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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 　　1　　 from a different kind of poverty－of the spirit．　　2　　, one Western country alone now sees 14,000 attempted suicides every year by children under 15, and one child 　　3　　 five needs psychiatric(心理)advice．

　　There are many good things about 　　4　　 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 　　5　　 and children．But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices．　　6　　, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbors working 　　7　　 and often shares in that work．

　　A child 　　8　　 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community’s 　　9　　：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies－rather than 　　10　　 playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 　　11　　 playing with dolls．

　　These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 　　12　　 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, 　　13　　, are provided with a watch as one of the 　　14　　 signs of growing up, so that they can 　　15　　 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 　　16　　 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 　　17　　 to study and play．Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 　　18　　 form ten floors up．

　　　　19　　, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease．But childhood in the Third World is not all 　　20　　．

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　　We may look at the world, around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears．　　1　　 for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 　　2　　 to See－or look at－on my way to work each morning．

　　For three years, no matter 　　3　　 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8∶00 a.m．On 　　4　　 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves．Summertime 　　5　　 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses．　　6　　, she was an ordinary working woman．Of course, I 　　7　　 all this only after she was seen no more．It was then that I realized how 　　8　　 I expected to see her each morning．You might say I 　　9　　 her．

　　“Did she have an accident?Something 　　10　　?” I thought to myself about her 　　11　　．Now that she was gone, I felt I had 　　12　　 her．I began to realize that part of our 　　13　　 life probably in-eludes such chance meetings with familiar 　　14　　：the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 　　15　　 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library．Such people are 　　16　　 markers in our lives．They add weight to our 　　17　　 of place and belonging．

　　Think about it．　　18　　, while walking to work, we mark where we are by 　　19　　 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 　　20　　, person?

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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 　　1　　 from a different kind of poverty of the spirit．

　　　　2　　, one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides(自杀)every year by children under 15, and one child 　　3　　 five needs psychiatric(心理)advice．

　　There are many good things about 　　4　　 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 　　5　　 and children．But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices．　　6　　, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working 　　7　　 and often shares in that work．

　　A child 　　8　　 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community’s 　　9　　：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babiesmrather than 　　10　　 playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 　　11　　 playing with dolls．

　　These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 　　12　　 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, 　　13　　, are provided with a watch as one of the 　　14　　 signs of growing up, so that they can 　　15　　 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 　　16　　 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 　　17　　 to study and play．Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 　　18　　 from ten floors up．

　　　　19　　, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease．But childhood in the Third World is not all 　　20　　．

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　　In the United States Government, the Congress(议会)　　1　　 the laws．The Congress has two parts, 　　2　　 are more or less equal in power．They are 　　3　　 as the House of Representatives and the Senate(参议院)．The House of Representatives is 　　4　　 than the Senate whose 100 members(two from each state)　　5　　 for six years, the 435 members of the House are 　　6　　 every two years, and the 　　7　　 from each state is determined by the 　　8　　 of the state．For example, California, which has a 　　9　　 population, has forty-three Representatives, 　　10　　 the state of Nevada has only one．

　　The House and Senate are divided into small groups which 　　11　　 special matters such as education or foreign affairs．The most 　　12　　 work of the Congress is often done in these groups, which are 　　13　　 committees．

　　According to the Constitution(宪法)of the United States, a Senator must be 　　14　　 thirty years old and he must have been a 　　15　　 of the United States for nine years at the time of his 　　16　　．To be elected to the House a person must be twenty-five years old 　　17　　 must have been a United States citizen for seven years．At the present time, members of Congress 　　18　　 businessmen, farmers, teachers and especially lawyers．

　　In general, Senators are 　　19　　 known than Representatives because they are 　　20　　 in number and serve for a longer time．Many American Presidents served in Congress before they became presidents．

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　　Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your 　　1　　 was a million miles away?You probably felt 　　2　　 and made up your mind to pay attention and never daydream again．Most of us, from earliest school 　　3　　, have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time．

　　“ On the contrary, ” says L．Giambra, an expert in psychology, “ daydreaming is quite 　　4　　．Without it, the mind couldn’t get done all the 　　5　　 it has to do during a normal day．You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious mind．　　6　　, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time．Daydreaming then may be one 　　7　　 in which the unconscious and conscious 　　8　　 of mind have silent dialogue．”

　　Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of 　　9　　 or even considered them harmful．At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental 　　10　　．They did not have a better understanding of daydreams 　　11　　 the late 1980s．Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming．Klinger says, “We 　　12　　 now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we 　　13　　 our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our future．” Daydreams are really a reflection(反映)on the things we 　　14　　 or the things we long for in life．

　　Daydreams are usually very simple and 　　15　　, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be 　　16　　 to understand．It’s easier to gain a 　　17　　 understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully．Daydreams help one 　　18　　 the difficult situations in life and find out a possible way for dealing with them．

　　Daydreams cannot be predicted(预知)．They move off in 　　19　　 directions, which may be creative and full of useful ideas．For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were, and are a main source of creative energy．

　　So next time you catch 　　20　　 daydreaming, don’t stop．Just pay attention to your dreams．They may be more important than you think．

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　　Cars are important part in the United States．Without a car most people feel that they are 　　1　　．And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel 　　2　　 poor when he has a car．

