A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly(肚子)or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule. They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar( 奇怪的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way.

Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?'' Only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail--that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.

1. A friend of the writer's drew the horses__________.

A. very well                              B. in the way of western rule

C. in the way of his own rule                   D. all of the above

2. The writer was surprised because__________.

A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse

B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse

C. the artist made his own rule

D. the artist did not follow other people's rule

3. You are not yet experienced because__________.

A. you don't know where to begin

B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail

C. you always asked question

D. you do not trust to your own powers

4. When you become more experienced you will__________.

A. never ask question                               B. often begin at the tail

C. should write the end of the story                      D. should think of the beginning

5. The topic of the passage is__________.

A. How to draw a horse                                 B. I How to write a story

C. How to make your own rules                        D. Trust to your own powers

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.

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