I just got back from a water park. What a day! What makes it even better is that I should have been at work. You might be wondering, what good reason does an adult have to be at a water park on a weekday? I’ll give you some good reasons.

You’re in a state of childlike happiness.

When did we become so serious? Why is it more fun to discuss business at an expensive restaurant than to go on a water slide? Kids are smart. They know what is fun and they know how to be happy. A water park is the best place to learn from the best. Stop being such an adult. Head for the biggest, maddest slide you can find.

You let go of your inhibitions.

You are never more real than when you’re playing a water slide. You can be yourself. It feels great. On the scariest slides, you probably feel like screaming(尖叫). It’s okay. You can. Nobody will think you’re queer. Find the maddest slide you can, feel the drop and start screaming.

You get wet—and it doesn’t matter.

How often do you really feel the happiness of being wet? Sure, you take showers, but that’s not the same. When it rains, we open an umbrella. When we see a puddle(水坑), we walk around it. At a water park, it’s your task to get wet.

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Before you go to a water park, it’s natural to feel too busy for it. “Oh I have too much to do,” you say. “I haven’t time for such childish things.” Please ignore those voices and go anyway. You have so much fun that you realize just how unimportant most of your problems are. You can be equipped to deal with adult life again. If you want to solve problems, it’s essential that you stay positive. Water parks make you happy. Nothing boosts your mood faster, and that means you’re more effective in the morning.

1.What did the author think of his/her visit to the water park?

A Boring.

B Tiring.

C Costly.

D Pleasant.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段的“What a day! What makes it even better...”可知，作者去水上乐园玩得很开心。故选D。

2.Which of the following best explains “queer” underlined in Paragraph 3?

A Strange.

B Sufficient.

C Independent.

D Determined.

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据划线部分前面的“You can be yourself.”和“you probably feel like screaming. It’s okay. ”可知，在水上乐园你可以做自己。你可以大喊大叫，因此这些别的地方做起来可能会奇怪的（strange）事情在这里都没关系。故选A。

3.Which can be put back into the blank?

A You relax yourself by screaming and playing.

B The next day you feel completely relaxed.

C You realize your problems aren’t that big of a deal.

D You get to spend the whole day with your family.

解析：选C。C 段落大意题。根据最后一段中的“You have so much fun that you realize just how unimportant most of your problems are.”可知，该段主要讲述在水上乐园面前，任何问题都不值得一提，即使你遇到了难题，也会以乐观的心态轻松面对，从而有更好的精力去完成后面的人生体验。故选C。

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A A history textbook.

B A news report.

C A detective novel.

D A travel brochure.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。本文作者推荐大家去水上乐园玩一玩，是关于旅行游玩方面的文章，因此我们最有可能在旅游小册子上读到。故选D。