Ⅰ. 完形填空

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 （心理的） 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 office. __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 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__ 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__.

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

Ⅱ. 单项选择

1. ---Andrew won’t like it, you know.

  ---_____? I don’t care what Andrew thinks!

  A.So what          B. So where       C. So why         D. So how

2. ---Must he come to sign this paper himself?

  ---Yes, he _____.

A.need             B.must           C. may           D. will

3. I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have _____ heard of her.

A.even             B. ever            C. just           D.never

4. The traffic lights _____ green and I pulled away.

A.came            B. grew            C. got           D. went

5. The performance of the host, ____ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however.

A. had intended     B. intended          C. intending      D. to intend

6. Jenny was very sad over the loss of the photos she had shot at Canada, _____ this was a memory she especially treasured.

A.as               B.if               C.when          D. where

7. Sarah had her washing machine repaired the day before yesterday, _____ she?

A.had              B. did             C. hadn’t         D. didn’t

8. Much of the power of the trade unions has been lost. _____ their political influence should be very great.

A. As a result        B. As usual         C. Even so        D. So far

9. No matter how frequently, the works of Beethoven _____ still attract people all over the world.

A. performed      B. performing     C. to be performed  D. being performed

10. _____ this cake, you will need 2 eggs, 175g sugar and 175g flour.

A. Having made    B. Make         C. To make        D. Making

11. “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

12. 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

13. 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

14. You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of _____.

A. date          B. shape          C. order             D. balance

15. ---Excuse me, Sir, is the swimming pool Open all day?

   ---_____ Only from 6:00 pm. to 10:00 pm.

A. That’s right.                     B. Yes, of course

  C. Sorry, I am not sure               D. Sorry, I’m afraid not

16. Her parents wanted to marry her _____ a wealthy businessman, but she didn’t want to_____.

  A. to, get married     B. with, marry     C. to, marry    D. with, get married

17. The schoolboys and schoolgirls are walking along the street, ___ a small red cap.

  A. each of them has    B. they each have   C. every wears   D. each wearing

18. Keeping what belongs to another person _____ to stealing.

  A. applies            B. accounts        C. attaches     D. amounts

19. ____ of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, with a friend ____ her.

  A. Warned, followed                B. Warning, following 

  C. Having warned, following         D. Having been warned, following

20. I was _____ of having lied to my mother.

  A. ashame           B. shame           C. ashames    D. ashamed

21. These violent scenes _____ the riots of last year.

  A. bring to mind                    B. bear in mind    

C. are out of our mind                D. change our mind

22. The two brothers are barely _____.

  A. on good terms                    B. in terms of

C. in their terms                     D. in real terms

23. A new situation will _____ when the examination system comes into existence.

  A. arise       B. rise        C. raise       D. lift

24. ---In my opinion, you should write to your cousin to apologize to him.

   ---_____. It wasn’t my fault.

  A. No problem    B. No wonder     C. No way       D. No chance

25. _____ the invitation to their house _____ Mary’s thirtieth birthday, we went there last Friday.

  A. To, at         B. For, to         C. In, for        D. At, for

26. Nobody has such a doubt ___the government has made the right decision on the trade agreement.  

 A. why      B. that     C. whether      D. as

 

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