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“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.
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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.
小题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. |
小题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 |
小题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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books. Now there are also movies, such as Dr. Doolittle. When you watch animals, it seems clear that they
can communicate with each other. Many people wonder why people can't also communicate with them.
Scientists know how some animals communicate. Bees, for example, use their bodies. They do a kind of
dance to give information about food. Birds, on the other hand, share information with sounds. They use
certain sounds to protect their homes and to stay together when they fly. Some male (雄性) birds use lovely
songs to attract a female (雌性). Other animals communicate with both body movements and sounds. For
example, dogs wag their tails when they are happy, and they bark when they are excited.
People used to think it was possible to teach human language to animals. Parrots and other birds, for
example, can learn to say words. But the birds just repeat the words. They don't understand them. Some
American scientists tried to teach English to chimpanzees (黑猩猩), close relatives of human beings. However,
this was impossible. Chimpanzees can't move their mouths the right way. They could never learn to speak like
people.
Then scientists tried to teach human language to chimpanzees in other ways. Some tried with American
Sign Language (ASL). Others tried with a simple computer. But chimpanzees could only learn to use a few
words. They could never learn to use grammar. Their brains are very different from the brains of human
beings.
Now some scientists are studying the same points between human and animal language. In fact, some
animals use sounds like people do. Dogs, for example, use an unpleasant, low sound to tell other dogs to stay
away. People, too, use that kind of voice to say the same things. A dog's noisy bark communicate that
something is happening. People use the same high tone when they shout, "Watch out!"
Scientists want to understand the language of other animals, such as whales and bears. To do this, they
go out to the animals' natural homes. They watch the animals for days or even years. They take pictures and
make tape recordings and share the information with other scientists. In this way, they hope to learn more
about the way animals communicate, and maybe someday we'll be able to communicate better with them.
B. attract other bees
C. show they are happy
D. play with other bees
B. and they make up new words, too
C. and they use grammar, too
D. but they forget them quickly
B. different sounds to mean the same thing
C. a low sound to keep others away
D. a high sound to keep others away
B. Dogs wag their tails when they are angry.
C. Chimpanzees can learn to use some grammar.
D. Birds use sounds to stay together.
B. how scientists are studying animals' communication
C. how people might communicate with animals
D. how animals communicate with each other