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Question

As China's urbanization quickens its pace a growing number of village couples head to the cities in search of work and are thus forced to leave their children behind. The number of these left-behind children living with their grandparents or great-grandparents is currently estimated at 60 million nationwide. These children often face severe psychological and emotional problems as well as challenges to their personal safety and well-being.

According to a report published by the All-China Women's Federation (CWF) the number of left-behind children in rural areas stands at 61.026 million accounting for 37.7 percent of rural children and 21.9 percent of all children nationwide. A generation of left-behind children is emerging in China.

As a special social group they are vulnerable to physical and emotional hurt with their personal safety often compromised because they are far away from their parents. In recent years we have seen an increasing number of left-behind children suffering from death by drowning poisoning traffic accidents or fire incidents.

【写作内容】 1. 用约 30 单词写出上文概要；

2. 简述留守儿童面临的问题（安全、教育、身心健康等）；

3. 提出你的建议。

【写作要求】 1. 作文词数 150 词左右；

2. 阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接引用原文语句。

Answer 1

With more migrant workers working in cities more rural children have been left without parents around accounting for one fifth of all children nationwide. They suffer a lot physically and emotionally. (31 words)

The left-behind children are faced with many problems. To begin with without parents’ protection they are likely to become the targets of bullying and abuse. Second not only do they have to take on the burden of farming they also struggle to keep up with their studies. Some are slowly becoming "lagging-behind" children and some even end up abandoning school. Moreover many children feel stressed and lonely for lack of parental care and love.

In the rush for economic opportunity and growth these left-behind children have become victims and this social problem needs a solution. The government should establish a protection network involving schools families and communities. Moreover migrant workers should take their responsibility as parents by accompanying their children to ensure their sound development. (125 words)