According to a University of Michigan study, kids spent two fewer hours each week on outdoor activities in the early 2000s than kids did in the early 1980s. Indoor activities without moving are more popular. Most people in the study spend most of their free time watching TV (85%) or playing computer games(81%). “This causes over-weight, greater stress and more physical and emotional(情绪的) illnesses,” says Richard Louv, a nature writer.
In fact, outdoor activities such as taking a friend along, kicking around a ball and taking photos can help. It is important for kids to play outside.
Firstly, outdoor activities open up your senses. You will feel better after spending time outside. “Surfing, camping and fishing help bring all of your senses to life,” says Betsy Keller, a professor at Ithaca College in New York. “Smell, sight ... they’re all active when you’re outside.” With your senses getting stronger, you’ll feel free and more creative.
Playing outside helps your body. When playing outside, you can be on hills, beaches or lakes instead of a flat floor. Different areas offer special fun and challenge your strength and balance. It also helps keep your body’s clock on track so that you sleep better at night and feel less sleepy during the day.
Outdoor play also makes your mind relax. Too much time indoors, such as watching TV or activities in non-green areas, may make it hard for kids to focus their attention and easy to feel stressed out. But staying in the nature helps them concentrate and lowers their stress levels.
Besides, spending time outdoors brings you closer to the environment. Hearing the leaves crackle underfoot, breathing in fresh air, walking through the woods in search of cool birds remind you of the beauty of the nature. You needn’t go to the countryside.________ . It can be your own backyard or that block of trees at the end of the street.
So the next time you sit down to spend time with a TV, consider treating yourself to a little outdoor play instead.
1.The first paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A.kids spend more time playing video games now
B.kids can take part in different kinds of activities
C.too many indoor activities are not good for kids’ health
D.outdoor activities will become more popular in the future
2.How many advantages of outdoor activities are mentioned?
A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.
3.Which of the following is the best to fill in “ ” in the passage?
A.There are bits of nature everywhere.
B.You can enjoy yourself in the countryside.
C.There are more and more parks today.
D.You should protect the beautiful nature.
4.The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A.tell kids ways how to deal with stress
B.remind people of the happy old times
C.introduce different kinds of outdoor activities
D.encourage kids to spend more time outdoors
When he was a teenager ,Hunter Adams was very unhappy ,and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s in a special hospital for people with mental(精神的) health problems .
When he left hospital ,Adams decided to become a doctor ,so he went to Medical School in Virginia ,USA ,But when he was there he did things in a different way .For example ,he didn’t like the doctor’s white coats .he preferred to wear shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients ,and he tried to make them laugh .The doctors at the medical school didn’t like Adams very much because he was to different .
But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine .He saw unhappy and lonely people ,and he tried to help them as patients ,but as people too .He spent a lot of time with children in the hospital ,and often put a special red nose on his face to look like a clown and to make the children laugh .
When he finished medical school and became a doctor , Adams opened his own hospital ,called “the Gesundheit Institute” ,together with some other doctors .They wanted it to be a place in a different way of working with sick people .
Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s ,and in 1998 ,Universal Pictures made a film about his life .It was very successful .In the film(called Patch Adams) ,Robin Williams played Adams .Williams said , “Hunter is a really warm person ,who believes that patients need a doctor who’s friend .I enjoyed playing him .”
1.What probably made Hunter decide to be a doctor ?
A. His interest in medicine. B. His idea to open a hospital.
C. His early experience as a teenager. D. His love for the lonely children around.
2.How was Hunter different from other doctors ?
A. He was famous before working in hospital.
B. He liked to wear shirts with flowers in them every day.
C. He treated his patients as friends in every way possible.
D. He was good at dealing with people who were mentally ill .
3.What does the underlined word “clown” in paragraph 3 probable mean ?
A. 木偶 B. 小丑 C. 外星人 D. 蜘蛛侠
4.What can we know from Robin Williams words ?
