初中英語八年級下冊 Section Ba-3b Self check“衡水賽”一等獎

SectionB2a—3bSelfcheck1.WhydomillionsofChineseleavethecountrysideeveryyear?Maybetheywanttofindbetterjobsandmakemoremoney.Maybetheyjustlovethelifeincities.Maybetheyjustwanttolivewiththeirfamily.Theyleavehometogotouniversity.2.Howoftendoyouthinkthesepeoplevisittheirhometowns?onceayeartwiceayearhardlyeverytwoyearsonceamonth3.Whatnewbuildingsdoesthegovernmentusuallybuildintownsandvillages?HometownFeelingsSomepeoplestillliveintheirhometown.However,othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.AmongtheseisZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather.HehaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13years.Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,hedoesn'tfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhavenotbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow,it’sashame,butIjustdon’thavethetime,”hesays.ManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatinteresthowtheirhometownshavechanged.Perhapslargehospitalsandnewroadshaveappeared.Inmanyplaces,thegovernmenthasalsobuiltnewschoolsandsentteachersfromthecitiestohelp.Canyoufindyouranswersfromhere?Let’sseewhatyou’velearned:Somepeoplestillliveintheirhometown.However,othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.AmongtheseisZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather.HehaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13years.Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,hedoesn'tfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhavenotbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow,it’sashame,butIjustdon’thavethetime,”hesays.Name:Age:Placehelives:Howlonghehaslivedthere:Workplace:Lasttimehewenthome:ZhongWei46Wenzhou13yearsAcrayonfactoryThreeyearsago“Inoticedthat’strueofmyhometown,”addsZhongWei.“Childrenhavelearnedtoreadandcountatmyoldprimaryschoolsincethemid-20thcentury.Butnowthebuildingsarereallyold.Ihearthey’regoingtobuildanewschoolthere.”ZhongWeithinkssuchdevelopmentsaregood,andhealsoknowsthathishometowncan’talwaysstaythesame.AccordingtoZhongWei,however,somethingswillneverchange.“Inmyhometown,therewasabigoldtreeoppositetheschool.It’sstillthereandhasbecomequiteasymboloftheplace.Mostofthechildreninmytimelikedtoplaytogetherunderthatbigtree,especiallyduringthesummerholidays.Itwassuchahappychildhood.Ourhometownhasleftmanysoftandsweetmemoriesinourhearts.”Whathaschanged?Whatwillneverchange?Haveyoueverseenthesebeautifulviews

inourhometown?Maybeourhometownisnotgoodenough,butitisstillourhome.Wehavesomanygoodo