【题文】One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might someday 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.

Each of us has a place in nature where we go sometimes, even if it is 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 decrease in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment (蚕食)?” 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 (认知的) skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents — and a lack of outside play is surely part of it; research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature exposure. Even a small 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.

Kids are not responsible. They are just over-protected and frightened. It is dangerous outdoors from time to time, but when repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite (仪式) during the children’s growth, it can be more dangerous.

We should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring nature and taking friendship in fields and woods that cement 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.

【小题1】What is the purpose of Paragraph 2?

A．To show the great damage done to nature.

B．To recommend a popular book to the public.

C．To stress the necessity of kid’s going outdoors.

D．To raise the awareness of environmental protection.

【小题2】What may happen to children without a nature experience?

A．They’ll surely become a failure.

B．They’ll keep a high sense of wonder.

C．They may suffer physically and mentally.

D．They can develop better social skills.

【小题3】What does the author think of children’s breaking an arm?

A．It is not a bad thing in a sense.	B．It is caused by the careless parents.
C．It should be taken seriously.	D．It could be prevented from happening.

【小题4】What does the underlined word “cement” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Lack.

B．Strengthen.

C．Prove.

D．Require.

山东省济宁市2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题