There is no place like home―as long as it is far enough away, it seems.

Britain has become a nation of nomads（流浪者），with nearly half of us living more than 100 miles from the town or village where we grew up, research shows.

The trend is being fuelled by the Internet, better communications and property wealth.

People who move away fit into four separate categories―Sheep, Hens, Cows or Pigs.

Sheep are people who change home for economic and emotional peace. Hens are home and environment care-seekers. Cows are career or work shifters, while pigs are people caught up in grand parental support. It is far from the common believed idea of Coronation Streets, where close-knit generations of the same family live within a few streets of each other throughout their lives. Less. Than 20 percent of people now live in the town where they were born. Instead, young adults move away to find work, get married or seek adventure.

Many use the Internet to work from a home which need not be within easy traveling distance of their workplace.

Also joining the moving crowd are older people who either move to be near grandchildren or retire to new homes.

One in ten of those who do make away makes a complete break, and now lives 500 miles or more from where they grew up.

Women are likely to leave as men, a sign of independence that would not have excited in the 1950s and 60s.

People in the North-East, North-West, Yorkshire and Scotland are the most likely to live in the community where they were born, the study found.

67．According to the research in the passage, British people tend to ________.

A．become more independent whenever they graduate or grow up

B．live or work far away from where they were born or grew up

C．live near their own homes

D．become more close to each other

68．Which of the following is not a reason for the trend mentioned in the text? _________.

A．The wide use of Internet            B．Improved communications

C．People becoming richer             D．More job opportunities

69．Who are not likely to move away from home? ___________.

A．Older people                     B．Women

C．People in Scotland             D．Young people

70．Which of the following can be regarded as a Cow? __________.

A．A person who changes job often

B．A person who leaves home because of family trouble

C．A person who retires to a new home

D．A person who breaks away from his home

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

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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   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  .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44. A. activity           B. life                C. study            D. work

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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