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DFeel down?Hug a tree!Recently,many Chinese young people have turned totrees to help with their stress.Sounds strange?36It can be explained by the“biophilia hypothesis(亲生命假说)”.It was pointed outby US scientist Edward Wilson in 1984.He said that humans are born to love beingaround other living things.37 This idea helps to explain why people prefer naturaland green places to cities.It's also one of the reasons why people love cute pets.38 A study in 2021 reported that the activity can increase oxytocin().The higher the level of oxytocin is,the quieter and happier you may be.Hugging treesfor only 21 seconds can lead to an increase in it.Another one is called cortisol()that is a sign of stress.39 Hugging trees helps cut cortisol production,whichmakes us feel better.Although the activity is helpful to us,it's important to keep in mind that weshouldn't hurt nature while doing it.Many living things live on the trees.40 Youshould be soft when hugging trees-just like how you hug a friend!根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填人文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。A.They are too small to be seen.B.Humans'love for nature is“in our DNA”.C.There's science behind the act of tree-hugging.D.Some studies have looked into why tree-hugging can help with our health.E.The brain produces more of it when the person is worried,angry,or very sad.三、完形填空(15小题，每小题1分，共15分)先通读短文，登握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填人相应空白处的最佳答案。Matt and Allie waited at the sign-up table,carrying their sketch )Theycouldn't wait to start making the kite they'd designed )for the High FlyerCompetition.The line was long.Two teenagers stood in front of them.Matt stared attheir sketch with his eyes opened 41."Look!Theirs is better than 42.Their kite looks'like an airplane,but our kiteis a boring diamond(金刚钻)，”he said_43_without letting others hear him.Allie nodded as she saw the kids behind them 44 a kite that looked like aspaceship！After signing in,Allie and Matt walked home with their heads 45.Alliesuggested adding a cool tail to their kite 46 the others were so beautiful."I thinkwe should 47 our kite,and don't care about others'.We just want to 48not to make it look pretty.The kite that flies the 49 and longest will win,"Mattsaid.Allie.nodded,"If there are too maon.our_kite,.it will.be pretty.50So it can't fly high anymore.The day of the competition came.Matt ran with the kite and Allie let out the string()九年级英语·第6页（共8页）