In this influential work about the surprising divide between children and the outdoors, child supporter expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today’s wired generation---he calls it nature-deficit(赤字)----to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as the rises in obesity, attention disorders, and depression.
Last Child in the Woods is the first book to bring together a new and growing body of research indicating that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development and for the physical and emotional health of children and adults. More than just raising an alarm, Louv offers practical solutions and simple ways to heal the broken bond---and many are right in our own backyard.
This new edition reflects the great changes that have taken place since the book was originally published. It includes:
·100 actions you can take to create change in your community, school, and family.
·35 discussion points to inspire people of all ages to talk about the importance of nature in their lives.
·A new progress report by the author about the growing Leave No Child Inside movement.
·New and updated research confirming that direct exposure to nature is essential for the physical and emotional health of children and adults
Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder has promoted a national dialogue among educators, health professional, parents, developers and conservationists. This is a book that will change the way you think about the future of your children.
1.What does the word “bond” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Exposure to nature
B. Childhood development
C. Parent-child relationship
D. Connection between children and nature
2.What does the book focus on in children’s growth?
A. Outside activities
B. Physical labor
C. Overweight problems
D. School performances
3.What is added to the new edition?
A. Website links and related videos
B. Vivid pictures and personal examples
C. Training courses and expert supports
D. Latest research and practical instructions
4.Where is the passage from?
A. A science report B. A book review
C. A fairy tale D. A guide book
科目：高中英语 来源：2016届北京市海淀区高三下学期期中练习英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项.
Do you know electricity can change the way we taste food? Proving this fact is a revolutionary electric fork designed by Japanese researchers that can make any dish taste salty.
According to Hiromi Nakamura, a Post Doc Research Fellow at
Tokyo’s Meiji University, the technology can be very useful for people on
special diets. Patients with high blood pressure, for instance, can easily go
on a low-salt diet and still enjoy delicious food. And with the fork, there’s absolutely no risk of over-salting their food. Luckily, the voltage(电压) is so small that there is no risk of electrocution(触电) either.
The idea of adding electricity to food was first exposed as an experiment at the Computer
Human Interaction Conference in Austin, Texas, in 2012. Nakamura and her team connected a wire
to a 9-volt battery and passed it through a straw placed in a cup of sweet lemonade. Volunteers
reported that the charged lemonade tasted ‘blander’, because the electricity created the taste of salt.
Nakamura has improved the technology to be able to transfer an electric charge to food through
forks and chopsticks. “The metallic part of the fork is one electrode（电极）, and the handle is the
other,” Nakamura explained. “When you take a piece of food with the fork and put it in your mouth,
you connect the circuit. When you remove the fork from your mouth, you disconnect the circuit. So
it actually works as a switch.”
Simon Klose, host of food program Munchies, who recently visited Nakamura to try out the
fork himself, called this form of ‘food hacking’ one of the greatest eating experiences he’d ever had.
“When I first heard of electric food, it sounded scary,” he said. He later continued to use a charged
fork to eat pieces of fried chicken, and found that the saltiness considerably increased as the electricity was connected.
Nakamura has been eating ‘electric’ food for the past three to four years in an attempt to
understand it better. “For me, ‘food hacking’ is about strengthening or weakening real food,” she
said. “It may seem like we’re cooking but we’re actually working on the human senses.”
1.The electric fork may benefit people who__________.
A. need to go on a diet B. have high blood pressure
C. prefer food free of salt D. show interest in tasty food
2. Paragraph 4 mainly tells us _________.
A. how the electric fork works
B. what makes the circuit connected
C. how the technology was improved
D. why the electric fork was invented
3. From the passage, we learn that the electric fork______.
A. creates virtual taste B. changes people’s diets
C. helps cure diseases D. replaces salt in cooking
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届江西南昌市高三第七次（4月）月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Empathy
Last year，researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy，the ability to understand other people，among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years. That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time，the researchers said. 1. .
Jennifer Freed，a co?director of a teen program，has another explanation.Turn on the TV，and you're showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting，competing，and generally treating one another with no respect. 2. .
There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples.Humans are socially related by nature. Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human — and having empathy is decisive to those relationships. Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self?respect. 3. .Empathy is also an indication of a good leader.In fact，Freed says，many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers. 4. “Academics are important.But if you don't have emotional （情感的） intelligence，you won't be as successful in work or in your love life，” she says.
