高考英语模拟试题分类汇编 阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A【2011•安徽六校检测】

Inhersixthperiodtoday,Mrs.Coxhastaughtapoembyawell-knownblackwriter

intheUnitedStates.Shewrotethepoemontheblackboardandreaditaloud.

Nosoonerhadshefinishedreadingthepoemthanstudents，questionsbeganpouring

in.Oneboysaidthepoemwasheart-breaking1ysad.Anotherstudent,agirl,saidshe

hadreadabookbythesamewriter,butshewasn'tabletoenjoyitasmuchasher

motherdid,andshedidn'tknowwhy.Athird,akeenviewerofTVtheatre,recognized

aphraseinthepoemwhichhadbeenusedasthetitleofarecentplay.Assheanswered

thequestions,Mrs.Coxmadesurethatherstudentsunderstoodeverylineofthepoem,

heaskedthemtodiscussifthepoemcontainedanymessage.The

discussionbecamesolivelythatnoonewantedtostopwhenthebellrang.Somesaid

therewasnomessage,somesaiditdidn'treallymatter,andtheclassendedatthat.

Asshedrovehome,Mrs.Coxthoughtabouttheclassshehadjustleft.Todayshe

couldfeelgoodaboutwhatshehadaccomplishedasateacher.Noneofherstudents

lookedbored.Everyoneofthemseemedinterestedinthepoem.Oncetheystartedto

talk,theyforgetaboutthetime.Shedidnothavetomakethemlearn?sheonlyhad

toanswertheirquestionsandtoguidethediscussion.This,shethoughttoherself,

iswhatteachingisallabout!

56.Mrs.Coxwasa

A.writerB.poetC.teacherD.poetandteacher

57.Oneofthestudentssaid

A.thepoemwasn'tsadatall

B.shewasn，tabletoenjoythepoemasmuchashermotherdid

C.herecognizedaphraseinthepoemwhichhadbeenusedasatitleofa

recentplay

D.heunderstoodeverylineofthepoem

58.WhichofthefollowingisWrong?

A.Thewriterofthepoemhadwrittenabook.

B.AstudentoftenwenttoaTVtheatre.

C.Everystudentwasexcitedwhendiscussingthepoem.

D.Thediscussionendedbeforethebellrang.

【答案】CCD

B【2011•安徽六校检测】

ShynessMayBePartlylnherited

About92millionAmericansareshy,andaccordingtorecentresearchabouthalf

oftheminheritedthetrait.

ThestudieswerediscussedattheAmericanPsychologicalConvention.

Onestudy,byHarvardUniversity,wasofbabies21-48monthsold.Itconcluded

thatthesebabieshadahighheartratewhenshownunfamiliarpeopleordifferenttoys.

Althoughshynessisnotnew,ithasonlyrecentlybecomeofinterestto

researchers.Thefirststudyonthegeneticconnectionwasin1979.

AccordingtoWarrenJonesoftheUniversityofTulsa,socialrelationsthesedays

aremorecomplex."Withlessritual（仪式）andmorecomplexsituations,hesaid,

“shynessisanationalconcern./z

Notallshypeopleareanxiousandfearful,accordingtoanotherstudy.Evidence

showsthatonlyhalfofshypeoplearetense,worried,andfearfulinsocialsituations.

Manymenuseshynessasanexcuseforfailinginsocialsituations,according

toC.R.SnyderoftheUniversityofKansas."Thisisnottrueoffemales.Perhaps,

Americanmenarepressuredtobeassertive（自信的）andsuccessful.Sotheywouldrather

saythey*reshythanadmitthey'reincompetent.z，

Shypeoplemaydoverywellsociallyafterthefirstmeetingwithsomeone.In

fact,shypeopletendtobemorestable.

Thepsychologistssaidshynessseemstobecultural.Japanhasthehighestrating.

ChinaandIsraelhavethelowestrating.TheUnitedStatesratedinthemiddle.

59.Theword〃trait〃inthefirstparagraphmeans

A.wayB.traditionC.characterD.possession

60.Thosebabiesstudiedwerewhentheysawunfamiliarpeopleordifferent

toys.

A.tenseorfearfulB.calmC.asusual1）.stable

61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWrong?

A.Researchersbegantostudyshynesswhenitwasknowntothem.

