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Discover Nature Schools programs
Becoming Bears (Kindcrgarten-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. 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 learned, 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 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 first-hand some of the challenging water quality problems in a city. Students will test the water quality to determine the health of an ecosystem.
• Each program is taught for a class with at least 10 students.
• All programs include plenty of time outdoors. So please prepare proper clothing, sunscreen and insect killers for children.
• To take part in a program, please email dcprograms@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. Whose Clues? B. Exploring your Watershed.
C. Winged Wonders. D. Becoming Bears.
3. According to the passage, all the four programs .
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. A 3. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个适合不同儿童年龄段的发现自然的项目情况。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Becoming Bears部分中“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.(通过成为熊宝宝，孩子们从他们的“父母”那里学习如何在季节中生存。孩子们会在春天找到安全的地方，学习熊在夏天吃的各种食物，然后为冬天冬眠创造一个洞穴)”可知，在Becoming Bears项目中，孩子们可以装扮成小熊宝宝来学习熊的知识。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Whose Clues?部分中“Kids will discover how plants and animals use their special structures to survive.(孩子们将会发现植物和动物是如何利用它们特殊的结构生存的)”可知，喜欢植物的学生可以选择Whose Clues?。故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“• All programs include plenty of time outdoors. So please prepare proper clothing, sunscreen and insect killers for children.(•所有项目都包括大量的户外时间。因此，请为儿童准备好适当的衣物、防晒霜和杀虫剂)”可知，这四个项目都有户外活动。故选B。
