2023-2024学年河南省滦南县第一中学英语高三上期末复习检测模拟试题含解析

2023-2024学年河南省滦南县第一中学英语高三上期末复习检测模拟试题考生须知全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答选择题必须用铅笔填涂;非选择题

1.2B的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上.请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号2保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效

3.第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

5301.Check yourpaper carefullyto seeyou havemade anymistakes.A.whatB.which C.whether D.that

2.Someone calledme up at midnight,but hehad hungup I could answerthe phone.A.as B.sinceC.until D.before

3.Comparison maymake somethingappear morebeautiful thanit iswhen alone.A.seen Bseeing C・see D.to see

4.-Where didyou getto knowher—It wason thefarm weworked.A.that B.there C.which D.where

5.There willbe anendless powerof youthsupporting theChinese nationsrejuvenation theyoungergeneration of the countryhas ideals,pursuits andshoulders.A.as faras B.so long asC.even ifD.as if

6.-Who doyou thinkis ableto finishthe jobin twodays-Ifs hardto say.This wouldappear to be forthe relativelyefficient.A.a sacredcow B.a Herculeantask C.a Pandorafsbox D.a childsplay

7.The explosionin thechemical plantavoided hadthe countyauthorities,aiming too much atshort-term interests,performed theirduties fromthe beginning.A.should beB.might beC.must havebeen D.could havebeen语音知识（共小题；每小题分，满分分）

8.515从、、、四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项并在A BC D答题卡上将该项涂黑

9.Was itat thebeginning youmade thepromise youwould doall tohelp makeitC.The celldivision takingplace within the cells.D.Peoples debatableopinion of the effectmusic hason plants.、2What isthe mainidea ofPara.3A.Nutrients areimportant toplants.B.Music canhave somegood effectson plants.C.How therate ofgrowth ofplants canbe improved.D.What kindsof musiccan contributeto thegrowth ofplants.、3What didDan CarlsondevelopA.A spraycalled“Sonic Bloom”.B.A methodto growlarger plants.C.A specialplant thatgrows veryfast.D.Acoustic energythat plantsrespond to、4Why isthe PurplePassion includedin Guinness Book ofWorld RecordsA.It isthe oldestindoor plant.B.It isthe largestindoor plantC.It givesoff the most pleasantsmell.D.It cangrow in the toughestconditions.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从短文后

1.530各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D

26.（30分）Itsa high-risky,multibillion-dollar industrywith tightdeadlines,demanding customersandlives indanger.The businessis1And itsbooming.The numberof jobsfor translators and interpretersdoubled in the past10years whiletheir wages（停滞的）steadily2before,during and after therecession.During aperiod ofstagnating wagesacrossthe labormarket,the language-service industrywith its50,000jobs is a3spot in the jobsoutlook.Lillian Clementiis aFrench translatorworking incorporate communicationsfrom herhome inArlington,Massachusetts and is routinelyon tightdeadlines tohand intranslated material.uTherisks canbe huge,said Clementi,“Theres tonsof4pressure.”（）In somecases,a n5translation or interpretation is also vital.If ausers guidefor medicalequipmentis nottranslated well,it couldlead to6during anemergency.Soldiers inconflict areasrequire excellentinterpreters tospeak withcommunitymembers.Any changeof toneor contextcould putlives7Translators9and interpreters9immunity（免疫力）to thenations economicdownturn also8thegrowing demandfor peoplewho canspeak severallanguages in an increasinglyglobalized economy,experts said.“Good translatorswho9a particularsubject andbecome reallygood atit canreally makesix-digitfigures annually/9said JiriStejskal,spokesman forthe AmericanTranslators Association.（人口的）Multinational corporations,U.S.demographic changesand the Internet economyraise theneedfor translatedand localizedinformation.Companies increasinglywant theircontent10to thetongueof thetown,even betweendialects of the samelanguage.“As morepeople11the worldwideeconomy,thafs going to drivemore commerce,and thafsgoing todrivemore languageservices/5said BillRivers,executive directoroftheNational CouncilforLanguage andInternational Studiesin theWashington region.12,qualifications fortranslators and interpreters arenot assimple asthey mayseem.Speaking twolanguages doesnot meana personcan workin thelanguage-service industry,experts said.Learning howto translateorinterpretis a13skill beyondknowing thelanguage.Furthermore,the mostsuccessful translatorsandinterpretersmaintain a14,such aslegaldocuments,quarterly earningsreports ora specialknowledge ofindustry.Technological advancesmay cutjobs insome industries,but onlinetranslation serviceslike GoogleTranslate15raise demandfor humantranslatorsandinterpreters,、1A.tourism B.language C.technology D.economy、2A.shrank B.changed C.grew D.remained

