1 . Do you live in a city? You’ve probably noticed how noisy and crowded cities can be. What if you could live next to a calm lake or river? As it turns out, living near water, such as oceans, lakes, rivers or ponds, can help us feel both happier and healthier. Those who live less than a kilometer from the coast are around 22 percent less likely (可能的) to have mental problems than those who live 50 km or more away, according to a study by researchers from the University of Exeter. People who visit the coast at least twice a week tend to (趋向于) experience better physical and mental health as well.
So how does “blue space” make us feel better? For one thing,water makes us feel close to nature, which is good for our health. For another thing, aquatic (与水相关的) environments tend to have less pollution and more sunlight, both of which can lead to better mental and physical health. People who get more sun tend to be happier than those who do not.
There’s also the air above the sea. After spending time near the ocean, you might find that you feel more relaxed than usual. This is because sea air is charged (带电的) with negative ions (负离子). These ions balance our levels of serotonin (血清素), a body chemical that has an influence on our mood. With balanced serotonin levels, we feel more calm and relaxed, according to Daily Mail.
Finally, people who live near water tend to be more physically active, according to the Guardian. Water sports like swimming and rowing can help us stay in shape, which in turn keeps us healthy.
1. In Paragraph 1, the writer supports his idea by ________.| A．asking questions |
| B．comparing differences |
| C．offering opinions |
| D．showing research ways |
| A．beaches far from cities |
| B．aquatic environments |
| C．places near lakes or rivers |
| D．water pollution |
| A．water sports |
| B．water itself |
| C．the air above the sea |
| D．sunlight |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．SPORTS |
| B．GEOGRAPHY |
| C．HEALTH |
| D．TRAVEL |
2 . Two months after returning to England, Gulliver sets sail on a ship, travelling to the Cape of
Good Hope(好望角). On the way a strong storm draws the ship off course(航向) and the ship finally arrives at an unknown land. Gulliver sees a giant(巨人) following the boat. He runs away, and when he stops, he is on a hill. He is greatly surprised to see that the grass around is about twenty feet high.
He walks down a path through a field but cannot see anything over a crop because it is forty feet high. He tries to climb a set of steps into the next field, but he cannot climb over them because they are too high. When he sees another giant, Gulliver hides from him, but the giant calls for more people to come, and they begin to cut the crop with scythes. Gulliver lies down and feels sad about his situation, thinking about how unimportant he must be to these giant men.
A giant finally notices him, and picks him up between his fingers to get a closer look. Finally the giant puts him in his pocket and begins to walk towards his master(主人).
The giant’s master, the farmer of these fields, takes Gulliver from his man and watches him more closely. He asks the other men if they have ever seen anything like Gulliver, then puts him onto the ground. They sit around him. Gulliver begins to speak as loudly as he can. He gives a lot of gold to the farmer but the farmer cannot understand what it is.
1. Gulliver can’t climb over the steps into the next field because he is _____.| A．too tired | B．too afraid | C．too sad | D．too short |
| A．knives | B．ropes | C．fingers | D．teeth |
① A storm makes Gulliver get to a strange land.
② Gulliver tries his best to communicate with the giants.
③ Gulliver hides from the giant.
④ The farmer puts Gulliver onto the ground.
⑤ A giant catches Gulliver and puts him into his pocket.
| A．③①⑤④② | B．③①⑤②④ | C．①③⑤④② | D．①⑤③②④ |
3 . On May 15, 2018, a team of mountain climbers from Peking University(北大) reached the top of the world’s highest mountain to celebrate the university’s 120th birthday .They practised for two years for their climb to the summit.
The team has fourteen climbers: seven students from the Mountaineering Association of Peking University (MAPKU北大山鹰社) , two teachers and five alumni. The youngest of them is only twenty-one and the oldest one is in his fifties. Twelve of them made it to the summit of Mountain Qomolangma , as one of the team members felt sick and another stayed in the camp to help the team when they came back from the top.
To our surprise, the first member to reach the summit was a girl named WeiWei. It was the third time for her to reach the top of this mountain. Peking University alumnus Huang Nubo, who led the team, said ,“Reaching the top of the mountain was not the only goal.” “It’s more important to know how the team work closely and fight with difficulties when climbing high. It is also the spirit of the University,” he said. Started in 1989, the MAPKU now is the most famous amateur mountaineering club in China. In 1998, three members reached the 8,201-metre Mount Cho Oyu, the world’s sixth-highest mountain, to celebrate their university’s 100th birthday. Besides, they also held activities to save animals and plants as well as protect mountains.
1. Which is the right order of the following events?a. The MAPKU was set up in Beijing.
b. Wei Wei reached the top of the Qomolangma for the third time.
c.The team reached the sixth-highest mountain to celebrate the university’s birthday.
d. The team began to prepare for climbing Qomolangma celebrate the university’s birthday.
| A．c,a,d,b | B．a,c,d,b | C．c,d,a,b | D．a,d,c,b |
| A．They work together and fight with difficulties. | B．They set up the MAPKU with two teachers. |
| C．They like climbing and get together to practise. | D．They prepare well before they do something. |
| A．All of the fourteen climbers reached the top of Mount Qomolangma. |
| B．The MAPKU now is the most famous amateur mountaineering club in China. |
| C．The climbers practised for a short time before their climbing. |
| D．It’s Wei Wei first time to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma. |
| A．Save animals and plants. | B．Protect mountains. |
| C．Organize climbing. | D．A,B and C. |
4 . Captain(船长) Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island, “I thought you preferred the sea to being on land.”
“I do,” replied the captain. “But these forests are under the sea.”
After going through a door, we were about ten metres under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colourful. We were going deeper and deeper. At 100 metres deep, we could see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The “trees” in the forest were giant seaweed(海草), and all their “branches” were vertical(垂直的).We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest.
Suddenly, I saw a large sea spider about a metre tall. It was going to attack me. Captain Nemo's man killed it with his gun, but it reminded me that the sea could be as dangerous as it was beautiful. When we reached 150 metres, it was dark. The sun's light could not reach this depth(深度). We turned on our lights. We could see about 20 metres around us. Finally, we found Crespo Island—where a steep rock wall rose in front of us.
We could go no further, so we walked back towards the Nautilus. Suddenly, Captain Nemo stopped and shot an animal with his gun, it was a beautiful and rare sea otter(水獭). At last, we could see the Nautilus. Several large sharks swam over us. Luckily they didn't see us. We re-entered the Nautilus safely. I was tired but amazed by what I had seen.
1. What do “dark shapes” in Paragraph 3 refer to(指的是)?| A．Trees. | B．Seaweed. | C．Rocks. | D．Fish. |
①Captain Nemo's man killed a sea spider.
②The men returned to the Nautilus.
③The men went to the forest.
④Captain Nemo invited us to go hunting.
⑤Captain Nemo shot an otter.
| A．④①③⑤③ | B．③④②⑤① | C．④③①⑤② | D．③④①⑤② |
| A．A Visit to a Sea Forest | B．Death Under the Sea |
| C．Captain Nemo and the Nautilus | D．Attacked by Giant Spider |
