D．had worked on an important project for too long

　　D　[细节理解题。由第一段前两句可知，作者长时间在做一个很重要的项目。]

　　2．The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means" "．

　　A．unsuccessful　　 B．unrelated

　　C．uninteresting D．unexpected

　　A　[词义猜测题。根据画线部分前面的表示转折的连词but可知，洗澡、做美食与家人共享和看电影都没有效果，都没有使作者振作起来，故A项与画线部分意思接近。]

　　3．In the author's opinion， ．

　　A．a bath can make people relaxed

　　B．depression is usually caused by hard work

　　C．walking in a busy city centre harms people's health

　　D．adults should express their inner feelings freely

　　D　[推理判断题。结合第二段最后一句以及最后一段的内容可推知作者认为成年人总是刻意隐藏自己的童心，压抑自己的情感，结果使自己情绪低落。成年人应该放松自己，放飞心灵，多与大自然接触。D项切题。]

　　B

　　On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky.The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.

　　Every window in our wooden house has a view，and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before.Each look reminds us where we are.

　　There is space for our three boys to play outside，to shoot arrows，collect tree seeds，build earth houses and climb trees.

Our kids have learned the names of the trees，and with the names have come