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
—Dad, dad! My head hurts so much. I think I’m dying.
—________, darling! The doctor says you will feel better soon.
A. That will do B. There, there C. Hi, there D. So long
Zhang Hua is clever and works hard at his subjects.
A. So is Li Ming B. So does Li Ming
C. It was the same with Li Ming D. So it is with Li Ming
Attractive ________ the device might seem, “my wife has already done that by herself” was a common response after people seeing it when it was introduced on show this week.
A. while B. although C. as D. when
You can use a large plastic bottle, cut off, as a pot to grow flowers in.
A. the top is B. with its top C. whose top D. the top of which
______ without friends ______ the most difficult challenge for Chuck while living on the island.
A. How to survive, is B. How does he survive, are
C. How does he survive, is D. How to survive, are