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How do you feel about nature？After spending hours indoors，do you feel better when you visit your local park？Most people think that nature is good for our bodies and brains．However，humans are spending more time inside and less time outside．For example，the number of visitors to Canada's national parks is getting lower every year．And in countries such as the USA，only 10% of teenagers spend time outside every day．Many doctors feel that this is a problem in the twenty﹣first century．

As a result，some doctors are studying the connection between nature and health：one example of this is the work of Dr Matilda in Sweden．The doctor gave people a maths test．During the test，their heart rates（心率） were fast．After the test，one group of people sat in a 3D﹣virtual﹣reality（虚拟现实） room for fifteen minutes with pictures and sounds of nature．Their heart rates were slower than people's in the other group．

The virtual touch with nature helped them feel more relaxed．Another good example of how nature is good for health comes from Canada．In Toronto，researchers studied 31，000 people living in the city．In general，they found that healthier people lived near parks．

Because of studies like these，some countries and cities want nature to be part of people's everyday life．In Dubai（迪拜），for example，there are plans for a new shopping mall with a large garden so shoppers can relax outside with trees，plants and water．In Switzerland，"forest schools" are popular．Schoolchildren study their subjects in the forests and do lots of exercise outside．And South Korea（韩国） is another good example：it has new forests near its cities and around 13 million people visit these forests every year．So after building cities for so long，perhaps it's now time to start rebuilding nature．

（1）What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about？　　

A．	Teenagers' problem in the 2lst century．
B．	How much time we spend outdoors．
C．	Visiting your local park．
D．	Feeling about nature．

（2）Match the countries or cities with the information and choose the right answer．　　

①the USA a．Children study in the forests and do lots of activities outside．

②Dubai b．About 13 million people visit new forests near its cities every year．

③Switzerland c．A new shopping mall with a large garden will be built．

④South Korea d.10% of teenagers spend time outside every day．

A．	①﹣a ②﹣d ③﹣b ④﹣c
B．	①﹣d ②﹣c ③﹣a ④﹣b
C．	①﹣a ②﹣c ③﹣d ④﹣b
D．	①﹣d ②﹣c ③﹣b ④﹣a

（3）What do the results of the studies show？　　

A．	More and more Canadians will live near parks．
B．	The maths test is difficult and makes people nervous．
C．	Nature can help people feel more relaxed and be healthier．
D．	People's heart rates get slower in a 3D﹣virtual﹣reality room．

（4）What can we infer from the last sentence of the passage？　　

A．	Nature is more important than cities．
B．	Country life is healthier than city life．
C．	People have lived in the cities for so long．
D．	Nature should be part of people's daily life．

Some people ski（滑雪） down mountains．Others climb huge rocks or photograph dangerous animals．Why do people enjoy risky activities like these？

Some people take risks simply because it makes them feel good．Psychologist（心理学家）Marvin says that this kind of explorers（探险者） are always looking for change and excitement．When people do something new or risky，a chemical（化学物质） in the brain creates a pleasant feeling．They love this feeling and want to experience itas often as possible．

Other people don't take risks for the feeling of excitement but to achieve a goal．For example，Mike Fay went on a dangerous 2，000﹣mile special journey in central Africa．He worked to help save the wildlife there．Fay's expeditionshelped create 13 national parks．

For other people，such as extreme athletes（极限运动员），taking risks is part of their job．Sports psychologist Shane says extreme athletes see the world differently．In a dangerous activity，most people probably do not feel in control．Extreme athletes are different：they feel in control in dangerous situations．The danger can even help them．For example，skier Daron Rahlves says that being afraid makes him try harder to succeed．

Most of us are not extreme athletes or explorers．However，we still take risks in our lives．Some of us take social risks，such as speaking in front of a large group of people．Sometimes，we take financial risks，such as buying a house．And sometimes we take career risks，such as leaving a job or starting a business．Most people take risks in some areas of life，but not in others．What kind of risk﹣taker are you？

（1）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to？　　

A．	The brain．
B．	Something new．
C．	A chemical．
D．	A pleasant feeling．

（2）What does the underlined word "expedition" in Paragraph 3 mean？　　

A．	Much money．
B．	A journey with a special goal．
C．	A great idea．
D．	A plan for a dangerous journey．

（3）How many kinds of extreme athletes or explorers are mentioned in the passage？　　

A．	Three．
B．	Four．
C．	Five．
D．	Six．

（4）Which of the following is true according to the passage？　　

A．	Mike Fay is a professional risk﹣taker．
B．	Most people don't take risks in their daily life．
C．	Extreme athletes deal with danger better than others．
D．	Daron Rahlves takes risks mainly for change and excitement．

In 2007，Barrington Irving became the youngest person to fly alone around the world．He was just 23 years old﹣and he built the plane himself．How did he achieve this？

