Question

【题目】

A. seriously B. through C. sure D. hard E. perfect

Do you think that talking to plants could help them grow? If so what kind of music do you think plants would like?

Tomato plants at a garden in Britain will "listen" to sounds 【1】 MP3 headphones for 30 days.

Gardeners will write down how the tomato plants grow before, during and after the experiment, and then they will compare the results with other tomato plants.

"We're taking it very 【2】 even though a lot of people may think it is a joke. Studies show that some kinds of sounds help plants grow better," gardener Colin Crosbie told a reporter.

"We want to get different kinds of sounds. There are great differences between voices, and there might just be the 【3】 sound for talking to plants. We hope this experiment can help us to find the best sound for plants to grow," he also said.

The plants will listen to poems, stories and songs. Mr. Crosbie said, "If this experiment succeed, we will not only tell people it's good to talk to their plants, but also how it should be done. For those people who are not 【4】 about talking to their plants, we may even be able to tell them what kind of sound is good for their plants.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】through

【2】seriously

【3】perfect

【4】sure

【解析】

文章大意：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】句意：英国一个花园里的番茄植株将通过MP3耳机“听”声音30天。

根据空后“MP3 headphones for 30 days.”可知，此空应填介词，此空是“通过”的意思，结合句意和所给英语单词提示可知，故答案为through。

【2】句意：尽管很多人可能认为这是一个玩笑，但我们对此非常认真。

根据空前We're taking it very 可知，此空应填副词修饰动词，结合句意和所给英语单词提示可知，故答案为seriously。

【3】句意：不同的声音有很大的不同，也许只有完美的声音可以和植物说话。

根据空后名词sound可知，此空应填形容词，根据下句“We hope this experiment can help us to find the best sound for plants to grow," he also said. ”结合句意和所给英语单词提示可知，此空是“完美的”意思，故答案为perfect。

【4】句意：对于那些不确定是否与植物对话的人，我们甚至可以告诉他们什么样的声音对植物有益。

根据空前are not 可知，此空应填形容词，根据后半句“we may even be able to tell them what kind of sound is good for their plants. ”结合句意和所给英语单词提示可知，此空是“确定”的意思，故答案为sure。