3、A.bright B.scenic C.historic D.tough、B.peer C.blood D.time4A.money、B.quick C.direct D.innovative5A.properB.depression C.violence D.confusion、6A.diseaseB・at riskC.under controlD.out ofstate、7A.in orderB.understands C.increases D.resists、8A.highlightsB.depend onC.specialize inD.object to9^A.set upexpertssaid.Online salescompanies alsodrive demandfor translation.、10A.limited B.accustomed C.related D.tailored

11、A.agree withB.have accessto C.are confidentof D.insist on、B.Therefore C.However D.Otherwise12A.Instead、B.genetic C.learnable D.worthwhile13A.separateB・diploma C.strategy D.specialty、14A.certificate

15、A.automatically B.respectively C.actually D.immediately第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词

1.5151的正确形式

27.（15分）Iam taughtby manyteachers inmy school.Every subjecthas a

1.differ teacher,but Ilike mymath teacher2,well.Her nameis Lakshmi,but weusually callher Maam・She isourclass teacher,too.Maam3・join uslast term.She isvery kindand hermethod ofteaching isso interestingandsimple

4.we allcan understandwhat isbeing taught.Most

5.important,Maam teachesus withgreat patience.

6.we do not understanda problem,shewill spendextra time7^explain about it untilwe understand it.And wecan go to herat anytimeduring schoolhours forhelp.She alsohelps uswith activitiesat school.When thereis somekind ofprogram,she willbe theretohelp usto getready82_the show.Even whenwe go on apicnic,she takesgood careof9・weTo me,Maam isnot only

10.good teacher,but alsoour bestfriend.I loveMaam andI wishhera happylife.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）10（分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文文中

28.10共有处语言错误，每句中最多有两处；每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改10增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号

（八），并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

1、只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分21011Whenever Igo to a postoffice,I alwaysfind myselfin linebehind someonewhom has、much businessto doOne day,I had to buysome stamp,but I had towait behindan oldlady^Feeling thatI couldnot standwaiting inso aline any longer,I decidedto join、another one^They seemedtwice aslong asthe first line,and asleast it was movingIt turnedout to、be theworse choiceI had ever madeAs soon as Ilost my place in the firstline,the oneI joinedslowedtoa stop I had no choice butwait At last itwas my turn I nearly jumped for a joy Thentheclerk behindthe counterstood out,pushed forwarda printedsign saying“Position Closed”and、saying without a smile,Sorry,going tolunch第二节书面表达（满分分）25（分）

29.25Imagine youare buryinga time capsule forthe peoplewho willopen it1000years fromnow.You are going towrite aletter to your future friends.Include the following informationin about120words:

1.When andwhy youare buryingthe timecapsule

2.An explanationof yourchoice ofitems:Choose atleast oneitem foreach categoryA-C below:（）A Culturemusic,literature,etc.B TechnologyC Homelife3・One ortwo problemsthe worldis facingtoday Dear futurefriends.My nameis Li Hua.__________________________________Yours,LiHua参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）

201.

530、1C、2D、3A、4D、5B、6B

8、regular A.production B.language C.popular D.minute

2.weight A・height B.ceiling C.foreign D.neighbour

3.special A.musical B.ocean C.medicine D.biscuit

4.perfect A.elect B・prevent C.effect D・problem、9A、10A、11B、12C、13A、14A、15C、16C、17B、18B、19B、20C第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出40A BC D最佳选项、、211B、、2C3A、4A、、221C、2B、3C、4D、、231B、2A、3C、4D、、241C、2B、3A、4D、、

251、第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,2B

1.530从短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D、、261B、2C、3A、4D、5A、6D、7B、8A、9C、10D、11B、12C、13A、14D、15C第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词