B.AccordingtoWarrenJones,shynesshadsomethingtodowithsocialrelations

C.Someshypeopleareanxiousandfearful,somenot.

D.Shynesscanperhapsmakepeopledoverywellsocially.

62.WhywouldAmericanmenrathersaythey*reshythanadmitthey*reincompetent?

Because.

A.shynessisusuallyusedasanexcusebythem.

B.shynessisagoodexcuse.

C.femalesdon，tuseshynessasanexcuse.

D.theyareunderthepressureofsocialsituations.

63.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat

A.shynessisnaturallyinherited

B.shypeoplehavevirtuesaswellasshortcomings.

C.femalesdon,tuseshynessasanexcuse

D.whichcountryhasshypeople.

【答案】CAADB

C【2011•安徽六校检测】

Somepeopletakelotsofexercise.Otherskeepstrictdiets.Butaccordingto

recentresearch,thebestwaytolivealongandhappylifeissimple.Getadog.

“Wehaveknownformanyyearsthatthecompanyofapetcanincrease

well-beinginanumberofways."saysDr.BonnieBeaver,ananimalbehavior

specialistatTexasUniversity.

“Forexample,thesurvivalratesofheartattackvictimswithpetsaremuch

greaterthanthoseofpeoplewithoutpets.”

AccordingtoDr.Beaver,petownersarelesslikelytoneedadoctor.Theyrecover

morequicklywhentheydogetill.Theyhavelowerbloodpressure,takemoreexercise

andaremoresociallyactive.

Aboveall,theyarehappier.SeventypercentofthefamiliesDr.Beaversurveyed

saidthattheirfamilyenvironmentwashappieraftertheygotapet.Andthisiswhat

Dr.Beaverandotherresearchersaretryingtoachieve.Theywanttofindascientific

linkbetweenhumanhappinessandalonglife.

Thereisnofinalanswertothisquestionyet,butitseemstobesomethingto

dowithemotionalties.Peoplewithsomeoneorsomethingtolovelivelonger."There

aremanyformsofanimal-humanrelationshipandsomeareveryhelpful."saysDrBeaver.

Itseemsthatthemorelovelyananimalis,themoreitbenefitsourhealth.Asthe

sayinggoes,“Ifyouwanttobeloved,getadog.”

Petownershipbenefitsmenandwomenequally.Otherlifeexperiencesdividethe

sexes.Womenaremoresensitivetobadmarriagesthantheirhusbandsbecausetheywork

harderattheirrelationship,saysDr.JaniceGlaserofOhioStateUniversity.

Themessageseemstobethatawomanisbetteroffwithagooddogthanabad

husband.Yetinsomeways,menaresimilartodogs.Theylikegettingdirtyandmaking

amess.Theyforgetbirthdays.Theycandisappearfordays.Howcantheybebetter

trained?

64.Accordingtotheauthor,thecompanyofapetdoesgoodtoapersoninthe

followingwaysexcept.

A.havinglesschanceofdyingofheartattacks

B.beingmoreactiveinsociety

C.havingtheirfamilylivingenvironmentimproved

D.beingbetteroffthanothers

65.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat.

A.awomanmayprefertohavethecompanyofagooddogthanthatofabadhusband

B.scientistsaresureabouttherelationshipbetweenhappinessandalonglife

C.alllifeexperiencehasadifferenteffectonmenandwomen

D.womencanbenefitmorefromowningapetthanmencan

66.Inwhatkindoftonedoyouthinktheauthorwritethepassage?

A.Realisticandserious.B.Delightedandhopeful.

C.Angryandpitiful.D.Lightandhumorous.

67.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.RelationbetweenHumansandPets

B.FourlegsGood,TwoLegsBad

C.Loveme,lovemydog.

D.PetsandFamilyLife

【答案】CADB

D【2011•安徽六校检测】

Myhouseismadeoutofwood,glassandstone.Itisalsomadeoutofsoftware.

Ifyoucometovisit,you'11probablybesurprisedwhenyoucomeinsomeonewill

giveyouanelectronicPIN（个人身份号码）towear.ThisPINtellsthehousewhoand

whereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.Whenit's

darkoutside,thePINturnsonthelightsnearesttoyou,andthenturnsthemoffas

youwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthehouseknowsyourfavorite

music,itplaysit.Themusicseemstobeeverywhere,butinfactotherpeopleinthe

househeardifferentmusicornomusic.Ifyougetatelephonecall,onlythenearest

telephonerings.

