1 . Donna Edmonds certainly knows a thing or two about getting children outside of the classroom. Having been a teacher for 23 years, she’s now in charge of Farms For City Children, a program enabling children in cities to explore the farms in the British countryside. Visiting children can take part in the farm tasks: growing and harvesting in the gardens; caring for chickens and looking after the land; and cooking up a home-grown meal in the farmhouse kitchen.
Donna’s connection with the charity led to a life-changing experience. She explained, “In November 2000, my headteacher said we’d got this trip going to a farm. I didn’t want to do that. I’m from south London and had no interest in farming.” But the week at Farms For City Children changed Donna’s entire life.
Donna said, “Quite honestly, the nature connection gap in our society is embarrassing; there are so many children who haven’t been to the countryside. I remember asking them what cows drank and they replied “milk”. Seeing them fall in love with nature was incredible to my life.”
Donna believes there is a strong need for teachers to bring city children into close contact with nature. Farms for City Children was founded in 1976, and it has now embraced a new direction — more children from different backgrounds can get into the countryside and they may one day even make a career from it.
1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?| A．It praises an excellent teacher. | B．It introduces a school program. |
| C．It tells the adventure of a field trip. | D．It shows the difficulty in education. |
| A．They badly need to connect with nature. | B．They felt embarrassed in the countryside. |
| C．They are unlikely to fall in love with nature. | D．They know nothing about biology knowledge. |
| A．Help with young people’s career plan. | B．The right direction of farming development. |
| C．Improvement of children’s school performance. | D．Better ways to improve farmers’ living conditions. |
Citywalk is a new travel trend for youngsters to explore different cultural spots. Gather together a couple of good friends and take a walk through the streets — this is
In China, the Citywalk trend is spreading from the first-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai
3 . The Lomax family needed a dog. Though their house was already full with seven people, they knew a dog would truly make the house a home. So they settled on a dog whom they named Jack.
It was Jack’s protective instinct (本能) that would eventually save the lives of Lomax family. Indeed, if it wasn’t for him, the family may never have survived the terrible accident that would eventually befall (降临到头上) them one cold January day in 2017.
It was a night like many others. Autumn, the family’s youngest child and her mother Ashley had settled into bed in one of the bedrooms on the second floor. Jack, who rarely left Autumn’s side, had settled in there as well.
The four-legged family member knew something was wrong but had no way of telling his owners.
In no time at all, the fire had engulfed (吞没) nearly the entire home, but luckily, all of the Lomax had made it out alive, with Jack leading the way.
| A．it turned out to be the best decision they ever made. |
| B．Jack took to little Autumn, the youngest of the family. |
| C．He jumped upon Ashley’s bed and began touching her face. |
| D．Their old house had been in the Lomax family for more than 30 years. |
| E．All of them jumped out of bed and headed out into the cold January night. |
| F．Little did they know that something terrible was about to happen that night. |
| G．As soon as she could, Ashley took hold of Autumn and began to move away from the door. |
4 . Over 70 percent of the “double single-child couples” in China need help from their parents in taking care of their own kids, according to a recent survey.
Women of China magazine and a consulting company carried out a survey recently on young couples of the “single-child” generation, the Morning Post reports. The couples surveyed were around 29 and have been married for three years on average, with university education and monthly income of 4,000 yuan. Among them, 43.5 percent have kids.
Results show that 71.9 percent of the young couples have help from their parents in taking care of their kids.
Grown up as the “single-child”, the only child in a family since the family planning policy (政策) was adopted in 1979, this generation depends much on their parents.
The parents of the “single-child” generation focused more on their children’s physical well-being rather than their attitudes and values, according to some psychologists.
The research also found that the “double single-child couples” follow a rather traditional value system.
Survey shows that 27.5 percent of them got married after dating for one to two years, 25.2 percent two to five years, and 20 percent didn’t tie the knot until dating for five years. Also, 30 percent of the couples were schoolmates, while 43.8 percent were introduced by someone.
Since their marriage is based on enduring relationships, 65.2 percent of the husbands and 62.9 percent of the wives think that compromise and tolerance are necessary in their marriage. Meanwhile, 21.7 percent of the husbands and 37.1 percent of the wives support the idea that happiness is the key standard for a marriage.
1. The best title for the text should be ______.| A．The Problem of the Single Child |
| B．Single-child Family Planning Policy |
| C．Mom and Dad, Take Care of My Kid Please |
| D．A Recent Survey by Women of China |
| A．Most “double single-child couples” in China depend much on their parents. |
| B．Less than 40 percent of the wives think happiness is of significance in marriage. |
| C．43.5 percent of the double single-child couples surveyed have children. |
| D．The parents of the “single-child” generation care more about their education. |
| A．get tied | B．get married |
| C．have kids | D．have jobs |
