Question

    There is a test for you. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness (意识) 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, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But differences that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we are numb (麻木的)to new stimulation (刺激), 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 cold night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain 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 (泉水). 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 to check its name, and said, a “ruby-crowned kinglet”. They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.

The pressures of “time” and “destination (目的地)” are further blocks to awareness. I met 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 way and you will open a new dimension (维度) to your life.

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

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

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

2.What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?

A.To avoid jumping to conclusions. B.To stop complaining all the time.

C.To follow the teacher’s advice. D.To admit mistakes honestly.

3.The bird watchers’ behavior shows that they __________.

A.are really attracted by nature B.are very patient in their observation

C.care only about the names of birds D.question the field guides

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

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

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

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

D.They are eager to see the rare animals at the destination.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。通过这篇文章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.推理判断题。根据第二段的Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But differences that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we are numb to new stimulation, new ideas.(好奇心给了我们一种自然的意识。但当我们还是孩子时，那些差异没那么明显；我们对新的刺激和新的想法是麻木的)可推测，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。D. eager to explore the world around them(渴望探索他们周围的世界)符合以上说法，故选D项。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段的The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. (唤醒感官的第一步是在事情发生前停止预测我们将要看到和感受到的)可推测，作者想要传达的观点是“在事情发生前不要进行推测”。A. To avoid jumping to conclusions.(避免直接得出结论)和以上推测意思相近，故选A项。

3.细节理解题。根据第四I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides to check its name, and said, a “ruby-crowned kinglet”. They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.(我看见观鸟的人发现了一只鸟，他们立即在野外指南中查找它的名字，说一只“戴红宝石王冠的小国王”。他们不再关注这只鸟，也不再了解它在做什么)可知，观鸟者发现鸟后只关心鸟的名字，并不关心它在做什么。C. care only about the names of birds(他们只关心鸟的名字)符合以上说法，故选C项。

4.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的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.(他们很少想四处走走，花时间看看周围。我问他们看到了什么，他们说：“几只鸟。”他们似乎只关心他们的目的地)可知，这些登山客关心的只是到达目的地，所以他们没有注意到沿途的风景。B. They focus on arriving at the camp in time.(他们只关注及时到达营地)符合以上说法，故选B项。