Ofcourse,youarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.Thereis

ahomecontrolconsole,asmallmachinethatturnsthingsonandoffaroundyou.

ThePINandtheconsolearenewideas,buttheyareinfactlikemanythingswe

havetoday.Ifyouwanttogotoamovie,youneedaticket.IfIgiveyoumycarkeys,

youcanusemycar.Thecarworksforyoubecauseyouhavethekeys.Myhouseworks

foryoubecauseyouwearthePINorholdtheconsole.

Ibelievethattenyearsfromnow,mostnewhomeswillhavethesystemsthatI've

putinmyhouse.Thesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetterthantheones

I'veputintoday.

Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthanothers.

ButIhopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnew,andaskmyself

nstead,uHowwillIlivewithoutthem?”

68.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Howtodevelopanewsystem.

B.ThefunctionofthePIN

C.Ahomeforthefuture

D.Easylifeinthefuture.

69.What'sthepurposewhenthewriterwrotethefourthparagraph?

A.Toletreadersknowwhyhisideasarenew

B.ToexplainwhatthefunctionsofthePINandtheconsoleare

C.ToexplaintheimportanceofthePINandtheconsole.

D.Toletreadersknowhowspecialhishouseis.

70.Thewriter,snewhouseisdifferentfromordinaryonesmainlybecause.

A.ithasyourfavoritemusicfollowingyou

B.youcanmakeatelephonecallanywhere

C.thewriterisabletochangehisnewideaintopractice

D.ithasbeencontrolledbycomputers

71.Whatisthewritermostlikelytobeaccordingtothepassage?

A.AnITexpertB.Afamousdoctor

C.AnidealistD.Anexperiencedteacher

【答案】CBDA

E【2011•安徽六校检测】

JapaneseStudentsSufferfromPressure

LastApril,15-year-oldReiIwasakistoppedherpianoandflutelessons

andbegantostudyeverydayoftheweek.Herparentspaidtosendhertoa

“cramschool（灌输式教学模式的学校）."Shewantedverymuchtopassher

exams.

InFebruaryshedidpassanall-day,five-subjectexaminationand

enteredthehighschoolshehopedtoenter.

Thirteen-year-oldAkioYoshiwarawasn，tsolucky.Unabletotakethe

pressureoftheexams,hehangedhimselfinFebruary.Heleftasuicidenote

whichsaid,〃Ididmybestinthisdearlife,butit'snogood.〃

SuicidesarenowacommonpartoflifeamongstudentsinJapan.The

causeistheincrediblepressureofthe^examinationhell.”

Evenanumberofteachersarecommittingsuicideeachyear.When

somestudentsbrokewindowsinaschoolnearTokyo,theprincipalblamed

himselfandwrotethefollowingnote:"Theincidentswereduetothelack

ofappropriatemeasuresbytheprincipalandIapologize.Iamverytired.

TheJapaneseeducationalsystemismuchdifferentfromtheAmerican

system.Itisperhapsthemostregimented（严密组织的）schoolsystemin

anyoftheindustrializednations.

Boysandgirlswearuniformsandgotoschoolsixdaysaweek—240

daysayearcomparedto180intheU.S.Ninety-fivepercentgraduatefrom

highschoolcomparedtoseventy-fivepercentintheU.S.

Studentsdon'taskquestionsinclassbutonlylistenrespectfullytothe

teachers.Andeveryfewyearsstudentsaretestedtoseewhichschoolthey

willenternext.Thereisstiffcompetitionforthe"best"schools.

Theresultisawell-informed,disciplinedstudent,idealforfactory

andcompanyworkandexcellentatlearningspecializedskills.Butthereis

littlefunineducation,littlecreativityandtheincrediblepressure

of

""examinationhell.

72.It'sbecausethatmanyJapanesestudentscommittedsuicide.

A.theydidn，tdotheirbestintheirlives.

B.theyweresenttoa"cramschool".

C.ofthemostregimentedschool.

D.theywereunabletotakethepressureoftheexams.

73.Whydidtheprincipalkillhimself?Because

A.Hethoughtitwashisfaultthatsomestudentsbrokethewindows.

B.Hewasverytired.