1.5151的正确形式、

271.different

2.best3・joined

4.that

5.importantly

6.When/If/Whenever

7.explaining

8.for

9.us

10.A第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）

10、28Whenever Igotoa postoffice.I alwaysfind myselfm Imebehind someonewhom hasmuch businessto dowhoOneday,I hadto buysome stamp,but I hadtowait behindan oldlady;Feeling thatIcouldnot standwaiting msoastamps suchlineanylonger,I decidedtojoin anotherone.Thgy seemedtwice aslongasthe firstline,and asleast itwas movingItbutIt turnedout to be theworse choiceIhadever madeAs soonas Hostmyplaceinthefirstline,the oneI joinedworstslowed toastop.Ihadnochoicebut Awan.AtlastitwasmyturnInearlyjumpedfor ajoyThen theclerk tobehindthe counterstood out,pushed forwarda printedsign sayingPosition Closedand saym2withoutasmile,upsaid“Sony,goingtolunch第二节书面表达（满分分）

25、29Dearfuturefriends,My nameis LiHua.Im asenior highschool studentin GuangmingSchool.It isnice toknowthat youopen mytimecapsule.Here issome informationaboutit.It isburied inthe museumon June10th,

2019.The reasonwhy1want tobury it is thatFd liketolet youknow somethingtraditional today.One ofthe difficultproblems we are facingtoday istheconstant disappearanceofthetraditional culture.As youcan see,there aretwo traditionalitems Ihaveput into the timecapsule.One is a papercutting,which is one ofthemostculturalrepresentatives ofChina.The otheris100yuan luckymoney inthe redenvelop.Pm afraidit willloseits redoriginal paperdesign after1,000years,because so many peoplewould rathertransfer luckymoneythrough WeChatthan giveit faceto face.Chinese cultureisoneoftheoldest culturesall over the world.It isnot onlyour treasurebutalso oursoul.Therefore,we shouldkeep themwisely.Wish youall thebest.Yours,Li HuaA.that;that B.when;thatC.that;when D.when;when

10.Sometimes Iact as a listeningear forfellow studentswhat isbotheringthem.A.to talk over B.talked overC.talkoverD.having talkedover

11.It wasin thatsmall housewas builtwith stonesby his father hespenthis childhood.A.that;where B.which;thatC.which;which D.that;which

12.Under goodtreatment,many patientsare beginningto andwill soonrecover.A.turn upB.catch upC.pick upD.show up

13.™Tom hasfailed againinthemath exam.I amreally letdown.…He hasalready donehis best.A.Dont pushhim.B.No kidding.C.He shouldbe toblame.D.No wonder.一

14.What didyou sayyou werereluctant torisk justnow_to highlevels ofradiation.A.Being exposedB.Having beenexposedC.To beexposed D.Exposed

15.■“I prefershutting myselfin andlistening tomusic allday onSundays.■一Thats Idont agree.Ybu shouldhave amore activelife.A.how B.whenC.where D.what

16.We areso tired.we couldtake theday offtomorrow!A.Only ifB.What ifC.If onlyD.If so

17.Most spendingthat resultsin debtis likea drug:a quickhit ofpleasure thatonly todrag youdownfor yearsto come.A.takes offB.wears offC.sets offD.shows off

18.He haswritten twoarticles forthe journabone to be publishedin thisissue,the otherto inthenext.A.turn outB.come outC.bring out.D.leave out

19.Fred letthat he was preparedto leavecompany whenthe newmanagertook office.A.secret B.slipC.promise D.standard

20.She isquite tooffice work.You hadbetter offerher somesuggestions whennecessary.A.familiar B.similarC.freshD.sensitive第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出40A BC D最佳选项（分）（振动）,

