The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long andhard. But in the rich world, children can   1  from a different kind of poverty - of the spirit.   2 , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides ( 自杀 ) every year bychildren under 15, and one child   3 five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.

There are many good things about   4 in the Third World. Take the close and constantrelation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, thevery nature of work puts distance between   5  and children. But in most Third World villagesmother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices.    6  , the child seesmother and father, relations and neighbours working   7 and often shares in that work.

A child   8 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's   9：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies -- rather than   10playing with water andsand in kindergarten, keeping pets   11playing with dolls.

These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the   12children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions ofthe sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world,    13, are provided with a watch asone of the   14signs of growing up, so that they can   15long with their parents aboutbeing late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows …

Third World children do not usually   16o stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments(公寓) . Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers",there is often a sense of   17to study and play. Parents can see their children outside ratherthan observe them   18from ten floors up.

 19, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease.But childhood in the Third World is not all   20

1. A. come            B. learn           C. suffer          D. survive

2 A. As usual          B. For instance     C. In fact          D. In other words

3. A. by               B. in             C. to              D. under

4 A. childhood         B. poverty         C. spirit            D. survival

5 A. adults            B. fathers          C. neighbours       D. relatives

6 A. Anyhow          B. However        C. Instead          D. Still

7 A. away             B. alone           C. along           D. nearby

8 A. growing up        B. living through    C. playing          D. working

9 A. activity           B. life             C. study           D. work

10A. by               B. from            C. through         D. with

11A. and              B. but             C. or              D. so

12A. Eastern           B. good            C. poor           D. Western

13. A. at any moment    B. at the same time   C. on the other hand  D. on the whole

14. A. easiest          B. earliest           C. happiest         D. quickest

15. A. care            B. fear              C. hurry           D. worry

16. A. dare            B. expect            C. have           D. require

17. A. control          B. danger            C. disappointment  D. freedom

18. A. anxiously        B. eagerly           C. impatiently      D. proudly

19. A. Above all        B. In the end         C. Of course       D. What's more

20. A. bad             B. good              C. rich           D. poor

 

    The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can   1from a different kind of poverty — of the spirit.   2, one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides ( 自杀 ) every year by children under 15, and one child   3five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.

      There are many good things about   4in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between   5and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices.    6, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working   7and often shares in that work.

     A child   8in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's   9：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies -- rather than   10playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets   11playing with dolls.

     These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the   12children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world,    13, are provided with a watch as one of the   14signs of growing up, so that they can   15along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows …

     Third World children do not usually   16to stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments (公寓) . Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers", there is often a sense of   17to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them   18from ten floors up.

19, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all   20

1.A. come             B. learn               C. suffer            D. survive

2.A. As usual          B. For instance         C. In fact            D. In other words

3.A. by                 B. in                   C. to                D. under

4.A. childhood              B. poverty              C. spirit               D. survival

5.A. adults                 B. fathers              C. neighbours           D. relatives

6.A. Anyhow             B. However          C. Instead              D. Still

7.A. away              B. alone                C. along                D. nearby

8.A. growing up             B. living through      C. playing              D. working

9.A. activity               B. life                 C. study                D. work

10.A. by               B. from                 C. through              D. with

11.A. and                   B. but                  C. or                   D. so

12.A. Eastern               B. good                 C. poor                 D. Western

13.A. at any moment         B. at the same time     C. on the other hand    D. on the whole

14.A. easiest               B. earliest             C. happiest             D. quickest

15.A. care                  B. fear                 C. hurry                D. worry

16.A. dare                  B. expect               C. have                 D. require

17.A. control               B. danger               C. disappointment       D. freedom

18.A. anxiously             B. eagerly              C. impatiently          D. proudly

19.A. Above all             B. In the end           C. Of course            D. What's more

20.A. bad                  B. good         C. rich                 D. poor

 

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The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can   36   from a different kind of poverty—of the spirit.  37   , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides (自杀)every year by children under 15, and one child   38   five needs psychiatric(心理)advice.