C.Hecouldn，tstandthepressureofthe,'examinationhell".

D.Heblamedhimselfandwroteanote.

74.Whichofthefollowingideasagreeswiththetitleofthepassage.

A.TheJapanesestudentslovetostudyunderpressure.

B.TheJapanesestudentsdowellunderpressure.

C.TheexamsgivetheJapanesestudentsmuchpressure.

D.TheexamsmaketheJapanesestudentscommitsuicideeachyear.

75.WhichofthefollowingisWrong?

A.TheAmericaneducationalsystemismuchdifferentfromtheJapanese

system.

B.Toenterahighschool,astudentmustpassanall-day,five-subject

examination.

C.TheJapanesegraduatesfromhighschoolaremuchlessthanthe

Americangraduates.

D.InJapaneseeducation,thereislittlecreativityaswellaslittlefun.

【答案】DACC

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

A[2011•安徽名校联考】

Studyingforanexamwhilelisteningtomusicisnotsmart,becausebackground

musiccaninjureyourabilitytoperformmemorytasks,newresearchhasfound.

Studyparticipantswereaskedtorecallalistofeightconsonants（辅音字母）inthe

ordertheywerepresented.Theydidthiswhileinfivedifferentsoundenvironments:

quietsurroundings;musicthey1iked"musictheydisliked;changingstate;andsteady

state.

Theparticipantsrecallabilitywaspoorestwhenlisteningtomusic,regardless

ofwhether

theylikedordislikedit,andinchanging-stateconditions.Themostaccuraterecall

occurred

whenparticipantsperformedthetaskinsteady-stateenvironments,accordingtothe

studypublishedonlineinthejournalAppliedCognitivePsychology.

Thepoorerperformanceofthemusicandchanging-statesoundsareduetothe

audible（听得见的）changewithinthoseenvironments.Thishurtstheabilitytorecall

theorderofitems,viaretelling,withinthepresentedlist,explainedleadresearcher

NickPerham,alecturerintheSchoolofPsychologyattheUniversityofWalesInstitute

inCardiff,inanewsreleasefromthejournal'spublisher.

“Mentalarithmetic（算术）alsorequirestheabilitytomemorizeorderinformation

intheshort-termviaretelling,andmaybesimilarlyaffectedbytheirperformance

inthepresenceofchanging-state,backgroundenvironments,z，headded.

56.Whenperformingachallengingmentaltask,you'dbetterdoit。

A.inthemusicyoulikeB.inthemusicyoudislike

C.inchangingstateD.insteadystate

57.Thereasonwhytheparticipantsperformedpoorlywhilelisteningtomusicisthat

A.themusicwastooloudB.theygotlostinthemusic

C.thechangeablesounddisturbtheinputoftheinformation

D.theycouldn,tfocustheirattention

58.Whichofthefollowingisinsteadystate?

A.12345.B.33333.C.abcde.D.alb2c.

59.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.

A.Whendoingourhomework,we'dbetterplaysweetsongs

B.Musicmayaffectourperformanceofmemorizing

C.Mentalarithmeticmeansretellingtheorderofinformation

D.Readinginthenoisystreetcanstrengthenourabilityofconcentrating

【答案】DCBB

B[2011-安徽名校联考】

Nearly600,000Americanslosttheirjobsthispastmonth,pushingthenation's

unemploymentrateto7.6percent.Butnotallofthosefiredworkersaresittingat

home,readingthewantadsandwaitingforthephonetoring.Thousandsarereturning

toschool,makingpubliccollegesanduniversitiesamongthefewbrightplacesina

disappointingU.S.economy.

Forexample,whenmanyAmericanshavehadtheirworkhoursdecreased,orevenlost

theirjobs,SherianHuddlestoninchargeoftheenrollment（注册）ofnewstudentsat

MiddleTennesseeStateUniversity（MTSU）isworkingovertime.Theuniversity，s

populationgrewby800studentsthisterm--anincreaseof4percentoverlastspring's

registration.Huddlestonsaysseeingenrollmentsriseinafailingeconomyisnot

unexpected."Whenpeopleareoutofjobs,“shepointsout,“theywilllookat'What

elsecanIdo?〃WhatothercareercanIfollow?'andtheywilloftengotoschoolor

returntoschooliftheyhavenotpreviouslycompletedtheirdegree.，z

Olderreturningstudentsaren'ttheonlyonesincreasingenrollmentatMiddle

TennesseeState.Huddlestonsaysshe'salsoseeinganincreaseinstudenttransfers.

