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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       from a different kind of poverty — of the spirit.    , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides ( 自杀 ) every year by children under 15, and one child       five needs psychiatric (心理上的) advice.

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

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

     These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the      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,          , are provided with a watch as one of the       signs of growing up, so that they can      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       to stay indoors, still less in high-rise apartments. Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers", there is often a sense of        to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them       from ten floors up.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文将第三世界的孩子与西方国家的孩子的童年时代作了对比,阐述了各自的优点和缺点。

1.考查动词。句意:在富裕的世界里孩子们在遭受着不同的贫困即:精神。 根据but一词可知富裕世界也存在弊端,生活在优越环境中的孩子“遭受”着精神贫困。

2.考查固定短语。句意: 在富裕的世界里孩子们在遭受着不同的贫困即:精神。例如:仅仅一个西方国家每年就有就见证了十五岁以下的孩子有14000的自杀未遂。2 A. As usual 像往常一样 B. For instance例如C. In fact 实际上 D. In other words换句话说根据空后内容可知此处应表示举例说明

3.考查介词。句意:五个孩子中就有一个需要心理上的开导。根据固定短语:one  in  + 数字,。。中的一个,几分之一,所以A正确

4.考查名词。句意:在第三世界有许多关于童年的美好的事情。根据文章开头第一段第一句话The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that 表明本文是关于第三世界的孩子的童年的调查,所以A正确。

5.考查名词。句意:在西方工作的本质就把距离摆在了成年人和孩子之间。根据下文But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices是举例说明孩子和家长之间的距离,所以C正确。

6.考查副词。句意:但是在第三世界的村子里爸爸和妈妈不是每天去几英里之外去上班,而是孩子看见爸爸,妈妈和亲戚邻居们在附近工作。根据前后两句之间的关系可以判定是做对比,A. Anyhow 无论如何 B. However然而C. Instead 反而 D. Still仍然,所以C正确。

7.考查副词。句意: 而是孩子看见爸爸,妈妈和亲戚邻居们在附近工作。A. away远  B. alone 独自一人  C. nearby附近  D. along 沿着。根据句意C正确。

8.考查动词。句意: 一个通过这种方式长大的孩子通过加入社区的工作了解了他或她所起的作用。根据下一段第一句的开头部分可以推断出D正确。

9.考查名词。句意: 一个通过这种方式长大的孩子通过加入社区的工作了解了他或她所起的作用。根据冒号后面的内容可知是“工作”。如果选择A项,则需要用复数形式,所以D正确。

10.考查介词。句意: 帮助挖或建,照顾动物或婴儿——而不是在幼儿园玩水玩沙,养宠物或者玩玩具娃娃。根据前线索through joining in the community's       ,可以判断是通过through,所以B正确。

11.考查连词。句意: 帮助挖或建,照顾动物或婴儿——而不是在幼儿园玩水玩沙,养宠物或者玩玩具娃娃。根据句意是或者,所以A正确。

12.考查形容词。句意: 这些孩子长大们可能会比西方的孩子有更少的空间和时间的压迫感。本文是将第三世界的孩子与“西方”国家的孩子的童年时代进行对比,前半句是说第三世界的孩子,因此这里选D

13.考查固定短语。句意。A. at any moment 在任何时候       B. at the same time同时C. on the other hand 但是,表转折           D. on the whole大体上,根据前后句可以判断出是进行对比。on the other hand“另一方面,但是 ”所以C正确。

14.考查形容词。句意: :但是在富裕的世界,孩子们被给与一块手表作为长大的最早的标志。在西方国家,戴手表是长大的一种标志。此处强调的是时间。所以D正确。

15.考查动词。句意: 所以,他们能关心和父母一起在学校的时间,吃饭的时间,睡觉时间晚,电视节目时间去掉句中的along with their parents这一修饰语,就比较容易理解了。so that后面跟的是结果状语从句,care about 关心,在意,所以A正确

16.考查动词。句意:第三世界的孩子们不必经常呆在室内,更不必说在高楼里了,根据后面to do sht ,构成短语:have to do sth 不得不,非得, don’t have to意为“不必”,相当于needn’t,所以C正确。

17.考查名词。句意:通常会有学习和玩的自由的感觉。根据前面children do not usually   31   to stay indoors 和Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers",前面提到他们不必一直守在家中,由此可判断他们有学习和玩耍的“自由”。下一句的前半句也提供了暗示。

18.考查副词。句意:家长可以看到孩子们在外面玩而不是焦虑地从十层的高楼上观察。A. eagerly渴望地 B. anxiously焦虑地  C. impatiently没有耐心地  D. proudly自豪地,父母担心的是外出玩耍的孩子的安全,所以B正确

19.考查固定短语。句意:当然了,每年仍然有十二亿五岁以下的儿童遭受着饥饿和疾病。A. Above all 首先,最重要的是  B. In the end最后  C. Of course当然了    D. What's more而且,根据后面的but表转折关系,根据句意所以C正确。

20.考查形容词   句意:但是第三世界的孩子们也不完全的糟糕。本文叙述第三世界国家孩子的童年时代也有许多好处,再结合本句中的but一词可知表示肯定意义。所以D正确

考点:考查社会生活类短文理解。

 

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