Gardening is popular in many parts of the world. This outdoor activity gives us beautiful plants, pleasant smelling flowers and fresh fruits and vegetables. And it also does a lot of good to our health.
Gardening connects people. When you are gardening, you are outdoors. So it is a perfect chance to meet and spend time with your neighbors. Most people love to talk about their hobbies, and gardeners are no different. They usually enjoy showing people what they are growing. And most of them enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens almost as much as sharing flowers and vegetables from their gardens.
Gardening is a great activity for children. It gets them outdoors and off computers, televisions and cell phones. Gardening is also a great teacher. It can teach a child about where food comes from and healthy eating. It also helps them to understand that the natural resources (资源) are not inexhaustible and the importance of using them carefully.
Then, when you garden, you must move around. All the different movements needed for gardening, like bending and lifting, work small muscles (肌肉) in the body. And you can easily get good exercise when you are digging holes or pulling grass.
In a study, researches looked at more than 2,800 people over the age of 60. They studied their life habits, activities and health over a 16-year period. They found that gardening could lower the risk of future dementia (痴呆) by 36%. Gardening requires people to do many repeated actions, such as picking off dying flowers. These actions have a calming influence on the brain. The brain is still active but not in the same way when we use computers.
You'll feel wonderful when what you grow in a garden looks, smells, feels and tastes good.
117. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?
A.Gardeners don't feel lonely. | B.Gardeners are fond of sharing. |
C.Gardeners have many hobbies. | D.Gardeners care about the environment. |
118. What does the underlined word "inexhaustible" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Useless. | B.Special. | C.Endless. | D.Cheap. |
119. What is the purpose of introducing the study?
A.To tell us gardening is popular with the old. |
B.To tell us gardening is good for health. |
C.To tell us gardening can be a tiring activity. |
D.To tell us gardening is better than playing computers. |
120. What's the purpose of the text?
A.To show how to garden. | B.To encourage us to garden. |
C.To show gardening is popular. | D.To encourage us to do outdoor activities. |