21.6Many ofus havereached inour pockets,feeling avibration wrongly（幻觉的）believing ourmobile phoneshave justrung.The phenomenoneven hasa name:phantomvibration syndrome9-and founditissurprisingly common.（警觉）Now scientistsbelieve thatweareso alertfor phonecalls and messages weare（痉挛）misinterpreting slightmuscle spasmsas proofof acall.Robert Rosenberger,an assistantprofessorat theGeorgia TechInstitute ofTechnology hasstudied thedelusional calls.He saidsufferersdescribe avague tinglingfeeling whichthey thinkis theirmobile phoneindicating ithasreceived atext messageor callwhile onsilent’.But whenthe deviceis retrieved,there wasno oneonthe otherend.Dr.Rosenberger saidhe foundsomanypeople say,“This happensto me,but I thought I was theonlyone.IthoughtI wasodd.It seemsthat thesyndrome particularlyaffects peopleat thebeck andcallof mobilephones orpagers.A2010study byMichael Rothbergand colleaguesfound thatnearly70per centof doctorsat ahospital inMassachusetts sufferedphantom vibrations.A morerecentstudy ofUS collegestudents foundthe figurewas ashigh as90per cent.While theodd feelingis widespread,it doesnot seemtobeconsidered agrave problem.Dr.Rosenberger said:Its notactually asyndrome in a technicalsense.Thats justthe namethats gotstuckto it.He addedJ Only2per centof peopleconsider ita problem.”While thisphenomenon iswidespread,the scientificcommunity hasnot yetinvested mucheffortin gettingto thebottom ofwhy wesuffer phantomcalls.Dr.Rosenberger said:“People areguessing ithas somethingto dowith nervous（认知的）energy.The cognitivescientists aretalking aboutbrain chemistry,cognitive pathwayschanging.But itsnot likethey havebrain scansto goon.He said:“We have a phonecall inourpocket all the timeanditbecomes sortof anextension ofourselves.We havethis sortof readinesstoexperience acall.We feelsomething and we think,OK,that couldbe acall.”、1Why dosome peoplemistake slightmuscle spasmsforacallA.They all haveavivid imagination.B.They aresensitive tocalls andmessages.C.There arefew callsandmessagesin theirlife.D.Slight musclespasms affectthem morethan otherpeople.、2Which ofthe followingare more likely tohave phantom vibration syndromethan othersA.Doctors.B.University professors.C.College students.D.The cognitivescientists.、3In Dr.Rosenbergers opinion,phantomvibration syndrome.A.isnt a kind ofdisease actuallyB.is considereda problemby mostpeopleC.isaserious problemignored bypeopleD.has somethingto dowith brainchemistry、4What doesthe textmainly talkaboutA.Most people have phantomvibration syndrome.B.How tokeep awayfrom phantomvibrationsyndrome.C.How to reduce phantomphone vibrations.D.People caretoomuchabout phantomphone vibrations.（分）

22.8A device that stopsdrivers fromfalling asleepat thewheel isabout toundergotesting atDepartment ofTransport laboratoriesand couldgoonsale within12months.一The system,called Driver Alert,aims toreduce deadlyroad accidentsby20%40%that arecausedby tiredness.Airline pilotscan alsouse ittoreduce the30%of allpilot-error accidentsthatare related to fatigue.（腕带）Driver Alertis basedonacomputerized wristband.The device,worn bydrivers orpilotsgives outa soundabout everyfour minutesduring acar journey.After（方向盘）.each soundthe drivermust respondby squeezingthe steeringwheel Asensor inthewristband detectsthis pressingaction andmeasures the time between the sound and the driversresponse Tirednessis directlyrelatedtoa drivers response time.Usually,a watchfuldriver woulduseabout400milliseconds torespond,but oncethat fallsto morethan500milliseconds,it suggeststhatthe driveris gettingsleepy.In suchcases thedevice givesout moreregular andlouder sounds,showing that the drivershouldopen awindow orstop fora rest.If thedriver*sresponsecontinues toslow down,the soundsbecomemore frequentuntil a nonstop alarmwarns that thedrivermust stopas soonas possible.The devicehas beendelivered to the departmenfslaboratories fortesting.If thesetests,scheduled forsix monthstime,are successful,the makerswill bringthe productto marketwithinabout ayear.、1Driver Alertisadevicethatcan.A.keep driversasleep.B・change driversresponse accuracy.C.reducethepossibility ofaccidents.D.protect driverswhen accidentshappen、2What doesthe underlinedword“fatigue”in Paragraph2meanA.Illness.B.Tiredness.C.Carelessness,D.Impoliteness,、3How doesDriverAlertworkA.By beingused asanonstopalarm allthetime.B.By squeezingthe steeringwheel on the way.C.By remindingor warningdrivers ifnecessary.D.By beingworn ondrivers*hands everymoment.、4What dowe knowabout DriverAlertA.It mustbe fixedonthedrivers cars.B.It aimsto preventdrivers fromsleeping.C.It hasgone throughtesting atlaboratories.D・It isntavailable todrivers atthe moment.（分）

