名师点评四级快速阅读题_大学英语阅读

名师点评四级快速阅读题

　　Dr William Bird， researcher form the Royal Society fro the Protection of Birds， states in his study， A natural environment can reduce violent behavior because its restorative process helps reduce anger and impulsive behavior. Wild places need encouraging for this reason， no matter how small their contribution.

　　We tend to look on nature conservation as some kind of favour that human beings are granting to the natural world. The error here is far too deep： not only do humans needs nature for themselves， but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is profoundly damaging.

　　Human beings are a species of mammals . For seven million years they lived on the planet as part of nature. Our ancestral selves miss the natural world and long for contact with nonhuman life. Anyone who has patted a dog， stroked a cat， sat under a tree with a pint of beer， given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day， understands that.

　　We nee the wild world. It is essential to our well-being， our health， our happiness， without the wild world we are not more but less civilized. Without other living things around us we are less than human.

　　Five ways to find harmony with the natural world

　　Walk： Break the rhythm of permanently being under a roof. Get off a stop earlier， make a circuit of the park at lunchtime， walk the child to and from school， get a dog， feel yourself moving in moving air， look， listen， absorb.