"A survey was conducted in Shanghai where interviewees were asked if they wanted to be a factory worker.One percent of all people interviewed said “YES," Wang Hongjun, a technician, said, raising his voice for dramatic effect."But I can tell you, only a small part of that 1 percent are telling the truth."

       I've met colorful people like Wang all over China.They are cynical (玩世不恭的) yet warmhearted, plain spoken but smart.And many of them are confined (局限于) to work in factories.

       Wang is a top technician but also represents manual factory workers, who are China's most important natural resource.Their energy is powering China's economic boom, and their muscle is turning the wheel of the world's factory.

       But does their unskilled labor give their life meaning? At school, did they tell their friends: "When I grow up I want to work in a factory making socks?" Did you?

       Factory work has always been a stepping-stone from farm life to the city and a modern life.It's been happening for centuries, but today, with our space-age technology, it's outdated.Earning 1,200 yuan ($169) per month working in a factory is better than that on a farm, but as Wang points out, it's not a dream career.There should be better ways to earn your rice.

       Many modern factories no longer have production line workers.Robots do the assembly (装配).People just do the monitoring.In this age of technology, in which China is now working smarter and not just harder, why are people still standing in production lines?

       But life is cheap in China.So why not continue to exploit the low-cost labor situation and keep the economy growing fast, some entrepreneurs may ask.

How many people surveyed really like to be factory workers?

       A.One percent                      

       B.Only a small part

       C.Only a small part of that one percent   

       D.The writer didn’t mention it.

Which is NOT the writer's opinion of factory workers?

       A.cynical                B.unimportant

       C.warmhearted           D.plain spoken

Wang Hongjun is a person who is         

       A.difficult to get along with

       B.humorous but serious

       C.cynical but warmhearted, plain spoken but smart

       D.full of energy but doesn't want to work hard

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

       A.Factory workers make contributions to China's economic boom.

       B.Working in a factory is better than that on a farm.

       C.Factory workers are satisfied with their living conditions.

       D.Some entrepreneurs exploited the low-cost labor situation.

The writer uses          to begin the passage.

       A.a lot of figures        B.many examples

       C.some dialogue         D.the result of a survey

                             

A few months ago, I had the responsibility of delivering some donations (捐赠物) to the local City Mission, a place where the homeless, and often the injured can find shelter from a life that has been turned upside down for them.

It was late autumn, and already the promise of winter was whispering through the open windows of the Mission's storage area.

After setting the donations near the sorting table, I said goodbye to the worker, and headed back through the dining area towards the door.

I was careful not to notice the people sitting at the tables, choosing to leave before feeling the guilt (罪过) of my " having", in the midst of so many who have nothing.

But it was not to be.

"Not yet," I heard a woman's voice say. "Not till we pray (祈祷)."

I was behind them when the mother bowed her head and began one of the most heartfelt prayers I have ever heard, and I stopped where I was to look over at the table.  A young mother was there with her two young boys, one about three years old on her left, the other, about five, on her right. Both were waiting, heads bowed, eyes closed.

My heart broke as I watched and listened. She was in a leg cast (腿上打着石膏), and scars (伤疤) covered her arms, her face and head.

One of the younger ladies working at the Mission had come to stand beside me, and she whispered, "She's a single mom; her husband just took off one day and didn't come back. She came here when their apartment caught fire. She was burned getting her kids out."

She started to say something else but stopped.

We were silent ... and the words this young mother said in our silence will always follow me, "... and thanks for the fruit on the ground, when I just can't reach the tree."

54. By saying "Not yet", the woman probably wanted to______.

A. thank the author for sending the food   B. ask her children to pray before eating

C. blame those who have too much       D. pray for the happiness of her children

55. Why did the woman come to the City Mission?

A. Because her husband left her and her children.

B. Because she suffered from a serious disease.

C. Because her house caught fire suddenly.

D. Because she was out of work.

56. From the last paragraph, we can infer that the woman was ______.

A. happy to find the fallen fruit on the ground

B. regretful for not climbing the tree for the fruit

C. satisfied to pick up the fruit for her children

D. grateful very much for the help she received

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