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(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. 1.
   The author felt depressed because she         
   1. A.
      couldn’t consume her waking hour
   2. B.
      had not seen a film for a long time
   3. C.
      had not finished her work on time
   4. D.
      had worked on a hard job for too long
2. 2.
   The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to      
   1. A.
      take photos
   2. B.
      find a solution to the project
   3. C.
      hop along the path
   4. D.
      cheer herself up
3. 3.
   The underlined part“to no avail” in Paragraph 1 probably means“          ”
   1. A.
      unsuccessful
   2. B.
      unrelated
   3. C.
      uninteresting
   4. D.
      unexpected
4. 4.
   In the author’s opinion,     
   1. A.
      a bath can make people relaxed
   2. B.
      depression is usually caused by hard work
   3. C.
      walking in a busy city centre harms people’s health
   4. D.
      adults should express their inner feelings freely
5. 5.
   The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n)      
   1. A.
      explanation
   2. B.
      suggestion
   3. C.
      introduction
   4. D.
      reminder

Answer 1

DDADB
1.D根据第一段第二句 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 .可知由于长时间工作我感到沮丧。
2.D 根据第一段I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up.“我尝试了许多方法使自己振作起来”可知作者接近自然为的是使自己振奋精神
3.A 根据划线部分前后叙述尤其是but 转折连词可知to no avail的意思为“不成功”
4.D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(限制)our own spirits , which only leads to depression and stress.可知答案
5.B最后一段主要叙述“如果感到感到情绪低落我们成年人要像小孩子一样释放自己”可知作者是在建议人们如何放松，故答案为B