歷年英語四級真題及答案

歷年英語四級真題及答案2013年最新英語四級考試真題與答案 （新）】pclass=txt>partonelisteningcomprehensionsectiona本次多題多卷，這是其中一卷，需要全部卷的，可加扣扣：29061748懂的可加。example:youwillhear:youwillread:heevening.thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.therefore,a)attheofficeisthebestanswer.youshouldchoose[a]ontheanswersheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.a)sheisnotinterestedinthearticle.shehasgiventhemanmuchtrouble.shewouldliketohaveacopyofthearticle.shedoesntwanttotakethetroubletoreadthearticle.a)hesawthebigtowerhevisitedontv~hehasvisitedthetvtowertwice.hehasvisitedthetvtoweronce.hewillvisitthetvtowerinjune.a)thewomanhastroublegettingalongwiththeprofessor.thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessorstime.thewomanknowstheprofessorhasbeenbusy.thewomanknowstheprofessorhasrunintotrouble.a)hedoesntenjoybusinesstripsasmuchasheusedto.hedoesntthinkheiscapableofdoingthejob.hethinksthepayistoolowtosupporthisfamily,a)inthepark.b)betweentwobuildingsc)inhisapartment.d)underahugetree.a)itsawfullydull.b)itsreallyexciting.c)itsveryexhausting.d)itsquitechallenging.a)movie.b)alecture.c)aplay.d)aspeech.a)theweatherismildcomparedtothepastyears.theyarehavingthecoldestwinterever.theweatherwillsoongetwarmer.theweathermaygetevencolder.a)themysterystory.thehiringofashopassistant.thesearchforareliablewitness.anunsolvedcaseofrobbery.sectionbpassageonequestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a)theywanttochangethewayenglishistaught.a)coursesfordoctors.b)coursesforbusinessmen.c)coursesforreporters.d)coursesforlawyers.a)threegroupsoflearners.b)theimportanceofbusinessenglish.c)englishforspecificpurposes.d)featuresofenglishfordifferentpapacies.passagetwoquestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a)toshowofftheirwealth.tofeelgood.toregaintheirmemory.tobedifferentfromothers.a)tohelpsolvetheirpsychologicalproblems.toplaygameswiththem.tosendshamtothehospital.tomakethemawareofitsharmfulness.a)theyneedcareandaffection.theyarefondofround-the-worldtrips.theyaremostlyfrombrokenfamilies.becauseitdidnotshootfar.becauseitsstringwasshort.a)itwentoutofuse300yearsagohwasinventedaltertheshorthow.itwasdiscoveredbeforefireandthewheel.itsstillinusetoday.a)theyareaccurateandeasytopull.theirshootingrangeis40yards.theyareusuallyusedindoors.theytook100yearstodevelop.partiireadingcomprehension(35minutes)directions:thereare4passagesinthispart.eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.passageonequestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.designofallthenewtoolsandimplementsisbasedoncarefulexperimentswithelectronicinstruments.first,ahuman“guineapig”istestedusingaregulartool.measurementsaretakenoftheamountofworkdone,andthebuildupofheatinthebody.twistedjointsandstretchedwhichtobaseanewoneofisthisworkhasattractedtheattentionofefficiencyexpertsandtime-and-motion-studyengineer,butitsvaluegoesfarbeyondthat.dr.tichauer’sfirstthoughtisforthehealthofthetooluser.withtherepeateduseofthesametoolalldaylongonproductionlinesandinotherjobs,ime,suchstresscancauseadisablingdisease.furthermore,musclefatigueisaserioussafetyhazard.efficiencyistheby-productofcomfort,dr.tichauerbelieves,andhisnewdesignsfortraditionaltoolshaveprovedhispoint.whatareinvolvedinthedesignofanewtoolaccordingtothepassage?electronicinstrumentsandaregulartool.ahuman“guineapig”andaregulartool.electronicinstrumentsandahuman“guineapig【篇二：歷年英語四級真題及答案下載】txt>partiwriting(30minutes)注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上。