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Arethelivesofcitykidsthesameasthoseinvillages?Inmanyways,theyareverydifferent.Butwhatarethedifferences?
HuPengofWuhanandhisfourfriendsdecidedtofindout.TheywenttoliveforaweekinCaidian,avillagenearWuhan.HuandhisJuniorlclassmatesaskedkidstherefromdoortodoorlotsofquestions.Theywantedtolearnmoreaboutthekids'everydaylives,sotheyaskedquestions:Doyourparentsteachyouhowtodohousework?Howmuchmoneydoyouusuallyspendondinner?Whatwouldyoudoifathiefcameintoyourhouse?Theyalsoasked150citykidsthesamequestions.
Whatarethedifferences?
OnApril12,theteamgaveareporttotheirclass.Theytalkedlotsofdifferencesaboutchildren'slivesbetweencitiesandvillages.Thebiggestdifferenceisindependence.Hu'steamsawthat60percentofcitykidscan'tdomuchhousework,but90percentofvillagekidscantakecareofthemselves.
CitykidstoldHutheycaredaboutschoolalot,andtheyhadnotimetowashclothesormaketheirbeds.Villagekidssaidtheyhelpedtheirparentsalot:theycookmeals,cleanthehouseandfeedpigs.Hu'steamalsosawthatvillagekidshadlesspocketmoney,manyneverusecomputers.Theyplayinriversoronmountains.Somedon'treallyliketomakenewfriends.
Huandhisfriendssaidtheirtripgavethemmoreself-confidence.Butitalsomadethemknowtheystillhadalottolearn."Whenwegrowup,ourparentscan'ttakecareofus,"Husaid."Wehavetolearntotakecareofourselves."ShenGuanquan,oneofHu'sfriends,said,"Whenpeoplelearntocareforthemselves,theylearntodolotsofdifficultthings."
10.Howmanycitykidswenttolearnaboutvillagekids'everydaylives?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
11.Theyfoundthatmostvillagekids_______..
A.hadnotimefortheirstudyB.didn'tcaremuchaboutschool
C.helpedtheirparentsalotD.hadmuchpocketmoney
12.Theirreportshowsthatmostcitykids_____.
A.don'tliketheirparents
B.havelesspocketmoney
C.alwaystakecareofthemselves
D.stillhavealottolearn
13.Theunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphmeans_____..
A.theirtr