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities ( 品质 ）are needed for success, not just the high grade .

　　 Ken Robinson once said, “ the society depends on different kinds of talents . ” However, gaokao pays too attention to a person’s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that makes life colorful and fun .

　　 As high school students, we can not change the present situation of eduction, but we are always free to think outside of the box . Although good school grade is still useful, I hope one day we will see our education also welcomes the amazing possibilities in different people .

57. The US College pay special attention to ________.

　　　 A. students’family background .

　　　 B. the different achievement

　　　 C. students’ideas about way of life .

　　　 D. the school a student is from .

58. When at high school, the writer ________.

　　　 A. had a lot of activities .

　　　 B. did not work hard at her lessons .

　　　 C. did well in gaokao

　　　 D. had no time to play the guitar .

59. From the passage, we know that the writer may ________.

　　　 A. go to college in America .

B. give up the US college interview .

C. become a good football player in the US.

　　　 D. change the present situation of eduction .

60. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

　　　 A. My school life abroad.　　　　　　 B. Different exams in the US.

　　　 C My view on gaokao　 　　　 D. The importance of school grades