23.8I havehad alifelong fascination-call itobsession ifyou like-with communication9with makinglinks toother placesother cultures,other worlds.The rootsof thisobsession haveoften9puzzled me.I amnot-never havebeen-a gregariousperson.Quite theopposite I was asolitarychild andmy classmatesat schooland universityalways thoughtof measaloner.I wasnever crazyabout the noisysolidarity ofsocial gatherings.So whywas Ipossessed ofa desireto makecontactwith distantplacesIt canpartly beexplained bythe startIhadin life.I grewup onwhat seemedatthetime liketheedge ofthe world-in aremote partof ruralIreland,inahousehold withfew booksor magazines,and notelevision.Foreign travelwas unheardof.Apart fromthose whoemigrated toGreat Britainorthe UnitedStates,virtually nobodywe knewhadeverbeen abroad*Nobody everwent overseasonholiday,and noforeign languageswere taughtintheschools Iattended-with theexception ofLatin.We livedinaclosed societythat thoughtof itselfas self-sufficient.There washowever onechink oflight inthe suffocatinggloom-the radiowhich wecalled the9wireless.It was,by modernstandardsa hugeapparatus poweredby valves-which iswhy ittooksome timeto warmup-andanmagic eye“tuning indicator-a greenishglass circlethat winkedatyou asthe signalwaxed orwaned.The bestthing aboutour wireless,though,was thatit hadashortwave band.This wasthe sourceof endlessfascination tome,because itmeant thateven withthisprimitive deviceone couldlisten tothe world.At firstI couldntunderstand howit worked.Whywas receptionso muchbetter atnight Whywas itso infuriatinglyvariable Iasked myfather,wholooked evasiveand justsaid ithad somethingto dowith“the whachamacallitsphere0he alwayscalledcomplicated thingsthe whachamacallit,but thisgave meenough ofa steerto gotothelocallibrary andstart digging.In duecourse Idiscovered thathewasreferring tothe ionosphere-a layerofcharged particleshigh upattheedge ofthe Earthsatmosphere thatacts asakindof reflectorforradio wavesof certainfrequencies.The reasonshortwave radiocould travelsuch hugedistances wasthatit usedthe ionosphereto bouncesignals roundthe world-which waswhy radiohams inLatinAmerica orAustralia couldsometimes beheard bya youngboy onthe westernseaboard ofIreland.Signals fromsuch distantshores weremorelikelyto getthrough atnight becausethen theionospherewas higherand transmissionover longerdistances waspossible.Iwasspellbound bythis discovery of howtechnology couldpiggyback ona naturalphenomenonto pushforward low-power signalsthrough immensedistances.But mostof allIwasentranced bytheidea ofshortwave radio,for thiswas atechnology whichbelonged notto greatcorporations orgovernments,but topeople.It waspossible myfather explainedto obtaina licenseto operateyour99own shortwaveradio station•And allovertheglobe peopleheld suchlicenses whichenabled them9to sitin theirback roomsand broadcasttothewhole world.The worldsuddenly seemedwide opentome.、1The secondparagraph primarilyserves to.A.reveal the authors attitudetoward foreignculturesB.present informationthat shedslight ona certainpreoccupationC.to displaytheauthor*s nostalgiafor hisadolescenceD.foreshadow thecrucial differencebetweentheauthor andhisfather

2、The authorconsiders hisfather^answer inParagraph3tobe・A.incomplete buthelpful B・humorous butmeaningfulC.lighthearted yetconcernedD.silly andconfusing、3Which ofthefollowing,if true,would mostweaken theclaim ofoperating ashortwave radiostationA.Many governmentsaround theworld donot regulateshortwave usersB.Shortwave equipmentisvery inexpensiveandisgetting cheaperallthetime C.Most individualswho applyfor shortwavelicensesare turneddown.D.Communications expertspredict thattheInternetwill eventuallyreplace shortwaveradio.、4The passageis primarilyabouttheauthorsA.decision topursue acareer inscienceB.acceptance ofhis familyssheltered outlookC.devotion tothe studyof emergingtechnologyD.discoveryofa mediumsliberating potential分

