Question

【题目】阅读小面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的档次或括号内单词的正确形式。

By now it’s almost common knowledge that spending time in nature is good for you. Areas with 【1】(many) trees tend to be less polluted, so spending time there allows you to breathe easier. Spending time outdoors contributes to good health, with blood pressure and stress 【2】(reduce), and seems to motivate people 【3】(exercise) more.

A survey showed that people 【4】spend 2 hours in nature — either all at once or totaled over several shorter 【5】(visit) — were more likely to report good health and psychological well-being than those with no nature 【6】(expose). Remarkably, the researchers found that less than two hours offered no significant benefits. The two-hour benchmark (临界值) 【7】(apply) to men and women, to older and younger folks and so on. Even people【8】long-term illnesses or disabilities benefited from time 【9】(spend) in nature — as long as it was at least 120 minutes per week.

While the findings are based on 【10】tremendous number of people, scientists caution that it’s really just a correlation. Nobody knows why or how nature has this benefit or even if the findings will stand up to stricter investigation.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】more

【2】reduced

【3】to exercise

【4】who/that

【5】visits

【6】exposure

【7】applied

【8】with

【9】spent

【10】a

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项新研究——每周接触大自然两小时有益身心健康。

【1】考查形容词比较级。根据句意“有更多树木的地方污染更少”得知，前后存在比较，应使用比较级。故填more。

【2】考查非谓语动词。考查with复合结构，blood pressure and stress与reduce之间是被动关系，应使用过去分词。故填reduced。

【3】考查非谓语动词。固定短语：motivate sb. to do sth.“激励某人做某事”。故填to exercise。

【4】考查定语从句。此处是限定性定语从句，先行词是people，关系词在从句中做主语，应使用关系代词who/that引导。故填who/that。

【5】考查名词复数。根据several shorter可知，后面填名词，且用复数形式。故填visits。

【6】考查名词。根据句意“那些没有接触过自然的人”可知，no后面接名词，应用exposure。故填exposure。

【7】考查动词时态。apply to“适用于”，根据上文found可知，这是过去某项研究的发现，用一般过去时态。故填applied。

【8】考查介词。根据句意“有长期疾病或残疾的人”可知，此处使用介词with。故填with。

【9】考查非谓语动词。句意“花在大自然里的时间”，spend in nature作time的后置定语，time与spend为逻辑动宾关系，应用过去分词。故填spent。

【10】考查冠词。根据语境可知，此处是短语a tremendous number of people“大多数人”。故填a。