directions:forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofdueattentionshouldbegiventospelling.youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:如今不少學(xué)生在英語學(xué)習(xí)中不重視拼寫出現(xiàn)這種情況的原因?yàn)榱烁淖冞@種狀況，我認(rèn)為…dueattentionshouldbegiventospellingpartiireadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)(15minutes)directions:inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonanswersheet1.forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.caughtinthewebafewmonthsago,itwasntunusualfor47-year-oldcarlatoebetospend15hoursperdayonline.shedwakeupearly,turnonherlaptopandchatoninternetdatingsitesandinstant-messagingprograms-leavingherbedforonlybriefintervals.herhouseholdbillspiledup,alongwiththedishesanddirtylaundry,butittooknear-constantcomplaintsfromherfourdaughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.iwasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapart-kindofslippingintoadepression,saidcarla.iknewthatifididntgetoffthedatingsites,idjustkeepgoing,detaching（使脫離）herselffurtherfromtheoutsideworld.toebesconclusion:shefeltlikeshewasaddictedtotheinternet.shesnotalone.concernaboutexcessiveinternetuseisntnew.asfarbackas1995,articlesinmedicaljournalsandtheestablishmentofapennsylvaniatreatmentcenterforoverusersgeneratedinterestinthesubject.theresstillnoconsensusonhowmuchtimeonlineconstitutestoomuchorwhetheraddictionispossible.butasrelianceonthewebgrows,therearesignsthatthequestionisgettingmoreseriousattention:lastmonth,astudypublishedincnsspectrumsclaimedtobethefirstlarge-scalelookatexcessiveinternetuse.theamericanpsychiatricassociationmayconsiderlistinginternetaddictioninthenexteditionofitsdiagnosticmanual.andscoresofonlinediscussionboardshavepoppeduponwhichpeoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtotoomuchtimeontheweb.theresnoquestionthatthererepeoplewhoreseriouslyintroublebecausetheyreoverdoingtheirinternetinvolvement,saidpsychiatrist（精神科醫(yī)生 ）ivangoldberg.goldbergcallstheproblemadisorderratherthanatrueaddiction.jonathanbishop,aresearcherinwalesspecializinginonlinecommunities,ismoreskeptical.theinternetisanenvironment,hesaid.youcantbeaddictedtotheenvironment.bishopdescribestheproblemassimplyamatterofpriorities,whichcanbesolvedbyencouragingpeopletoprioritizeotherlifegoalsandplansinplaceoftimespentonline.thenewcnsspectrumsstudywasbasedonresultsofanationwidetelephonesurveyofmorethan2,500adults.likethe2005survey,thisonewasconductedbystanforduniversityresearchers.about6%ofrespondentsreportedthattheirrelationshipssufferedbecauseofexcessiveinternetuse.about9%attemptedtoconcealnonessentialinternetuse,andnearly4%reportedfeelingpreoccupiedbytheinternetwhenoffline.about8%saidtheyusedtheinternetasawaytoescapeproblems,andalmost14%reportedtheyfoundithardtostayawayfromtheinternetforseveraldaysatatime.theinternetproblemisstillinitsinfancy,saideliasaboujaoude,astanfordprofessor.nosingleonlineactivityistoblameforexcessiveuse,hesaid.theyreonlineinchatrooms,checkinge-mail,orwritingblogs.[theproblemis]notlimitedtoporn（色情）orgamblingwebsites.excessiveinternetuseshouldbedefinednotbythenumberofhoursspentonlinebutintermsoflosses,saidmaressaorzack,aharvarduniversityprofessor.ifitsaloss[where]yourenotgettingtowork,andfamilyrelationshipsarebreakingdownasaresult,thenitstoomuch.sincetheearly1990s,severalclinicshavebeenestablishedintheu.s.totreatheavyinternetusers.theyincludethecenterforinternetaddictionrecoveryandthecenterforinternetbehavior.thewebsitefororzackscenterliststhefollowingamongthepsychologicalsymptomsofcomputeraddiction: ?havingasenseofwell-being（幸福）orexcitementwhileatthecomputer.longingformoreandmoretimeatthecomputer.neglectoffamilyandfriends.feelingempty,depressedorirritablewhe