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 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 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．find a solution to the project
C．hop along the path D．cheer herself up
2.The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".
A．unsuccessful B．unrelated C．uninteresting D．unexpected
3.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．adults should express their inner feelings freely
4.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.
A．explanation B．suggestion C．introduction D．reminder
阅读下面短文， 从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Recently I understood the true meaning of love. That would have been, Kane, a boy. Kane was the two-year-old son of Joline, my new neighbor, who moved here from California.
Kane was born with hard sticks for . And on that morning I the effect that Kane’s physical had on his family. But I also witnessed so much that.
I saw an extraordinary family that embraced this special child, a family that wouldn't allow Kane to know he was . Joline had constructed a small cart just a few inches the floor for his son to get around. Using his hands to move about, the cart Kane to “go to” any place just as else was able to do. Kane was more than just a member of the family, he was the .
Much later in my life, I came to that God had sent this child to help some of us who just weren’t getting what was all about. Even with my limited capacity for understanding at that time I knew that Kane was a developed spirit with great wisdom.
Kane demanded attention, not because of his mobility challenges or other apparent shortcomings. In his mind, he had no or shortcomings. The truth is that he received because he was alive and real and had so much to offer.
Kane was and is lots of warm and powerful energy to us all so we might learn that ： Love surpasses all things. If you met this kid, you’d want him for a friend he was with so much to .
1.A. hands B. feet C. legs D. arms
2.A. witnessed B.observed C. concluded D. mentioned
3.A. faults B. mistakes C. obstacles D. shortcomings
4.A. rather than B. more than C. other than D. or rather
5.A. irregular B. different C. normal D. unfortunate
6.A. down B. away C. back D. off
7.A. arranged B. allowed C. transformed D. removed
8.A. everybody B. somebody C. anybody D. nobody
9.A. symbol B. signal C. soul D. mark
10.A. recognize B. experience C.imagine D. realize
11.A. love B. confidence C. wisdom D. power
12.A. probably B. generally C. highly D. largely
13.A. and B. but C.or D. as
14.A. commitments B. promises C. expectations D. challenges
15.A. attention B. attraction C. description D. impression
16.A. even B. yet C. almost D. still
17.A. created B. released C. sent D. responded
18.A. lesson B. message C. notice D. note
19.A. once B. while C. before D. because
20.A.receive B. give C. handle D. change
We’re visiting Mr. Li, about _______ films people talk a lot.
A. whom B. who C. whose D. which
---After graduation, more senior students in the mainland are applying for admission to Hongkong University.
---______. But studying in Hongkong may cost more.
A．I hope so B．That’s the case C．Not really D．That sounds reasonable
Nowadays, either 21st Century or other English newspapers _____ increasingly popular among us students.
A．are B．is C．were D．was
---Your sister looks upset.
---Yes, I’d rather I _____ her the bad news.
A．didn’t tell B．don’t tell C．hadn’t told D．wouldn’t told