Irving's interest in flying started when he was 15．He was working in his parents' bookstore in Miami，Florida．One of the customers was a pilot，Gary Robinson．One day，Robinson asked Irving if he was interested in flying．lrving didn't think he was smart enough．But the next day， Robinson took Irving to an airport．He showed Irving inside the cockpit（驾驶舱） of a Boeing 777．That experience changed Irving's life．

Irving really wanted to fly，but flight school was expensive．To achieve his dream，he worked different jobs．He washed airplanes and cleaned swimming pools．At home，he practiced flying on a video game．In the end，he got enough money for flight school．

At flight school， Irving achieved his dream of learning how to fly．But he wasn't finished．Next，he planned to build his own plane and fly alone around the world．

Building the plane was difficult．Irving asked more than 50 companies for airplane parts．Most said no，but he persisted（顽强地坚持） in asking．Three years later，he had parts worth ＄ 300，000．Columbia，an airplane company，agreed to build a plane using the parts．Soon，his airplane was ready to fly．

On March 23，2007，Irving began his round﹣the﹣world trip．After 97 days﹣with 145 hours in the air﹣he landed back in Miami．A cheering crowd of people was there to welcome him．

Irving saw many young people in the crowd，and this had a powerful effect（影响） on him．He wanted to use his experience to help other young people achieve their own dreams．

"Everyone told me what I couldn't do，"says Irving．"They said I was too young，that I didn't have enough money．But even if no one believes in your dream，"he says，"you have to pursue（追求） it．"

（1）Why was Gary Robinson important in Irving's life？　　

A．	He got Irving interested in flying．
B．	He sent Irving to a flight school．
C．	He helped Irving build a plane．
D．	He taught Irving how to fly．

（2）Put the events about Irving in the correct order．　　

a．Irving got the parts for his plane．

b．Irving flew around the world．

c．Irving met Gary Robinson．

d．Irving learned to fly．

A．	c﹣d﹣a﹣b
B．	c﹣a﹣d﹣b
C．	b﹣c﹣a﹣d
D．	b﹣c﹣d﹣a

（3）What can we know about Irving's personality according to the passage？　　

A．	Clever and honest．
B．	Humorous and responsible．
C．	Polite and powerful．
D．	Hard﹣working and persistent．

（4）What would be the best title for the passage？　　

A．	Becoming a Pilot．
B．	Life in Fight School．
C．	Achieving a Dream．
D．	Building Your Own Plane．

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（1）What can we do for more information about the running groups？　　

A．	Visit Mike．
B．	Give Mike a call．
C．	Write to Mike．
D．	Send Mike an email．

（2）How much does it cost to join the photography club？　　

A．	£15．
B．	£8．
C．	£3．
D．	Free．

（3）Which of the following is true according to the ads above？　　

A．	You are sure to get a camera to join the photography club．
B．	Talent is the most important for actors in the theatre group．
C．	The running groups have running competitions every Wednesday．
D．	Actors must take part in the theatre group's activities twice a week．

Cait， 11， was trying to fall asleep when her 8﹣year old brother， Doug，came into her room．He looked around， but seemed really out of it．Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the light．This was really strange．Cait didn't know what to do．Just then，Cait's father appeared and explained Doug was sleepwalking．

Not all sleep is the same every night． We experience some deep， quiet sleep and some active sleep，which is when dreams happen．You might think sleepwalking would happen during active sleep， but a person isn't physically active during active sleep．It usually happens in the first few hours of sleep in the period called deep sleep．

The truth is that not all sleepwalkers walk．Some simply sit up or stand in bed or act like they're awake when， in fact， they're asleep! Most，however，do get up and walk around for a few seconds or for as long as half an hour．

Sleepwalkers' eyes are open，but they don't see the same way they do when they're awake．They tend to go back to bed on their own and won't remember it in the morning．

You also might have heard that sleepwalkers can get frightened if you wake them up．That's true，so what do you do if you see someone sleepwalking？You should call for a grown﹣up who can lead the person back to bed．And once the sleepwalker is tucked back in bed， it's time for you to get some sleep， too!

Word Bank

tend 倾向于

frightened 受惊的

tuck 掖好被子

根据材料内容选择最佳答案．

（1）What does "out of it" most probably mean in Chinese？　　

A．	茫然不觉．
B．	心满意足．
C．	垂头丧气．
D．	悠然自得．

（2）When does sleepwalking usually happen？　　

A．	During active sleep．
B．	In the first few hours of sleep．
C．	When dreams begin．
D．	When we're trying to fall asleep．

（3）Which paragraphs tell what sleepwalkers do？　　

A．	①②．
B．	②③．
C．	③④．
D．	④⑤．

（4）What should we do if we see people sleepwalking？　　

A．	Wake them up．
B．	Walk around with them．
C．	Do nothing and get your own sleep．
D．	Ask grown﹣ups to lead them to bed．

（5）Who is the text written for？　　

A．	Teachers．
B．	Doctors．
C．	Parents．
D．	Children．