nnotatthecomputer.lyingtoemployersandfamilyaboutactivities.inabilitytostoptheblemswithschoolorjob.physicalsymptomslistedincludedryeyes,backaches,skippingmeals,poorpersonalhygiene（衛(wèi)生）andsleepdisturbances.peoplewhostrugglewithexcessiveinternetusemaybedepressedorhaveothermooddisorders,orzacksaid.whenshediscussesinternethabitswithherpatients,theyoftenreportthatbeingonlineoffersasenseofbelonging,andescape,excitement[and]fun,shesaid.somepeoplesayrelief…ernetgamersspendcountlesshourscompetingingamesagainstpeoplefromallovertheworld.onesuchgame,calledworldofwarcraft,iscitedonmanysitesbyposterscomplainingofagamingaddiction.andrewheidrich,aneducationnetworkadministratorfromsacramento,playsworldofwarcraftforabouttwotofourhourseveryothernight,butthatsnothingcomparedwiththe40to60hoursaweekhespentplayingonlinegameswhenhewasincollege.hecutbackonlyafterafull-scalefamilyintervention（干預(yù)）,inwhichrelativestoldhimhedgainedweight.theresthiswholecultureofcompetitionthatsuckspeopleinwithonlinegaming,saidheidrich,nowafatheroftwo.peopledoitattheexpenseofeverythingthatwasaconstantintheirlives.heidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussgamingaddictionregularlytoremindmyselftokeepmyloveforonlinegamesincheck.toebealsoregularlyvisitsasitewherepostersdiscussinternetoveruse.inaugust,whenshefirstrealizedshehadaproblem,shepostedamessageonayahoointernetaddictiongroupwiththesubjectline:ihaveaninternetaddiction.imself-employedandneedtheinternetformywork,butimfailingtoaccomplishmywork,totakecareofmyhome,togiveattentiontomychildren,shewroteinamessagesenttothegroup.ihavenomoneyorinsurancetogetprofessionalhelp;icantevenpaymymortgage（ 抵押貸款）andfacelosingeverything.sincethen,toebesaid,shehaskeptherpromisetoherselftocutbackonherinternetuse.ihaveaboyfriendnow,andimnotinterestedinonlinedating,shesaidbyphonelastweek.itsalotbetternow.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。whateventuallymadecarlatoeberealizeshewasspendingtoomuchtimeontheinternet?herdaughtersrepeatedcomplaints.fatigueresultingfromlackofsleep.c)thepoorlymanagedstateofherhouse.d)thehighfinancialcostsaddingup.whatdoestheauthorsayaboutexcessiveinternetuse?peopleshouldbewarnedofitsharmfulconsequences.ithasbecomevirtuallyinevitable.ithasbeensomewhatexaggerated.peoplehaventyetreachedagreementonitsdefinition.jonathanbishopbelievesthattheinternetoveruseproblemcanbesolvedifpeople .trytoimprovetheinternetenvironmentbecomeawareofitsseriousconsequencescanrealizewhatisimportantinlifecanreachaconsensusonitsdefinitionaccordingtoprofessormaressaorzack,internetusewouldbeconsideredexcessiveif .itseriouslyaffectedfamilyrelationshipsonevisitedpornwebsitesfrequentlytoomuchtimewasspentinchatroomspeoplegotinvolvedinonlinegamblingaccordingtoorzack,peoplewhostrugglewithheavyrelianceontheinternetmayfeel .a)discouragedb)pressuredc)depressedd)puzzledwhydidandreheidrichcutbackonlinegaming?hehadlostalotofmoney.hisfamilyhadintervened.hehadoffendedhisrelatives.hiscareerhadbeenruined.andrewheidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussonlinegamingaddictionto .improvehisonlinegamingskillscurbhisdesireforonlinegamingshowhowgoodheisatonlinegamingexchangeonlinegamingexperienceTOC\o"1-5"\h\zinoneofthemessagesshepostedonawebsite,toebeadmittedthatshe .excessiveinternetusehadrenderedtoebesopoorthatshecouldntaffordtoseek .nowthatshesgotaboyfriend,toebeisnolongercrazyabout .partiiilisteningcomprehension(35minutes)sectionadirections:inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。.a)hehasprovedtobeabetterreaderthanthewoman.hehasdifficultyunderstandingthebook.hecannotgetaccesstotheassignedbook.hecannotfinishhisassignmentbeforethedeadline..a)shewilldrivethemantothesupermarket.themanshouldbuyacarofhisown.themanneedntgoshoppingeveryweek.shecanpickthemanupatthegrocerystore..a)getmorefoodanddrinks.b)askhisfriendtocomeover.c)tidyuptheplace.d)holdaparty.14.a)thetalkscanbeheldanydayexceptthisfriday.hecouldchangehisscheduletomeetjohnsmith.thefirst-roundtalksshouldstartassoonaspossible.thewomanshouldcontactjohnsmithfirst.15.a)heunderstandsthewomansfeelings.hehasgonethroughasimilarexperience.thewomanshouldhavegoneonthefieldtrip.theteacherisjustfollowingtheregulations.16.a)shewillmeetthemanhalfway.shewillaskdavidtotalkless.sheissorrythemanwillnotcome.shehastoinvitedavidtotheparty..a)fewstudentsunderstandprof.johnsonslectures.fewstudentsmeetprof.jonsonsrequirements.manystudentsfindprof.johnsonslecturesboring.manystudentshavedroppedprof.johnsonsclass..a)checktheircomputerfiles.makesomecomputations.studyacomputerprogram.assembleacomputer.questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard..a)itallowshimtomakealotoffriends.itrequireshimtoworklonghours.itenableshimtoapplytheorytopractice.ithelpshimunderstandpeoplebetter..a)itisintellectuallychallenging.itrequireshimtodowashing-upallthetime.itexposeshimtooilysmokealldaylong.itdemandsphysicalenduranceandpatience..a)inahospital.b)atacoffeeshop.c)atalaundry.d)inahotel..a)gettingalongwellwithcolleagues.payingattentiontoeverydetail.planningeverythinginadvance.knowingtheneedsofcustomers.questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.a)thepocketmoneybritishchildrenget.theannualinflationrateinbritain.thethingsbritishchildrenspendmoneyon.therisingcostofraisingachildinbritain.24.a)itenableschildrentolivebetter.itgoesdownduringeconomicrecession.

itoftenriseshigherthaninflation.ithasgoneup25%inthepastdecade.25.a)saveupfortheirfutureeducation.payforsmallpersonalthings.來源:來源:考試大-英語四級考試makedonationswhennecessary.sectionbdirections:inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。passageonequestions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.26.a)districtmanagers.regularcustomers.salesdirectors.seniorclerks..a)thesupportprovidedbytheregularclients.theinitiativeshownbythesalesrepresentatives.theurgencyofimplementingthecompanysplans.theimportantpartplayedbydistrictmanagers..a)someofthemwerepolitical-minded.fiftypercentofthemwerefemale.onethirdofthemwereseniormanagers.mostofthemwereratherconservative..a)heusedtoomanyquotations.hewasnotgendersensitive.hedidnotkeeptothepoint.hespenttoomuchtimeondetails.passagetwoquestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.a)stateyourproblemtotheheadwaiter.demandadiscountonthedishesordered.asktoseethemanagerpolitelybutfirmly.askthenameofthepersonwaitingonyou.31.a)youproblemmaynotbeunderstoodcorrectly.youdontknowifyouarecomplainingattherighttime.yourcomplaintmaynotreachthepersonincharge.youcanttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.32.a)demandapromptvideallthedetails.senditbyexpressmail.sticktothepoint.passagethreequestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard..a)fashiondesignerb)architect.c)cityplanner.d)engineer..a)dosomevolunteerwork.getawell-paidpart-timejob.workflexiblehours.gobacktoherpreviouspost.35.a)fewbaby-sitterscanbeconsideredtrustworthy.itwilladdtothefamilysfinancialburden.ababy-sitterisnoreplacementforamother.thechildrenwontgetalongwithababy-sitter.sectioncdirections:inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。