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

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

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

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

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

46. C　 47. A　 48. B　 　 49. C　 50. A　 51. C　 　 52. B　 53. D　 54. D　 55. B

Passage 5

(06·广东B卷)

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　 .

55. A. clean　　　　　　　　　　 B. gray　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. peaceful　　　　　　　　　　　 D. empty

答案　 36. C　 37. A　 38. B　 39. A　 40. D　 41.A　　　 42. C　 43. D 　　 44. C　 45. B

54. A. follow　　　　　　　　　 B. show　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. admire

53. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. still

52. A. jumped　　　　　　　　 B. sat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bent