Question

One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might have spent too much time with electronic devices 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) leadership. 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 (叢) 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 strengthen 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.

55. According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that _________.

A. we are the last generation to experience nature

B. Richard Louv doesn’t defend parks against encroachment

C. without a nature experience, kids are missing lots of fun 

D. children should grow up to be protectors of nature

56. Which of the following is not listed as a reason for children being disconnected with nature?

A. The wild has been more dangerous than ever.

B. Parents are too protective of their children.

C. TV plays sometimes inspire fear into children’s heart.

D. Many children are lost in the world of technology.

57. 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

58. 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

59. 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

60. Which of the following can be used as the title for the passage?

A. Too much play spoils a child

B. Getting closer to nature relieve stress

C. Outdoor activities build up character

D. Take kids to nature more often for their growth

Answer 1

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