In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.
Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its process helps reduce anger and behavior that people might regret later.” Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.
We tend to think human beings are doing nature some kind of favour when we are protecting nature. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is damaging.
Human beings are a species of animals. For seven million years we lived on the planet as part of nature. So we miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a glass of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.
We need the wild world. It is necessary to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without other living things around us we are less than human.
55. What is the author’s firm belief?
　　A. People seek nature in different ways.
　　B. People should spend most of their lives in the wild.
　　C. People have quite different ideas of nature.
　　D. People must make more efforts to study nature.
56. What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?
　　A. Personal freedom.
　　B. Things that are natural.
　　C. Urban surroundings.
　　D. Things that are purchased.
57. What does a study in Sweden show?
　　A. The natural environment can help children learn better.
　　B. More access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.
　　C. A good playground helps kids develop their physical abilities.
　　D. Natural views can prevent children from developing ADHD.
58. Children who have chances to explore natural areas ________.
　　A. tend to develop a strong love for science
　　B. are more likely to dream about wildlife
　　C. tend to be physically tougher in adulthood
　　D. are less likely to be involved in bullying
59. What does the author suggest we do to help children with ADHD?
　　A. Find more effective drugs for them.
　　B. Provide more green spaces for them.
　　C. Place them under more personal care.
　　D.Engage them in more meaningful activities.
60. In what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature?
　　A. They look on life optimistically.
　　B. They enjoy a life of better quality.
C. They are able to live longer.
D. They become good-humoured.
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第二節(jié)：第61—65題是五位人士針對“孩子玩電腦或電子游戲會影響他們的個性發(fā)展嗎”的觀點(diǎn)，從A-F中選出相應(yīng)的陳述與之匹配，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的標(biāo)號涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

61. Parents need to watch the time their kids spend on computer or video games.
62. The effect of playing computer or video games on a child is different but it is there.
63. Computer or video games do affect children’s social development because they are not playing in reality.
64. If you have heard of online gaming, then you know video games can affect social development in a good way.
65. I’m living proof that computer or video games won’t do harm to kids.

A. For a lot of children, computers and video games are just an escape from reality, taking them away from real life for a while, replacing a stressful or boring environment with sights and sounds kids could only imagine before. They have the ability of entertaining people’s minds while drawing in the whole attention away from real life. So the result will be like this: whenever a child can’t handle problems in real life, he might just turn to computer games.