Question

On very cold winter days, a group of Japanese children traveled a long way and arrived at a small island where nobody lived．After setting up a camp, they caught fish in the sea, and walked on the snow to find firewood, wild fruit and fresh water．Then they made a fire to do some cooking．They were not homeless children or modern Robinson．They were all pupils from a primary school and campers of special "hardship camp．” 　　Every year primary and middle schools in Japan organize such camps to train the children’s spirit of bearing hardship．Such places as thick forests and far-off mountains are often chosen as camp places． 　　The Japanese education circles(教育界)usually think it necessary to give children chances of suffering hardships．Children in Japan now may hardly find times of hardships, because of the rapid growth of national economy and improvement in the people’s living conditions．The experts think that such hardship camps can help children learn to live and develop in the struggle against nature in modern society． 　　It’s said that such hardship camps are warmly accepted by both Japanese school children and their parents． (1) Many Japanese children set up camps in far-off mountains or forests to ________． [　　] A． be modern Robinson B． suffer hardships C． stay away from the troubles at home D． enjoy traveling (2) Children in Japan now hardly find times of hardships because ________． [　　] A． they have too much homework to do every day B． their parents do most of the things for them C． their living conditions are greatly improved D． they don’t go out often (3) It seems that hardship camps are ________ in Japan． [　　] A． getting fewer and fewer B． very popular C． not necessary among the children D． good to those who are homeless (4) What one group of children did on a small island would help them learn ________? [　　] A． how to travel in places where nobody lived B． about islands and seas C． what to do at home after school D． to live in the struggle against nature (5) What seems to be a problem to children in Japan today according to the passage? [　　] A． What to do at school． B． Where to go to set up camps． C． How to develop in modern society． D． Whether to get children to go out．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．C;3．B;4．D;5．C;