大学英语四级段落信息匹配专项练习(附答案)Word格式文档下载.docx

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AGrassrootsRemedy

　　A）Mostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.Tothisend,wewalkthedog,playgolf,gofishing,sitinthegarden,drinkoutsideratherthaninsidethepub,haveapicnic,liveinthesuburbs,gototheseaside,andbuyaweekendplaceinthecountry.ThemostpopularleisureactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Andwhenjoggers（慢跑者）jog,theydon'

trunthestreets.Everyoneoftheminstinctivelyheadstotheparkortheriver.Itismyprofoundbeliefthatnotonlydoweallneednature,butweallseeknature,whetherweknowwearedoingsoornot.

　　B）Butdespitethis,ourchildrenaregrowingupnature-deprived（丧失）,IspentmyboyhoodclimbingtreesonStrathamCommon,southLondon.Thesedays,childrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedoms,duetoproblemslikecrime,traffic,thelossoftheopenspacesandoddnewperceptionsaboutwhatisbestforchildren,thatistosay,thingsthatcanbebought,ratherthanthingsthatcanbefound.

C）Thetruthistobefoundelsewhere.AstudyintheU.S.familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHD--attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder（多动症）.Thosewhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;

thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust4%.

D）AstudyinSwedenindicatedthatkindergartenchildrenwhocouldplayinanaturalenvironmenthadlessillnessandgreaterphysicalabilitythanchildrenusedonlytoanormalplayground.AU.S.studysuggestedthatwhenaschoolgavechildrenaccesstoanaturalenvironment,academiclevelswereraisedacrosstheentireschool.

E）Anotherstudyfoundthatchildrenplaydifferentlyinanaturalenvironment.Inplaygrounds,childrencreateahierarchy（等级）basedonphysicalabilities,withthetoughonestakingthelead.Butwhenagrassyareawasplantedwithbushes,thechildrengotmuchmoreintofantasyplay,andthesocialhierarchywasnowbasedonimaginationandcreativity.

F）Mostbullying（恃强凌弱）isfoundinschoolswherethereisatarmac（柏油碎石）playground;

theleastbullyingisinanaturalareathatthechildrenareencouragedtoexplore.ThisremindspleasantlyofSunnyhillSchoolinStratham,withitsharshtarmac,whereIusedtohangaboutincomersfantasizingaboutwildlife.Thechildrenarefrequentlydiscouragedfrominvolvementwithnaturalspaces,forhealthandsafetyreasons,forfearthattheymightgetdirtyorthattheymightcausedamage.So,instead,thedamageisdonetothechildrenthemselves:

nottotheirbodiesbuttotheirsouls.

G）OneofthegreatproblemsofmodemchildhoodisADHD,nowincreasinglyandexpensivelytreatedwithdrugs.YetonestudyafteranotherindicatesthatcontactwithnaturegiveshugebenefitstoADHDchildren.However,wespendmoneyondrugsratherthanongreenplaces.

H）Thelifeofoldpeopleismeasurablybetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonature.Theincreasingemphasisforthegrowingpopulationofoldpeopleisinqualityratherthanquantityofyears.Andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemostimportantthinginfindingthatquality.

I）Inwiderandmoredifficultareasoflife,thereisevidencetoindicatethatnaturalsurroundingsproveallkindsofthings.Evenproblemswithcrimeandaggressivebehaviorarereducedwhenthereiscontactwiththenaturalworld.Dr.WilliamBird,researcherfromtheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofbirds,statesinhisstudy,“Anaturalenvironmentcanreduceviolentbehaviorbecauseitsrestorativeprocesshelpsreduceangerandimpulsivebehavior.”Wildplacesneedencouragingforthisreason,nomatterhowsmalltheircontribution.

J）Wetendtolookonnatureconservationassomekindoffavorthathumanbeingsaregrantingtothenaturalworld.Theerrorhereisfartoodeep:

notonlydohumansneednatureforthemselves,buttheveryideathathumanityandthenaturalworldareseparablethingsisprofoundlydamaging.Humanbeingsareaspeciesofmammals（哺乳动物）.Forsevenmillionyearstheylivedontheplanetaspartofnature.Ourancestralselvesmissthenaturalworldandlongforcontactwithnonhumanlife.Anyonewhohaspattedadog,stokedacat,satunderatreewithapintofbeer,givenorreceivedabunchofflowersorchosentowalkthroughtheparkonaniceday,understandsthat.Weneedthewildworld.Itisessentialtoourwell-being,ourhealth,ourhappiness.Withoutthewildworldwearenotmorebutlesscivilized.Withoutotherlivingthingsarounduswearelessthanhuman.

