Question

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.

A．take photos                            B．find a solution to the project   

C．hop along the path                         D．cheer herself up   

2.The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".

A．unsuccessful       B．unrelated    C．uninteresting       D．unexpected   

3.In the author's opinion, __________.

A．a bath can make people relaxed   

B．depression is usually caused by hard work   

C．walking in a busy city centre harms people's health   

D．adults should express their inner feelings freely   

4.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.

A．explanation         B．suggestion     C．introduction D．reminder

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：假如你的情緒不佳，那就投入到大自然的懷抱吧!身體得到放松，童心得以萌發(fā)，可以盡情玩耍。

1.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up.”可知作者在自然保護區(qū)中散步也是為了“讓自己振作起來”。選D。

2.A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線部分前面的轉折連詞but可知洗澡、美食和電影都沒有效果，都沒有使作者振作起來。故A項與畫線部分意思最接近。

3.D推理判斷題。結合第二段最后一句中的內容以及最后一段的內容可推知作者認為成年人應該自由的表達內心的感覺，這樣能幫助他們擺脫低落情緒。選D。

4.B文章結構題。最后一段提到如果你感到情緒低落并且知道在室內待的時間太久，你就要徹底放松，脫掉鞋子，釋放自己的童心去玩耍，顯然是提供”建議”。選B。

考點：考查健康類短文閱讀