almosteverychild,onthefirstdayhesetsfootinaschoolbuilding,issmarter,more(36) ,lessafraidofwhathedoesntknow,betteratfindingand(37) thingsout,moreconfident,resourceful( 機(jī)敏的),persistentand(38) thanhewilleverbeagaininhisschooling-or,unlessheisvery(39)andverylucky,fortherestofhislife.already,bypayingcloseattentiontoand(40) withtheworldandpeoplearoundhim,andwithoutanyschool-type(41) instruction,hehasdoneataskfarmoredifficult,complicatedand(42) thananythinghewillbeaskedtodoinschool,orthananyofhisteachershasdoneforyears.hehassolvedthe(43) oflanguage.hehasdiscoveredit-babiesdontevenknowthatlanguageexists-and(44) .hehasdoneitbyexploring,byexperimenting,bydevelopinghisownmodelofthegrammaroflanguage,(45) untilitdoeswork.andwhilehehasbeendoingthis,hehasbeenlearningotherthingsaswell,(46) ,andmanythataremorecomplicatedthantheonestheydotrytoteachhim.partivreadingcomprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)sectionbdirections:thereare2passagesinthissection.eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.passageonequestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.youneverseehim,buttheyrewithyoueverytimeyoufly.theyrecordwhereyouaregoing,howfastyouretravelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.theirabilitytowithstandalmostanydisastermakesthemseemlikesomethingoutofacomicbook.theyreknownastheblackbox.whenplanesfallfromthesky,asayemeniairlinerdidonitswaytocomorosislandsintheindiaoceanjune30,2009,theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.sowhenafrenchsubmarine(潛水艇)detectedthedeviceshomingsignalfivedayslater,thediscoverymarkedahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswerekilled.in1958,australianscientistdavidwarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorderthatwouldtrackbasicinformationlikealtitudeanddirection.thatwasthefirstmodeforablackbox,whichbecamearequirementonallmercialflightsby1960.earlymodelsoftenfailedtowithstandcrashes,however,soin1965thedevicewascompletelyredesignedandmovedtotherearoftheplanethearealeastsubjecttoimpact —fromitsoriginalpositioninthelandingwells（ 起落架艙）.thesameyear,thefederalaviationauthorityrequiredthattheboxes,whichwereneveractuallyblack,bepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.modernairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:avoicerecorder,whichtrackspilotsconversations,andaflight-datarecorder,whichmonitorsfuellevels,enginenoisesandotheroperatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraftsfinalmoments.placedinaninsulated（隔絕的）caseandsurroundedbyaquarter-inchthickpanelsofstainlesssteel,theboxescanwithstandmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2,000°F.whensubmerged,theyrealsoabletoemitsignalsfromdepthsof20,000ft.expertsbelievetheboxesfromairfranceflight447,whichcrashednearbrazilonjune1,2009,areinwaternearlythatdeep,heapproximately20deep-seacrashesoverthepast30years,onlyoneplanesblackboxeswereneverrecovered.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheblackbox?itensuresthenormalfunctioningofanairplane.theideaforitsdesigncomesfromacomicbook.itsabilitytowardoffdisastersisincredible.itisanindispensabledeviceonanairplane.whatinformationcouldbefoundfromtheblackboxontheyemeniairliner?a)dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.【篇三：歷年英語四級真題及答案匯總(2000年-2010年)】10年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題partiwriting(30minutes)directions：forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledhowshouldparentshelpchildrentobeindependent?youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.