The house was quiet at 5 a.m. and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (輕微顫動聲) of the freezer had been the sea.
Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.
He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches—but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:
Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight. Tim.
The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn’t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.
The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves. The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.
Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.
He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn’t go in all the way...
小題1:. What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?

A．He left the house quietly.	B．He had breakfast at home
C．He left a note on the freezer.	D．He put a sweater in his schoolbag.

小題2:. “He settled for some biscuits” in paragraph 3 means that Tim ___.

A．had to leave the biscuits on the table	B．liked biscuits better than sandwiches
C．had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches	D．could only find some biscuits in the kitchen

小題3:. What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?

A．The height of the first rocks	B．The ups and downs of the waves
C．The change in the position of the sun.	D．The vast stretch of the sunlit beach

小題4:. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?

A．The sea looked like a piece of gold.	B．Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.
C．Tim was the only person on the beach.	D．The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.

小題5:.. In the story, Tim’s mood changed from ___.

A．loneliness to craziness	B．a(chǎn)nxiousness to excitement
C．helplessness to happiness	D．eagerness to nervousness

Mr. Smith liked his job. He liked his town, and he didn’t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but his wife   51  telling him that his pay was not enough to   52     the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a new job in Boston,  53  he had been offered a job in a factory, and the pay was far   54 .
Henry Manley, boss of Mr. Smith, was the   55  of a small company   56 computers. The company was in   57  trouble, because among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very   58  prices. As a result, Manley had to   59    his own price and profits (利益) as well, otherwise he would not   60  any orders at all. Even so, orders were   61  not coming in fast enough,   62  there was no money for raises for his workers. Somehow, he had to   63  along and keep his   64  workers as well. He sighed (嘆氣) .    65  then the telephone rang.
His secretary told him that Mr. Smith wanted to   66  him as soon as possible. Manley   67  again. He could   68  what it was about. Mr. Smith was a very young engineer. The company had no   69  unless it could attract men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead: his   70  seemed endless.
小題1:.

A．considered

B．a(chǎn)dvised

C．began

D．kept

小題2:.

A．meet

B．imagine

C．bring

D．tell

小題3:.

A．there

B．where

C．here

D．somewhere

小題4:.

A．lower

B．more

C．higher

D．less

小題5:.

A．secretary

B．manager

C．customer

D．engineer

小題6:.

A．making

B．to make

C．made

D．was making

小題7:.

A．little

B．its

C．no

D．few

小題8:.

A．tall

B．high

C．low

D．short

小題9:.

A．raise

B．cut

C．keep

D．hold

小題10:.

A．place

B．get

C．give

D．carry out

小題11:.

A．a(chǎn)lready

B．obviously

C．still

D．undoubtedly

小題12:.

A．because

B．even if

C．so that

D．even

小題13:.

A．walk

B．struggle

C．come

D．give in

小題14:.

A．best

B．strongest

C．youngest

D．kindest

小題15:.

A．Even

B．Just

C．Suddenly

D．Immediately

小題16:.

A．warn

B．leave

C．help

D．see

小題17:.

A．waited

B．set back

C．sighed

D．telephoned

小題18:.

A．think

B．know

C．expect

D．understand

小題19:.

A．future

B．money

C．computers

D．people

小題20:.

A．company

B．headache

C．problem

D．question

Daniel Defoe (about 1660~1731) was an important novelist in the English literature(文學). When he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to Spain, Italy, France and Germany. At the same time, he went in for politics. He cared much about the development of capitalism(資本主義). He had written a lot of articles against it and he was put into prison twice for that. It was not until he was nearly sixty that he began to write the famous novel Robinson Crusoe, which was published in May, 1709. It spread so rapidly that the story was known to every household very soon.
Robinson Crusoe can be divided into three parts. The first part is about Crusoe’s three voyages, the second part about his hunting, hiding in caves farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small island, the third part about the things which happened after his return from the island. The second part is the body of the novel, in which Robinson’s characters are clearly shown.
Defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. His novel-writing set a milestone of the modern English novel. In his later part of life, he was in poor health and lived very poorly. He died on April 24^th, 1731.
小題1:.Daniel Defoe was ______ and the writer of ______.

A．a(chǎn)n Englishman, “A Tale of Two Cities”	B．a(chǎn)n American, “A Million Pound Note”
C．a(chǎn) Frenchman, “The Lost Necklace”	D．a(chǎn)n Englishman, “Robinson Crusoe”

小題2:. How old was he when he began to write his famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”?

A．He was in his sixties.	B．He was in his fifties.
C．He was over 60.	D．He was sixty.

