Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it.
People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared(出现), life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.
Today some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why?
【小题1】The best title(题目)of the text should be ___.

Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting (打猎) animals for food.

No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it.

People began to live near one another, so the first village was established. Many people came to live in the villages, and these villages became even larger.

When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities began.

Today, it’s strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1. People moved from place to place to hunt animals.

2. The story says, “No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed.” In this sentence, the word “they” means people.

3. When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again.

4. All people like to live only in big cities.

5. People built factories after the cities grew big.

“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.

Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did， their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it. People began to live near one another, so the first village was established. Many people came to work in the villages, and these villages became even larger.
When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities began.
Today, it’s strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
【小题1】People moved from place to place to hunt animals.
【小题2】The story says,“No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed.” In this sentence, the word “they” means people.
【小题3】 When machines appeared, life in the cities changed again.
【小题4】 All people like to live only in very big cities.
【小题5】 People built factories after the cities grew big.