　　Henry Ford was the man who first started 　　3　　 cars in large numbers．He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to 　　4　　 American culture．The car made the United States a nation on 　　5　　．And it 　　6　　 to make the United States what it is today．

　　There are three main reasons that the car has become so 　　7　　 in the United States．　　8　　 the country is a huge one and Americans like to 　　9　　 around it．The car 　　10　　 the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation．With a car people can go any place 　　11　　 spending a lot of money．The second reason is that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public 　　12　　．Long distance trains have never been as 　　13　　 in the United States as they are in other parts of the world．Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by 　　14　　．But it is too expensive to be used 　　15　　．The third reason is the most 　　16　　 one．The Americans’ spirit of 　　17　　 is what really made cars popular．Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a train, 　　18　　 a plane．They don’t like to have to 　　19　　 an exact schedule．A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time．And this is the freedom that Americans want 　　20　　 to have．

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　　I did very badly at school．My headmaster thought I was 　　1　　 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 　　2　　 but a failure．”

　　After five years of 　　3　　 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl．It was the best 　　4　　 that could have happened to me．I 　　5　　 I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to 　　6　　 that what people said about me was 　　7　　．Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 　　8　　 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done．” So I tried hard with my 　　9　　 and went to college．My first novel 　　10　　 while I was at college．

　　After college I taught during the 　　11　　 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 　　12　　 in history．I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 　　13　　 that job to write full time 　　14　　 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University．I began to feel proud of myself 　　15　　 was a working-class boy who’d 　　16　　 school early, now teaching at the university．

　　My writing career took off when I discovered my own style．Now I’m rich and 　　17　　, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars．　　18　　 what does it mean?I 　　19　　 wish all the people that have put me down had 　　20　　：“I believe in you．You’ll succeed．”

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　　Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful?This 　　1　　 called laziness, but Dr．Kleitman has a new explanation．He has proved that everyone has a daily energy 　　2　　．

　　During he hours when you 　　3　　 your work, you may say that you’re ‘hot’．That’s true．At the time of day when you feel most 　　4　　 in your work, your cycle of body temperature is 　　5　　 its peak．For some people the peak comes during the forenoon．For 　　6　　 it comes in the afternoon or evening．No one has discovered why this is so, but it 　　7　　 such familiar monologues(自言自语)as：“Get up John!You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation of the trouble is that John is at his low 　　8　　 and energy peak in the evening, 　　9　　 family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize 　　10　　 these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the 　　11　　 has．

　　You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life 　　12　　 it better．　　13　　 can help, Dr．Kleitman believes．Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must 　　14　　 late anyway．Counteract(对换)your cycle, 　　15　　 by habitually staying up later than you want to．If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do 　　16　　 in the day, 　　17　　 before usual hour．This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam and work better as you’re at your low point．Whenever possible, do 　　18　　 tasks in the afternoon and 　　19　　 tasks requiring more energy or concentration(精神集中)for your 　　20　　 hours．

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　　The little train came to a stop at our station and we got out, very glad to be so near home at last．The 　　1　　 part of the journey from London had been quite comfortable; 　　2　　 when we had changed into the little train, we were, already tired and dirty, and the 　　3　　 run, with its frequent stops at unimportant villages, had only made us 　　4　　 tired and dirty．

　　There was a carriage 　　5　　 for us at the station, 　　6　　 by two black horses．As soon as we and our bags 　　7　　 in, the driver waved his whip and we set off through the snowy forest．Even 　　8　　 the forest it was growing dark：it was the 　　9　　 day of the year, and the sky was 　　10　　 with clouds．Among the trees it seemed as if it was in the middle of a moonless night, the oil lamps on our carriage 　　11　　 just enough light for the driver to 　　12　　 his way and for us to be able to 　　13　　 that we were driving between thick walls of trees．

　　After 　　14　　 seemed like two hours to us(but was actually only an hour), at last we 　　15　　 my friends house．First we saw a row of lights 　　16　　 came from the windows, and then we were suddenly at the door, 　　17　　 about half a dozen children 　　18　　 all ages shouting and asking questions 　　19　　 together．As we were getting out of the carriage, a fine old lady with white hair came out, 　　20　　 I recognized without difficulty as my friend’s mother．

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　　Scientists now believe the earth’s magnetic poles(地磁极)have changed many times．One 　　1　　 change may have taken place about 330,000 BC．This 　　2　　 is about when modem man first 　　3　　 on the earth．

　　Many 　　4　　 now believe the magnetism(磁力现象)of the earth may have a 　　5　　 influence(影响)on life itself．In the 　　6　　 past many kinds of animals and plants died out suddenly, 　　7　　 the North and South magnetic poles changed 　　8　　．

　　Animals, birds and 　　9　　 people are to some degree controlled by magnetic forces．When there is a 　　10　　 increase in magnetic strength; many animals have 　　11　　 in finding their way．Mice, 　　12　　 near a strong magnet, lose their hair and die 　　13　　．And when the earth’s magnetism suddenly decreases, the 　　14　　 of men or women who kill themselves increases．

　　How 　　15　　 does the earth's magnetism 　　16　　 our lives?We cannot know for 　　17　　．We do know this magnetism is getting weaker and we know that in 2,500 years the magnetic poles may change position 　　18　　．And we know when 　　19　　 happened in the past there were enormous 　　20　　 in life on Earth．

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