“Studentswhopreviouslywentoutofstatetomoreexpensiveschools,oreveninstate

tomoreexpensive,maybeprivateschools,becauseoftheeconomythosestudentsmay

betransferringtopublicschools,thestateschools,tomakethemostofthelower

costofattending,〃sheexplains.

60.Accordingtothepassage,manystudentsreturntoschool.

A.tofindanewjobB.toreadthewantads

C.tocompletetheirdegreeD.toturntotheirschoolmatesfor

help

61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofSherianHuddleston?

A.Sheisnotsurprisedwhenseeingenrollmentsgoup.

B.Shedoesn'tthinkitagoodideatotransfertopublicschools.

C.Sheispuzzledbythosestudentswhoreturntoschool.

D.Shethinksreturningtoschoolisagoodwaytosavethefallingeconomy.

62.Manystudentsaretransferringtopublicorstateschoolsmainlybecause

A.publicorstateschoolsprovidebettereducation

B.publicorstateschoolsofferbetterjobs

C.theydon，twanttogetaffectedbythefallingeconomy

D.theywanttobringdowntheexpense

63.Whichcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.FallingAmericanEconomy

B.CollegeEnrollmentUpinaDepressingEconomy

C.CollegeAdmitMoreStudentsThanBefore

D.MoreStudentsPrefertoReturnSchool

【答案】CADB

C(2011-安徽名校联考】

Inwhiteshirt,bluepants,blackclothshoesandtwopigtails,Jingqiugivesoff

anairofgreat"purebeauty"inZhangYimou'snewmovieUndertheHawthornTree,

whichtellsthestoryofthesadromanceofJingqiuandahandsomeyoungmannamed

Laosansetattheendof

the“culturalrevolution^(1966--1976).

Beforeitwasreleased,moviegoersforesawwhatthis"purebeauty"couldbe.

DirectorZhangcomplainedofhowlongithadtakenhimtofindtherightgirlforthe

partofJingqiu--acharactersoinnocent.Shebelievesthatsimplylyingonthesame

bedasamanwillmakeherpregnant.

Itwas18-year-oldZhouDongyuwhostoodoutfromthecrowd.AccordingtoZhang,

Zhouhas〃eyesthatareclearlikeafountainonamountainside”.Borntoanordinary

worker'sfamily,theShijiazhuanggirlwasinherfinalyearofhighschoolandworking

hardforaplaceinanartcollege.

“Ifyouhavefairskinandcleareyes,asJingqiudoes,itiseasytolookpure.

Girlstodaywearsomanyjewelsandmake-up--that'sthereasonZhangwasnot

interested,/zsaidDuYanlai,17,ofChengdu.

Whilesometeenagersconsidersuch〃pure〃beautyillusory,othersbelievethat

itspeaksofsomethingsoulful.

Purityisallaboutaninnocencethatshinesthroughfromwithin,thinks

16-year-oldTanMengxiofNanjing."Beingpurecanbesimple,nothavingcomplicated

thoughtsandbeinginexperienced.However,itdoesn*tmeananignorantornativeperson.

So,apersonispureinhisorhernatureifheorsheisalwaysenthusiasticandable

todealwithdifficultmattersindependently.Thispuritydoesn，tpasswithtime,“she

said.

64.What，stherealpurityaccordingtoTanMengxi?

A.Havingeyesasclearasafountain.B.Notwearingsomanyjewelsand

make-up.

C.Beingignorantandnative.

D.Beingsimple,enthusiasticandabletomanagethingsalone.

65.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“illusory”meanhere?

A.unreal.B.unhealthy.C.unscientific.D.negative.

66.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ZhouDongyu,whowas18,wasfromanartcollege.

B.DirectorZhangdislikedthosegirlswithsomanyaccessoriesandmake-up.

C.Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutpurity.

D.ManyyounggirlsinChinaareeagertostandout.

67.Themainideaofthepassageis

A.WhyDirectorZhangselectedMissZhouastheleadingstar

B.HowpeoplelikethemovieUndertheHawthornTree

C.WhatmakesapuregirlD.WhyChinesegirlswanttobepure

【答案】DABC

D[2011•安徽名校联考】

Alampismorethanalight.Lampsallowtheownertoaddtothedesignofaroom.

