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 1from 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 3five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.
There are many good things about 4in 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 5and 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 7and often shares in that work.
A child 8in 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 10playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 11playing with dolls.
These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 12children. 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 14signs of growing up, so that they can 15along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows …
Third World children do not usually 16to 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 17to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 18from 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
1.A. come B. learn C. suffer D. survive
2.A. As usual B. For instance C. In fact D. In other words
3.A. by B. in C. to D. under
4.A. childhood B. poverty C. spirit D. survival
5.A. adults B. fathers C. neighbours D. relatives
6.A. Anyhow B. However C. Instead D. Still
7.A. away B. alone C. along D. nearby
8.A. growing up B. living through C. playing D. working
9.A. activity B. life C. study D. work
10.A. by B. from C. through D. with
11.A. and B. but C. or D. so
12.A. Eastern B. good C. poor D. Western
13.A. at any moment B. at the same time C. on the other hand D. on the whole
14.A. easiest B. earliest C. happiest D. quickest
15.A. care B. fear C. hurry D. worry
16.A. dare B. expect C. have D. require
17.A. control B. danger C. disappointment D. freedom
18.A. anxiously B. eagerly C. impatiently D. proudly
19.A. Above all B. In the end C. Of course D. What's more
20.A. bad B. good C. rich D. poor
-- Excuse me, Sir, is the swimming pool open all day?
-- Only from 6:00 pal to 10:00 pm.
A. That's right. B. Yes, of course
C. Sorry, I am not sure D. Sorry, I'm afraid not
You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of .
A. date B. shape C. order D. balance
So difficult it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice.
A. I did find B. did I find C. I have found D. have I found
The young girl sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. She before.
A. hasn't flown B. didn't fly C. hadn't flown D. wasn't flying
"You can't have this football back you promise not to kick it at my cat again," the
old man said firmly.
A. because B. since C. when D. until
