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 library B.a science museum

C.a shopping center D.a forest river

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

A.doctors and dentists B.loud noises outside

C.tabletop fountains D.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.

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