Question

Without plant, people could not live. We eat plants. We breathe the oxygen（氧气）that plants produce. And we need plants for another reason: we need them for their beauty.
Imagine a world with no plants. Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes. Imagine when the wind blows, not being able to hear the leaves in the trees or watch the branches sway（摇摆）from side to side.
Everywhere people need the beauty of plants. That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always try to design houses with room for some grass and a garden.
Do you talk to your plants? Do you give them love and attention?
Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS, tell of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. The other plant was given only hopeless ideas. After six months, the loved plant was bigger. Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem (茎) and more leaves.
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following is right?

A．If there are no flowers, there will be no sweet smells.

B．Without plants, we can’t hear the wind.

C．We need plants not only for food and oxygen but also for their beauty.

D．We plant trees to watch the branches sway from side to side.

【小题2】In the experiment, the plants were________.

A．of different kinds	B．Talked to in two different ways
C．both given love and attention	D．grown in the same place

【小题3】At the end of six months,________.

A．one plant had longer roots than the other and had a thicker stem

B．one plant had longer roots while the other had a thicker stem

C．the plants were of the same size

D．one plant had a thicker stem while the other plant had more leaves

【小题4】The experiment has proved（证明） that________-.      

A．without plants people could not live

B．we should talk to plants and give them love

C．we should grow as many plants as possible

D．plants need plenty of water, sunshine and attention

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】A

解析试题分析：本文是一篇说明文，说明了没有植物，人们将不能生存：我们吃植物、我们呼吸的氧气都是来自于植物、植物可以美化环境
【小题1】细节题。由第一段Without plant, people could not live. We eat plants. We breathe the oxygen（氧气）that plants produce. And we need plants for another reason: we need them for their beauty可以知道答案，故选C。
【小题2】细节题。由最后一段第二行tell of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places可以知道答案，故选B。
【小题3】细节题。由最后一段最后一句After six months, the loved plant was bigger. Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem (茎) and more leaves.
可以推出答案，故选A。
【小题4】推理题。由最后一段tell of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. The other plant was given only hopeless ideas可以推出答案，故选A。
考点：这是一说明文
点评：本文以假设的形式进行阐述，能吸引读者的兴趣，没有植物我们无法生存贯穿全文线索，细节题居多，做细节题的关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题文和原文的异同，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。