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大学英语A——模拟练习题5

一、阅读理解

Childlabor,theemploymentofchildreninindustry,oftenagainsttheirwill,has

beenaproblemformanyyears.

Overahundredyearsago,CharlesDickensshockedmanyofhisreaderswhenhe

describedtheconditionsunderwhichyoungchildrenworkedinBritishfactories.The

conditionsDickensdescribedcontinuealmostunchangedtodayinmanypartsofthe

world.Theonlydifferenceisthattodayemploymentofchildrenisconfinedtosmall

industriesandfamilybusinesses,suchashotels,restaurantsandparticularlyfarms,

ratherthantolargefactories.

Girlssuffermorefromchildlaborpracticesthanboys.Manyofthemareforced

tostartworkwhentheyareonlytenyearsold.Althoughtheworktheyaregiventodo

isoftenlight,itisoftenharmfultotheirhealth.Recently,childrenasyoungassix

yearswerefoundtobeworkinginAsianfactories,andthechildrenwereworking

fromeighttofourteenhoursadayinovercrowdedandunhealthyworkingconditions.

Sometimesawholefamilygroupisemployed,withthepaymentgoingtoaparentor

olderrelative.Thechildrennotonlyreceivenothingorverylittlefortheirlonghours

ofwork,butalsotheyarepreventedfromattendingschools.Therefore,whenthey

becomeoldertheyareunabletodoanyotherkindofwork.

Thesolutiontotheproblemofchildlabourisclearlybetterlawstoprotectyoung

children,greatersupervisionofindustryandheavierfinesforthosewhobreakthe

laws.Onlyinthiswaycanyoungboysandgirlsbeallowedtoenjoythemost

valuabletimeoftheirlives-childh