小題3:. Robinson Crusoe can be divided into ______ parts and the first is about _______.

A．two, his lonely life	B．three, his characters
C．three, his journeys by sea	D．four, his fame

小題4:. “Every household” in this passage means ______.

A．a(chǎn)ll members of a family	B．a(chǎn)ll people
C．every building	D．persons living in the same house

小題5:.What was Defoe’s contribution(貢獻) to the English literature?

A．He wrote a very interesting story.

B．He made people happy while reading his story.

C．He set a milestone of the modern English novel.

D．He was active in politics and was against capitalism.

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A Woman and a Fork
There was a young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness and could only live three months. So as she was getting her things "in order," she   36  her Rabbi (法師）and had him  come to her house to   37  certain aspects of her final wishes.
She told him which songs she wanted sung at the   38 , what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.
Everything was in order and the Rabbi was preparing to leave   39  the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.
"There's one more thing," she said   40 . "What' that?" "This is very important, I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand."
The Rabbi stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.
“That surprises you, doesn't it?” the young woman asked. "Well, to be honest, I'm   41  by the request," said the Rabbi.
The young woman   42 . “My grandmother once told me this story, and from then on, I have always done so. I have also, always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of   43 . 
In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main   44 were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part   45  I knew that something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie…”
So, I just want people to see me there in that casket（棺材）with a fork in my hand and I want them to   46 "What's with the fork?"  47  I want you to tell them: "Keep your fork…the best is yet to come."
The Rabbi's eyes were   48  up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of   49  than he did. She had a better grasp of   50 heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.
She knew that something better was coming. At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork   51  in her right  hand. Over and over, the Rabbi heard the question "What's with the fork?" And over and over he   52 .
During his message, the Rabbi told the people of the   53  he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and what it symbolized to   54 . The Rabbi told the people how he could not stop thinking about the   55  and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.
He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you ever so gently, that the best is yet to come.
小題1:.

A．contracted

B．contacted

C．a(chǎn)ttracted

D．a(chǎn)ttached

小題2:	A．talk B．identify C．recognize D．discuss

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)ssembly B．party C．conference D．service

小題4:	A．before B．a(chǎn)s C．when D．then

小題5:	A．excitedly B．regretfully C．a(chǎn)ngrily D．breathlessly

小題6:	A．surprised B．a(chǎn)stonished C．depressed D．puzzled

小題7:	A．explained B．introduced C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．hesitated

小題8:	A．praise B．honor C．encouragement D．comfort

小題9:	A．meal B．course C．food D．cause

小題10:

A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．yet D．because

小題11:

A．wonder B．question C．enquire D．say

小題12:

A．Later B．Afterwards C．Finally D．Then

小題13:

A．full B．filled C．fed D．flowed

小題14:

A．life B．funeral C．fork D．heaven

小題15:

A．how B．where C．what D．which

小題16:

A．placed B．grasped C．held D．caught

小題17:

A．sobbed B．cried C．smiled D．laughed

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)greement B．conclusion C．a(chǎn)rgument D．conversation

小題19:

A．her B．him C．them D．people

小題20:

A．woman B．funeral C．incident D．fork

When William, a 10-year-old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant （不愿意）to accept him. She   31  her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their   32  were able to move quickly and easily.
“William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked.
“I want to play for my mother.”
She noticed the   33  in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to   34  and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played   35  “My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to   36  his time with lessons anymore as he   37  hit the right notes.  38  there was something about William — - she was fascinated with the tender look in his eyes   39  he mentioned “Mother”.
Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to   40  a piano recital (獨奏會) for her students and she asked them to participate.
She was   41  to find William’s application to contribute a musical piece. She would place him last in the recital   42  he made mistakes.
The day came and William appeared.  43  it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful for the music teacher’s   44  with him. “Tonight I am dedicating (獻)my music to my mother.” he said.
Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would   45  be proud. William replied, “My mother was   46  and she could never  47  me play during her life time.   48   she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning Mother passed away. I am sure she is now  49  as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece of piano music by Beethoven. As you all know, Beethoven was deaf by the end of his career. But music always symbolized his   50  for freedom and I would like to dedicate it to Mother.”
小題1:.

A．hoped

B．persuaded

C．a(chǎn)llowed

D．preferred

小題2:.

A．fingers

B．brains

C．eyes

D．a(chǎn)rms

小題3:.

A．surprise

B．joys

C．tears

D．disappointment

小題4:.  

A．put him down

B．turn him down

C．put him off

D．turn him off

小題5:.  

A．badly

B．nicely

C．carefully

D．patiently

小題6:.  

A．pass

B．take

C．kill

D．waste

小題7:.  

