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【题目】 You may have wondered why there are fish tanks (at many doctor's and dentist's offices.Actually these medical professionals are trying to keep their working areas less stressful with the help of fish tanks.Because of the soft bubbling (冒泡声) from the fish tanks,their patients are expected to feel less nervous or worried when staying there.

The sound of running water can make people feel relaxed.For this reason,places where water keeps running are often considered good choices for people to have deep thoughts and stay relaxed in mind.Even a small tabletop fountain (喷泉) can make a workspace more relaxing.Unlike loud noises,repeated natural sounds remind us that everything is OK." These slow but soft sounds are just the ones that bring us no harm,"said Orfeu Buxton,a professor at Pennsylvania State University." It seems like they are saying,' Don't worry ;don't worry ;don't worry."

Besides bringing a sense of peace to your indoor space,a fountain can also prevent noises from coming inside.I recently had a small indoor fountain for my workspace.I enjoy the fountain even when I'm not working at home.

If you want to have an indoor fountain too,there are plenty of wonderful ones on sale,which may cost you a lot.You can try making one yourself,using some inexpensive materials,like I did.And you will always keep it around ---- 1,000 doctor's offices can't be wrong about the relaxing effects of running water.

【1】From the first paragraph,we can learn that ______.

A.bubbling from fish tanks is a little bit noisy

B.bubbling from the fish tanks makes patients less worried

C.doctors like to collect the fish tanks in their offices

D.patients feel relaxed when they see a doctor

【2】According to the passage,Mr.Li feels nervous and worried,he should go to ______.

A.a public libraryB.a science museum

C.a shopping centerD.a forest river

【3】The underlined word " they"refers to “______”.

A.doctors and dentistsB.loud noises outside

C.tabletop fountainsD.repeated natural sounds

【4】What do we know about the writer's fountain ?

A.It cost the writer a lot of money.B.It was made by the writer himself.

C.The writer bought it from a store.D.The writer doesn't like it anymore.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文从医生办公室的鱼缸谈起，说明流水声能让人感觉到放松。鱼缸里冒出的气泡声，病人在呆在那里时不会感到紧张或担心。一个小的桌面喷泉使工作空间更大放松。

【1】

细节题。根据第1段第2句“Because of the soft bubbling from the fish tanks, their patients are expected to feel less nervous or worried when staying there.（因为来自鱼缸里的轻轻的气泡声，他们的病人在呆在那里时不会感到紧张或担心。）”可知“从第一段，我们可以了解到，鱼缸里冒出的气泡让病人不那么担心。”故选B。

【2】

细节题。根据第2段第1句“The sound of running water can make people feel relaxed.（流水声能使人感到轻松。）”和第二段内容可知“李先生感到紧张和担心，他应该去森林河。”故选D。

【3】

细节题。根据上文“Even a small tabletop fountain (喷泉) can make a workspace more relaxing. Unlike loud noises, repeated natural sounds remind us that everything is OK（即使是一个小的桌面喷泉也能使工作空间更大放松。不像巨大的噪音，重复的自然声音提醒我们一切都是好的）”可知此句忠“It seems like they are saying,' Don't worry ;don't worry; don't worry."（他们好像在说：‘别担心；别担心；别担心。’）”的“they”指的是“重复的自然声音”，故选D。

【4】

细节题。根据第4段第2句“You can try making one yourself, using some inexpensive materials, like I did.（你可以试着自己做一个，用一些便宜的材料，就像我做的那样。）”可知“喷泉是作者自己做的”。故选B。