【題目】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

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，很多人由于壓力太大導(dǎo)致精神壓抑，作者建議我們此時(shí)要讓內(nèi)心真實(shí)的自我釋放出來。

【1】猜測詞意題。根據(jù)劃線詞后一句“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沒有效果，于是他嘗試另外一個(gè)方法：走進(jìn)大自然。劃線詞意為“沒有成功”。故A項(xiàng)正確。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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.可知作者認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在的成年人對(duì)于內(nèi)心的自我控制過于嚴(yán)格，導(dǎo)致了壓抑。也就是說當(dāng)我們情緒低沉的時(shí)候不要控制內(nèi)心的自我，而是嚴(yán)格喚醒它。故D項(xiàng)正確。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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.”可知作者建議當(dāng)我們情緒低沉的時(shí)候要學(xué)會(huì)放松自我讓內(nèi)心的自我釋放出來。這是作者對(duì)我們的建議。故B項(xiàng)正確。

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