What's the best way to up your EQ （情商）? For starters，let down your guard and really listen to others. 5. .
To really develop empathy，you'd better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital，join a club or a team that has a diverse membership，have a “sharing circle” with your family，or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter.
A. Today，people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs.
B. “One doesn't develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking，” Freed says.
C. Humans learn by example and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic.
D. Empathy is a matter of learning how to understand someone else — both what they think and how they feel.
E. Good social skills, including empathy, are a kind of “emotional intelligence” that will help you succeed in many areas of life.
F. Besides，empathy can be a cure for loneliness，sadness，anxiety，and fear.
G. Everyone is different，and levels of empathy differ from person to person.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届广东省肇庆市高三毕业班第三次统一检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “Oh, excuse me please” was my _________ . He said: “Please excuse me too; I wasn’t watching for you.” We were very _________ , this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said goodbye. But at home a _________ story is told.
Later that day, when I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very _________ . When I _________ , I nearly knocked her down. “Move out of the _________,” I said with a frown. She walked away, her little heart broken. I didn’t _________ how harshly(严厉地) I’d spoken.
While I lay awake in bed that evening, my husband said to me, “While _________ a stranger, you are polite, but with the girl you love, you are _________ . Go to look on the kitchen floor; you’ll find some flowers by the door. Those are the flowers she brought to _________. She picked them herself: pink, yellow and blue. She stood quietly not to _________ the surprise, and you _________ saw the tears in her eyes.”
_________ , my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt down by her bed. “Wake up, little girl,” I said. “Are these flowers you picked for me?” She smiled: “I found them out by the tree. I picked them _________ they’re pretty like you. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.”
I said: “Daughter, I'm sorry for the way I _________ today. I _________ have yelled at you that way.”
She said: “Oh Mom, that’s okay. I love you anyway.”
I said: “Daughter, I love you too. And I do like the flowers, especially the blue.”
I had got the world _________ again. I’d _________ to be polite to people in the street—good _________ make society work. But a stranger is someone we bump into once and then never see again—and _________ is for life.
1.A. answer B. words C. reply D. speech
2.A. careful B. polite C. serious D. unhappy
3.A. interesting B. meaningful C. similar D. different
4.A. still B. noisy C. upset D. excited
5.A. called B. turned C. returned D. removed
6.A. house B. space C. way D. area
7.A. realize B. care C. prove D. understand
8.A. referring to B. listening to C. dealing with D. picking up
9.A. anxious B. patient C. disappointed D. unkind
10.A. us B. you C. the family D. her friends
11.A. ruin B. expect C. announce D. handle
12.A. seldom B. simply C. even D. never
13.A. By this time B. At one time C. For a time D. At the same time
14.A. while B. so C. unless D. because
15.A. considered B. acted C. developed D. performed
16.A. shouldn’t B. couldn’t C. wouldn’t D. mustn’t
17.A. clear B. right C. beautiful D. meaningful
18.A. begin B. learn C. continue D. change
19.A. manners B. habits C. lifestyle D. behaviors
20.A. lover B. companion C. family D. friend
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届福建省泉州市毕业班3月质量检查英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Hi, Lee,
How are you? When I visited you at last time, I read part of a history book in your school library. Now I wanted to order a copy so that I can finish read it. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the title, I remember that it had the word “Tang Dynasty” in it. I remember very much that the price was on the back cover but I could only read a 8. I think it is a very recent book---write after 2000. Its author is a famous professor, but I have complete forgotten the name. Could you please find the book and let him know its ISBN?
Joe
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年江西南昌三中度高二上期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
课文背诵，用所背段落的单词填空。
Art is1._________ by the customs and2._________ of a people.
There are various reasons 3.________ people write poetry. Some poems tell a story or4._________ something in a way that will give the reader a strong5.________. Others try to6._________ certain emotions. Poets use many different forms of poetry to express7.________.
There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer see 8._________ and that it is9._________ that has caused this global warming rather than a10._________ but natural…
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年江西南昌三中度高二上期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
When the factory closes, _______ will mean 7,000 workers will be out of work.
A. which B. it C. what D. they
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年重庆杨家坪中学高一下期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
February 4, 2012 saw the take-off of a new rising NBA star-Jeremy Lin.
