Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities(活动). Now about 1,100 companies(公司) are asked to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature(自然) is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change(机会).
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults(成年人) disturbing (打扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled (支配) by adults, but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge (挑战). Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible(可怕的) to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills(技能) will help them a lot in their lives.
Title: Survival Holidays | |
What “Survival Holidays” is. | It is an exciting activity that __1.__can get into the lonely place __2.__ their parents. |
Why people like it. | Because it’s __3._ for children to be close to nature and gives them an i__4.___ change. |
What children in big cities usually _5.__ in their free time. | It __6.__ them all the time to watch TV and play computer games. |
Why we think “Survival Holidays” is a good idea. | Parents should leave their children on their __7.__. Children need to learn how to face(面对) __8.__. |
What children can learn in the survival activities. | “Survival H__9.___” is a meaningful experience for children that they will never forget. They can l__10.___ many skills from these activities. |
One day, while I was sitting in my car in a parking area, I f___1._____ a young boy in front of my car. "What is the boy doing?" I asked myself and looked closely. "Oh, he is p___2.____up a coin(硬币) from the ground. " When he s___3._______up, we saw each other clearly , He was not o___4._____ than ten and was wearing one blue glove(手套) and one brown glove. His coat was too small for him.
As he walked away, I saw his shoes which were too old to w___5._____, I rolled down my window and called him over.
1 asked him if (是否)he n____6._____some money. He r___7._____, "No. That's okay. "
The parking area was wet, 1 could tell that his f___8.______were cold because he kept moving his weight from one foot to the other,
"Please," 1 held out a five-dollar bill(钞票). "It's not much, but when the money is shared, it is much more useful. " I said.
He took off one of his gloves and took the money from my hand. His small hand was red and cold.
He smiled and went away after s___9._____ "Thank you!" to me. That smile made me f_10._____ warm in the cold winter.
Tom and Joseph are best friends. They spent their summer vacation in Africa. When they were walking through the desert(沙漠), they started to argue(争吵) about something. Tom became very angry and slapped(掌击) Joseph in the face.
Joseph felt hurt, but he didn’t say anything to Tom. Then Joseph wrote in the sand(沙地): “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”
They kept on walking until they found a small lake. They decided to have a bath(洗澡). But when Joseph got in the water, he started to sink(下沉). Tom jumped in after him and pulled him out. His friend saved his life.
After he became well again, Joseph wrote on a stone(石头): “Today my best friend saved my life.”
Tom couldn’t understand it. “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. Now you write on a stone. Why?” he asked.
“When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, and the wind(风) can take it away.” Joseph answered. “But when someone does something good for us, we must write it on stones so that no wind can ever take it away.”
1.Tom and Joseph went on a trip in ________.
A .Europe B .America C. Africa. D .Asia
2.Tom slapped Joseph because ________.
A. he wanted to play a trick on Joseph
B. he argued with Joseph and got angry with him
C. Joseph took him the wrong way in the desert
D. Joseph played with sand
3.When they found a nice place, they decided to ________.
A. buy some sand and stones for their friends
B. find something delicious to eat
C. have a swimming competition
D. have a rest and wash themselves
4.The underlined sentence means that we should ________.
A. let others know we are angry with them
B. forgive(原谅) others for bad things as time goes by
C. make sure what we write will always be there
D.keep important things in sand but not on stone
5.The most suitable title(题目) of this article may be ________.
A. Tom saved Joseph
B. Tom slapped Joseph
C. A friendship(友谊) saved in stone
D. Travel in Africa
Kate and Peter like sports. In summer they swim and in winter they ski. Today they are planning a ski trip for this weekend(周末),but they don’t know the weather. It’s 7:30 now and they are listening to the weather report on the radio .The weather man is giving the weather for the weekend:
“Friday is going to be cold and cloudy, but it’s not going to rain. The temperature is going to be minus(零下)4 degrees(度). It’s going to snow Friday night. Saturday and Sunday are going to be clear, cold and sunny.”
Now Kate and Peter are excited. The weather is going to be perfect(完美的) for skiing. They are going to have a wonderful weekend in the mountains.
1.Kate and Peter like ______________..
A. basketball B. football
C. sports D. music
2.They are planning ____________for this weekend.
A. a picnic B. to fish
C. to skate D. a ski trip
3.They want to know about .
A. the temperature B. the time
C. the weather D. the degrees
4.It ________ on Saturday and Sunday.
A. will rain B. will be stormy
C. will be snowing D. will be clear, cold and sunny
5. Kate and Peter are excited because ______________.
A. the weather is going to be perfect for a ski trip
B. they are going to visit their hometown
C. they are going to see their old friends
D. they are going to have a good meet with their friends
A woman saw three old men sitting outside the door. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something _______.”
“We don’t go into a house ______ ”they replied.
“Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men answered, “His name is Wealth(财富), this is Success(成功), and I am Love.” Then he said, “Now go in and _______ with your family which one of us you want in your house.”
The woman went in and told her family what had happened, she said, “Let’s invite Wealth. We are so _____.” Her husband disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man? Then her daughter asked, “Would it be ________ to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with love!”
In the end the family decided to take the ______ advice. The woman went out and asked, “_______ one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking to the house. The other two also got up and _____ him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “ I _______ invite Love. Why are you coming along? The two old men answered, “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to stay out, but since you have invited Love. _______ he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”
1.A. to say B. to eat C. to use D. to drink
2.A. together B. alone C. crowdedly D. lonely
3.A. play B. exercise C. agree D. discuss
4.A. poor B. rich C. lucky D. happy
5.A. worse B. better C. less D. more
6.A. father’sB. mother’s C. daughter’s D. parents’
7.A. which B. who C. what D. whom
8.A. left B. followed C. stopped D. pulled
9.A. only B. hardly C. never D. almost
10.A. whenever B. whatever C. however D. Wherever
Betty is _________careful as I, but I’m _________ than you.
A. as; much careful B. so; more careful
C. as; much more careful D. so; very careful