1、高二英语拓展卷阅读理解If you talk to the plants, they will grow faster and the effect is even better if youre a woman.” Researchers at Royal Horticultural Society carried out an experiment to find that the voice of a woman gardener makes plants grow faster.The experiment lasted a month and by the end of the st
2、udy scientists managed to discover that tomato plants grew up two inches taller when women gardeners talked to them instead of male.Sarah Darwin was the one making the plants registered the best growth. Her voice was the most “inspiring” for plants than those of nine other gardeners when reading a p
3、assage from The Origin of Species. The great-great-granddaughter of the famous botanist(植物学家) Charles Darwin found that her plant grew about two inches taller than the plant of the best male gardener.Colin Crosbie, Garden Superintendent at RHS, said that the finding cannot yet be explained. He assum
4、es that women have a greater range of pitch（音高） and tone（音调） which might have a certain effect on the sound waves that reach the plant. “Sound waves are an environmental effect just like rain or light,” said Mr Grosbie.The study began in April at RHS Garden Wisley in Survey. Scientists started with
5、open auditions(听力) for the people who were asked to record passages from John Wyndhams The Day of the Triffids, Shakespeares A Midsummers Night Dream and Darwins The Origin of Species.Afterwards researchers selected a number of different voices and played them to 10 tomato plants during a period of
6、a month. Each plant had headphones（耳机）connected to it. Through the headphones the sound waves could hit the plants. It was discovered that plants that “listened” to female voices on average grew taller by an inch in comparison to plants that heard male voices.Miss Darwin said, “I think it is an hono
7、r to have a voice that can make tomatoes grow, and especially fitting because for a number of years I have been studying wild tomatoes from the Galapagos Island at the Natural History Museum in London.”1.What does the passage talk about?APlants enjoy mens voices than womens.BA botanical experiment i
8、n a museum.CVoices influence on plant growing.DStrange phenomenon（现象） at Royal Horticultural Society.2.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean?APlants need sound as well as rain and light.BSound is basic for the plant to grow.CSound has a good effect as rain or light does.DPlants cant
9、live without sound, rain or light.3.Sarah Darwin is most likely a (an)_.Abotanist Bgardener Castronomer Denvironmentalist4.What can we learn from the passage?AThe experiment ended in May.BScientist can explain the findings clearly.CPlants enjoy listening to the passages from masterpieces.DThe findin
10、gs are of great importance to human beings.七选五Going to college is a new experience full of excitement of the unknown Socialization is a big thing for college students and it is common to feel a little uncomfortable going into a situation where everyone is a stranger. You may probably miss your frien
11、ds from high school 1_ College is a great opportunity to make new lifelong friendsThe question is: how? Get to know your roommateYou may find you have lots of things in common with your roommate, but even if you are completely different from each other, with a little effort and understanding the two
12、 of you may become best friends _2If you leave your door open, this shows that you welcome visitorsAs a result people will naturally stop in and say helloClosed doors are not likely to bring many visitors and those who stay locked up in their rooms may give others the impression of being coldOther s
13、tudents will be less likely to stop in and build a new friendshipJoin clubs or organizationsGetting involved in organized socialization is a great way to meet new people _3 By staying active in college groups such as clubs and organizations you can meet lots of people with whom you share common inte
14、restsTalk to classmates_4 Starting conversations in class is a great opportunity to meet people who are interested in the same kind of studies as you areShort friendly discussions can build lifelong friendshipsTry out for a sportIf youre athletic, trying out for a sport will do for you the same thin
15、g that joining a club will do 5A. Close the door to keep away from theftB. Hang a welcome sign on your dorm roomC. It also helps you get more familiar with the campusD. Your roommate is the first person you will have close contact withE. You will instantly meet a large group of people who share your
16、 interests in sportsF. Get to know your classmates as youll be spending several months with themG. Trying actively to find new friends can help ease the feelings of being lonely完型填空It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of en
17、gineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few 1 . On their faces was confidence (自信). This was their last exam then on to 2 and jobs.Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 3 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able t
18、o take 4 of the world.The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 5 task. The professor had said they could bring 6 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 7 each other, during the test.8 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 9 on the student
19、s faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.Three hours had passed 10 the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.He looked at the 11
20、faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 12 a hand was raised.“How many answered four?” Still no hands.“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 13 .”But the class remained silent.The professor put down the pa
21、pers. “That is exactly what I 14 ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, 15 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 16 you dont know. These questions you couldnt answer are relatively 17 in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will
22、all 18 this course, but remember even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 19 .”The years have 20 the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.1. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days2. A. interview B. discussion C. education D. graduation3. A. would B. must C.
23、have to D. used to4. A. hold B. control C. charge D. place5. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual6. A. no B. either C. any D. all7. A. listen to B. look at C. refer to D. talk to8. A. Nervously B. Joyfully C. Quickly D. Curiously9. A. appeared B. changed C. froze D. stopped10. A. then B. a
24、s C. before D. after11. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved12. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even13. A. all B. none C. one D. it14. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected15. A. right now B. as though C. now that D. even though16. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college17. A. valuable B. d
25、ifficult C. common D. strange18. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start19. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded20. A. forgot B. remembered C. strengthened D. weakened语法填空I had just visited my best friend in hospital with my mum,_41_hadnt seen my friend since shed gone into hospital six months earl
26、ier.I knew where she was coming from as she was_42_(grave)ill, but as Id been visiting her every week I had stopped seeing the obvious; my friend_43_(lose)most of her body weight and her hair was falling out, it wasnt looking good.After the visit I took my mum to the station_44_(see) her off on her
27、train; the mood was understandably bleak but I stayed positive. I went to get _45_ (we) some coffee and my mum some food for the journey. I misread the amount of my purchase and didnt have enough money._46_some reason, this was the straw that broke the camels back; I burst into uncontrollable_47_(te
28、ar)as a massive queue was gathering behind me. A woman came up to me and offered to pay, putting an arm round my shoulder, no questions_48_(ask).I could barely say thank you through the confusion and the flood of emotion that was pumping through me _49_ running off in embarrassment. After composing
29、myself I ran round the station _50_(try) to find this kind lady to thank her properly but never did.改错My grandmother is a village woman. She is already in her seventy. Although she received little school education, but she is aware that knowledge is of great important to young people. When my father
30、 was young, my grandmother took care him so that my father could cost more time on his studies. Now, she often encouraged me to study hard. This summer she was bad ill in bed. When I visited her during the summer holiday, I found her sitting in bed, made new shoes for me!I was so deeply moving that
31、tears came to my eyes. My grandmother is so a kind and hardworking woman. Ill respect and love her forever.答案：阅读理解: CCAA七选五: GBCFE完形填空:15 BDABC 610 BDBAC 1115 BACDD 1620 BCAAD语法填空:41. who 42. gravely 43. had lost 44. to see 45. us 46. For 47. tears 48. asked 49. before 50. trying改错:1. seventy改为 seventies2. but去掉3. important改为 importance4. took care后加 of5. cost改为 spend6. encouraged改为 encourages7. bad改为 badly8. made改为 making9. moving改为 moved10.so改为 such
