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 21
from a different kind of
poverty - of the spirit. 22 , one Western country alone now sees 14,
000 attempted suicides ( 自杀 ) every year by children under 15, and one child 23 five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.
There are many
good things about 24 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 25
and children. But in
most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to
work in offices. 26 , the
child sees mother and father, relations and neighbors working 27 and often shares in that work..
A child 28 in this way learns his or her role
through joining in the community's 29 ：helping to dig or build, look
after animals or babies -- rather than
30 playing with water and sand in
kindergarten, keeping pets 31 playing with dolls.
These children may
grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 32 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,
33 , are provided with a watch as one
of the 34 signs of growing up, so that they
can 35 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 36 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 37 to study and play. Parents can see
their children outside rather than observe them 38
from ten floors up.
39 , twelve million children under
five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the
Third World is not all 40
21. A. come B.
learn
C. suffer
D. survive
22. A. As usual B. For instance C.
In fact
D. In other words
23. A. by
B.
in
C.
to
D. under
24. A. childhood B.
poverty
C.
spirit
D.
survival
25. A. adults
B.
fathers
C.
neighbors D.
relatives
26. A. Anyhow B.
However
C. Instead
D. Still
27. A. away
B.
alone
C.
along
D. nearby
28. A. growing up B.
living through C.
playing
D. working
29. A. activity B.
life
C.
study
D. work
30. A. by
B.
from
C. through
D. with
31. A. and
B.
but
C.
or
D. so
32. A. Eastern B.
good
C.
poor
D. Western
33. A. at any moment B.
at the same time C.
on the other hand D.
on the whole
34. A. easiest B.
earliest
C.
happiest
D.
quickest
35. A. care
B.
fear
C.
hurry
D.
worry
36. A. dare
B.
expect
C.
have
D. require
37. A. control B.
danger
C.
disappointment D.
freedom
38. A. anxiously B.
eagerly
C.
impatiently
D.
proudly
39. A. Above all B. In
the end C.
Of course
D. What's more
40. A. bad
B.
good
C.
rich
D.
poor