Passage 74
Music and plants' growth
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Hi, everyone. We all know music can affect(影响) people's moods. And I want to know if(是否) music can affect plants' growth. So I do an experiment.
What I use:
●4 beans ●4 planting pots ●soil ●1 rock music CD
●1 classical music CD ●1 rap music CD
What I do:
①I put the same type of soil into four pots. And I plant the four beans into the four pots.
②For the next two weeks, I give them the same amount of sunlight and water every day.
③But I play different music for them for two weeks. One plant listens to rock music, one listens to classical music, one listens to rap music, and the last one doesn't listen to music.
The results:

Look at the difference! We can know that music does affect plants' growth.
💡思维新题
根据文章内容,选择正确答案。
()1. I do the experiment for days. 考点 推理判断
A. ten
B. twelve
C. fourteen
()2. The underlined word "them" refers to . 考点 词义猜测
A. the CDs
B. the plants
C. the planting pots
()3. Which kind of music makes the plants grow best? 考点 推理判断
A. Rock music.
B. Classical music.
C. Rap music.
()4. Which one is true?
A. In the experiment, the plants don't get sunlight.
B. The soil in the four pots is different.
C. In the experiment, I water the plants every day.
()5. This passage mainly talks about . 考点 主旨大意
A. music can affect the growth of plants
B. music can change our moods
C. how to grow plants

1. C 【推理判断】由文章中的“For the next two weeks, I give them the same amount of sunlight and water every day."可知,"我"在两个星期里每天给植株等量的阳光和水。由此可推知,实验的时间是两个星期,即十四天。
2. B 【词义猜测】由文章中的“And I plant the four beans into the four pots."可知,"我"将四颗豆子种在四个花盆里。由此可推知,"我"给豆子植株等量的阳光和水。
3. B 【推理判断】由文章中 The results 部分的内容可推知,生长得最好的是听了古典音乐的植株。
4. C 【细节理解】由文章中的“For the next two weeks, I give them the same amount of sunlight and water every day."可知,"我"每天都给植株浇水,植株每天都会得到光照。由文章中的“I put the same type of soil into four pots."可知,四个花盆里的土壤是一样的。
5. A 【主旨大意】通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了音乐会影响植物的生长。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合文章内容解答5道小题：
1. 第1题根据实验时间描述推理天数，找到“two weeks”换算为14天即可；
2. 第2题是词义猜测题，结合前文种植对象判断“them”的指代内容；
3. 第3题观察结果插图，对比不同音乐下植物生长状况，找到生长最好的对应音乐；
4. 第4题是细节理解题，逐一核对选项与原文信息是否一致；
5. 第5题是主旨大意题，通读全文把握核心内容，排除偏离主旨的选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据文章“For the next two weeks, I give them the same amount of sunlight and water every day.”可知实验时长为两周，两周共14天，故选C。
2. 第2题：前文提到“And I plant the four beans into the four pots.”，此处“give them...sunlight and water”的对象是种植的植物，故“them”指代the plants，选B。
3. 第3题：从结果插图可知，听古典音乐（Classical music）的植物最高，生长最好，故选B。
4. 第4题：A选项与原文“give them the same amount of sunlight”矛盾；B选项与原文“I put the same type of soil into four pots.”矛盾；C选项与原文“give them...water every day”一致，故选C。
5. 第5题：文章围绕“音乐能否影响植物生长”的实验展开，核心是音乐影响植物生长，B选项是开头提及的部分内容，并非主旨；C选项偏离主题，故选A。
【答案】
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、推理判断、细节理解
【点评】
本题是关于音乐对植物生长影响的实验类阅读理解，题型涵盖推理判断、词义猜测、细节理解和主旨大意，需学生准确提取原文信息，理解指代关系，把握文章核心，难度适中，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6