【正文】 rom more than 90% construction waste, Medero says the KBriq—which does not need to be fired in a kiln—produces less than a tenth of the carbon emissions of conventional bricks. With the pany testing new machinery to start scaling up production, Medero hopes her bricks will help to build a more sustainable world.s urge to be outside is stronger.D. Public physical condition is worsening.9. Why did Japanese researchers start to study shinrinyoku?A. To find a way to help people work out.B. To deal with a national health crisis.C. To provide an effective exercise guide.D. To get people away from technology.10. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?A. What longterm stress could cause.B. How long people should stay in nature.C. How forest therapy affects the body.D. Whether exposure to forests is helpful.11. What is suggested in the last paragraph?A. Limiting time spent outdoors properly.B. Spending at least 2 hours in nature a day.C. Making a plan to exercise every day.D. Keeping our connection with nature.D Stress raises levels of cortisol, which plays a role in high blood pressure, heart disease and headaches. In test subjects, levels of cortisol decreased after a walk in the forest. Trees give off oils called phytoncides that have special properties and may influence immunity(免疫力). Exposure to natural tree oils helps lift depression, lower blood pressure. One study showed a rise in the number and activity of immune cells, which fight viruses and cancer, among people who spent three days and two nights in a forest pared with people taking an urban trip. This benefit lasted for more than a month after the forest trip!s about some female soldiers in World War II. C. It39。 Someone We Know Company By Claire Lombardo W. W. Norton amp。 By Garrett M. Graffs about some true stories in 9/11. B. It39。 The beauty of the outdoors naturally encourages people to go outside. The drive toward the natural world is present in normal times. Now, as many people are locked indoors, spending hours in front of screens, the pull of watching wind blow branches of neighboring trees is hardly matched. Forest therapy is one way to satisfy the demand while improving personal health and wellbeing.s possible and essential to get outside for 20 minutes every day and enhance our wellbeing.8. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 imply?A. Interaction between neighbors is rare.B. The beauty of nature is often ignored.C. People39。s support, Medero set up Kenoteq in 2009. The pany39。t produce waste. brings no pollution to the air. plants occupy much less land than before. KBriq is mainly made from construction waste. is the fourth paragraph mainly about? popularity of the KBriq. advantages of KBriq over traditional bricks. special materials used in KBriq. advanced technology used for KBriq. does Medero decide to put KBriq machines at recycling factories? ensure fewer emissions. speed up the production. lower the production cost. collect more construction waste.第二節(jié)（共5小題；，）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。t need answers.C. Mysteries have questions that can39。 21 an echidna. Some insecure, I carefully undid the towel and, to my , keeping his eye on me.s routine, and IThere was no echidna. I finally found him attempting a(n) ready to go home, so Jacqui and I drove to where she B. tied D. wrapped22. A. mad C. eager B. favorite D. expectation24. A. drop off C. pick out B. home D. nature26. A. touched C. fed B. confusion D. content28. A. improved C. checked B. hungry D. watchful30. A. satisfactory C. interesting B. bathed D. settled32. A. in shape C. in sight B. escape D. attack34. A. obviously C. immediately B. remembered D. caught第二節(jié) （共10小題；，滿分15分） At that time, most people in the village lived under the poverty line,__45___ (request). Instead of holding on to old ideas and existing design, villagers enhanced their skills and made their products customized.第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié) （滿分15分）上周你校舉辦了第二十九屆校運(yùn)動會，請你為班級的英語園地寫一篇短文，介紹運(yùn)動會的情況。s face clearly, he knew exactly how sad Abbey could be. He really felt bad for her. And it was at that moment that he decided to do something.注意：根據(jù)Someone we Know部分的How are the crimes related? And what does the intruder know? 可知, 該作品充滿懸念, 由此可知其作者擅長寫充滿懸念的故事, 故選C項(xiàng)。Trees give off oils called phytoncides that have special properties and may influence immunity(免疫力). Exposure to natural tree oils helps lift depression, lower blood pressure. One study showed a rise in the number and activity of immune cells, which fight viruses and cancer可知，該段主要介紹了樹木的功效，對人身體的影響等，再結(jié)合本文主題可知，本段主要是講森林療法是如何影響人類身體的。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知, KBriq是用90% 以上的建筑廢料制成的, 碳排放量不足傳統(tǒng)磚的十分之一, 故選D項(xiàng)。G項(xiàng)(但是, 如果我們增加我們的好奇心, 我們可以獲得幸福和更多的生活意義)與第一句構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系, 且下一句中的It指代選項(xiàng)中的curiosity, 符合語境。 19. 語境推斷。C項(xiàng)(事物的奧秘有著無法被清楚回答的問題)起到承上啟下的作用, 符合語境。drop off順便把某人/某物送到某處；send on轉(zhuǎn)寄，轉(zhuǎn)投(信件等）；pick out挑選；leave aside不予考慮，擱置一邊。inside it was a bath with much leaf litter和下文的for he could dig and bury himself in — the animal39。under our front gate ready to go home可知，針鼴在試圖逃跑(escape)。 39. Which。此處為live a(n)…life的結(jié)構(gòu), 設(shè)空處應(yīng)填不定冠詞, 且abundant的發(fā)音以元音音素開頭, 故填an。句意為:那時(shí)候, 村莊里的大多數(shù)人生活在貧困線以下, 這意味著他們只買得起食物和基本的衣服, 但很少買自行車或電視之類的東西。 42. 考查介詞。根據(jù)句意可知, 此處表示“流行趨勢”, 設(shè)空處修飾名詞trends, 應(yīng)用形容詞, 故填fashionable