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(限制) 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. cheer herself up

C. hop along the path

D. find a solution to the project

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

A. uninteresting B. unrelated

C. unsuccessful D. unexpected

【3】In the author's opinion, __________.

A.a bath can make people relaxed

B. adults should express their inner feelings freely

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

D. depression is usually caused by hard work

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

A. suggestion B. explanation

C. introduction D. reminder

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文给大家提出了一个建议，当我们疲惫不堪时，走进大自然是最好的选择！

【1】B推理判断题。根据第一段I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up知道那些

方法不奏效，只好走进自然，目的都是让自己振作起来，所以选B。

【2】C 词意猜测题。 even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail 可知to no avail 意

思是没有效果,看恐怖电影等活动不能释放作者的压力所以那些建议无效，所以选C。

【3】B推理判断题。由 I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress. 可以推理出大人总是控制自己会导致压力，所以作者的观点是放纵自己的心情，所以选B。

【4】A推理判断题。由最后一段整体可知，是作者给出的一个建议，所以选A。