The one-child policy has been carried out for about 20 years .Most Chinese families have only one child. By the year 2008,the number of only children in China had already been 330 million ,which was about the population of the United States .In the next twenty years ,the only-child generation (一代人) will become the main builders of our society .No one knows how much he or she will change the world .

Only children in families often receive the best care, sometimes ,even get a lot of indulgence .Parents always try their best to satisfy their children’s needs .Those children, who are called “little emperors” ,are in danger of too much love .

However these kids often fell lonely because neither their parents nor their classmates can take the place of a brother or a sister.

It seems that only children are still not ready to do their duty .some elder only children have already graduated from college .But they still depend on their parents .They need a longer time to change for their jobs, because they were brought up in a safe environment. When their parents get older, a couple of only children will have four parents and even more grandparents to look after. It will surely be the biggest problem if they don’t well prepare to face it. 

1.What was the population of the U.S.A in the year 2008?

 A. About 3, 300, 000.   B. About 330, 000, 000.  C. About 33, 000, 000.

2.In this passage the word  “indulgence” means ________.

A. 溺爱             B. 批评               C.指导

3. Why do only children feel lonely?

A. Their parents have no time for them.  

B. They don’t have free time for activities.

C. They have no brothers or sisters.

4.What’s the biggest problem for the family that is made up of two only children?

A. They have to look after four parents and even more grandparents.

B. They they still depend on their parents.         

C. They need a longer time to change for their jobs

5.The best title for the passage is ____________.

A. Parents for Only Children  B. The Only-child Generation  C. The Only-child Policy

　　The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can　 4　 see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

　　Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition. There we saw　 5　 of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition. After　 6　 Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells　 7　 at the top of the hill.　　8　 we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as　 9　 as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

　　Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will

　 10　　yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

　　1.A. city　　　　　　 B. country　　    C. island　　　　　　   D. district

　　2.A. east　 　　　　   B. west　　　　　 C. south　　　　　　   D. north

　　3.A. large　 　　　　  B. largest　　     C. much larger　　　　 D. as large as

　　4.A. clearly 　　　　   B. quickly　 　　   C. hardly　 　　　　    D. nearly

　　5.A. lots of　　　　　 B. a great deal 　　 C. the number　　　　  D. a large number

　　6.A. visit　 　　　　   B. to visit　　　　  C. visiting　　　　　    D. visited

　　7.A. ring　 　　　　   B. ringing　 　　   C. shout　 　　　　　　 D. shouting

　　8.A. What　　　　　   B. How　　 　　   C. That　　　　　　    D. Since

　　9.A. quick　　　　　  B. quickly　　　　 C. soon　　 　　　　  D. early

　　10.A. think　　　　　 B. see　　　　　   C. feel　　　　　　　　  D. find