Question

【题目】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 (沉思) 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 spirits 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 underlined part “to no avail” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”．

A. unsuccessful B. unrelated

C. uninteresting D. unexpected

【2】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. it’s good for adults to wake up their inner children when they are in low spirits

【3】The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) ________.

A. explanation B. suggestion

C. introduction D. reminder

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，很多人由于压力太大导致精神压抑，作者建议我们此时要让内心真实的自我释放出来。

【1】猜测词意题。根据划线词后一句“It was only when I turned to meditation (沉思) for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!”可知她之前所有的努力都没有效果，于是他尝试另外一个方法：走进大自然。划线词意为“没有成功”。故A项正确。

【2】推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句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.可知作者认为现在的成年人对于内心的自我控制过于严格，导致了压抑。也就是说当我们情绪低沉的时候不要控制内心的自我，而是严格唤醒它。故D项正确。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“If you feel a little low in spirits and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.”可知作者建议当我们情绪低沉的时候要学会放松自我让内心的自我释放出来。这是作者对我们的建议。故B项正确。