“Tomato plants at the Royal Horticultural Society’s(英国皇家园艺学会) gardens will listen to voices through MP3 earphones for 30 days,” a reporter told people in a newspaper. At a time, many English people couldn’t believe in such a thing and some people even laughed at it.

Gardeners did the experiment by themselves. They wrote down how the tomato plants grew before, during and after the experiment. And then they compared the results with other tomato plants.

“We are taking it very seriously even though a lot of people may think it is a joke. However, studies show that certain sounds do help plants grow better,” the gardeners told a reporter.

“We want to get different kinds of voices. Through this experiment, we hope to find the most plant-friendly human sound for plants to grow,” said the gardeners.

“The plants will listen to poems, stories and songs,” the gardeners added.

Now, let our plants enjoy beautiful music.

1.How did the Royal gardens prove （证明）themselves?

A. Through the reporter himself.

B. By the experiment done by gardeners.

C. Through the gardeners and reporter.

D. By the results from common gardens.

2.By the experiment, we can learn that             .

A. stories especially suit green plants

B. many plants prefer the same voices

C. some plants prefer to talk to people

D. some sounds help plants grow better

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People weren’t sure of the report at first.

B. The gardeners themselves did the study.

C. The gardeners hope to find the best voices.

D. Plants love to listen to all kinds of sounds.

阅读理解

　　Most children like to watch TV. It's very interesting. By watching TV they can see a lot, learn a lot and know many things about their country and about the world. Of course they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily on TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can't see anything over radio.

　　TV helps to open children's eyes. TV helps to open their minds(智力), too. They learn newer ways of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before.

　　Many children watch TV on Saturday or Sunday evenings. They are always busy with(忙于) their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They usually go to bed very late. They can't have good rest. How about you?

1．________ is very interesting.

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2．Many children can see a lot and know many things ________.

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A．by listening to the radio

B．by singing English songs

C．by listening to the tape

D．by watching TV

3．TV can help children open their ________.

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4．Most children watch TV ________.

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A．on weekend evening

B．on weekend morning

C．every night

D．On Saturday

5．________ are busy with their classes.

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