A．ever

B．never

C．even

D．a(chǎn)lways

小題8:.  

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Then

D．But

小題9:.  

A．a(chǎn)t one time

B．from time to time

C．each time

D．the first time

小題10:.  

A．support

B．take

C．intend

D．organize

小題11:.  

A．delighted

B．surprised

C．curious

D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題12:.  

A．a(chǎn)s far as

B．if only

C．in case

D．now that

小題13:.  

A．Until

B．Since

C．While

D．When

小題14:.  

A．patience

B．a(chǎn)dvice

C．guide

D．concern

小題15:.  

A．surely

B．gradually

C．finally

D．quickly

小題16:.  

A．blind

B．deaf

C．ill

D．wounded

小題17:.  

A．watch

B．a(chǎn)ppreciate

C．teach

D．hear

小題18:.  

A．Besides

B．Then

C．Yet

D．Otherwise

小題19:.  

A．happy

B．relaxed

C．free

D．sad

小題20:.  

A．effort

B．struggle

C．belief

D．challenge

…That’s my second piece of advice, very simple: Don’t make excuses. Take responsibility not just for your successes; take responsibility where you fall short as well.
Now, the truth is, no matter how hard you work, you’re not going to ace (取得好成績) every class. You’re not going to succeed the first time you try something. There are going to be times when you screw up (弄糟). There will be times where you hurt people you love. There will be times when you make a mistake and you stray (偏離) from the values that you hold most deeply.
And when that happens, it’s the easiest thing in the world to start looking around for somebody else to blame. Your professor was too hard; the coaches were playing favorites; your friend just didn’t understand.
No, but this is an easy habit to get into. You see it every day in Washington — every day -—folks calling each other names, making all sorts of accusations on television. Everybody is always pointing a finger at somebody else. You notice that?
Now, this community could have easily gone down that road. This community could have made excuses — well, our kids have fewer advantages, our schools have fewer resources — how can we compete? You could have spent years pointing fingers— blaming parents, blaming teachers, blaming the principal , blaming the superintendent.
But that’s — Class of 2010, I want you to pay attention on this because that’s not what happened. Instead, this community was honest with itself about where you were falling short. You decided to do better, push your kids harder, open their minds wider, expose them to all kinds of ideas and people and experiences.
So, graduates, I hope you’ll continue those efforts. Don’t make excuses. And I hope that wherever you go, you won’t narrow the broad intellectual and social exposure you’ve had here at Kalamazoo Central — instead, seek to expand it. Don’t just hang out with people who look like you or share your political views. Broaden your circle to include people with different backgrounds and life experiences, because that’s how you’ll end up learning what it’s like to walk in somebody else’s shoes. That’s how you’ll come to understand the challenges other people face.
And this is not just an academic exercise. It’s a way to broaden your ambit (范圍) of concern and learn to see yourselves in each other.
—adapted from US President Barack Obama’s graduation ceremony speech at the Kalamazoo Central High School.
小題1: The underlined words “fall short” in Paragraph 1 probably mean         .

A．make a decision	B．begin to experience something
C．have someone else to blame	D．fail to reach a standard

小題2: The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to         .

A．misunderstanding your friends	B．straying from the values you hold
C．making accusations on television	D．blaming someone else for your mistake

小題3: We can infer from Paragraphs 5 and 6 that the community         .

A．has got used to making excuses	B．has lived up to its responsibility
C．is satisfied with itself	D．provides fewer resources than it used to

小題4: In the last two paragraphs, Obama calls on the graduates to         .

A．welcome different ideas, people and experiences

B．participate in as many social activities as they can

C．make friends with people who share their polit­ical views

D．be honest and concerned about the community

閱讀下面兩篇短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.
I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least   31  .There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot   32  it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no   33    because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes   34  to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.
On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We   35  had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy   36  the name of John.
John had never been   37  in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 38  he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.
One day, we   39  a match with our biggest opponent(對手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular   40  He rolled over, and his opponent  41  him halfway through his roll. He waspinned(壓住) 42 !
The match was over.
I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to  43  John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The 44  presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”
We used to have this big   45  in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets   46 .”
John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not   47  and he knew it. But he waited for the  48   opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.
In other words, the real  49  is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to   50  it.
小題1:.  

A．luck

B．risk

C．difficulty

D．opportunity

小題2:.   

A．a(chǎn)ccuse

B．blame

C．doubt

D．keep

小題3:.   

A．stress

B．injury

C．change

D．weather

小題4:.   

A．reason

B．sure

C．safe

D．sense

小題5:.  .

A．a(chǎn)lso

B．even

C．too

D．once

小題6:.  