There are many good things about   39   in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example.In the West,the very nature of work puts distance between   40   and children.But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices.   41   ,the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working   42   and often shares in that work.

A child   43   in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's   44   ：helping to dig or build,look after animals or babies--rather than   45   playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets   46   playing with dolls.

These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the   47   children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world,   48   , are provided with a watch as one of the   49   signs of growing up, so that they can   50   along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows…

Third World children do not usually   51   to stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments(公寓).Instead of dangerous roads,"keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers",there is often a sense of   52   to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them   53   from ten floors up.

  54   , twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease.But childhood in the Third World is not all   55  .

36. A. come            B. learn               C. suffer             D. survive

37. A. As usual          B. For instance         C. In fact            D. In other words

38. A. by               B. in                 C. to                D. under

39. A. childhood         B. poverty            C. spirit             D. survival

40. A. adults            B. fathers             C. neighbours        D. relatives

41. A. Anyhow          B. However           C. Instead           D. Still

42. A. away             B. alone              C. along            D. nearby

43. A. growing up        B. living through       C. playing          D. working

44. A. activity           B. life                C. study            D. work

45. A. by               B. from               C. through          D. with

46. A. and              B. but                C. or               D. so

47. A. Eastern           B. good               C. poor            D. Western

48. A. at any moment     B. at the same time      C. on the other hand  D. on the whole

49. A. easiest            B. earliest             C. happiest         D. quickest

50. A. care              B. fear                C. hurry           D. worry

51. A. dare              B. expect              C. have           D. require

52. A. control            B. danger             C. disappointment   D. freedom

53. A. anxiously          B. eagerly             C. impatiently      D. proudly

54. A. Above all          B. In the end           C. Of course       D. What's more

55. A. bad               B. good               C. rich            D. poor

  

　　The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can __(1)__ from a different kind of poverty of the spirit. __(2)__, one Western country alone now sees 14 000 attempted suicides（自杀）every year by children under 15, and one child __(3)__ five needs psychiatric（心理）advice.

　　There are many good things about __(4)__ in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between __(5)__ and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices. __(6)__, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working __(7)__ and often shares in that work.

　　A child __(8)__ in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's __(9)__: helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies--rather than __(10)__ playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets __(11)__ playing with dolls.

　　These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the __(12)__ children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world, __(13)__, are provided with a watch as one of the __(14)__ signs of growing up, so that they can __(15)__ along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows...

　　Third World children do not usually __(16)__ to stay indoors, still less in high-rise apartments（公寓）. Instead of dangerous road,“keep off the grass”signs and“don't speak to strangers”, there is often a sense of __(17)__ to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them __(18)__ from ten floors up.

　　__(19)__, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all __(20)__.

(1)A．come	B．learn
C．suffer	D．survive
(2)A．As usual	B．For instance
C．In fact	D．In other words
(3)A．by	B．in
C．to	D．under
(4)A．childhood	B．poverty
C．spirit	D．survival
(5)A．adults	B．fathers
C．neighbours	D．relatives
(6)A．Anyhow	B．However
C．Instead	D．Still
(7)A．away	B．alone
C．along	D．nearby
(8)A．growing up	B．living through
C．playing	D．working
(9)A．activity	B．life
C．study	D．work
(10)A．by	B．from
C．through	D．with
(11)A．and	B．but
C．or	D．so
(12)A．Eastern	B．good
C．poor	D．Western
(13)A．at any moment	B．at the same time
C．on the other hand	D．on the whole
(14)A．easiest	B．earliest
C．happiest	D．quickest
(15)A．care	B．fear
C．hurry	D．worry
(16)A．dare	B．expect
C．have	D．require
(17)A．control	B．danger
C．disappointment	D．freedom
(18)A．anxiously	B．eagerly
C．impatiently	D．proudly
(19)A．Above all	B．In the end
C．Of course	D．What's more
(20)A．bad	B．good
C．rich	D．poor