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, rummaging for conkers 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 mom 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’s made you think about sticking on your boots, getting outdoors and reliving your childhood. There is no age limit on enjoying yourself!
1. What is the best title of the text?
| A．Wild time for children |
| B．Benefits of wild time |
| C．More space for children |
| D．Adventures of children |
| A．building dens |
| B．climbing trees |
| C．playing hide and seek |
| D．watching TV |
| A．wild time is hard to design |
| B．wild time is beneficial to children |
| C．parents know the importance of wild time |
| D．parents like keeping their children indoors. |
The training program also offers many other kinds of lectures from Qigong and Tai Chi to yoga and Latin jam dance. There are a lot of exercise programs including playing cards and physical exercises where many people just relax and spend some time together.
Myra Stafford is 73 years old. She signed up for the class to learn how to use her iPad. She is learning quickly with the help of the young and she enjoys learning from them. She says she is more confident today than she was before. Working with young people makes her feel wonderful because they don’t make her feel that she is old or dumb.
Eleven-year-old Zhion Perekins is a teacher of the technology class. He says some of the older adults know nothing about high-technology devices and they are very anxious, so patience is very important when working with them.
He gains more than just social skills from teaching older residents. He has learned a lot on how to communicate with people. He used to be a shy person, but now he has become outgoing.
There is a huge growing population over 60. The training program offers an opportunity for the old people to buy products online using high-technology devices. As senior citizens get more excited about what they want to buy, it is likely that they will go into the market and buy it, so that could lead to an increase in economy.
1. Who usually act as the teachers in the 50 Plus Center?
| A．The young. | B．Adults over 50. |
| C．The older people. | D．High-technology devices. |
| A．It teaches the students social skills. |
| B．There are a variety of activities for students. |
| C．People have to pay for attending the classes. |
| D．It is popular with both the young and the old. |
| A．Myra Stafford is not satisfied with the classes. |
| B．The training program may do good to economy. |
| C．Myra Stafford is too old to learn technology well. |
| D．More and more senior citizens will attend the classes. |
| A．A program called the 50 Plus Center |
| B．Teens teach the old about high-technology |
| C．How to help the senior citizens shop online |
| D．The old learn to use high-technology devices |
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Children and young people tend to have certain role models – people they want to be like when they grow 1 . Though 2 children would have wished to copy their mother, father or a (n) 3 relative, gradually these role models are thought of as famous people or popular 4 . People have different opinions about 5 popular stars or other famous people are good role models for children. Charming models, such as Katie Price, are often admired and 6 by young girls. This is the biggest worry of parents and teachers. They wish to 7 the concept that success is achieved through hard work and 8 rather than an attractive looking.
Most people tend to grow up to be those who are 9 home – their parents or family friends. Some decide to be like their favorite teacher. A child who loves to 10 may want to grow to be the next Picasso or Van Gogh; Someone who loves to 11 might imagine themselves as a famous writer; if a child enjoys dancing, he or she 12 well admire a famous dancer, but this is not the 13 . A lot of dance students wish to be like their 14 teacher.
Therefore, the job of a teacher is 15 just providing knowledge of a given subject. They should be able to 16 their students’ trust and 17 them well. Helping youngsters to learn from models, to learn how to accept 18 with grace and losing with dignity, is central to any parent’s or teacher’s job. Manners are very important and a dance teacher can 19 his or her position and influence to 20 good behaviors to youngsters.1.
| A．younger | B．stronger | C．older | D．taller |
| A．at first | B．at last | C．at least | D．at most |
| A．generous | B．favorite | C．ordinary | D．humorous |
| A．fans | B．stars | C．singers | D．dancers |
| A．that | B．why | C．whether | D．if |
| A．looked down upon | B．thought highly of |
| C．caught up with | D．made fun of |
| A．encourage | B．receive | C．hold | D．ignore |
| A．luck | B．imagination | C．effort | D．creativity |
| A．similar to | B．different from | C．far from | D．close to |
| A．read and write | B．sing and dance | C．listen and speak | D．draw and paint |
| A．write | B．read | C．travel | D．think |
| A．should | B．may | C．must | D．need |
| A．deal | B．trouble | C．matter | D．case |
| A．dance | B．music | C．art | D．piano |
| A．better than | B．less than | C．more than | D．rather than |
| A．receive | B．lose | C．gain | D．accept |
| A．communicate with | B．keep up with |
| C．negotiate with | D．put up with |
| A．challenging | B．falling | C．failing | D．winning |
| A．make use of | B．lose control of | C．take charge of | D．get rid of |
| A．turn | B．press | C．introduce | D．push |
4 . There are many reasons for people to study abroad. One is that you can have the chance to make yourself know about the culture of the place. Although we humans belong only to the same one species, we are divided into several races.
Once you are studying in a foreign country, you will slowly learn to speak the language of the place.
Studying abroad will also give you the chance to experience a totally different curriculum (课程).
Studying abroad is also a memory that can be valued for a lifetime.
| A．This is an opportunity to make friends from other races. |
| B．Studying abroad also offers an opportunity to travel. |
| C．Different countries have different cultures. |
| D．A college course in the UK, for example, is not similar to the one we have here. |
| E．Learning the native language of the place can also greatly help you to go around. |
| F．English is spoken as a third language in many countries. |
| G．There are Africans, Europeans, Asians and etc. |
5 . When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance，the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as entertainment, but certainly not an education priority（优先）. This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of perception(视角) that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive（情感的）meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.
So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.
1. According to paragraph 1, students ________.| A．regard music as a way of entertainment |
| B．disagree with their parents on education |
| C．view music as an overlooked subject |
| D．prefer the arts to science |
| A．compare it with rock music |
| B．show music identifies a society |
| C．introduce American musical traditions |
| D．prove music influences people’s lifestyles |
| A．approach the world from different angles |
| B．explore different phenomena of the world |
| C．express people’s feeling in different ways |
| D．explain what it means to be human differently |
| A．Music education deserves more attention. |
| B．Music should be of top education priority. |
| C．Music is an effective communication tool. |
| D．Music education makes students more imaginative. |