A．under

B．for

C．in

D．by

小題7:.   

A．hurt

B．met

C．trained

D．defeated

小題8:.   

A．a(chǎn)lthough

B．a(chǎn)s

C．yet

D．until

小題9:.   

A．went for

B．waited for

C．fought for

D．played for

小題10:.   

A．a(chǎn)ct

B．step

C．task

D．move

小題11:.  

A．fixed

B．threw

C．caught

D．carried

小題12:.   

A．a(chǎn)ccidentally

B．fortunately

C．unfairly

D．immediately

小題13:.   

A．control

B．comfort

C．convince

D．forgive

小題14:.   

A．success

B．moment

C．opportunity

D．situation

小題15:.  

A．warning

B．sign

C．sentence

D．note

小題16:.   

A．occasion

B．challenge

C．time

D．preparation

小題17:.   

A．obvious

B．strong

C．little

D．slight

小題18:.   

A．equal

B．exact

C．rest

D．right

小題19:.  

A．message

B．theme

C．key

D．suggestion

小題20:.  .

A．receive

B．follow

C．seize

D．save

John Smith was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny, When I was your age 1 was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.
“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”
“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”
In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.
“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”
When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything.
“When you told me to earn some money, 1 decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”
Johnny was fined $ 250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”
小題1: Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.

A．he liked listening to the radio

B．he had a big family to support

C．he spent a lot of time writing letters

D．he didn’t do the jobs well

小題2: Johnny put an advertisement in the newspaper about _______ months after he left school.

A．three

B．six

C．nine

D．eleven

小題3: Why was Johnny fined $ 250? _______.

A．Because he was lazy

B．Because he was out of work

C．Because he deceived(欺騙)

D．Because he didn’t pay for his new suit

小題4: What would probably happen at last? _______.

A．Johnny would get $ 2500 from the newspaper

B．The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny

C．Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper

D．Johnny would become a newspaper reporter

小題5:Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the information from the passage? _______?

A．How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner

B．What’s Johnny’s secret

C．What did the policeman want Johnny to do

D．How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back

For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl 26  Melanie.
Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to  27  nearby Northwestern University, where she’s  28  been accepted. But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where she’s been wait-listed.
When she gets an unexpected  29  from Georgetown University, she decides to 30 a road trip with a few 31 female friends. Melanie believes it is her first step  32 adulthood. But  33 the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t  34  with the prospect(期望) of his little princess  35  the world without him. He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern.  36  Melanie’s father only has the best of  37 , his presence  38 an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）.
After following their faulty device  39  into the backwoods (偏遠地區(qū)), James and Melanie  40  Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment (隔間). What should be a simple tyre change  41  the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…. All these disasters add spice(額外的趣味) to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter  42  get the chance to really  43  each other.
All parents,  44  they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up.  45  what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate (脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go.

小題1:. . A．named B．naming C．name D．names

小題2:. . A．join B．send C．a(chǎn)ttend D．pass

小題3:. . A．still B．a(chǎn)lways C．yet D．a(chǎn)lready

小題4:. . A．a(chǎn)ppointment B．interview C．visit D．meeting

小題5:. . A．provide B．offer C．take D．hold

小題6:. . A．closing B．close C．closed D．closely

小題7:. . A．toward B．for C．during D．with

小題8:.   A．though B．while C．once D．despite

小題9:.   A．satisfying B．successful C．comfortable D．meaningful

小題10:. . A．seeking B．examining C．searching D．exploring

小題11:. . A．Since B．Because C．While D．When

小題12:.   A．intentions B．a(chǎn)ttempts C．efforts D．planning

小題13:. . A．comes about B．leads to C．calls in D．turns out

小題14:. . A．lately B．late C．deeply D．deep

小題15:.   A．discover B．invent C．recognize D．realize

小題16:. . A．succeeds in B．brings in C．results from D．results in

小題17:.   A．hopefully B．finally C．firstly D．certainly

小題18:. . A．a(chǎn)gree to B．speak to C．talk to D．turn to

小題19:. . A．whether B．if C．what D．why

小題20:. . A．As B．Like C．For D．Except

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. Fear – producing 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.
Each of us had a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was 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 decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment（蠶食）?” 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（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 and that play in nature fosters（培養(yǎng)）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 over – protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite（儀式）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 cement（增強）love, respect and need for the 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 Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that_____.

A．we are the last generation to experience nature.

B．the author of Last Child in the Woods don’t defend parks against encroachment

C．without having a nature experience, kids are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives

D．children should grow up to be protectors of nature

小題2:.
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3:.
. 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4:.
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