A. He thought highly of Hunter.
B. Every doctor needs a patient friend.
C. He became a warm person ever after.
D. A good actor makes a successful film.
Tired of traditional celebrations? Have a look at the four special days.
| Earth Day “Earth Day” is on April 22nd. Many people all over the world try to do something green on this day. In Italy, people don’t use plastic bags. In Canada, people ride bicycles and don’t use their cars. In the USA, people dress up like plants and animals and dance in Times Square, New York. |
| Car Free Day “Car Free Day” is on September 22nd. It encourages drivers to give up their cars for a day to protect the environment. People get together in the streets to remind the world that we don’t need to use cars so much. In Brussels, the public transportation is free on that day. |
| Buy Nothing Day “Buy Nothing Day” is usually on the fourth Friday in November. On this day, many people don’t buy anything. “Buy nothing” means “make no rubbish”. When you make less rubbish, you can make a cleaner earth. |
| Meatout Day “Meatout Day” is on March 20th. Many people around the world don’t eat any meat for one day. They think diet change was important because of the huge greenhouse gas emission(排放) and other emissions and other environmental problems. Also, join this day, you’ll get healthier. |
1.On , many people all over the world try to do something green .
A.Earth Day B.Car Free Day C.Buy Nothing Day D.Meatout Day
2.“Buy Nothing Day” might be on _______.
A.March 20th B.April 22nd C.September 22nd D.November 20th
3.Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A.In Italy, people dress up to celebrate the Earth Day.
B.In Brussels, taking the bus is free on September 22nd.
C.All the stores are closed on “Buy Nothing Day”.
D.Many people wouldn’t eat any meat on “Earth Day”.
4.The passage above might be from the _______ column in a magazine.
A.Healthy Eating B.Green Earth
C.Traditional Arts D.Fantastic Sports
A teacher once told each of her students to bring a clean plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school. For every person they didn’t want to forgive(原谅) in their lives, they chose a potato, wrote the person’s____and the date on it and put it in the plastic bag. Some of their bags were very____They were then told to carry this bag with them____for one week. They would put it beside their bed at night, on the seat when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at____. The____carrying the bag around with them made students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to(注意) it all the time so that they wouldn’t____it or leave it in embarrassing(尴尬的) places. As time passed by, the potatoes went____and smelt terrible. Too often we think of tolerance(宽容) as a____to other people, but it clearly is for____! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred(仇恨) in our hearts, we will have to____them around all our lives.
1.A.age B.name C.hobbies D.weight
2.A.small B.beautiful C.light D.heavy
3.A.everywhere B.nowhere C.somewhere D.where
4.A.home B.work C.night D.school
5.A.students B.days C.potatoes D.teachers
6.A.forget B.buy C.remember D.find
7.A.big B.wrong C.bad D.good
8.A.feeling B.waste C.gift D.greeting
9.A.themselves B.ourselves C.yourself D.itself
10.A.miss B.meet C.carry D.enjoy
假如你是阳光中学的学生苏华，你的美国笔友 David 给你写了一封电子邮件，想了解你对网课学习的看法和建议。请根据邮件内容，用英语给他写一封回信。
Dear Su Hua,
Glad to hear that everything goes well in Nanjing, and you have been back to school for over two months. But now we have to stay home and study online because of the COVID-19.
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of online classes? Could you give us some useful suggestions to learn better online?
I'm looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
David
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Why are some people successful while others aren't? What's the s1. of success? Author Malcolm Gladwell thinks he knows.
Many of Gladwell's ideas a2. in his book Outliers. The popular view is that some of us are born talented and others aren't. But Gladwell thinks that this is just an e3. for not trying. And if you want to be good at something, you have to w4. at it. "Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good."
The central idea of the book is the "10,000-hour rule". It means that if you want to be a5. the best in the world, you need to practise something for 10,000 hours. Do you know Bill Gates, the founder of the Microsoft Company? He was given access to a high school at 13, which allowed him to practice computer programming for m6. than 10,000 hours.
The interesting thing is that success has n7. to do with intelligence (智力). Christopher Langan, who's got an IQ of between 195 and 210 (Albert Einstein's IQ was about between 160 and 180). As a boy at school, Langan was a8. to take an exam in a foreign language that he had never studied. And he even passed it after just skimming a text book in a very short time. H9. , Langan never graduated from any university and lived a hard life. This p10. that intelligence alone is not the key to success.
So, are you ready? Then go for it! You could get success.