24.8When yourchild liestoyou,it hurts.As parents,it makesus angryandwetake itpersonally.We feellike wecan nevertrust ourchild again.Why doeslyingcause suchanger,pain andworry forparentsParents areunderstandably veryafraid oftheir childrengetting hurtand gettinginto trouble,but they have verylittle protectionagainst these things asthey sendtheir kidsout intothe word.Kidslearn fromother kids and fromexternal media,and thismakes parentsfeel unsafebecause theycantcontrol theinformation andideas thattheir childrenare exposedto.（卑鄙的），When yourkid lies,you start to seehim assneaky especiallyif hecontinues to lieto you.You feelthat hesgoing behindyour back.You beginto think that yourkids are“bad”.Because,certainly,if lying is bad,liars arebad.Its justthat simple.Parents needto maketheir kidsresponsiblefor lying.But themistake parentsmake isthat theystarttoblame thekid forlying.Its（滑considered immoraltolie.But whenyou lookat yourkid likehes asneak,its aslippery slope坡谬误）that startswith“You lie“and endsupat“Youre abad person”.Kids knowlyingisforbidden.But theydont seeit ashurtful.So akid willsay,“I knowitswrong thatI eata sugarsnack whenIm notsupposed to.But whodoes ithurt”I knowits wrongthatI trademy driedfruit fora Twinkie.But itdoesnt reallyhurt anybody.I canhandle it.Whafsthe bigdeal Thatswhat thekid sees.So Ithinkthatparents haveto assumethat kidsaregoingto tellthem lies,because theyreimmatureand theydont understandhow hurtfulthesethingsare.Theyre alldrawn toexcitement,（歪曲）and theyllallhavea tendencyto distortthe truthbecause theyrekids.、1Why doparents worryabout their kidsandfeel unsafeA.Nobody truststheirkidsintheworld becauseof lying.B.Lying alwayscauses theirkids toget hurtor getinto trouble.C.Their kidsare exposedto outsideworld withouttheir control.D.They cantprotect theirkids fromother kidsand externalmedia.

2、Whafs theauthors attitudetowards parents9seeing kidsas badif theylieA.Immoral.B.Negative.C.Supportive.D.Different.

3、The underlinedword uthey,9really refersto.C.other kidsD.bad thingsA.parents B.their children

4、How doparents reactto kids9lyingA.Taking nonotice ofit.B.Blaming themimmediately.C.Pretending tobe angryand educatethem.D.Accept itbut makethem responsiblefor it.（分）

25.10Music hasa greateffect oneveryone.But doesmusic affectplants,too Peoplehavebeen experimentingwith musicfor almostthree decades.From school-level projectsto higher-levelscientific experiments,the effectof musicon plantshas beena confusingand debatabletopic.We knowmusic issoundandsound isnothing morethan awave.Plant growthisaresult ofthecell divisionthat takesplace withinthe cells.But whyis musicassociated withplant growthInhumans,music hasa strongeffect onour healthand mood,and overthe years,peoplehaveclaimedthat thesame effecthas beenobserved onplants,too.Plants aresensitive bynature,and manypeopleclaim thattheyhavefeelings justas humansdo.There arestories aboutplants sheddingtears.Although scientistsdonotsupport theseas facts,these mythshave ledthem totake upvariousexperiments onplants.（音响的）Various studieshave provedthat plantsrespond toacoustic energy.It increasestheirrate ofgrowth andtheir size,and influencestheir overallhealth.Dan Carlson,after athorough study（养分）over aspan ofmany years,has reacheda conclusionthat musichelps plantsabsorb nutrientsmoreefficiently.（叶面喷剂）It tookDan aboutfifteen yearsto developa foliagespray thatis usedbeneficially withthesound frequencies.Carlson callsthis spray“Sonic Bloom”.His flndingshave provedto bebeneficialfor countlessfarmers andhave resultedin—according toGuinnessBookof WorldRecords—the largestindoor planton record.The PurplePassion wastreated withthe Sonic Bloom process.It grewtobe1,300feet talland was（寿命卜alive evenafter25years.Its normallifespan however,is18months andit growsnot morethan18feet tall.The book,Secret ofthe Soil,writes aboutSonic Bloomand itsresults.SonicBloomisalso soldinthemarket.、1What inspiredscientists toexperiment withplantsA.The effectsof musicon humans.B.Plants aresensitive bynature.。