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Housebeautifier【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，通過(guò)實(shí)驗(yàn)說(shuō)明室內(nèi)植物可以很好地提高人們的注意力。s attention. one39。 The results? Participants working in the room with the plants improved their performance from the first Reading Span Test to the second while those working in the room lacking in greenery did not. Consequently, the benefits of working among plants is indeed evident.（1）What do we know from the first paragraph? indoors can help avoid the poorer air outdoors. can Function as beautiful cheap air purifiers. polled flowers as decorations is very interesting. purifiers are the most effective to create a healthy home.（2）What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 probably refer to? one39。 To test their theory, the study39。s the question in light of a recent study published by the Journal of Environmental Psychology showing that the presence of plants in a room, particularly in an office environment, can shrink attention span (范圍). Struggling directive attention (the kind of attention that takes effort) can be refreshed through exposure ho to naturalistic environments. Basically, taking a walk through the park can clear one39。s been acknowledged that a bunch of pretty putted houseplants can help you maintain a healthier home, but a smarter home?6．閱讀理解 縱觀全文可知，本文講述了作者天生有聽力障礙，但是他卻樂(lè)觀地對(duì)待自己的缺陷，想辦法讓自己的生活充滿了快樂(lè)，所以作者寫這篇文章的目的是以感激的心情分享他對(duì)待劣勢(shì)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，故選D。ve