Children have lost touch with nature and the outdoors in just one generation! Recently a campaign encouraging children to put away - and play outside has been organized. The campaign, said to be the biggest _____, has been launched with the ______of a documentary film, Project Wild Thing. It tells the story of how, ______ an attempt to get his daughter and son outside, film-maker David Bond______ as marketing director for nature. The call to renew a__＿with nature comes from about 400 organizations, from playgroups to the National Health Service. Children are being ____to take back their "wild time",__＿30 minutes of screen use for outdoor activities. The organizers____that giving up 30 minutes of television and computer games each day in exchange for outdoor playwill increase the __＿of fitness and alertness and improve children's well-being.
According to the chairman Andy Simpson, right now, time spent outdoors is ___,activity levels are declining and the ability to identify common species has been ____ "With many more parents becoming ____ the dominance（统治地位）of screen time in their children's lives, and growing scientific evidence that a decline in____ time is bad news for the health and happiness of our children, we all need to become marketing directors for nature. We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids' development, independence and creativity, by giving wild time a ____，”said Mr. Simpson.
In Mr. Bond's opinion, the reasons why kids, ____ they live in cities or the countryside, have become ____from nature and the outdoors are complex. " We need to make more space for wild time in children's daily routine, ____ this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted. It's all about finding ____ on your doorstep and discovering the sights, sounds and ____ of nature一maybe in a back garden, a local park, or just green space at the end of the road."
A．subjects B．screens C．stages D．scenes
A．ever B．likely C．then D．even
A．outcome B．direction C．exposure D．release
A．by B．on C．for D．in
A．behaves B．acts C．treats D．regards
A．connection B．commitment C．contract D．campaign
A．pulled B．forced C．urged D．warned
A．providing B．taking C．swapping D．preparing
A．allow B．admit C．acquire D．argue
A．amounts B．levels C．degrees D．standards
A．down B．up C．over ． D．off
A．developed B．shown C．tested D．lost
A．delighted with B．guilty of C．concerned about D．desperate for
A．free B．active C．spare D．normal
A．go B．bit C．look D．fit
A．while B．though C．as D．whether
A．escaped B．disconnected C．suffered D．protected
A．freeing B．forbidding C．seeking D．serving
A．imagination B．fortune C．wildness D．solution
A．senses B．voices C．features D．smells
One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done and allowing you to skip a grade, but you’ll have to your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large apartment, I became how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on family and work. difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a attitude.
Back home , I myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable .
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the has really taught me. Sacrifices in the end. The separation between us has proved to be for me.
A．attract B．surprise C．promote D．praise
A．well B．much C．little D．wrong
A．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive
A．explaining B．wandering C．regretting D．wondering
A．poor B．timely C．final D．tough
A．politely B．eagerly C．nervously D．curiously
A．presence B．patience C．intelligence D．Influence
A．Comfortable B．Empty C．Expensive D．Modern
A．satisfied with B．Interested in C．doubtful D．aware of
A．when B．that C．which D．where
A．abandoning B．comparing C．balancing D．mixing
A．Depending on B．Faced with C．supplied with D．Insisting on
A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general
A．reminded B．informed C．warned D．criticized
A．expected B．offered C．attempted D．managed
A．grateful B．energetic C．independent D．practical
A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals
A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion
A．pay off B．come back C．run out D．turn up
A．failure B．gathering C．blessing D．pleasure
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Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to something from herself. Could her go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was in another loving mother’s chest.
A．change B．danger C．disorder D．pain
A．matched B．replaced C．controlled D．cooperated
A．finding B．interrupting C．touring D．phoning
A．rolling B．running C．walking D．jumping
A．corner B．bed C．man D．nurse
A．put B．support C．pass D．make
A．save B．recycle C．donate D．separate
A．heart B．brain C．husband D．spirit
A．informed B．warned C．congratulated D．reminded
A．give up B．carry out C．search after D．put off
A．noticed B．predicted C．found D．declared
A．praying B．begging C．decorating D．singing
A．funeral B．operation C．performance D．anniversary
A．passed away B．left behind C．woke up D．dressed up
A．active B．alive C．necessary D．changeable
With the help of Gloria, his wife, Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, stereo systems, and home appliances. Tom developed an excellent with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service. He was proud of his high percentage of repeat .
About five years ago, Tom was by the owners of a competing company, Stereo Super Stores. They wanted him to them out. The price was very attractive. Everything looked good. Before making his final Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase. She told him that the numbers looked good it didn't feel to her. However, Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare , he went ahead and made the . Within months he discovered that he had made a big . He had paid too much for a company. He tried as hard as he could to make it work out, but he couldn't turn things .He was forced into bankruptcy (破产). He was about to lose everything, including his business.
