Question

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

Answer 1

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