Unit 1 Nature 同步练习题-2023-2024学年高中英语上外版（2020）必修第二册

上外版必修二Unit1练习题 Vocabulary Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words and phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. Note that there is one word or phrase more than you need. A. entertaining B. renewal C. uncover D. approach E. administer F. urgent G.improve H. luxury I. electric J. struggling K. connection Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative For centuries, poets and philosophers sang high praise of the benefits of a walk in the woods: Beethoven drew inspiration from rocks and trees; Wordsworth composed while walking over the heath (荒野); and Nikola Tesla conceived the 1._____ motor while visiting a park. Attracted by the 2. _____ in the natural world, Florence Williams sets out to 3._____ the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain. In this informative and 4. _____ account, Williams investigates cutting-edge research as she travels to fragrant cypress (柏树) forests in Korea to meet the rangers who 5. _____ "forest healing programs", to the green hills of Scotland and its “eco therapeutic" 6. _____ to caring for the mentally ill, to a river trip in Idaho with Iraqi vets suffering from PTSD (创伤后精神紧张性障碍) , to the West Virginia mountains where she discovers how being outside helps children with ADHD (注意力不集中症). The Nature Fix demonstrates that our 7. _____ to nature is much more important to our knowledge than we think and that even small amounts to exposure to the living world can 8. _____ our creativity and enhance our mood. In prose that is cutting, witty and 9. _____, Williams shows how time in nature is not a 10. _____ but is in fact essential to our humanity. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas are more urgent than ever. How to Care for Your Tree 1. Water the newly planted tree. Once the tree is planted, water it and keep up a 11. _____ schedule of watering. Water the tree every day for several weeks to let the 12. _____ get estab