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Discover Nature Schools Programmer
Becoming Bears (Kindergarten—2 grade)
By becoming baby bears, children learn from their “parent” to survive the seasons. Kids will find safety in the spring and learn kinds of food bears eat during the summer, and then create a cave for winter hibernation (冬眠)．After learning the skills needed to survive, students will go out of the cave as an independent black bear able to care for themselves.( 1.5—2 hours)
Whose Clues? (3—5 grade)
Kids will discover how plants and animals use their special structures to survive. Through outdoor study of plants and animals, kids will recognize their special structures and learn how they enable species to eat, avoid their enemies and survive. Using what they have learnt, kids will choose one species and tell how they survive in their living places.(3—4 hours)
Winged Wonders ( 3—5 grade)
Birds add color and sound to our world and play an important ecological (生态的) role. Students will learn the basics of birds, understand the role birds play in food chains and go bird watching using field guides and telescopes. Students will do hands－on activities. Students will use tools to build bird feeders, allowing them to attract birds at home.(3—4 hours)
Exploring Your Watershed (6—8 grade)
We all depend on clean water. Examining how our actions shape the waterways around us. Go on a hike to see some of the first－hand challenging water quality problems in a city. Students will test the water quality to determine the health of an ecosystem.
●Each programme is taught for a class with at least 10 students
●All programmes include plenty of time outdoor. So please prepare proper clothing, sunscreen and insect killers for children.
●To take part in a programme, please e－mail dcprogrammes mdc.mo.gov.
1. What can kids do at Becoming Bears？
A. Watch bears' performances. B. Take care of bears.
C. Dress up as baby bears to learn about bears. D. Learn how to survive a bear attack.
2. Kids who are interested in plants will choose ________.
A. Winged Wonders B. Exploring Your Watershed
C. Becoming Bears D. Whose Clues?
3. According to the passage, all the four programmes ________.
A. have the same teaching hours B. have outdoor activities
C. are offered during summer holidays D. are designed for primary school students
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。短文介绍了让学生了解和体验大自然的课程的相关信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由Becoming Bears中的“By becoming baby bears, children learn from their “parent” to survive the seasons.”可知，通过成为熊宝宝，孩子可以从“熊父母”那里学到生存的技能。所以孩子们在Becoming Bears能假装成小熊来学习关于熊的一些知识。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由Whose Clues?中的“Kids will discover how plants and animals use their special structures to survive”可知，孩子们会发现植物和动物是如何利用它们的特殊结构来生存的。所以对植物感兴趣的孩子会选择Whose Clues。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。由Becoming Bears中的“students will go out of the cave as an independent black bear able to care for themselves(学生们将走出洞穴，成为一只独立的黑熊，能够照顾自己。)”，Whose Clues中的“Through outdoor study of plants and animals...( 通过对动植物的户外研究……)”，Winged Wonders 中的“ go bird watching using field guides and telescopes.( 并使用野外指南和望远镜观察鸟类。)”和Exploring Your Watershed中的“All programs include plenty of time outdoors (所有项目都包括大量的户外活动。)”可知，这篇文章，四个项目都有户外活动。故选B。