Tom was embarrassed, but he is a survivor. He looked at his situation. He decided to admit his mistake and, rather than getting stuck in lawsuits (诉讼), he would focus his on saving and rebuilding his original business. He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his , and that he needed to learn from this . He dealt with the crisis in a way that delighted people, who in turn respect for him. Old customers poured into his store. He and Gloria to changes in retailing (零售) and have built an even better business than before.
In the business world, it is natural to gain and lose, of Peterson’s experience is an example. Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts and learn from them attract endless profits.
A．popularity B．reputation C．cause D．foundation
A．customers B．assistants C．friends D．visitors
A．appointed B．approved C．approached D．appreciated
A．sell B．pay C．buy D．check
A．decision B．choice C．determination D．judgment
A．as though B．now that C．even though D．in case
A．terrible B．fair C．right D．attractive
A．possibility B．occasion C．event D．opportunity
A．profit B．purchase C．reservation D．appointment
A．difference B．discovery C．commitment D．mistake
A．dying B．controversial C．clumsy D．tiring
A．in B．around C．down D．up
A．original B．various C．unique D．precious
A．quietly B．loudly C．openly D．secretly
A．beliefs B．spirits C．attempts D．energies
A．producer B．wife C．relative D．adviser
A．experience B．enterprise C．process D．history
A．won B．showed C．achieved D．earned
A．belonged B．adapted C．adopted D．appealed
A．them B．what C．that D．which
When I was a little boy, I would play outside for hours on sunny summer days and then have a deep and peaceful sleep at night. Sometimes, I’d have some vivid dreams, making me for a moment. I would stare out into the darkness to see if anything was there and then over and go back to sleep. I can still remember a few times when I woke up, out into the darkness, and actually someone there. It was Mom over me as I slept. Each time she told me to go back to sleep and I closed my eyes again, feeling and loved.
I asked Mom why she watched me sleep from time to time, but seeing my own children so fast, I think I know why. She wanted to catch a moment in time and it in her heart forever. I just that she carried a lot of those moments with her into Heaven when she at only 55.
Last night I was sleeping lightly I suddenly felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and saw Mom’s standing in the room, smiling at me. And then she was gone.
Now may say that this was just a dream, a wish or part of an old . To me, though, it was that Mom’s loving spirit was still watching over me. To me, it was evidence enough to know that one day I would be with her and everyone I have ever loved.
Trust in their love. Know that your own life can be full of , too. Then joyfully go out and live it with a brave heart and a smiling soul.
A．excited B．afraid C．worried D．awake
A．take B．roll C．look D．climb
A．went B．burst C．looked D．found
A．met B．saw C．expected D．dreamed
A．watching B．treating C．helping D．sitting
A．angrily B．gladly C．silently D．gently
A．quiet B．nervous C．safe D．anxious
A．never B．often C．sometimes D．seldom
A．before B．after C．since D．for
A．bring up B．raise up C．lift up D．grow up
A．hold B．remove C．find D．cover
A．decide B．hope C．wonder D．remember
A．ran away B．put away C．passed away D．took away
A．when B．while C．after D．before
A．body B．figure C．shape D．shadow
A．all B．none C．some D．any
A．dream B．wish C．story D．memory
A．proof B．time C．chance D．belief
A．reunited B．buried C．connected D．joined
A．hope B．joy C．love D．surprised
Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).
The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.
The next morning when he woke up, he was to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”
He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg, was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you for the rest of your life. me and I will always make delicious food for you.”
“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.
“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”
“I promise,” Malcolm said.
And so they got married. For many years they lived great happiness. His wife brought him , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so that he was not with what he had. He quarreled with his . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And he was alone again, living in his hut, his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.
He understood that he had been to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.
A．boating B．fishing C．hunting D．swimming
A．caught B．removed C．bitten D．held
A．fur B．shade C．poster D．way
A．took up B．put up C．added up D．picked up
A．imagine B．wait C．help D．expect
A．secure B．amazed C．exciting D．lively
A．smelt B．tasted C．sounded D．looked
A．that B．whose C．which D．who
A．intelligent B．popular C．happy D．attractive
A．Follow B．Marry C．Admit D．Accept
A．sister B．mother C．daughter D．son
A．respond B．promise C．select D．doubt
A．under B．at C．beyond D．in
A．pigs B．cattle C．sheep D．chicken
A．puzzled B．magical C．upset D．greedy
A．certain B．surprised C．satisfied D．popular
A．wife B．daughter C．mother D．grandfather
A．in peace B．in danger C．in a way D．in a flash
A．wearing B．having C．preparing D．replacing
A．artificial B．mistaken C．severe D．informal
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