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Royal Horticultural (园艺的) Society carried out an experiment to find that the voice of a woman gardener
makes plants grow faster.
The experiment lasted a month and by the end of the study scientists managed to discover that tomato
plants grew two inches taller when women gardeners talked to them instead of male.
Sarah Darwin was the one of making the plants registered the best growth. Her voice was the most
"inspiring" for plants than the voices of nine other gardeners when reading a passage from The Origin of
Species. The great-great-granddaughter of the famous botanist Charles Darwin found that her plant grew
about two inches taller than the plant of the best male gardener.
Colin Crosbie, Garden Superintendent (主管人) at RHS, said that the findings cannot yet be explained.
He presumes (认定) that that women have a greater range of pitch (音调) and tone which might have a
certain effect on the sound waves that reach the plant. "Sound waves are an environmental effect just like
rain or light," said Mr. Crosbie.
The study began in April at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey. Scientists started with open auditions (试听,
试演) for the people who were asked to record passages from John Wyndham"s The day of the Triffids,
Shakespeare"s A Midsummer Night"s Dream and Darwin"s The Origin of Species.
Afterwards researchers selected a number of different voices and played them to 10 tomato plants during
a period of a month. Each plant had headphones connected to it. Through the headphones the sound waves
could hit the plants. Scientists decided to leave two plants in silence, thus to be positive that the experiment
is fair. It was discovered that plants that"listened" to female voices on average grew taller by an inch in
comparison to plants that heard male voices.
Sarah Darwin said, "I think it is an honor to have a voice that can make tomatoes grow, and especially
fitting because for a number of years I have been studying wild tomatoes from the Galapagos Islands at the
Natural History Museum in London."
B. A botanical experiment in a museum.
C. Strange phenomenon at Royal Horticultural Society.
D. Voice influence on plant growing.
B. Sound is basic nutrition to the plant.
C. Sound has a good effect as rain or light does.
D. Plants are hungry for sound as well as rain and light.
B. A garden superintendent.
C. A gardener.
D. An environmentalist.
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 Plants grow faster if you talk to them and the effect is even better i】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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development, a leading education expert said.
Lilian Katz, Professor of Education at the University of Illinois, said that four-year-olds engaged in reading
and writing went on to perform worse academically than those engaged in imaginative learning. They scored
higher in tests at the age of 5, but children whose first year at school was stimulating outstripped them four
years later.
The findings suggest that the government"s structured approach to early years" learning could be storing
up problems for children. They also raise serious questions about the plan for all children to be able to read
by the age of 6.
In many countries formal teaching does not start until children are 6 or 7 and have improved their social
and manual skills. Children start learning to read and write at 6 in the United States, France and Germany,
and at 7 in Finland and Sweden.
Professor Katz said that in many schools the courses were"boring children to tears". Much academic
teaching required children to learn by memorizing pieces of information out of context, she said. Teaching
in reception class should instead allow children to develop their intellect by exploring their environments
and asking questions.
"Research suggests the benefits of formal academic instruction for four-and five-year-olds seem to be
promising when they are tested early, but considerably less so in the long term. When these children are
followed over a period of three or more years, those who had early experience in more intellectually engaging
curricula were more likely to do well in school than their peers, who had received early academic instruction."
She advocates teaching children through first-hand experience and play, in mixed-aged classes. This can
include puppet shows, drawing or running a pretend shop in the classroom.
A. prefer a lot of interaction and stimulation while teaching
B. teach in a lively way to motivate kids" interest
C. push the kids to memorize pieces of information
D. care about the kids" physical development
B. looked down upon
C. caught up with
D. performed worse than
B. should not be started too early
C. is best carried out in Finland and Sweden
D. should include teaching children social and manual skills
B. Learning in a mixed-age class is good for children.
C. Running a shop can help children get good marks.
D. Puppet shows and drawing are useful and easy in teaching children.
Icelandic volcanic eruption seems to create even more disruption and chaos. The major eruption from this
massive volcano has halted almost 500,000 people a day who wanted to fly in and out of the UK due to all
flights being suspended.
The last time an event took place on such a large scale was roughly around two hundred years ago, but
as aircraft were not a factor then it had almost no effects at all, and the last time domestic flights were delayed
for any length of time was in the Second World War.
A cloud of volcanic ash has risen 20,000 feet into the sky from a major eruption in Iceland which lies 700
miles north of the United Kingdom, so why would an event like this create so much fuss for Britons and parts
of Europeans?
