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. 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.
Without having a nature experience, kids, can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That contributes 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(成份) and that play in nature develop 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 overprotected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but much stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood process 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 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 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2: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3: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:C
小題2:B
小題3:C

試題分析：本文介紹了在現(xiàn)代社會里，父母不讓孩子們外出體驗大自然，孩子就缺少了這方面的體驗，會影響他們個方面的發(fā)展的。
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行That contributes to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive (認知的) skills.說明不體驗大自然會讓我們在精神和身體上都不健康，影響的范圍很大。故C正確。
小題2:B 推理題。如果一個孩子在體驗大自然的時候把胳膊摔斷了，這也算是一種體驗，也算是一種成長的經(jīng)歷吧。故B項正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章1,2行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.說明人們的擔心是我們的孩子沒有親身去體驗大自然，最后會缺乏這方面的經(jīng)驗，故C項正確。
點評：本文屬于議論文，討論的話題是孩子不能親身體驗大自然的影響。考查推理題為主，要求考生認真審題和個選項，然后在文本里找出對應(yīng)的語群進行適當?shù)难由焱评�，最后再做出合理的判斷�?/div>
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