Let’s Learn More about Each Other
Are the lives of city kids the same as those in villages? In many ways, they are very different. But what are the differences?
Hu Peng of Wuhan and four friends decided to find them out. Earlier this month, they lived for a week in Caidian, a village near Wuhan. Hu and his friends went door to door in Caidian and asked the kids there lots of questions. They wanted to learn more about village kids’ everyday lives, so they asked these questions like —Do your parents teach you how to do housework? How much money do you usually spend on dinner? What would you do if a thief (小偷) came into your house? They also asked 150 city kids the same questions.What’s the Difference?
Last week the team gave a report to their class. There are lots of differences between children’s lives in cities and those in villages. The biggest difference is independence. Hu’s team said that 60 percent of city kids couldn’t do much housework, but 90 percent of village kids could care for themselves.
City kids told Hu they cared about school a lot, and they had no time for washing clothes or making their beds. Village kids said they helped their parents with housework a lot. They cooked, did some cleaning and fed animals. Hu’s team also found that village kids had less pocket money (零花錢). Many never used computers. They played in rivers or on mountains. Some didn’t really like to make new friends.
Hu and his friends said their trip gave them more self-confidence (自信) because they were doing something by themselves. But it also made them a little worried because they saw they still had a lot to learn. “When we grow up, our parents can’t take care of us,” said Hu. “We have to learn to take care of ourselves.” Shen Guanquan, one of Hu’s friends said, “When children learn to care for themselves, they learn to do lots of things.”
1.How many city kids went to learn about village kids’ everyday lives?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
2.They found that most village kids ________.
A. had no time for their study
B. didn’t care much about school
C. helped their parents with housework a lot
D. had much pocket money
3.From the article, the biggest difference is ___between city kids and village kids.
A. friends B. Time
C. self-confidence D. independence
4.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph means _________.
A. their trip B. their report
C. village kids D. city kids
5.Hu Peng and his friends finished their report by _________.
A. visiting schools in the village
B. questioning village kids and city kids
C. watching village kids’ everyday lives
D. questioning village kids’ parents
