高考英语完形填空测试题（8）

　　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 36 from a different kind of poverty—of the spirit. 37 , one Western country alone now sees 14,000 attempted suicides(自杀) every year by children under 15, and one child 38 five needs psychiatric(心理) advice.

　　There are many good things about 39 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 40 and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices. 41 , the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbors working 42 and often shares in that work. A child 43 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community’s 44 : helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies—rather than 45 playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 46 playing with dolls.

　　These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 47 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 48 , are provided with a watch as one of the 49 signs of growing up, so that they can 50 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 51 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 52 to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 53 from ten floors up.

　　54 , twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all 55 .

　　36. A. come B. learn C. suffer D. survive

　　37. A. As usual B. For instance

　　C. In fact D. In other words

　　38. A. by B. in C. to D. under

　　39. A. childhood B. poverty C. spirit D. survival

　　40. A. adults B. fathers C. neighbors D. relatives

　　41. A. Anyhow B. However C. Instead D. Still

　　42. A. away B. alone C. along D. nearby

　　43. A. growing up B. living through C. playing D. working

　　44. A. activity B. life C. study D. work

　　45. A. by B. from C. through D. with

　　46. A. and B. but C. or D. so

　　47. A. Eastern B. good C. poor D. Western

　　48. A. at any moment B. at the same time

　　C. on the other hand D. on the whole

　　49. A. easiest B. earliest C. happiest D. quickest

　　50. A. care B. fear C. hurry D. worry

　　51. A. dare B. expect C. have D. require

　　52. A. control B. danger C. disappointment D. freedom

　　53. A. anxiously B. eagerly C. impatiently D. proudly

　　54. A. Above all B. In the end C. Of course D. What’s more

　　55. A. bad B. good C. rich D. poor

　　36—40 CBBAA 41—45 CDADC 46—50 CDCBA 51—55 CDACA