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But the government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some families in the countryside could have two children, if the firstborn child is a girl. In 2020, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children if one of them was an only child. Jiang Quanbao, a teacher and population expert, explained how Chinese families react(反應(yīng)) to the newest policy. “ Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child,” he said. “ People in the countryside are more interested. But some of them are already allowed to have two children. ” At the end of 2020, China had a population of billion people. A total of 800 million of them have jobs. But the labor market population will drop in 35 years. That is to say, the country will be in great need of labor by the year 2050. With the twochild policy, an increase in births can solve this problem. Boys and girls, what do you think of the twochild policy? Do you want to have a newborn brother or a sister? 51. Why does the government plan to end the onechild policy? A. Because we need a larger population. B. Because millions of people have jobs. C. Because most families want to have a second child. D. Because a falling birth rate must be stopped. 52. How do most young people in the cities react to the twochild policy? A. They support the policy. B. They don39。s national bird. Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. But wild turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a speed up to 88 kilometres per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometres per hour. Turkeys don39。 a 28. There are beautiful flowers and national flags everywhere, and we have ________ holiday. A. a three day B. a three days C. three day39。 9. What subject did the woman fail? A. Math. B. English. C. Chinese. 10. Who is Mr. Black? A. The man wearing sunglasses. B. The man wearing a hat. C. The man wearing a blue coat. 11. Where does the grandpa probably live? A. In a city. B. In a factory. C. On a farm. 12. How much are the boy’s jeans? A. 40 yuan. B. 160 yuan. C. 80 yuan. 13. What’s the weather like now? A. Warm. B. Hot. C. Cold. 14. Why did the woman e to the man? A. To ask for help. B. To say hello. C. To shake hands with him. (四)錄音中有兩段長對話,聽對話兩遍后,從每小題 A、 B、 C 中選出能回答所給問題的正確答案。 聽第一段對話,回答第 1 1 17 小題。s D. a three days39。t have ears. They hear with a snood above their beaks (尖喙 ). But their hearing is five times better than human hearing(人類的聽力) . Turkeys are such interesting bird— no wonder Benjamin Franklin wanted them to be America39。t think it is good. C. They39。請根據(jù)下列提示,講述她的故事和你的感受。 ________________________________________________________ 4.根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容,判斷正 (T)誤 (F) ( )The writer went to Brazil to pete in the Olympic Games. 5.找出文中的主題句。 源: zi yuanku. Katet able to B. unable to C. was unable to D. did unable to 33. —Zhou Ming likes reading English magazines. — ______. It’s good for English learning. A. So do I B. So am I C. So I do D. So I am 34. When your friend is ________, you must give him a hand. A. get into trouble B. get into the trouble C. in trouble D. in the trouble 35. —I am getting fatter and fatter these days. —You should have more vegetables and fruit ______so much meat. A. instead of B. because of C. plenty of D. instead 三、閱讀理解( 40 分) A On Thanksgiving Day, about 88 percent of Americans will eat turkey(火雞) . But one lucky turkey not only will