Question

In 2010, writer Ding Yan made a decision to leave her hometown in west China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for Dongguan, a manufacturing(制造业) capital in south China’s Guangdong Province. She wanted to experience and write about the lives of the city’s factory girls who keep the production lines (生产线) moving.

For almost a year, Ding worked at two electronics factories and a CD packaging factory. It was a difficult experience for a woman in her forties. Every day, she would put a small notebook and pen into her pocket secretly before starting her work. Much of the book was written during her short toilet breaks at work. From her experiences and the stories of the women she met came a book, Factory Girls, which came out at the end of this April.

Factory Girls describes what life is like on the production line. It describes how the women stand all day, doing the same work. They sometimes chat quietly. One time, Ding was working next to a girl who told her, ＂I really wish the production line could just stop a moment for me to take a breath (呼吸). ＂

Ding said, ＂When I really thought about it, I came to realize that there was no difference between the factory girls and me. Although I don’t work physically as hard as they do to make a living, we are all experiencing the same helpless feeling towards life. The women I met were all very good at their jobs but they didn’t have great passion (热情) for life. ＂

1.Writer Ding Yan was born in ______________.

A. Beijing B. Guangdong C. Hainan D. Xinjiang

2.How many factories did Ding work in almost a year?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

3.What does her book Factory Girls describe?

A. Her hometown.

B. The lives of factory girls.

C. Her special life experience.

D. The production lines of the city’s factories.

4.What do we know about the factory girls on the production lines?

A. They are poor.

B. They were born in Dongguan.

C. They can do well in their jobs.

D. They can’t chat with each other at work.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Ding Yan is a writer of 30.

B. Ding Yan lived as a factory girl and wrote the book.

C. Much of Ding’s book was written during short toilet breaks at work.

D. Ding Yan thinks there is no difference between the factory girls and her.

Answer 1