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1、胶州市2014高考英语文章阅读类训练（12）及答案或解析阅读理解All across the country, kids are heading back to school. Despite advice from the nations secretary of health and human services, recess(课间休息) and physical education have in many schools been cut back or canceled. While most of kids are eager to catch up with friends,
2、the general feeling is that “playtime is over.”Summer vacation does offer most children a bit of free playtime the sort that leads to physical activity and self-organized play, often in short supply during the school year. Still, its not enough. Playtime shouldnt be limited to summer vacation: its i
3、mportant all year.For most American children in the past, “going out to play” was the norm. Today, according to a University of Michigan study, children spend 50 percent less time outside than they did just 20 years ago. There is a direct line between lack of play and some frightening public health
4、and social trends: tragic statistics for obesity(肥胖), 4.5 million children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder(ADD) (儿童多动症), an increase in childhood depression and classroom behavioral problems, and an inability to interact well with peers.Just an hour a day of active play running, chasing, g
5、ames like dodge ball can provide intense skill learning. Physical activity is known to lessen the symptoms of mild attention deficit disorder, and reduces the risk of childhood obesity. Active kids can perform better academically in the long term.We should be aware of how important play is to ones d
6、evelopment. Even a play-deprived social mammal(哺乳动物) like a rat or monkey will become unable to tell friend from enemy, and poor at handling stress when it enters adulthood. My studies of young murderers revealed that most had lacked normal, developmentally appropriate play as children and pre-adole
7、scents. Play is fun, but ultimately it is also useful. The smarter the animal, the more they play. For humans, play refreshes us because it gets us in touch with our core selves and the joy of life.I feel sad about the kids who have given up on play for another nine months. Their devaluation of play
8、 is a tragic loss for them and for our society.1. Children lacking playtime may have the following problems EXCEPT_. A. to become fat B. to suffer from depression C. to fail to get along well with others D. to murder their peers2. Active play is beneficial to children because _. A. it inspires child
9、ren to catch up with their friendsB. it is the best way to cure children with obesity C. it helps children to improve academic achievementD. it can teach children to tell friend from enemy3. “A play-deprived social mammal” refers to an animal that_. A. has lost chance to play B. requires enough play
10、timeC. enjoys playing very much D. knows the importance of play4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The article was written before the summer vacation. B. American children lack playtime during the school year. C. Schools give children more playtime in the new semester. D. Children with
11、ADD should play less than normal children.5. Which of the following will be the best title? A. Summer Vacation is over B. What Playtime Brings to Children C. Lack of Play Leads to ProblemsD. Let the Children Play参考答案 1-5 D C A B D*结束Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end,
12、we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular free time activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they dont ru
13、n the streets. Every one of them automatically heads to the park or the river. It is my firm belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). I spent my boyhood climbing tree
14、s. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.The truth is to be found elsewhere. A
15、study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD (多动症). Those whose housing had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, the entire school would do better in studies.