Among professional basketball players, Jeremy Lin's background is not typical. He graduated from Harvard University, which sends few players to the NBA, and he is the only Chinese-American NBA player. But when you watch him on the court, there is no doubt that he belongs there. He moves with speed and grace that demonstrate years of faithful practice, which is fueled by a love for basketball.
Lin's enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan. When Lin's father moved to U.S., his interest in the sport only grew and he passed on this love of basketball to his son, introducing him to the game at the age of five. The young Lin spent much of his youth playing basketball for fun.
In high school, Lin dreamed of playing in the NBA. When he applied for college, he was not offered a single sports scholarship. However, after his admission to Harvard, he was offered a place on its college basketball team.
During Lin's time at Harvard, his basketball career began to speed up. He scored 1,482 points, making him one of the highest scorers in Ivy League history.
When he graduated, no professional teams offered Lin a contract, but he was invited to play in the NBA Summer League. He played well and ended up eagerly signing a contract with the Golden State Warriors.
At first，playing in professional games filled Lin with excitement. He treasured opportunities to meet players he had been watching on TV for years. But slowly, the excitement wore off and was replaced by anxiety. In a few very difficult months, he was cut by two teams before the New York Knicks picked him up.
But he had the courage and determination to stick to his dream, so he put himself into hard training to get ready for his opportunity to come. Then his moment arrived on February 4, 2012，on which his excellent performance made him famous overnight. After that, he led the Knicks to their fifth straight victory.
The Associated Press called Lin "the most surprising story in the NBA". Knicks fans developed the nickname for him "Linsanity" (林来疯）. Time magazine released its 2012 list of the 100 "Most Influential People in the World", Jeremy Lin included.
No doubt, Lin fever is continuing to spread. If you haven't already caught "Linsanity", get ready.
1.Which of the following elements is of little help in Lin's success?
A. his father's influence
B. his devotion to basketball
C. his years of hard work
D. his graduation from Harvard University
2.What does the phrases "wore off" in seventh paragraph probably mean?
A. arose B. disappeared C. grew D. remained
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Lin learned to play basketball when he was eight.
B. Before Lin there was no Chinese-American NBA players.
C. Lin was excited for professional games and did a good job at the beginning.
D. Lin is the most outstanding player in NBA.
4.Which is the right order for Lin's life?
a. He made an excellent performance on Feb,4.
b. He was fired by the Golden State Warriors.
c. He was invited to play in the NBA Summer League.
d. He graduated from Harvard University.
e. He became famous overnight.
A. a, d, c, b, e B. d, b, c, a, e
C. d, c, b, a, e D. a, e, d, c, b
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届北京市毕业会考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Since 1936, many female space explorers have followed Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova. Let’s look at the missions（任务）of four important female astronauts to find out what astronauts do in space.
In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American women in space. Her team carried out scientific experiments in space and put two communications satellites in space. Satellites make it possible for us to communicate instantly with each other across the world through TV, radio, and telephones.
In 1984, Kathryn Sullivan became the first American women to walk in space. During her mission, she discovered important information about the sun’s energy and how it affects the climate in very hot and very cold places on Earth. She also took photographs of Earth and measured air pollution.
In 1992, Mae Jemison became the first African-American in space. During her mission, she did scientific experiments using the weightless atmosphere. In space, there is no gravity, so everything floats! Dr. Jemison’s experiments gave important information about the human body to produce better medicines and healthcare.
In 2012, Liu Yang became the first Chinese women in space. She did experiments in space medicine, which look at how astronauts can survive and stay healthy in space. The conditions in space are very hard on the body and space medicine helps astronauts work safely.
1.Who collected important information about air pollution?
A. Valentina Tereshkova. B. Sally Ride.
C. Kathryn Sullivan. D. Mae Jemison
2.What did Dr. Jemison’s experiments focus on?
A. Human body.
B. Space satellites.
C. Climate on earth.
D. Energy from the sun.
3.Liu Yang’s mission aimed at ________.
A. providing information about environment
B. protecting astronauts’ health in space
C. improving communication on Earth
D. testing the weightless atmosphere
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Great Walking in Space
B. Conditions in Space
C. Healthcare in Space
D. Women in Space
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