I wish there would be a way to describe China in
simple terms but that’s impossible. For the most part Chinese people are
friendly, easy-going and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and
they are also the hardest-working people I have ever met.
In China, family is everything. In my English classes
when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to
live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with
their families and parents. Many times the subjects in the classes center on
families and friends. I teach many students a year, talking to them freely.
The cost of living here is very low compared with that
of the US. The city of Xiang Fan I live in isn’t large and I live better.
Non-imported(非出口的) foods are very cheap, so are clothing and
articles of everyday use. The cost of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese
value education. However, it is reported that many children can’t afford the
expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor area in
China. But they organized Project Hope many years age. It creates conditions
for the poor children to go back to school. In my opinion, Project Hope is of
great importance to the development of the rural education.
When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if
ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone
through. While it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of
China, but we also have the same problems.
When I am asked which country I consider better. China
or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than
each other, we are only different.”
1.What does the author think of Chinese people?
A. He thinks most Chinese people hardly work.
B. He thinks most Chinese people are proud.
C. He praises most Chinese people a lot.
D. He dislikes most Chinese people.
2.What is the author doing in China?
A. He is visiting the places of interest.
B. He is teaching English in a school.
C. He is studying in a college.
D. He is on business.
3.What are not cheap in China in the author’s opinion?
A. Clothes and shoes made in
China. B. Local foods
C. Public transportation
tickets. D. Imported
foods
4.We can infer from the passage that the author
thinks________.
A. the westerners have got to know China well
B. China’s economic miracles have appeared everywhere
C. the progress of China is seldom reported in the US
D. the education in rural areas is never cared about
in China
5.In the author’s eyes,________.
A. China is different from the US
B. China is better than the US
C. Americans are richer than Chinese
D. China bears great similarities to the US
