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（消耗） 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（輕松地） 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（單腳跳） 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.
小題1:The author felt depressed because she __________.
A．couldn't consume her waking hour.
B．had not seen a film for a long time.
C．had not finished her work on time.
D．had worked on a hard job for too long.
小題2:The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.
A．take photos.B．find a solution to the project.
C．hop along the path.D．cheer herself up.
小題3:The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means
" __________.".
A．unsuccessfulB．unrelated（不相關(guān)的）C．uninterestingD．unexpected
小題4:In the author's opinion, __________.
A．a(chǎn) 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．a(chǎn)dults should express their inner feelings freely.
小題5:The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.
A．explanationB．suggestionC．introduction D．reminder

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B
提出一個建議，當我們疲憊不堪時，走進大自然是最好的選擇！
小題1:推理題。通讀文章第一段可知作者疲憊的因為是長時間疲勞工作。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)第一段知道那些方法不奏效，只好走進自然，目的都是讓自己振作起來。
小題3:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)下文可知，那些方法都沒有起作用。所以選擇A
小題4:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后三行可知。
小題5:考查段落大意。最后一段是提出一個建議。
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December 3
This morning Sharon said she had only told one person and didn’t know why everyone seemed to know. Yes, I am an adopted (收養(yǎng)的) daughter. But she had promised to keep it a secret for ever!
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I wish I had a friend I could really trust all of the time. I thought I found that friend, but I haven’t and it’s making me miserable (痛苦的)! It’s wrong to tell her all about it. She gains my trust, and then loses it.
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B．give information about winter weather
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Miss Popular
I was awkward in middle school: bony and athletic, with a high grade in science and a low one in self-esteem. Though I had a few friends, I wasn’t popular. I was picked last in football and I sometimes ate lunch by myself.
I remember the day Brittany came to our school. Her teeth were crooked(歪斜的), and she was a little overweight. Not that this mattered though, because she walked around like she was better than all of us. She was outspoken and incredibly frightening, making people lose confidence.
Around Brittany, I tried my best to go unnoticed. Standing out or stealing her spotlight could only result in one thing: conflict. Brittany was always the first girl picked for teams; I was lucky if I was picked at all. I was thrown the ball while she stood with the quarterback, chatting about the last party she’d gone to. I had never been to a party before or kissed a boy.
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Although she was seemingly perfect in everyone’s eyes, I wanted to be everything that she wasn’t and yet a million times more perfect. Brittany was so frightening and violent, but I wanted to be calm and not at all aggressive.
I found Brittany’s online profile a few weeks ago. She still had the same chubby(圓胖臉) face and mocking（嘲笑的）simile, and had posted half-naked pictures of herself. But as I read on, I realized that Brittany had died in a drunken driving accident a year ago. She had been 16 and pregnant at the time. Suddenly my view of Brittany changed from a bad influence into a struggling little girl whose life was taken before she could understand right from wrong. My experience with Brittany taught me that though we are all innocent in our youth, the choices we make will have great effects on us forever. I will always remember Brittany as that loud, overconfident girl. As part of that shy insecure person I used to be will always keep me modest.
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A．the author was trying to avoid conflict with Brittany
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B．She took delight in hurting others.
C．Her confidence came from her popularity.
D．Her overweight made her more outspoken.
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A．was afraid of Brittany and followed her lead
B．saw the influence that low self-esteem can have
C．was determined to be better than Brittany
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A．tell us the reason for Brittany’s death
B．present the changed attitude to Brittany
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"We never imagined that our homework would be so popular and profitable (盈利的). We sell the novels at five yuan, but many teachers pay more to encourage us," said Yuan Mengyao.
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A．couldn’t go onB．had to put it aside
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小題2:What was not the outcome of the students’ homework of writing whatever was in their mind?
A．Being popular. B．Being profitable.
C．Improving their English.D．Winning prize.
小題3:What is the reason for the students’ liking to write interesting stories?
A．It is creative and imaginative.
B．It is profitable.
C．Interesting stories are sure to be popular.
D．Interesting stories can be well sold.
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A．Creative homework leads to a popular book
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