Volcanic ash contains tiny particles of glass and sulphur (硫), which when sucked into an aircraft"s jet
engine can cause the engine to stop. This is the time when you can imagine a pretty catastrophic event to
happen. Back in 1982 an incident involving a jet aircraft and volcanic ash did exactly that. The ash caused all
engines to fail and it was only thanks to the skill of the pilot that everyone on board managed to survive.
So the governing bodies of the airways have decided to cease all air traffic that could be affected by the
cloud of volcanic ash as it is carried by a southward wind down from the north of Scotland across the entire
length and breadth of the UK across the English Channel and over Europe.
On land there have been statements that there is no danger to humans, but people with asthma and
respiratory diseases should stay indoors.
The Iceland volcano that has erupted is apparently not the only one that is worrying scientists, and there
is another volcano which is the Mount Etna. So if it erupted anytime soon with the wind blowing south, an
ash cloud from that one would cause long-term devastation (破坏) and disruption for a very long time. Fingers
crossed, then.
B. Back in 1982.
C. During World War Two.
D. In the 1950s.
B. To show that British people are very kind.
C. To tell us what is contained in volcanic ash.
D. To show the urgent demand for skilled pilots.
B. People with heart trouble.
C. People with headaches.
D. People with breathing problems.
B. Another volcanic eruption is just going to take place soon.
C. The Volcano of Mount Etna would be very destructive.
D. Scientists can do nothing to stop volcanic eruptions.
根据短文内容，从下框的A---F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。 选项中有一项为多余选项。
| A. The absorbing nourishment (营养) of cells B. Each organ of body can work individually C. The excreting (排泄) and cleaning of cells D. The regeneration of cells E. The cell living in a community of cells F. The cause of illnesses |
| 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 |
| As parents, I do not believe that any of us sets out to raise a child that is disrespectful or bratty (无礼的). Here are some helpful tips on how to raise a bratty child so that you can have a child that will be a benefit to society. It doesn"t take long for a toddler (学步儿童) to toddle right into trouble of some kind. This is the perfect time for parents to teach the child not to do that action again. 1_____ Helping a child to behave in an acceptable manner is a necessary part of raising the child well. Discipline is a useful teaching tool to guide a child. I think it"s necessary to explain to children what responsibility means. Responsibilities mean the things you have to do. As parents, you should say to your children "If you play with your toys, it"s your responsibility to put them away." Besides, coach your children in their responsibilities. 2_____ Children should use their time well. We can"t let a child do the same thing again and again. When kids are bored, they can end up in trouble creating problems for themselves and others. 3_____ Children should be told not to waste their time and they should make full use of their time to do useful things. The children who are eager to increase their pocket money should be taught that money does not come easily. For example, when parents buy school lunch for their children, they should put this spending into children"s pocket money. If children want to get much more money, parents can ask them to cook the lunch themselves. 4_____ Parents should let their children know how to be in charge of their "expenses" and manage their expenditure (花费). 5_____ It is your responsibility to help and guide your kids. So, the next time you see a bratty kid remember: they didn"t get that way themselves, and they have parents who didn"t take time to teach them. |
| A. Parents should be strict with children. B. You, the parent, whom kids rely on. C. This process is called discipline. D. You should encourage children to be kind. E. I think it"s very important that kids should be coached and not just lectured to. F. Parents should encourage their children to save their pocket money. G. Sports, activities and chores are a few things to help give kids something to fill their time. |
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| We all hear about a kind of feeling called ESP (超感官知觉). And we know a great many stories about it. Here I want to ask you, "Have you ever 1 felt that someone you know was in trouble-and 2 ? Have you ever dreamed of something that came true later?" Maybe you have ESP. ESP 3 Extra Sensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events 4 they happen, or events that are happening some distance away. Here is a(n) 5 : A woman was doing washing. Suddenly she 6 , "My father is dead!I saw him 7 in the chair!" Just then, a telegram came. The woman"s father had 8 of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair. There are thousands of stories like this 9 record. Scientists are studying them to find out 10 is behind these strange mental 11 . Here"s another example-one of hundreds of dreams that have come true. A man dreamed he was walking along a road 12 a carriage came by. The driver said, "There"s room for one more." The man felt the driver was 13 , so he ran away. The next day the man was getting on a crowded bus. This bus driver 14 . "There"s room for one more." Then the man saw the driver"s face was the same face he had 15 in the dream. He 16 get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and 17 flames. Everyone was killed! 18 people say stories like these are lies or coincidences. Others,including some scientists say the ESP is 19 from studies of ESP, we may some day learn 20 about the human mind. |