Question

    Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, you”ll have no trouble answering these questions.

Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A child’s day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness, but distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear, we are numb (麻木的) to new stimulation (剌激), new ideas. Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and requires breaking some bad habits.

The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a stream. The students began complaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted they'd felt cold water at first.

Another block to awareness is the obsession (痴迷) many of us have with naming things. I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides , and said, a “ruby-crowned kinglet” and checked it off. They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.

The pressures of “time” and “destination” are further blocks to awareness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see what’s around them. I asked them what they’d seen. “Oh, a few birds,” they said. They seemed bent on their destinations.

Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.

1.According to Paragraph 2, compared with adults, children are more ______.

A.anxious to do wonders B.sensitive to others’ feelings

C.likely to develop unpleasant habits D.eager to explore the world around them

2.Why do the hikers take no notice of the surroundings during the journey?

A.They are keen to see rare birds at the destination.

B.They focus on arriving at the camp in time.

C.The natural beauty isn’t attractive to them.

D.The forest in the dark is dangerous for them.

3.In the passage, the author intends to tell us we should ______.

A.fill our senses to feel the wonders of the world

B.get rid of some bad habits in our daily life

C.open our mind to new things and ideas

D.try our best to protect nature

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

本文属于议论文。作者希望我们能够运用我们的感官和情感去全方位感受自然的美妙，去感受世界的美好。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A child’s day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness, but distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear, we are numb (麻木的) to new stimulation (剌激), new ideas.”可知，我们大多数人还是儿童时观察到的东西要比成年人多得多。孩子的心中充满着迷，新颖和奇妙。 好奇心使我们所有人都有一种自然的意识，但是随着孩子们逐渐长大，他们对新刺激和新观念开始变得麻木了。因此与成人相比，孩子们对世界更具有好奇心，更乐于去探索世界。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第五段最后一句“They seemed bent on their destinations.”可知，这些登山客关心的只是到达目的地，即他们的营地，在旅途中并不注意周围的自然风光。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段前两句“Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations.”可知，大自然似乎正在向那些等待观察的人们展示自己的美丽。下次无论您在哪里散步，都要欣赏身边的风景，倾听身边的声音和感知周围的风景。即作者希望我们能够运用我们的感官和情感去全方位感受自然的美妙，去感受世界。故选A。