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【題目】 You may have wondered why there are fish tanks (at many doctor's and dentist's offices.Actually these medical professionals are trying to keep their working areas less stressful with the help of fish tanks.Because of the soft bubbling (冒泡聲) from the fish tanks,their patients are expected to feel less nervous or worried when staying there.

The sound of running water can make people feel relaxed.For this reason,places where water keeps running are often considered good choices for people to have deep thoughts and stay relaxed in mind.Even a small tabletop fountain (噴泉) can make a workspace more relaxing.Unlike loud noises,repeated natural sounds remind us that everything is OK." These slow but soft sounds are just the ones that bring us no harm,"said Orfeu Buxton,a professor at Pennsylvania State University." It seems like they are saying,' Don't worry ;don't worry ;don't worry."

Besides bringing a sense of peace to your indoor space,a fountain can also prevent noises from coming inside.I recently had a small indoor fountain for my workspace.I enjoy the fountain even when I'm not working at home.

If you want to have an indoor fountain too,there are plenty of wonderful ones on sale,which may cost you a lot.You can try making one yourself,using some inexpensive materials,like I did.And you will always keep it around ---- 1,000 doctor's offices can't be wrong about the relaxing effects of running water.

【1】From the first paragraph,we can learn that ______.

A.bubbling from fish tanks is a little bit noisy

B.bubbling from the fish tanks makes patients less worried

C.doctors like to collect the fish tanks in their offices

D.patients feel relaxed when they see a doctor

【2】According to the passage,Mr.Li feels nervous and worried,he should go to ______.

A.a public libraryB.a science museum

C.a shopping centerD.a forest river

【3】The underlined word " they"refers to “______”.

A.doctors and dentistsB.loud noises outside

C.tabletop fountainsD.repeated natural sounds

【4】What do we know about the writer's fountain ?

A.It cost the writer a lot of money.B.It was made by the writer himself.

C.The writer bought it from a store.D.The writer doesn't like it anymore.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文從醫(yī)生辦公室的魚缸談起，說明流水聲能讓人感覺到放松。魚缸里冒出的氣泡聲，病人在呆在那里時(shí)不會(huì)感到緊張或擔(dān)心。一個(gè)小的桌面噴泉使工作空間更大放松。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1段第2句“Because of the soft bubbling from the fish tanks, their patients are expected to feel less nervous or worried when staying there.（因?yàn)閬碜贼~缸里的輕輕的氣泡聲，他們的病人在呆在那里時(shí)不會(huì)感到緊張或擔(dān)心。）”可知“從第一段，我們可以了解到，魚缸里冒出的氣泡讓病人不那么擔(dān)心。”故選B。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段第1句“The sound of running water can make people feel relaxed.（流水聲能使人感到輕松。）”和第二段內(nèi)容可知“李先生感到緊張和擔(dān)心，他應(yīng)該去森林河。”故選D。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)上文“Even a small tabletop fountain (噴泉) can make a workspace more relaxing. Unlike loud noises, repeated natural sounds remind us that everything is OK（即使是一個(gè)小的桌面噴泉也能使工作空間更大放松。不像巨大的噪音，重復(fù)的自然聲音提醒我們一切都是好的）”可知此句忠“It seems like they are saying,' Don't worry ;don't worry; don't worry."（他們好像在說：‘別擔(dān)心；別擔(dān)心；別擔(dān)心。’）”的“they”指的是“重復(fù)的自然聲音”，故選D。

【4】

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第4段第2句“You can try making one yourself, using some inexpensive materials, like I did.（你可以試著自己做一個(gè)，用一些便宜的材料，就像我做的那樣。）”可知“噴泉是作者自己做的”。故選B。