Children today would rather read, do housework or even do homework than play outside--- and they get out half as much as their parents did when they were young.

According to a UK study, those growing up during the 1970s and 1980s enjoying more than two hours of outdoor activities each weekday, and nine hours on weekends—whatever the weather is.But their children play outside for just over one hour each weekday, and fewer than five hours on Saturdays and Sundays.

So, the UK started an activity to encourage children to give up 30 minutes of screen time a day to play outdoors.

The Wild Network, born on September 25, 2013, is joined by more than 300 organizations, large or small.It tries to attract children away from television and computer screen and into woods and parks.

It is the biggest ever activity to reconnect children with nature and outdoor activities, and it plans to help improve children’s health.

Suggestions on how to get more time in nature including collecting fruits, camping, watching autumn colour on trees and so on.

This is not the first time the message of less screen, more play has been brought up.Children in the 1980s were encouraged to do the same by BBC TV show Why Don’t You, which encouraged children to “turn off your TV set, and go to do something less boring instead”.

You can learn more about the activity by visiting Http://www.Projectwildthing.com.

1.We can learn from the second paragraph that _______.

A.today’s children have more free time

B.today’s children spend more time outdoors

C.the parents had more free time when they were young

D.The parents spent more time outdoors when they were young

2.The Wild Network was started to __________.

A.encourage children to spend more time outdoors

B.encourage children to play with their parents outdoors

C.encourage children to spend more time on their studies

D.encourage parents to spend more time with their children

3.What can we learn about the Wild Network?

A.It was set up this year

B.It was the best ever activity

C.Both large organizations or small can join it

D.You can learn about it from the show Why Don’t You

4.Which of the following activities is not mentioned?

A.Camping B.Collecting fruits

C.Bird watching D.Autumn clour watching

5.The underlined part “do the same” can be replaced by _______.

A.start an activity B.play outdoors

C.do homework D.do housework

A recent survey showed that only 9 percent of teens in the United States smoke cigarettes.That’s down from 23 percent in 2000.While this is good news for the US's overall health, tobacco(烟草)use is still a problem.

Cigarettes can cause many diseases, such as cancer(癌症),lung cliscases and heart problems.Although they know about the health problems, teenagers still smoke.So the campaign of the US Anti-smoking Organization is working to end teenage smoking.Their latest activity uses social media(社交媒体) to remind teenagers of the dangers of smoking.And the activity also encourages teens to learn the facts and become the generation that ends smoking.

However, anti-smoking campaigns may have a new problem to worry about.According to a 2013 report, the use of electronic cigarettes is on the rise.American high school students who reported having used an electronic cigarette rose from 4.7 percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2012.The increased use of e-cigarettes by teens is deeply troubling.It may become lifelong addictied(上瘾).Besides, we still don’t yet understand the long-term effects(作用)of e-cigarettes.

根据材料内容,选择最佳答案。(每小题2分,共10分)

1.According to the survey, how many American teenagers smoked in 2000?

A.9 percent B.23 percent

C.4.7 percent D.10 percent

2.Which of the following disease may not be caused by cigarettes?

A.skin disease B.cancer

C.lung disease D.heart disease

3.What is the aim of the campaign of the US Anti-smoking Organization?

A.To end the production of cigarettes.

B.To criticize those children who smoke.

C.To protect the rights of non-smokers.

D.To make an effort to end teenage smoking

4.The underlined word “campaign” means _____.

A.activity B.newspaper

C.movie D.officer

5.What do we know about e-cigarettes?

A.E-cigarettes are becoming popular among teenagers.

B.School students like e-cigarettes more than adults do.

C.People won’t let addicted to e-cigarettes.

D.E-cigarettes have bad effects on people’s health.

A young British man called Luke Cameron has done a good deed(行为) every day for more than a year and he says it has completely changed his life.

Luke made a decision at the beginning of 2014.He started by doing one small good thing every single day from January 1st, 2014.For example, he greeted the waiter at a café on New Year’s Day and he bought food and drink for some homeless people the next day.

He set up a website where he could write down all his good deeds, like helping the neighbor take out the rubbish or spending a few hours in helping a disabled lady pick out a dress for a party.

“I’ve never thought of any return from helping others.Actually, it has given me happiness and I have become more thankful and grateful for the things I have now.” Luke said.He has decided to continue doing good deeds in 2015.

Luke won the competition for the job of National Philanthropy(慈善) Manager because of his kind deeds.He will travel all over the UK and help 45 different charities in 2015.

“I used to work as a part-time worker in a shop.Now I become the National Philanthropy Manager.” Luke said, “I think I’ve helped myself by helping others.”

1.Which of the following is NOT a good deed for Luke?

A.Walking the dog for his neighbor.

B.Cleaning the house for his old neighbor.

C.Spending his own money buying food for people in need.

D.Selling things to customers when he worked in the shop.

2.How did Luke win the competition for the job of National Philanthropy Manager?

A.By having a kind heart. B.By doing many good deeds.

C.By writing down good deeds. D.By spending all his money.

3.According to the passage, we can know that __________.

A.Luke was very rich in the past

B.Luke has done good deeds for over a year

C.Luke wrote down his good deeds in a notebook

D.Luke became more thankful when he began to do good deeds

4.The passage is probably from __________.

A.a newspaper B.a novel

C.an advertisement D.a scientific book

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