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When I was a kid, I was a little fat, but I was also into sports．In college, I was less active, and I started blowing up．It got out of control when I went to law school．
I’d made a mental decision a thousand times ;Pm going to start losing weight now．But what prompted me to get serious about it was turning 30．At that point, I weighed 414 pounds．I was always tired．I have a family history of heart disease, and I was scared．I also wanted to look better．So a few weeks after my birthday, in the spring of 2006, I started to lose weight．
Walking was all I could do at first．I started by walking to a subway stop a few blocks away instead of the one closest to my apartment．On weekends, I’d walk in Central Park．I gradually increased the distance．A year later, I started to run．At first I could run for only two minutes, but I kept on．
It made a difference．I was losing nine or ten pounds a month, and I had a lot more energy． And there’s something about running．It makes you feel like a kid again．I enjoyed it．I started to think about the New York City Marathon, which goes right past my apartment building．For years, I thought I could never do that．But now I realized that maybe I could．By my 33rd birthday, in the spring of 2009, I was down to 180 pounds．That summer, I started formally training for the marathon．And on the morning of November 1, I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners, waiting for the event to start．When we started moving, it was an amazing feeling to have people cheering me on, handing me cups of water．In Harlem, my mom and brother stood on a street corner, waving．And then I crossed the finish line in Central Park, and somebody put a medal around my neck．I was in tears from being so happy．
At that moment, I knew: If I set my mind to something, nothing is impossible．
1．How old is the writer in the year of 2006?
A．30． B．31． C．32． D．33．
2．The underlined word "blowing up" in Paragraph 1 could roughly be replaced by ___ _．
A．losing the temper B．gaining weight
C．breaking the tire D．air charging
3．The first step the write takes to lose his weight is __ __．
A．dieting B．running C．walking D．swimming
4．Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A．The writer once weighed 414 pounds．
B．The writer lives in New York City.
C．The writer almost lost more than 200 pounds during 3 years.
D．The starting point of the City Marathon is Central Park.
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【2011·陕西西安中学适应性训练四】B
One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology” rather than experiencing the natural world. Fear – producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on child’s play.
Each of us had a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment（蚕食）?” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.
Without having a nature experience, kids can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive（认知的）skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents—and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it; research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature fosters（培养）leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three – year – old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.
Kids are not to blame. They are over – protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite（仪式）of passage.
Everyone from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that cement（增强）love, respect and need for the landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.
50. According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that_____.
A. we are the last generation to experience nature.
B. the author of Last Child in the Woods don’t defend parks against encroachment
C. without having a nature experience, kids are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives
D. children should grow up to be protectors of nature
51. According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will .
A. keep a high sense of wonder
B. be over – protected by their parents
C. be less healthy both physically and mentally
D. change wild places and creatures for the better
52. According to the author, children’s breaking an arm is .
A. the fault on the part of their parents
B. the natural experience in their growing up
C. the result of their own carelessness in play
D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers
53. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to .
A. blame children for getting lost in computer games
B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment
C. show his concern about children’s lack of experience in nature
D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around
查看习题详情和答案>>One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology”rather than experiencing the natural world.Fear-producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors,which will change the wild places of the world,its creatures and human health for the worse,unless adults get working on child’s play.
Each of us has a place in nature we go sometimes,even if it was torn down.We cannot be the last generation to have that place.At this rate,kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes.“If the decline in parks use continues across North America,who will defend parks against encroachment(蚕食)？”asks Richard Louv,author of Last Child in the Woods.
Without having a nature experience,kids can turn out just fine,but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives.That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health,to stress levels,creativity and cognitive(认知的)skills.Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents—and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it:research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature fosters(培养)leadership by the smartest,not by the toughest.Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child.The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world.A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes.We really need to value that more.
Kids are not to blame.They are over-protected and frightened.It is dangerous out there from time to time,but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite(仪式)of passage.
Everyone from developers,to schools and outdoors’ citizens,should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring,taking friendship in fields and woods that cement(增强)love,respect and need for the landscape.As parents,we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature.This could yet be our greatest cause.
The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that_______.
A.kids are missing the sense of wonder outdoors
B.parks are in danger of being gradually encroached
C.Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods
D.children are expected to develop into protectors of nature
According to the passage,children without experiencing nature will ______.
A.keep a high sense of wonder
B.be over-protected by their parents
C.be less healthy both physically and mentally
D.change wild places and creatures for the better
According to the author,children’s breaking an arm is_______.
A.the fault on the part of their parents
B.the natural experience in their growing up
C.the result of their own carelessness in play
D.the effect of their repetitive stress from computers
In writing this passage,the author mainly intends to_______.
A.blame children for getting lost in computer games
B.encourage children to protect parks from encroachment
C.show his concern about children’s lack of experience in nature
D.inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around
查看习题详情和答案>>One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology” rather than experiencing the natural world. Fear-producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will changes the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on child’s play.
Each of us has a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment (蚕食)?” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.
Without having a nature experience, kids, can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents―and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it; research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature fosters (培养) leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.
Kids are not to blame. They are over-protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite（仪式）of passage.
Everyone, from developers, to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that cement (增强) love, respect and need for landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.
69. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that __________.
A. kids missing the sense of wonder outdoors
B. parks are in danger of being gradually encroached
C. Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods
D. children are expected to develop into protectors of nature
70. According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will _________.
A. keep a high sense of wonder B. be over-protected by their parents
C. be less healthy both physically and mentally
D. change wild places and creatures for the better
71. According to the author, children’s breaking an arm is ___________.
A. the fault on the part of their parents B. the natural experience in their growing up
C. the result of their own carelessness in play D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers
72. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to ________.
A. blame children for getting lost in computer games
B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment
C. show his concern about children’s lack of experience in nature
D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around
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