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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 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 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 leams his or her role through joining in the community's 9 ：helping to dig or build,look after animals or babies一rather than 10 playing with water and sand in the 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 …

Children in the Third World do not usually 16 to stay indoors,still less in high-rise apartments (公寓) . Instead of dangerous roads, “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

Answer 1

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. A

1. C解析:此处要表达:发达国家的孩子 “遭受”精神压力。

2. B解析：本题为举例说明，for instance 例如。

3. B解析:one in five五个当中有一个。

4. A解析:句意:第三世界儿童的童年有 很多好事情。

5. A解析:文中说这些孩子离父母较远。

6. C解析:句意：相反，孩子经常看见父 母、亲戚和邻居在附近干活。

7. D解析:句意:第三世界的孩子看到父 母、亲戚和邻居常在家附近工作。

8. A解析:在他们“成长”的过程中……

9. D解析:这些孩子融人了社区活动，A 项应该用复数形式。

10. C解析:发达国家的孩子是通过在幼 儿园学习的方式成长，用through。

11. C解析:从这几项活动中选择。

12. D解析:此处指与西方发达国家的孩 子相比。

13. C解析:此处表达:另一方面，相反。

14. B解析:“最早的”成长标志。

15. A解析:短语care about符合语境。

16. C解析：这里表示他们只好待在家 里，用 have to。

17. D解析:此处表示第三世界的儿童可以“自由”学习。

18. A解析：此处要表达：发达国家的父 母“焦虑地”观察着他们的孩子。

19. C解析:进一步解释第三世界国家的 情况。

20. A解析：这个转折句表示“……但是 并不总是很差的”。