七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。(共8分，每小题2分)

Tommy had always liked going to the zoo.60     .He decided to go to an animal shelter (收容所)near his house.

As he arrived, he was surprised, because he heard lions even from the parking lot. The shelter was clean and the volunteers working there were very helpful.

61     . Zoos had beautiful homes set up for each animal, but you could not get near the animals at all. At this shelter, he was close enough to reach out and touch some animals, even they were in cages(笼子). There weren’t so many people, either, so it seemed like a more personal experience.

The best part about the place was the stories. 62    . These were hard luck stories with a happy ending. Someone at this shelter had stepped up to take care of the animals, and now Tommy could enjoy meeting them and learn from them.

63    . All the visitors thanked the volunteers and made a donation(捐赠)when it was finally time to go. It made them feel good to be helping out any way they could.

A. Shelters always need money and help

B. But today, he wanted to go somewhere different

C. Tommy found that the shelter is different from a zoo

D. His classmates will visit the animal shelter next week

E. Each animal had a story posted up on the side of their cage

八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题2分)

Today, young people spend about six hours a day in front of a TV or a computer and less than four minutes playing outdoors. It is not healthy for the mind and the body when time spent using technology replaces outdoor time.

Some health experts(专家)call green time “vitamin G”. Kids who don’t get outdoors much are likely to have trouble in school. Doctors believe that is because being outdoors excites the mind more than sitting around indoors. Even those who usually spend a lot of time outdoors notice a difference when they don’t get green time. Madelyne P., 14, says, “I feel more tired when I don’t get outdoors.”

Researchers believe the positive(积极的)effects of green time come from the physical activity in pastimes such as hiking or boating. Exercise produces brain chemicals that improve learning, mood, and sleep. It also improves learning by increasing connections between nerve cells that are important in learning and memory. Some schools hold classes outside for those reasons. Student Hannah Smith, 18, says she believes the outdoors helps her focus and gets her to learn. Learning in a forest sparked her interest in art and photography, too.

Even doctors are helping give their patients a dose of vitamin G. Miller writes “park prescriptions(处方)” for her patients because, she says, “being outdoors is good for health.” She finds that when she gives patients park prescriptions, they are likely to continue with them.

Getting outdoors can be simple, just like calling together your family fora picnic lunch. All it takes is five minutes or more of green time. Get outside, and get your vitamin G!

64. Do young people today spend more time in front of a TV than playing outdoors?

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65. What do some health experts call green time?

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66. Where do the positive effects of green time come from?

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67. Why does Miller write ―park prescriptions‖ for her patients?

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68. What does the passage mainly tell us about vitamin G?

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