五、任务型阅读。
Connecting with nature
How do you feel when you hear birds singing freely in the trees? What's your feeling when you see butterflies dancing slowly and lightly in the wind? Whether you love researching the outdoors or watching far away, getting close to nature can take your mind off your worries and make you feel relaxed.
What is nature?
Nature means the world around us that is not man-made, including birds, mountains, trees, the sea and the stars. It's also a force that controls things like weather. We can find nature wherever we are and wherever we go—beaches, gardens, parks, rivers, and even unexpected places like cracks(裂缝) in the stones.
Why does nature make us feel good?
Spending time in nature brings peace, joy and wonder to our lives. It takes us outdoors, gets us active and lets us care more about the environment. Even a little gift of nature can make us feel free and hopeful, such as breathing in fresh air, listening to the wind in the trees or standing at a mountain. Ralphie, who is 10, likes being close to nature on a bike with his family. He says, "It makes us feel happy and takes our mind off things because we have to pay attention. We are away from traffic and we hear more birdsong and see more wild animals."
How can we feel closer to nature?
Feeling closer to nature is easy. We can build a connection with nature wherever we are using our senses. Try listening closely to birdsong, smelling flowers and feeling sand between our fingers. Paint a picture and take photos of the natural places that we like best. They may help us feel closer to the natural world. It's important to try and connect with nature, notice its beauty and how it makes us feel.
Connecting with nature
| Introduction | ★ Take your (1) off your worries.
★ Make you feel relaxed. |
| --- | --- |
| Definitions（定义） | ★ The world (2) us that is not created by people.
★ A (3) that controls things like weather. |
| (4) | ★ Bring peace, joy and wonder to our lives.
★ Take us outdoors, get us active and let us (5) more about the environment.
★ Feel free and hopeful when breathing in fresh air, (6) to the wind in the trees or standing at a mountain. |
| Ways | ★ (7) to get closer to nature.
★ Use our (8) to build a connection.
★ Listen closely to birdsong, smell flowers and (9) sand between our fingers.
★ Paint a picture and take photos of our (10) natural places. |

1. mind 2. around/near/among 3. force 4. Reasons/Causes 5. care 6. listening 7. Easy/Simple 8. senses 9. feel 10. favourite

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读，解题思路是先通读原文把握各部分主题，再针对每个空格所在句子，定位原文对应语句，提取匹配词汇，同时注意并列结构的词性一致等细节，确保答案符合原文内容与语境。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段最后一句“getting close to nature can take your mind off your worries”，提取词汇mind；
2. 定位原文第二段第一句“Nature means the world around us that is not man-made”，提取词汇around；
3. 定位原文第二段第二句“It's also a force that controls things like weather”，提取词汇force；
4. 该部分对应原文“Why does nature make us feel good?”，主题为原因，故填Reasons；
5. 定位原文第三段第二句“lets us care more about the environment”，提取词汇care；
6. 定位原文第三段第三句“such as breathing in fresh air, listening to the wind in the trees or standing at a mountain”，并列结构需用动名词，提取listening；
7. 定位原文第四段第一句“Feeling closer to nature is easy”，提取词汇Easy；
8. 定位原文第四段第二句“using our senses”，提取词汇senses；
9. 定位原文第四段第三句“Try listening closely to birdsong, smelling flowers and feeling sand between our fingers”，并列结构用动词原形，提取feel；
10. 定位原文第四段第四句“take photos of the natural places that we like best”，转换为形容词favourite，符合语境。
【答案】
1. mind 2. around 3. force 4. Reasons 5. care 6. listening 7. Easy 8. senses 9. feel 10. favourite
【知识点】
任务型阅读、信息定位、词汇匹配
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读基础题型，侧重考查学生从原文提取特定信息的能力，需准确对应原文内容，注意并列结构的词性一致等细节，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7