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

　　Most bullyingis found in schools where there is a tarmacplaygrounds; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School in Streetham， with its harsh tarmac， where I used to hang about in corners fantasizing about wildlife.

　　But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces， for health and safety reasons， for fear that might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So， instead， the damage is done to the children themselves; not to their bodies but to their souls.

　　One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD， now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study after indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However， we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.

　　The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature. The increasing emphasis for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important things in finding that quality.

　　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 behavior are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.