Question

Today, we are told, children don't spend enough time in the fresh air. Many of them are addicted to a screen either on a computer or a TV — they seem to be living in a virtual world. They have lost touch with nature.

But now 400 organizations in the UK, from playgroups to the National Health Service, are encouraging children to have some “wild time”. They want kids to swap at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time playing outside. Activities such as building dens, climbing trees and playing hide and seek are just some of the things kids can do. Even if they live in a city, they can go on adventures in the garden or the park.

Children often need a helping hand from mum and dad. They need to be shown what to do and where to go. Andy Simpson from National Health Service says, “We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids' development, independence and creativity, by giving wild time a go”．

So despite the complicated world that young people grow up in now, it seems that going back to basics and experiencing “nature's playground” is what modern children need. David Bond from Project Wild Thing says, “We need to make more space for wild time in children's daily routine, freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted”．

This might sound a bit old fashioned to you, or maybe, like me, it made you think about sticking on your boots, getting outdoors and reliving your childhood. There's no age limit on enjoying yourself!

1.What is the best title of the text?

A. Adventures of children     B. Benefits of wild time

C. More space for children    D. Wild time for children

2.Children are encouraged to do the following activities except________.

A. watching TV                B. climbing trees

C. playing hide and seek      D. building dens

3.According to Andy Simpson, we know that________.

A. wild time is hard to design

B. wild time is beneficial for children

C. parents know the importance of wild time

D. parents like keeping their children indoors

4.The last paragraph suggests that________.

A. people like recalling the past

B. it is out of date to go outdoors

C. it is too late for adults to enjoy nature

D. people at any age can enjoy wild time

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：如今孩子们大都迷恋于电视或者电脑，而在户外的时间越来越少，他们失去了与大自然亲密接触的机会。在本文中作者提出鼓励孩子有“wild time ”，去进行一些户外活动，比如捉迷藏、爬树等等。而且提出这些改变都需要父母的帮助。

1.D标题概括题。文章开头提出现在的儿童迷恋于电脑、电视而缺少足够的户外时间，然后在第二段提出“wild time”这一概念，由此展开行文，所以文章中心内容是关于wild time，故D选项内容更能体现文章中心，答案选D。

2.A细节理解题。根据文章第二段作者提出的一些活动They want kids to swap at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time playing outside．Activities such as building dens, climbing trees, rummaging for conkers and playing hide and seek are just some of the things kids can do.可知A选项不是作者鼓励要做的事情。

3.B推理判断题。根据文章第三段Andy Simpson 所说“We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids’development，independence and creativity，by giving wild time a go”．可知给孩子玩耍时间可以对孩子的和创造性是有益的。也就是说户外活动对孩子们的成长有好处的，答案选B。

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【名师点睛】

本文5. we are told, children don't spend enough time in the fresh air. Many of them are addicted to a screen either on a computer or a TV — they seem to be living in a virtual world.直接指出如今孩子们大都迷恋于电视或者电脑，而在户外的时间越来越少，他们失去了与大自然亲密接触的机会。所以我们需要让孩子更多到户外去。

那么在阅读是如何抓住中心思想呢？

阅读理解的技巧中非常重要的一点是在阅读中迅速地抓住文章或段落的中心思想。段落的构成有其内在的规律，其中心思想往往是通过段落中的主题句来体现的。因此了解并掌握这些规律，迅速找出主题句，从而抓住中心思想对于提高阅读理解能力大有益处。

这些规律主要是通过主题句在段落中所处的不同的位臵体现的。因此同学们首先应对以下四种段型有所了解，然后通过一系列有意识的训练掌握它们。

首句是主题句的规律

①给予例证、解释或说明的段落；

②下定义的段落；

③对两个或两个以上的事物作比较或对比的段落；

④表明原因和结果(往往结果交代在前)的段落。

主题句是首句的段落总是用演绎法撰写，遵循从一般到个别或特殊的写作程序，即以概述开段，随之辅以细说。这样的段落在文章中出现得最多，据专门研究阅读理论与技巧的专家们统计，概率达到70%。

考点：考查教育类阅读