文章大意：本文为一篇新闻报道。得益于一个名为PaRX的新项目，加拿大四个省份的医疗保健专业人员现在可以为患者开具国家公园通行证的处方，该项目有助于患者的身心健康，并有望在加拿大全国推行。
9 . Healthcare professionals in four Canadian provinces can now prescribe (开处方) their patients passes to National Parks thanks to a new program, PaRX, which stresses the health benefits of spending time in nature in helping to manage physical and mental health.
PaRx was founded by the B. C. Parks Foundation in November 2020 and was officially supported by Parks Canada last month. Health professionals who register (注册) with the program can offer their patients a Parks Canada Discovery Pass, making it the country’s “first national nature prescription program”. The Parks Discovery Pass typically costs about $57 per adult per year.
“We’re really asking doctors to prioritize patients who live close to Parks Canada sites so they’ll have more access and can make it part of their everyday lives, and also those for whom the cost of a pass might be a barrier to nature access,” said Melissa Lem, president-elect of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.
Studies have shown that spending time in nature has a range of health benefits—from lowering blood pressure and improving heart health to reducing stress and anxiety. PaRx recommends that patients spend at least two hours per week in the great outdoors, and at least 20 minutes each time, to get the most benefit.
The program is currently available in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. It will eventually spread to every province.
PaRx also has benefits outside of the national parks, with many gardens offering free admission to visitors who show their prescriptions.
“There’s almost no medical condition that nature doesn’t make better. Rediscovering nature and then realizing how important it is to us has really shown that nature-health connection,” Lem said.
1. What do we know about the Parks Discovery Pass?
| A．It is low priced. | B．It is designed for poor families. |
| C．It is well received. | D．It is owned by registered doctors. |
2. What does PaRx plan to do about the program next?
| A．Improve its service quality. | B．Carry it out all over the country. |
| C．Do further research on its effect. | D．Make it available free of charge. |
3. What does Melissa Lem stress in the last paragraph?
| A．Nature matters a great deal to our health. |
| B．Not all patients can get treated by doctors. |
| C．People should learn to change their lifestyle. |
| D．People should place health above everything. |
4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
| A．Canadians Are Living in Harmony with Nature |
| B．Canadians Are Trying to Get Away from Hospitals |
| C．Canadian Doctors Are Prescribing National Park Visits |
| D．Canadian Doctors Are Leading the Way in Medical Research |
