2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 科普环保类阅读理解（3）

2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 科普环保类阅读理解（3）xx高考英语阅读练习——科普环保类Many gardeners believe that “talking” to their plant

2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 科普环保类阅读理解（3） xx高考英语阅读练习——科普环保类 Many gardeners believe that “talking” to their plants helps them grow---it turns out that they may not be crazy after all. According to the scientists from the University of Exeter, plants may keep municating with each other through asecret “unseen” language. For their experiment, the scientists picked acabbage plant that is known to send out agas when its surface is cut. In order to get video evidence of the munication, they changed the cabbage gene by adding the protein---luciderase(虫 荧光素酶), which is what makes fireflies(萤火虫) glow in the dark. When the changed cabbage plant was in full bloom, they cut aleaf off with a pair of scissors, and almost immediately, thanks to the luciderase, they could see the plant sending out “methyl jasmonate(茉莉酸甲酯)”. While this was aknown fact, what was surprising was the fact that the minute this gas began to give out, the nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger and started to send out agas that they normally have to keep predators(捕食者) like caterpillars(毛虫) away. What the scientists are not sure is whether the plants are trying to warn the other leaves or the near plants about the danger---something that will require further research However, the team, which is led by Professor Nick Smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live apassive life, but actually move, sense and even municate with each other. However, before you get all concerned, they are quite sure that plants do not feel the pain when they are cut, since they do not have nerves---so go ahead and bite into that juicy carrot! 【小题1】What’s the best title of the passage? A． Plants Can Send Some Gas B． Plants Can municate with Each Other