Question

Children today would rather read, do housework or even do homework than play outside--- and they get out half as much as their parents did when they were young.

According to a UK study, those growing up during the 1970s and 1980s enjoying more than two hours of outdoor activities each weekday, and nine hours on weekends—whatever the weather is.But their children play outside for just over one hour each weekday, and fewer than five hours on Saturdays and Sundays.

So, the UK started an activity to encourage children to give up 30 minutes of screen time a day to play outdoors.

The Wild Network, born on September 25, 2013, is joined by more than 300 organizations, large or small.It tries to attract children away from television and computer screen and into woods and parks.

It is the biggest ever activity to reconnect children with nature and outdoor activities, and it plans to help improve children’s health.

Suggestions on how to get more time in nature including collecting fruits, camping, watching autumn colour on trees and so on.

This is not the first time the message of less screen, more play has been brought up.Children in the 1980s were encouraged to do the same by BBC TV show Why Don’t You, which encouraged children to “turn off your TV set, and go to do something less boring instead”.

You can learn more about the activity by visiting Http://www.Projectwildthing.com.

1.We can learn from the second paragraph that _______.

A.today’s children have more free time

B.today’s children spend more time outdoors

C.the parents had more free time when they were young

D.The parents spent more time outdoors when they were young

2.The Wild Network was started to __________.

A.encourage children to spend more time outdoors

B.encourage children to play with their parents outdoors

C.encourage children to spend more time on their studies

D.encourage parents to spend more time with their children

3.What can we learn about the Wild Network?

A.It was set up this year

B.It was the best ever activity

C.Both large organizations or small can join it

D.You can learn about it from the show Why Don’t You

4.Which of the following activities is not mentioned?

A.Camping          B.Collecting fruits

C.Bird watching    D.Autumn clour watching

5.The underlined part “do the same” can be replaced by _______.

A.start an activity    B.play outdoors

C.do homework         D.do housework

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要描述了现在的孩子宁愿在家读书，做家务，做作业也不出去玩的现象，鼓励孩子们出去玩，不要在家里，多参加户外活动。

1.D 推理判断题。题意：从第二段我们可以知道什么？A.today’s children have more free time今天的孩子有更多的空余时间；B.today’s children spend more time outdoors今天的孩子们在户外度过更多的时间；C.the parents had more free time when they were young父母们年轻时有更多的空余时间；D.The parents spent more time outdoors when they were young父母们年轻时在户外度过更多的时间。第二段主要是讲述父母那一代比我们更多的参加户外活动。可知选D。

2.2】A 细节理解题。题意：设立The Wild Network 是为了什么？ A.encourage children to spend more time outdoors鼓励孩子们多在户外度过时间；B.encourage children to play with their parents outdoors鼓励孩子们和父母一起在户外玩耍；C.encourage children to spend more time on their studies鼓励孩子们多花时间学习； D.encourage parents to spend more time with their children鼓励家长和孩子们一起度过时间。由文中The Wild Network, born on September 25, 2013, is joined by more than 300 organizations, large or small.It tries to attract children away from television and computer screen and into woods and parks.可知这项活动是鼓励孩子们更多的参加户外活动。可知选A。

3.3】C 题意：我们可以了解有关the Wild Network的什么？A.It was set up this year它是今年成立的；B.It was the best ever activity是最好的活动；C.Both large organizations or small can join it大、小活动都可以参加；D.You can learn about it from the show Why Don’t You你可以在Why Don’t You节目中了解到它。根据短文内容，在Wild Network这项活动中，大活动或小活动我们都能参加。故选C。

4.4】C 细节理解题。题意：下面哪项活动没有提到？A.Camping野营；B.Collecting fruits摘水果；C.Bird watching观鸟；D.Autumn colour watching看秋色。由Suggestions on how to get more time in nature including collecting fruits, camping, watching autumn colour on trees and so on.可知只有Bird watching这项活动没有提到。故选C

5.5】B 词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的“do the same” 可以用什么替换？A.start an activity开始活动；B.play outdoors在户外玩耍； C.do homework做作业；D.do housework做家务。由文中的which encouraged children to “turn off your TV set, and go to do something less boring instead”.可知表示做户外活动。故选B。

考点：考查健康生活类短文阅读。