Is Fresh Air Really Good for You? We all grew up hearing people tell us to "go out and get some fresh air." 1 According to recent studies, the answer is a big YES, if the air quality in your camping area is good. 2 If the air you're breathing is clean — which it would be if you're away from the smog of cities — then the air is filled with life-giving, energizing oxygen. If you exercise out of doors, your body will learn to breathe more deeply, allowing even more oxygen to get to your muscles and your brain. Recently, people have begun studying the connection between the natural world and healing. 3 . In these places patients can go to be near nature during their recovery. It turns out that just looking at green, growing things can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and put people into a better mood. Greenery is good for us. Hospital patients who see tree branches out their window are likely to recover at a faster rate than patients who see buildings or sky instead. 4 It gives us a great feeling of peace. 5 While the sun's rays can age and harm our skin, they also give us beneficial Vitamin D. To make sure you get enough Vitamin D — but still protect your skin — put on sunscreen right as you head outside. It takes sunscreen about fifteen minutes to start working, and that's plenty of time for your skin to absorb a day's worth of Vitamin D.A. Fresh air cleans our lungs.B. Being in nature refreshes us.C. So what are you waiting for?D. Another side benefit of getting fresh air is sunlight.E. Just as importantly, we tend to associate air with health care.F. But is fresh air really as good for you as your mother always said?G. All across the country, recovery centers have begun building Healing Gardens.(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Is Fresh Air Really Good for You?
We all grew up hearing people tell us to "go out and get some fresh air." 1 According to recent studies, the answer is a big YES, if the air quality in your camping area is good.
2 If the air you're breathing is clean — which it would be if you're away from the smog of cities — then the air is filled with life-giving, energizing oxygen. If you exercise out of doors, your body will learn to breathe more deeply, allowing even more oxygen to get to your muscles and your brain.
Recently, people have begun studying the connection between the natural world and healing. 3 . In these places patients can go to be near nature during their recovery. It turns out that just looking at green, growing things can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and put people into a better mood. Greenery is good for us. Hospital patients who see tree branches out their window are likely to recover at a faster rate than patients who see buildings or sky instead. 4 It gives us a great feeling of peace.
5 While the sun's rays can age and harm our skin, they also give us beneficial Vitamin D. To make sure you get enough Vitamin D — but still protect your skin — put on sunscreen right as you head outside. It takes sunscreen about fifteen minutes to start working, and that's plenty of time for your skin to absorb a day's worth of Vitamin D.
A. Fresh air cleans our lungs.
B. Being in nature refreshes us.
C. So what are you waiting for?
D. Another side benefit of getting fresh air is sunlight.
E. Just as importantly, we tend to associate air with health care.
F. But is fresh air really as good for you as your mother always said?
G. All across the country, recovery centers have begun building Healing Gardens.
题目解答
答案
- (1)F
- (2)A
- (3)G
- (4)B
- (5)D
解析
本题为英语阅读填空题,考查学生对文章逻辑关系和语境的理解能力。解题核心在于分析上下文语义衔接,通过段落主题和空格前后句的提示信息,选择最符合逻辑的选项。关键点包括:
- 识别段落主题:每段围绕一个核心观点展开(如新鲜空气的健康益处、阳光的作用等);
- 匹配逻辑关系:通过疑问句、总结句、举例句等句式判断空格处应填内容的类型;
- 锁定关键词:如"fresh air"、"natural world"、"sunlight"等,帮助快速定位选项。
第(1)题
空格前提出“人们常说要多呼吸新鲜空气”,空格后以“根据研究,答案是肯定的”作答。此处需引出问题,F选项“但新鲜空气真的像你母亲说的那样对你有好处吗?”通过反问句自然衔接上下文。
第(2)题
空格后说明“干净空气富含氧气,能提升身体活力”,A选项“新鲜空气清洁我们的肺部”作为总结句,直接呼应段落主题(新鲜空气的健康作用)。
第(3)题
空格后提到“恢复中心建造愈合花园”,G选项“全国各地的恢复中心已经开始建造愈合花园”通过具体实例引出下文,与后文内容形成逻辑连贯。
第(4)题
空格后强调“绿色植物能带来平静感”,B选项“在自然中使我们恢复”通过总结句概括自然环境的心理益处。
第(5)题
空格后讨论“阳光的双刃剑作用”,D选项“获得新鲜空气的另一个好处是阳光”通过过渡句引出新话题,与后文衔接自然。