“TomatoplantsattheRoyalHorticulturalSociety’s(英国皇家园艺学会)gardenswilllistentovoicesthroughMP3earphonesfor30days”areportertoldpeopleinanewspaper.AtatimemanyEnglishpeoplecouldn’tbelievein

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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.

 

Answer 1

 

1.B

2.D                 

3.D                                              

  

分 析：
本文主要讲诉了园丁们给植物播放音乐，能够促进植物生长。刚开始听到这个消息的时候很多人都不相信，甚至嘲笑他们。但是园丁们一直做实验，寻找最适合植物的声音。 

1.细节理解题。句意：皇家园艺如何证明他们自己？结合文中：Gardeners did the experiment by themselves. 园丁们自己做实验，可知答案选B。

2.细节理解题。句意：通过实验，我们能够知道什么？结合第三段中. However studies show that certain sounds do help plants grow better 然而，研究显示，一定的声音确实能够帮助植物长得更好。故选D。                

3.细节理解题。句意：根据文章，下列那种说法不正确？结合文中 let our plants enjoy beautiful music.让我们的植物欣赏优美的音乐。可知答案选D。                        

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