Sheisonly12yearsoldbutlivesonlywithheryoungersister.Herparentsarefarawayfromhome,andshehastotakecareofheryoungersister.SheisHeCan,astudentatAnqingJiangzhenMiddleSchoolinAnhui,oneofthe“stay-at-hom
Sheisonly12yearsoldbutlivesonlywithheryoungersister.Herparentsarefarawayfromhome,andshehastotakecareofheryoungersister.SheisHeCan,astudentatAnqingJiangzhenMiddleSchoolinAnhui,oneofthe“stay-at-homechildren”inhertown.Tomakemoney,thesekids’parentsgotobigcitiestofindjobs.Theirchildrenhavetostayathomebecausetheyhavetogotoschool.
HeCan’sparentslefthomewhenshewasonlyfour.TheyonlycomebackfortheSpringFestivaleveryyear.Becauseshehadtolivewithdifferentrelativesatdifferenttimes,HeCanwenttoeightdifferentprimaryschools.
“Iusedtocomplain,”shesaid.“ButlaterIunderstoodmyparents.Theyhavetogoawaytomakeabetterlifeforus.”HeCansaidherfrequently(频繁地)changinglifealsohasagoodside.
“WhenIwenttoanewschool,Ihadtotrytomakefriends,”saidHeCan.“Ibecameoutgoing.NowI’mnotafraidoftalkingtopeople.”
HeCansaidherrelativeswerekindtoher.Theytaughtherhowtocookandwashclothes.
WhenHeCanwasgoingtostartjuniorhighschool,herparentsagreedtoletherliveoutwithheryoungersister.Sherentsahouseneartheschool.Sometimestheirgrandmothercomesoverandhelpsthem.
Everyday,HeCangetsupat6:00amandcooksbreakfast.Thenthetwogirlsgotoschool.Theyhavesupperat6:00pm.ThenHeCandoeschoresandhelpshersistertakeashower.Sheusuallygoestobedat9:30pm.
Thoughbusy,HeCanisstillatopstudentinherclass.Shesaidthesecretisnevertoputthingsoffuntiltomorrow.
“IthinkmylifeisOK,”shesaid.“Butifpossible,Iwouldlikemyparentstosettledown(安顿下来)andlivewithus.”
小题1:WhydoesHeCanliveonlywithheryoungersister?A.Becausetheirparentsdon’tlikethem.B.Becausetheirparentshavetoworkinabigcity.C.Becausetheyenjoylivingbythemselves.D.Becausetheirschoolsaretoofarawayfromtheirhome.小题2:WheredidHeCanlivebeforeshestartedjuniorhighscho