“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.
What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Most of the students think stress can do harm them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually that someone turns to psychological (心理的)doctors because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.
On the other hand, other people argue that stress is
not a bad thing. They stress can
produce momentum(动力）in the end. Fo
r them, right
attitude and action can reduce stress and make it .
When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could
go to an ideal for further
education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I
deeply knew was not easy for
us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life
in the future. the saying
goes, “no pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want
to let her down. At last, I did measure up(达到标准） to my
mom’s expectation and go to college .
Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think
stress is a bad thing.
Overall, stress is not a bad thing in . The key is how we deal with it.
1.A. for B. in C. to D. of
2.A. began with B. showed off C. gave up D. cheered for
3.A. wonder B. decide C. promise D. hear
4.A. doubt B. believe C. disagree D. forget
5.A. useful B. difficult C. strange D. terrible
6.A. company B. college C. factory D. f arm
7.A. life B. spirit C. opinion D. silence
8.A. Then B. But C. As D. Or
9.A. quietly B. wildly C. specially D. successfully
10.A. himself B. myself C. itself D. herself
Nothing can be done _______ he returns.
A. as B. before C. while D. until
We must ________ourselves _______our work.
A. strict in; with B. be strict with; with C. be strict with; in D. strict with; in
—Could you tell me when________ in Bangkok?
—Sorry, I don’t know. I even want to know what to do when ________.
A. to arrive, to arrive B. arriving, to arrive
C. to arrive, arriving D. should we arrive, arriving
Our teacher found her ___ and gave her some different homework to do every day.
A. was clever B. was a clever girl C. clever girl D. a clever girl
