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Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are asked to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.

The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend lots of time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.

Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. So parents sometimes should leave them alone. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled (支配) by adults (成人), but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge (挑战). Children are not comfortable(舒适)with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.

Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.

Survival Holidays

What is “Survival Holidays”?

It is an exciting activity that 1. can get into the lonely place 2. their parents.

Why do people like it?

Because it’s 3. for children to be close to nature and gives them an 4. change.

What do children in big cities usually5. in their free time?

It 6. them much time to watch TV and play computer games.

Why do people think “Survival Holidays” is a good idea?

Parents should leave their children by 7. . Children need to learn how to face 8. .

What do children can learn in the survival activities?

“Survival Holidays” is a meaningful experience(有意义的经历) for children that they will never 9. . They can 10. many skills from these activities.

Every January we celebrate the life of a great man, Martin Luther King who fought for civil rights. He believed that all Americans should be treated fairly, no matter what their skin colors were.

Dr. King was born in 1929 in Atlanta. Because he was black, he could not go to the same schools as white children. Black Americans also had to use separate restrooms, restaurants, theaters and swimming pools in some states.

Dr. King thought this was wrong. He was a Christian minister(牧师) who worked for equal rights for black people. He helped organize protests to change those unfair laws.

It was a hard fight. Dr. King was attracted and arrested(逮捕) many times. But more and more Americans grew to understand that it was wrong to treat black people differently from white people.

In 1963, Dr. King led many people in a march to Washington, D. C. where there he gave his famous speech “I Have a Dream”. He said people should be judged by their hearts, not by their skin colors. His efforts helped bring about new laws to create equal rights for all Americans.

The third Monday of January is a holiday to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King. We should respect his courage in working to improve the lives of so many people.

1.The Chinese meaning of the word “protests” in this passage is probably “

A. 抗议 B. 保护 C. 措施 D. 比赛

2. More Americans realized that it was not to treat black people differently from white people.

A. important B. unfair C. wrong D. right

3.Martin Luther King said people should be judged by .

A. their skin colors B. their hearts

C. unfair laws D. different rights

4.The passage is mainly about .

A. the fight for civil right

B. the introduction of Martin Luther King

C. a holiday to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King

D.the differences between black people and white people

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