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完形填空 　　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 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

答案：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;
解析：

(1)	根据上下文语境，第三世界国家的孩子为生存而进行的斗争是长期的、艰苦的，但是在富有国家中，孩子们经受另外一种贫穷——精神上的。suffer from…“遭受”。
(2)	下文在举例说明上文“富有国家的孩子精神贫穷”这一观点。
(3)	“五个中有一个人”one in/out of five。
(4)	文章中心在说孩子问题，下文显然是论述第三世界孩子的童年生活。
(5)	下文在论述由于父母工作，父母与孩子距离的远近问题。故选adults，与下文children形成对比。
(6)	上下文提到由于工作的原因，西方国家的父母与孩子产生了距离。但是在第三世界国家中，多数生活在村庄里的父母们不用到数英里以外的办公室上班。相反，孩子们能看见父母、亲戚、邻居们在附近干活，而且经常一起干活。instead 相反。
(7)	上文中“…do not go miles away”提示本空为working nearby“在附近上班”。
(8)	grow up“成长”。通过参加社会工作，以这种方式成长的孩子知道了他们的作用。
(9)	根据“helping to dig or build”和“look after animals or babies”可知都是“劳动”。
(10)	与上文“…through joining in the community’s work”形成并列关系。
(11)	or表选择关系。
(12)	本句中“these children”指的是“children in the Third World”，所以这里与the western children形成对比。从文章中心看，也是从这两组孩子的对比论述中得到一些结论。
(13)	上一句论述一种西方孩子的时间概念，本句从另一方面说明，故选on the other hand “另一方面”。at the same time“同时”，at any moment“在任何时候，随时”，on the whole“从整体上”。
(14)	作为他们早期的成熟标志。
(15)	care与后面about形成短语，“为……担心”，along with their parent’s为插入语。
(16)	do not have to do sth．表示“不必”，上文提到第三世界国家的孩子们经常和父母到地里干活，可知第三世界国家的孩子不必总待在家里。
(17)	文中提到第三世界国家的孩子们生活中没有危险的马路、远离草坪的招牌，也没有不许对陌生人讲话这类事，所以孩子们在学习和玩耍时都很自由。a sense of freedom“自由感”。
(18)	第三世界国家的孩子的父母们在外边照看孩子，而不是从十层以上的楼上担心孩子。anxiously“焦虑地，担心地”，impatiently“不耐心地”，proudly“自豪地”，eagerly“热切地”。
(19)	文章最后一段与第一段内容进行呼应。“当然”，第三世界国家每年有约12 000 000位5岁以下的孩子因饥饿、疾病而死。
(20)	联系上句，第三世界国家的孩子存在因饥饿、疾病而死亡的问题，但那些孩子的童年并不是都那么糟糕。