Question

Children ’ s Rights

If you want to do a school project on children's rights(权利) ，you can look on the Internet for some information. A United Nations website can show you plenty of useful information for the project.

The United Nations lists the rights of children. Most countries a-gree all of them,but some countries do not. The following are some of the most important rights of children ：

Children have the right to be properly fed,clothed and shel-

tered (庇by their family. If their family can't do so,the government should take responsibility.

Children have the right to an education and medical care,which should be provided by the government.

Children must not be cruelly punished (惩罚) by their parents or any others.

Children have the right to expect the government to protect them from all kinds of abuse (虐待) and neglect (忽略 ).

No child under fifteen should be made to fight in an army.

people. In some countries children do not have these rights. Many young children are made to work long

hours in factories and on farms. In some countries there are so few schools that only rich children get an education. There are not enough doctors or nurses to help many children when they are sick.

The rights of children are,therefore,the rights people think children should have. They are not always the rights children really have.

() l.   agree with the United Nations’ list of children's rights.

   A. All countries   B. A few countries   C. No countries   D. Most countries

() 2. The underlined word “responsibility” in the passage means .

   A. something people have to do   B. something people want to do

   C. something people know how to do   D. something people love to do

() 3. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Parents should punish their children.

   B. Children should make money for other people.

   C. Governments should protect children from neglect.

   D. Children under sixteen should not fight in an army.

() 4. Some children can't get an education because .

   A. there aren't enough schools  B. there are no school

   C. they come from rich families   D. they want to work in factories

() 5. What's the main idea of this passage?

   A. Children are made to work long hours on farms.

   B. The United Nations website is useful for the school project.

   C. Children have the right to be properly fed,clothed and sheltered.

     D. The United Nations has listed the rights it thinks children should have. 

Answer 1

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D

WEEK EIGHT Tuesday 星期二

本文讲述的是儿童权益保护的相关事宜。列举了几项联合国规定的儿童权益。

1. D细节理解题。根据第二段中“The United Nations lists

the rights of children. Most countries agree all of them,but some countries do not. ”可知选 D

2. A词义猜测题。根据第二段中第一条“Children have

the right to be properly fed,clothed and sheltered (庇护) by their family. If their family can't do so,the government should take responsibility.”的意思：家庭有给孩子提供良好的食物、衣服和庇护的权利。如果他们的家庭做不到，政府会承担责任。由此可知选A

3. C细节理解题。根据文章第二段中第四条“Children

have the right to expect the government to protect them

from all kinds of abuse and neglect.”可知选 C

4. A细节理解题。根据第四段中第三句“In some coun

tries there are so few schools that only rich children get an education.”可知选 A。

5. D主旨大意题。根据第二段第一句“The United Nations lists the rights of children.”可知选D。