In China, many people are leaving the countryside to
find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city,
and often there isn’t much work there. Services such as hospital and transport
are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that
their lives will improve when they move to the city.
① But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris,
people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter
life. They are tired of (厌倦) the noise and the dirt of the city, and
they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don’t
want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the
countryside, and breathe the fresh air there. ②
So they move out of the cities. Some don’t go very
far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities. Other
people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There,
they start new lives and try to make new friends.
③ After two or three years, many people
who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don’t make so much
money and there isn’t much work to do. People in the countryside are very
different and aren’t always very friendly.④
So quite a lot of people who have moved to the
countryside move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets
and cinema lights.” they say.
1.Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the
cities in China?
A．The
countryside is much poorer than the city.
B．People in the
countryside have nothing to eat.
C．People in the
countryside don’t have much work to do.
D．Services in
cities are better than those in the countryside.
2.Some rich families in Europe move to the countryside
because______.
A．they hope to
find good jobs
B．they are
tired of living in the city
C．they can make
more money
D．they like to
feed sheep and cows
3.Where should the sentence “Not all those who move
from the city to the countryside are happy.” be put?
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
4.This passage mainly talks about ______.
A．a happy life
in the countryside
B．living in the
city
C．moving out or
moving back
D．living in the
countryside
