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今天的原创练习取材于近期英美健康新闻的热点——「自然处方 Nature Prescriptions」。医生开始给病人开的药方不是药片，而是"每周去海边走走、看看鸟、种种菜"。阅读部分 4 题、七选五 36–40（配文 The Secret Power of Curiosity 好奇心的秘密力量），题量与形式完全按高考全国卷要求命制，全文原创。建议限时 20 分钟完成。
阅读理解（共 4 题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
At a health centre on the Shetland Islands, the doctor's next piece of advice may sound unusual: "Go to the beach twice a week, and watch the birds while you are there." In several countries, doctors are now allowed to write what are informally called "nature prescriptions" — recommendations to spend regular time outdoors as part of a patient's treatment.
The idea is simple to run. Instead of costly medicine, the doctor hands over a calendar of local outdoor activities: coastal walks, community gardening, bird watching. Most of the activities are free and within walking distance, which matters in areas where patients may have little spare money. Health workers then check in with patients a few weeks later — not to ask whether the "medicine" was taken, but to talk about what they noticed on the way.
The evidence behind the scheme is growing. Studies have found that about twenty minutes in a green space can measurably lower stress hormones, and that attention improves after walking among trees. In Canada, some doctors can even issue passes that give patients free entry to national parks, on the theory that a yearly pass is cheaper than a year of anxiety-related doctor visits.
Nobody claims that trees can replace tablets. Patients with serious conditions still need proper medical care, and organizers are careful to describe nature as a partner to treatment, not a substitute. "What we are really prescribing," one doctor explains, "is a change of scene and a bit of movement — and the fact that it comes with a sea view is a bonus."
1. What do "nature prescriptions" refer to in the passage?
A. Doctors' advice to spend regular time outdoors as part of treatment.
B. New medicines made from plants found in green spaces.
C. Free tickets to national parks for all patients.
D. Exercise plans designed by personal trainers.
2. Why does the scheme mainly use free, nearby activities?
A. Because patients dislike travelling far for exercise.
B. Because many patients have little spare money.
C. Because doctors want patients to walk to the hospital.
D. Because outdoor activities nearby are medically stronger.
3. What does Paragraph 3 tell us about time in green spaces?
A. It works better than anxiety medicines in every case.
B. It should last at least an hour to show any effect.
C. It can reduce stress and improve attention.
D. It has been studied mainly in Canadian national parks.
4. How do organizers describe the role of nature, according to the last paragraph?
A. A full replacement for medical treatment.
B. A partner that works alongside proper treatment.
C. A bonus offered only to patients with serious conditions.
D. A cheaper cure for all stress-related illnesses.
七选五（第 36–40 题，两项多余）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Secret Power of Curiosity
When you were little, you probably asked "why" a hundred times a day. Then school, schedules and worry about exams took over, and most of us quietly stopped asking. 36 Researchers have found that curiosity is one of the strongest engines of learning — and unlike talent, it can be trained.
Curiosity changes how the brain stores information. In one study, people were shown a list of faces they had never seen before. Before some of the faces, a question appeared: "Will you like this person?" Those who were curious remembered far more — and not only the faces they had asked about. 37
So how can students put this to work? Simple: before you study, turn the material into questions. 38 Hunting for answers keeps the mind awake in a way that passive reading never does.
Curiosity also builds courage. 39 Every question you dare to ask makes the next one easier, and a classroom where questions are welcome becomes a place where mistakes can teach.
Best of all, curiosity is free and endless. 40 As one teacher puts it, "The students who go furthest are not the ones with all the answers, but the ones with the best questions."
A. Some teachers believe that regular tests are the only fair way to measure real progress.
B. Yet curiosity is not a childish habit we should grow out of.
C. Curiosity, it seems, puts the whole brain into a state where it gladly takes in everything nearby.
D. Instead of reading a chapter straight through, first turn its headings into questions.
E. Smartphones can answer most questions in seconds, which makes asking them feel unnecessary.
F. People who ask questions in class are not smarter; they have simply made friends with not knowing.
G. The world is full of wonders; you only need to keep the questions coming.
答案与解析
阅读理解
1. A 第一段 "doctors are now allowed to write what are informally called 'nature prescriptions' — recommendations to spend regular time outdoors as part of a patient's treatment" → 自然处方即医生建议病人定期进行户外活动作为治疗的一部分，选 A。B「用绿植制成的新药」曲解（不是真的药）；C「所有病人都能得到免费国家公园门票」以偏概全（是加拿大部分医生的做法，且只是例子）；D「私人教练设计的锻炼计划」无中生有。
2. B 第二段 "Most of the activities are free and within walking distance, which matters in areas where patients may have little spare money" → 免费、就近是因为病人余钱不多，选 B。A「病人不喜欢远行」未提及（原文说的是"钱"而非"意愿"）；C「让病人走去医院」曲解（是就近活动，与去医院无关）；D「就近活动药效更强」无中生有。
3. C 第三段 "about twenty minutes in a green space can measurably lower stress hormones, and that attention improves after walking among trees" → 绿色空间里的时间能降压、提升注意力，选 C。A「比焦虑药都管用」过度引申（末段明确说不能替代药物）；B「至少一小时才见效」与"二十分钟"矛盾；D「主要在加拿大研究」偷换概念（加拿大发通行证只是另一例，研究并非只在那里）。
4. B 末段 "organizers are careful to describe nature as a partner to treatment, not a substitute" → 自然是治疗的伙伴而非替代品，选 B。A「完全替代医学治疗」与原句 not a substitute 直接相反；C「只给重症病人的额外福利」曲解（sea view bonus 是对所有参与者的比喻性说法）；D「对所有压力相关疾病的更廉价疗法」过度引申。
七选五
36. B 上句"上学、日程和考试焦虑接管了生活，我们大多数人不声不响地不再提问了"。B「然而好奇心并不是我们该'长大戒掉'的孩子气习惯」以 yet 转折，承接"不再提问"并引出下句"研究者发现好奇心是学习最强的引擎之一"。
37. C 上句实验结果：好奇的人记住的远不止自己问过的那些脸。C「看来，好奇心会让整个大脑进入一种状态——乐于接收眼前的一切」解释"为什么没问的脸也记住了"，与实验发现形成因果衔接。
38. D 上句"学习前，先把材料变成问题"。D「别一上来就从头到尾通读章节，先把小标题变成问题」给出"变成问题"的具体做法，与下句"搜寻答案让头脑保持清醒"连贯。
39. F 上句"好奇心还能培养勇气"。F「课堂上举手提问的人并不是更聪明，他们只是学会了与'不知道'和平相处」解释提问需要勇气、勇气可培养，引出下句"你敢问的每个问题都让下一个更容易"。
40. G 上句"好奇心免费且取之不尽"。G「世界满是奇妙之事，你只需要让问题源源不断」承接"endless"，呼应"free"，并自然引出教师引言收束全文。
多余项：A（有些老师认为定期测验才是衡量进步的唯一公平方式）谈"测验与评价"，与"好奇心促进学习"的论证无关；E（智能手机几秒就能回答大多数问题，让提问显得没必要）与全文"要保持提问"的立场相反。
觉得有用点个【在看】，明天继续更～想看哪类题型，留言告诉我。
