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[单项选择]Severe inequalities in children’s development between local authorities are revealed by data published by Sir Michael Marmot, professor of epidemiology (流行病学) and public health at University College London, who last year produced a landmark government review into how wealth affects health. The key determinants of health, he argues, relate to a host of issues including employment, the welfare state and child development. His new report shows that 44% of all five-year-olds in England are considered by their teachers to be falling behind in their development. However in richer commuter towns, such as Solihull and Richmond upon Thames, state schools report this figure to be about 30%. In Haringey, a deprived part of north London, it is almost double.
Only two dozen authorities of the 150 surveyed could claim to have more than half their five-year-olds passing the educational standard set by the government. Marmot said he was concerned that the government was just focusing on the "poor
A. public health
B. financial state
C. employment rate
D. educational level
[单项选择]Children’s fears come and go, but most children experience similar types of fears at approximately the same age. For toddlers, the worst fears are often associated with separation and change. Toddlers want their own mommy, daddy, .spoon, chair, and bed. They are profoundly conservative little people. The most daring toddlers feel content if they can hold onto what they already know. Yet, children’s fears are a useful index of their development. Fear of strangers appears to be a consequence of their first specific attachment, and its ending is a sign that they have acquired a more inclusive schema of faces and people in general. A child who is afraid of cats but not of rabbits evidently can differentiate one small animal from another. Fear of a particular person implies recognition of that person.
Parents can be of assistance, both in overcoming fears and in preventing their development. They can prepare a child through play, stories, and happy prognostications for dealing with new
A. An indicator or measurement of something.
B. A list or catalog of information.
C. An object used to point or indicate.
D. A relation or ratio of one quantity to another.
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Children’ s wishes include meeting their
[填空题]S3. How do parents influence their children’s choices on marriages
[单项选择]Already overwhelmed children’s services are facing rising demand as benefit reforms hit struggling parents, all while council cuts threaten to push social care into an awkward place.
Winter may have arrived early this year, but there are even more severe storms ahead for children’s services and for children and families in difficulty. Indeed, with services already overwhelmed, demand is set to increase further, and the public sector cuts will mean less help for children and fewer workers. All the trends and predictions are indicating a high speed crash for children’s social care. Too dramatic.9 Just consider the evidence.
First, the increase in the workload for children’s services and for social workers is continuing, it started around the time that the terrible death of baby Peter Connelly gained so much media attention. Just-published figures for the past year show that the number of children referred to social care services was up again, by almost 57,000; 71,500 more child
A. the workload for children’s services will continue to reduce
B. the requirement for help from social workers will continue to rise
C. the local councils will abolish the rationing thresholds
D. the councils will provide more money next year
[填空题]Parental divorce may negatively affect children’s decision about marriage when they become adults.
[填空题]The interstate highway system provides access between major military installations in America.
