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

　　But despite this， our children are growing up nature-deprived. I spent my boyhood climbing trees on Streetham Common， South London. These days， children are robbed of these ancient freedoms， due to problems like crime， traffic， the loss of the open spaces and old new perceptions about what is best for children， that is to say， things that can be bought， rather than things that can be found.

　　The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US： families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder . Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.

　　A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and grater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment， academic levels were raised across the entire school.

　　Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds， children create a hierarchybased on physical abilities， with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes， the children got much move into fantasy play， and the social hierarchy was new based on imagination and creativity.