Question

【題目】 I’m always surprised when I hear how little time kids spend outside. One study found that kids spend almost seven hours a day using electronic media.

A public school in Quechee, Vermont is taking it seriously and fighting against indoor-centric (中心的) childhoods. Eliza Minnucci’s kindergarten class there engages (參與) in Forest Mondays, during which the students spend the whole day in the woods. It’s modeled after the Forest Kindergarten in Switzerland, which is all outside all the time. The idea that’s shared across the school is to let kids learn lessons from the natural world.

So what have the results been? Mostly good.

I taught kids aged 4 through middle school. While I had some basic ideas to teach, it was mostly kids’ natural interest that drove much of what we did.

They wanted to know the names of birds and plants (biology). We created something with wood and stones (physics and teamwork). We even made up stories about ants and butterflies (language, organizing information and creativity). For the older kids, we had much clearer lesson plans, but we were still outside the whole time, and we would often suddenly start talking about a completely new subject if something interesting was happening. So the learning experience was always fresh.

On top of learning and moving around freely instead of sitting at desks, the kids were having fun while they learned, which made them excited for the next lesson. Shouldn’t that be the goal of all education?

Perhaps Vermont’s kindergarten program is an example of breaking away from the test-centric educational method. While some parents are taking their kids out hiking on the weekend or stopping their use of electronic media, teachers are bringing some of that same thinking to their classrooms.

Considering all the good evidence that being outside is great for mind and body ---as well as test scores---it seems like this kind of education is a natural next step for teachers.

【1】What can we learn about the public school in Quechee?

A.It lies in the woods.

B.It is the first of its kind.

C.It teaches more than other schools.

D.It values outdoor activities very much.

【2】What does the author mainly try to show through Paragraph 5?

A.Teaching outdoors brings her some thinking.

B.Learning outdoors can make kids learn more.

C.Playing outdoors brings kids many advantages.

D.Teaching outdoors proves to be more difficult.

【3】What should be the goal of education according to the author?

A.To develop students’ life skills.

B.To encourage kids’ great creativity.

C.To make kids have fun while learning.

D.To teach students to think independently.

【4】Why does the author write the text?

A.To encourage outdoor education.

B.To suggest spending more time in nature.

C.To give kids tips on spending time outside.

D.To ask kids to take part in after-class activities.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。作者以Quechee的一所公立學校以及自己的教學經(jīng)歷表明：戶外教育對孩子們益處多多。作者鼓勵開展戶外教育。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“A public school in Quechee, Vermont is taking it seriously and fighting against indoor-centric (中心的) childhoods. Eliza Minnucci’s kindergarten class there engages (參與) in Forest Mondays, during which the students spend the whole day in the woods. It’s modeled after the Forest Kindergarten in Switzerland, which is all outside all the time. The idea that’s shared across the school is to let kids learn lessons from the natural world.”可知，佛蒙特州基奇市的一所公立學校正在認真對待這件事，并與以室內(nèi)活動為中心的童年生活做斗爭。那里的幼兒園開展“Forest Mondays”活動，在這期間，學生們一整天都在森林里度過。整個學校的想法是讓孩子們從大自然中學習。由此推斷出，這所學校非常重視戶外活動。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段“They wanted to know the names of birds and plants (biology). We created something with wood and stones (physics and teamwork). We even made up stories about ants and butterflies (language, organizing information and creativity). For the older kids, we had much clearer lesson plans, but we were still outside the whole time, and we would often suddenly start talking about a completely new subject if something interesting was happening. So the learning experience was always fresh.”可知，孩子們通過戶活動，了解到了更多關(guān)于生物學、物理知識。他們的團隊合作、語言、組織信息和創(chuàng)造力都得到了鍛煉。他們總是能夠接觸到新鮮的學習體驗。由此推知，通過第五段可知，孩子們在戶外學習，學習得更多。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“On top of learning and moving around freely instead of sitting at desks, the kids were having fun while they learned, which made them excited for the next lesson. Shouldn’t that be the goal of all education?”除了自由學習和活動，其它時間不應(yīng)該坐在課桌前，孩子們在學習的時候玩得很開心，這讓他們對下一節(jié)課感到很有興趣。這不應(yīng)該是所有教育的目標嗎? 最后一句的反問句可知，作者認為該段提到的“the kids were having fun while they learned, which made them excited for the next lesson.（孩子們在學習時很開心）”應(yīng)該是教育的目標。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。作者在第二段以Quechee的一所公立學校為例，證明了戶外教育效果很好。第四至第六段作者以自己的教學經(jīng)歷同樣也表明了戶外教育的益處。最后一段“Considering all the good evidence that being outside is great for mind and body ---as well as test scores---it seems like this kind of education is a natural next step for teachers.”，作者提出：考慮到所有充分的證據(jù)表明戶外活動對身心都有好處，對考試成績也有好處，似乎這種教育對老師來說是很自然的下一步要做的工作。由此推知，作者寫這篇文章就是鼓勵開展戶外教育。故選A。