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Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of
wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as
it could be, you'll have no trouble answering these questions.
Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A
child's day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us
all a natural awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children
become unclear; we are numb(麻木的)to new stimulation(刺激), new ideas. Relearning the art of seeing the world
around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and requires breaking
some bad habits.
The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are
going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night
when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that
we were going to cross a mountain stream. The students began complaining about
how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead.
They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they
all admitted they'd felt cold water at first.
Another block to awareness is the obsession(痴迷) many of us have with naming things. I saw bird
watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides, and
said, a "ruby-crowned kinglet" and checked it off. They no longer
paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.
The pressures of "time" and "destination" are
further blocks to awareness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a
distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom
occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see what's around them. I
asked them what they'd seen. "Oh, a few birds," they said. They
seemed bent on their destinations.
Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take
a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will
open a new dimension to your life.
(1)
According to Paragraph 2, compared with adults, children are more .
A . eager to explore the world around them
B . sensitive to others' feelings
C . likely to develop unpleasant habits
D . anxious to do wonders
(2)
What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?
A . To admit mistakes honestly.
B . To stop complaining all the time.
C . To follow the teacher's advice.
D . To avoid jumping to conclusions.
(3)
In the passage, the author intends to tell us we should .
A . get rid of some bad habits in our daily life
B . fill our senses to feel the wonders of the world
C . open our mind to new things and ideas
D . try our best to protect nature
答案: A
D
B