ThesurveyaboutchildhoodintheThirdWorldshowsthatthestruggleforsurvivalislongandhard.Butintherichworldchildrencan1fromadifferentkindofpoverty-ofthespirit.2oneWesterncountryalonenowsees14000attemptedsuicides(自杀)everyyearbychildrenunder15andonechild3fiveneedspsychiatric(心理)advice.
Therearemanygoodthingsabout4intheThirdWorld.Takethecloseandcon-stantrelationbetweenchildrenandtheirpar-entsrelativesandneighboursforexample.IntheWesttheverynatureofworkputsdis-tancebetween5andchildren.ButinmostThirdWorldvillagesmotherandfatherdonotgomilesawayeachdaytoworkinof-fices.6thechildseesmotherandfatherrelationsandneighboursworking7andoftensharesinthatwork.
Achild8inthiswaylearnshisorherrolethroughjoininginthecommunity's9:helpingtodigorbuildlookafterani-malsorbabies-ratherthan10playingwithwaterandsandinkindergartenkeepingpets11playingwithdolls.
Thesechildrenmaygrowupwithalessoppressivesenseofspaceandtimethanthe12children.Theirsenseofdaysandtimehasalottodowiththechangeofseasonsandpositionsofthesunorthemooninthesky.Childrenintherichworld13arepro-videdwithawatchasoneofthe14signsofgrowingupsothattheycan15alongwiththeirparentsaboutbeinglateforschooltimesmealtimesbedtimesthetimesofTVshows...
ThirdWorldchildrendonotusually16tostayindoorsstilllessinhigh-riseapartments(公寓).Insteadofdangerousroad“keepoffthegrass”signsand“don'tspeaktostrangers”thereisoftenasenseof17tostudyandplay.Parentscanseetheirchildrenoutsideratherthanobservethem18fromtenfloorsup.
19twelvemillionchildrenunderfivestilldieeveryyearthroughhungeranddisease.ButchildhoodintheThirdWorldisnotall20.
(1)A.come
B.learn
C.suffer
D.survive
(2)A.Asusual
B.Forinstance
C.Infact
D.Inotherwords
(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