Theyareveryfunctionalandsometimestheonlysourceoflightinaroom.Thereare

manytypesoflamps,andofcoursetheycomeinmanystylesandcolorstofitanyone，s

home.Lampscanbesoftandinvitingorbrightanduseful.Floorlampsareoftentall,

thinlyshapedlampsthatbringlighttoalargeareabycuppingthebottomofthebulbs

andforcinglightup.Tablelampstendtoforcethelightdownandouttolightenup

asmaller,moreprivatespace.But,thatdoesn，tmeanthatyoucan，tfindalampthat

fitsyourneedsaswellasyourtastes.Infact,youcanevenhavelampsmadetoorder

tomatchyourdesiredlook.

But,beforeyoudecidetomakethatdecision,checkoutthelampsindepartment

storesandspecialtystores.Whilemosthomeimprovementstoresofferawidevariety

offloorlamps,hanginglamps,andtablelamps,youcanfindanevenlargerselection

inalightingstore.Thereyouwillbeatalossaboutallthedifferentchoicesyou

have.Therewillbechoicesineverystyleimaginable.Ifyoustillcan，tfindwhat

youarelookingfor,checkcontentsandeventheInternet.Specialtystoresnationwide

willshiplampsandaccessories（配件）toyou.

Addingsomeextralighttoyourhomemayhavebeenyourearlysearchwhentrying

tofindalamp,butyouwillsoonseethatthereismoretolookforinalamp.The

designwillfityourhomeandthecolorshouldmatchyourhome.Thedetailsonthe

lamporlampshadecanevenbefoundtomatchyourfurniture,tables,orotheritems

inyourhome.Findingagreatlampisafunadventureintotheworldoflighting.

68.Thepurposeofthepassageis.

A.totellushowtochooselampsforourhome

B.toinformusofthevarietyoflampsproducedinstores

C.totellusthatdifferentlampshavedifferentusages

D.toshowusthegreatpartlampsplayinourlife

69.Accordingtotheauthor,.

A.allthefloorlampsaretallandthinB.tablelampscanhelpyouavoidbeing

seen

C.lampscanbeattractiveinawayD.noneofthelampswillsuityou

70.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardshavingalampmadetoorder?

A.That'sjustwhathewantstosuggest.B.Hesuggestsseekinglampsinstores.

C.Hethinksitawasteofmoney.D.Headvisesmakinglampsbyoneself.

71.Whatshouldyoudoifyouplantobuyafloorlamp?

A.Youshouldbuyafloorlampatlast.B.Youshouldmatchthelampwithyour

room.

C.Youshouldfindsomeaccessoriestoit.D.Youshouldthinkofnothingbut

afloorlamp.

【答案】ACBB

E[2011-安徽名校联考】

RecentlyayoungfellowfromSheridanwasaccusedoffirst-degreemurder.Theyouth

was15yearsoldwhenheshotandkilleda79-year-oldmanwhileburglarizing（入

室盗窃）theman'shome.Thevictimwasawell-respectedandmuchlovedSheridancitizen.

Thecrimeandpunishmentaretragedies.Itwasatragedythatawonderfulcitizen

ofthecitywasshotandkilledinhisbedroominthemiddleofthenight.Itisanother

tragedythattheyoungman,now17,willlikelyspendtherestofhislifeinprison.

Hismotherhadlargelyneglectedtheyoungman.Sufferinganunhappymarriagelife,

hismothersenthimtolivewithanauntanduncleinSheridan.Theyouthreallyhad

noactivitiesotherthanskateboardingattheskatepark.Thecircleoffriendsthat

theyouthhadwasbasicallyinIhesameboat:theyhadlittleparentalloveandcare

intheirlives.

Iwonderwhatwouldhavehappenedtotheyoungfellowifhehadbeenintroduced

tothejoysoftheoutdoorsatanearlyage.Perhapshislifewouldhavetakena

differentcourse.Manyofushavelearnedouroutdoorskillsbyobservingourparents,

grandparents,auntsanduncles,orsomeotheradults.Basically,thepeoplewhotaught

uscaredforusandwantedtogetusinterestedintheiroutdooractivities.

Parents,grandpar