目前不少父母為孩子包辦一切為了讓孩子獨(dú)立 ,父母應(yīng)該??howshouldparentshelpchildrentobeindependent?partiireadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)(15minutes)directions:inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassageanswerthepassage.agrassrootsremedymostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.towalkthedog,playgolf,gototheseaside,buyaweekendplaceinthepopularleisureactivityinbritainisgoingforawalk.andwhenjoggers（ ’trunthestreets.everyoneofthem喪失）.ispentmyboyhoodclimbingtreesonstreathamcommon,thesedays,childrenarerobbedoftheseancientfound.childrenwereadhd—attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder（多動(dòng)癥）.thosewhosehadnaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesamesuggestedthatwhenaschoolgavechildrenaccesstoanaturalenvironment,academiclevelswereraisedacrosstheentireschool.anotherstudyfoundthatchildrenplaydifferentlyinanaturalenvironment.inplaygrounds,childrencreateahierarchy（等級）basedonphysicalabilities,withthetoughonestakingthelead.butwhenagrassyareawasplantedwithbushes,thechildrengotmuchmoreintofantasyplay,andthesocialhierarchywasnowbasedonimaginationandcreativity.mostbullying（恃強(qiáng)凌弱）isfoundinschoolswherethereisatarmac（柏油碎石）playground;theleastbullyingisinanaturalareathatthechildrenareencouragedtoexplore.thisremindsmeunpleasantlyofsunnyhillschoolinstreatham,withitsharshtarmac,whereiusedtohangaboutin/469cornersfantasisingaboutwildlife.butchildrenarefrequentlydiscouragedfrominvolvementwithnaturalspaces,forhealthandsafetyreasons,forfearthattheymightgetdirtyorthattheymightcausedamage.so,instead,thedamageisdonetothechildrenthemselves:nottotheirbodiesbuttotheirsouls.oneofthegreatproblemsofmodernchildhoodisadhd,nowincreasinglyandexpensivelytreatedwithdrugs.yetonestudyafteranotherindicatesthatcontactwithnaturegiveshugebenefitstoadhdchildren.however,wespendmoneyondrugsratherthanongreenplaces.thelifeofoldpeopleismeasurablybetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonature.theincreasingemphasisforthegrowingpopulationofoldpeopleisinqualityratherthanquantityofyears.andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemostimportantthinginfindingthatquality.inwiderandmoredifficultareasoflife,thereisevidencetoindicatethatnaturalthereiscontactwiththenaturalworld.andcontribution.humanbeingsareaspeciesofmammals(worldwearenotmorebutlessotherlivingthingsarounduswearelessthanhuman.sit:taktakeadrinkoutsidewithagoodperson,agoodgathering:talkwiththesunandthewindwithbirdsongforbackground.learn:expandyourboundaries.learnfivespeciesofbird,fivebutterflies,fivetrees,fivebirdsongs.thatway,youseeandhearmore:andyourmindrespondsgratefullytothegreateramountofwildnessinyourlife.

1上作答。travel:theplacesyoualwayswantedtovisit:bytheseaside,inthecountry,inthehills.takeaweekendbreak,aday-trip,getoutthereanddoit:forthescenery,forthewaythroughthewoods,forthebirds,forthebees.gosomewherespecialandbringspecialnesshome.itlastsforever,afterall.1上作答。/469whatistheauthor‘sprofoundbelief?peopleinstinctivelyseeknatureindifferentways.peopleshouldspendmostoftheirlivesinthewild.peoplehavequitedifferentperceptionsofnature.peoplemustmakemoreeffortstostudynature.whatdoestheauthorsaypeoplepreferfortheirchildrennowadays?personalfreedom.thingsthatarenatural.urbansurroundings.thingsthatarepurchased.whatdoesastudyinswedenshow?thenaturalenvironmentcanhelpchildrenlearnbetter.moreaccesstonaturemakeschildrenlesslikelytofallill.agoodplaygroundhelpskidsdeveloptheirphysicalabilities.naturalviewscanpreventchildrenfromdevelopingadhd.childrenwhohavechancestoexplorenaturalareas.tendtodevelopastrongloveforsciencearemorelikelytofantasiseaboutwildlifetendtobephysicallytougherinadulthoodarelesslikelytobeinvolvedinbullyingfindmoreeffectivedrugsforvidemoregreenspacesforthem.placethemundermorepersonalcare.8.isharmfultothinkthathumanityandthenaturalworldcan9.theauthorbelievesthatwewouldnotbesocivilisedwithout