K）FiveWaystoFindHarmonywiththeNaturalWorldWalk:

Breaktherhythmofpermanentlybeingunderaroof.Getoffastopearlier,makeacircuitoftheparkatlunchtime,walkthechildtoandfromschool,getadog,feelyourselfmovinginmovingair,look,listen,absorb.

Sit:

Takeamoment,everynowandthen,tobestillinanopenspace.Inthegarden,anywherethat'

snotintheoffice,anywhereoutofthehouse,awayfromtheroutine.Situnderatree,lookatwater,andfeelrefreshed,eversoslightlyrenewed.

Drink:

Thebestwaytoenjoythenaturalworldisbyoneself;

thesecondbestwayisincompany.Takeadrinkoutsidewithagoodperson,agoodgathering:

talkwiththesunandthewindwithbird-songforbackground.

Learn:

Expandyourboundaries.Learnfivespeciesofbird,fivebutterflies,fivetrees,fivebirdsongs.Thatway,youseeandhearmore:

andyourmindrespondsgratefullytothegreateramountofwildnessinyourlife.

Travel:

Theplacesyoualwayswantedtovisit:

bytheseaside,inthecountry,inthehills.Takeaweek-endbreak,aday-trip,getouttheseanddoit:

forthescenery,forthewaythroughthewoods,forthebirds,forthebees.Gosomewherespecialandbringspecialnesshome.Itlastsforever,afterall.

46.ThestudyinSwedenshowsthatmoreaccesstonaturemakeschildrenlesslikelytofallill.

47.Theauthor'

sprofoundbeliefisthatpeopleinstinctivelyseeknatureindifferentways.

48.ItcanbeveryhelpfultoprovidemoregreenspacesforchildrenwithADHD.

49.Elderlypeoplewillenjoyalifeofbetterqualitywhentheycontactmorewithnature.

50.Nowadays,peoplethinkthingsthatcanbeboughtarebestforchildren,ratherthanthingsthatcanbefound.

51.Dr.WilliamBirdsuggestsinhisstudythataccesstonaturecontributestothereductionofviolence.

52.AccordingtoastudyintheU.S.ChildrenwithADHDwhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedmuchbetterimprovement.

53.Childrenwhohavechancestoexplorenaturalareasarelesslikelytobeinvolvedinbullying.

54.Wecanfindharmonywiththenaturalworldinvariousways,amongwhichtherearewalking,sitting,drinking,learningandtraveling.

55.Itisextremelyharmfultothinkthathumanityandthenaturalworldcanbeseparated.

练习2

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.EachparagraphismarkedwithaletterAnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

EndangeredPeoples

A）Today,itisnotdistance,butculturethatseparatesthepeoplesoftheworld.Thecentralquestionofourtimemaybehowtodealwithculturaldifferences.Sobeginsthebook,EndangeredPeoples,byArtDavidson.Itisanattempttoprovideunderstandingoftheissuesaffectingtheworld'

snativepeoples.Thisbooktellsthestoriesof21tribes,cultures,andculturalareasthatarestrugglingtosurvive.Ittellseachstorythroughthevoiceofamemberofthetribe.Mr.Davidsonrecordedtheirwords.ArtWolfeandJohnIsaactookpicturesofthem.TheorganizationcalledtheSierraClubpublishedthebook.

B）ThenativegroupslivefarapartinNorthAmericaorSouthAmerica,AfricaorAsia.Yettheirsituationsaresimilar.Theyarefightingthemarchofprogressinanefforttokeepthemselvesandtheirculturesalive.Someofthemfollowancientwaysmostofthetime.Somefollowmodernwaysmostofthetime.Theyhaveonefootinancientworldandonefootinmodernworld.Theyhopetocontinuetobalancebetweenthesetwoworlds.Yetthepressurestoforgettheirtraditionsandjointhemodernworldmaybetoogreat.

C）RigobertaMenchuofGuatemala,theNobelPeacePrizewinnerin1992,offersherthoughtsinthebeginningofthebookEndangeredPeoples.Shenotesthatmanypeopleclaimthatnativepeoplearelikestoriesfromthepast.Theyareruinsthathavedied.Shedisagreesstrongly.Shesaysnativecommunitiesarenotremainsofthepast.Theyhaveafuture,andtheyhavemuchwisdomandrichnesstooffertherestoftheworld.

D）ArtDavidsontraveledthousandsofmilesaroundtheworldwhileworkingonthebook.Hetalkedtomanypeopletogathertheirthoughtsandfeelings.Mr.Davidsonnotesthattheirdesiresarethesame.Peoplewanttoremainthemselveshesays.Theywanttoraisetheirchildrenthewaytheywereraised.Theywanttheirchildrentospeaktheirmothertongue,theirownlanguage.Theywantthemtohavetheirparents'

valuesandcustoms.Mr.Davidsonsaysthepeople’scriesarethesame:

“Doesourculturehavetodie?