One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology” rather than experiencing the natural world. Fear – producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on child’s play.
Each of us had a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment（蠶食）?” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.
Without having a nature experience, kids can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive（認(rèn)知的）skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents—and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it; research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature fosters（培養(yǎng)）leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three – year – old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.
Kids are not to blame. They are over – protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite（儀式）of passage.
Everyone from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that cement（增強(qiáng)）love, respect and need for the landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.
小題1:.
According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that_____.
A．we are the last generation to experience nature.
B．the author of Last Child in the Woods don’t defend parks against encroachment
C．without having a nature experience, kids are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives
D．children should grow up to be protectors of nature
小題2:.
According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will    .
A．keep a high sense of wonder
B．be over – protected by their parents
C．be less healthy both physically and mentally
D．change wild places and creatures for the better
小題3:.
. According to the author, children’s breaking an arm is    .
A．the fault on the part of their parents
B．the natural experience in their growing up
C．the result of their own carelessness in play
D．the effect of their repetitive stress from computers
小題4:.
In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to    .
A. blame children for getting lost in computer games                 
B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment
C. show his concern about children’s lack of experience in nature
D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around
小題1:.D
小題1:.C
小題1:.B
小題1:.C
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A．The bright moon. B．Duffy’s car.
C．The broken car in the valleyD．a(chǎn)n unknown place
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小題3:. Duffy wrapped the man because_________.
A．he was badly injuredB．he had lost too much blood
C．he had nothing onD．it was too cold that day
小題4:. From the above article, we can see Duffy has saved ________ at least.  
A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five

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Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten (咬) by snakes, “ It was seeing people with snake bites (傷口) that led me to this career,” he said.
In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.
“I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart. Rushing home he shouted ‘bring me the knife!’ Minutes later the man lost his arm forever.”
“The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes,” Shu said.
小題1: The best headline (標(biāo)題) for this newspaper article is      .
A．Astonishing MedicineB．Farmer Loses Arm
C．Dangerous BitesD．Snake Doctor
小題2:. The farmer lost his arm because      .
A．the cloth was wrapped too tightly
B．he cut it to save his life
C．Shu wasn’t there to help him
D．he was alone in the fields
小題3: Shu decided to devote himself to snake medicine because      .
A．he wanted to save people’s arms and legs
B．he had studied it at a medical school
C．he had seen snakes biting people
D．his army service had finished
小題4: Why did Shu go into the mountains?
A．He wanted to study snake bites.
B．He wanted to help the farmers.
C．He was being trained to be a doctor.
D．He was expected to serve in the army.

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