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Have you ever watched a plant move all by itself? The “dancing plant”, also known as the telegraph plant, actually moves its leaves. It can grow up 2 to 4 feet high. The period (一段时期) of its movements is 3 to 5 minutes, and when all of the leaves move, it creates a very cool effect (效果).
The plant lives in Asia but can also be found in the South Pacific (南太平洋). It is pretty wonderful. This plant is well known because Charles Darwin liked it a lot, and it is important in his book The Power of Movement in Plants.
9. How long can the dancing plant move?
A. For 12 months.
B. For 2 to 4 days.
C. For 3 to 5 minutes.
10. Where can we find the dancing plant?
A. In Asia.
B. In America.
C. In Canada.
11. Why is the dancing plant famous?
A. Because it is the tallest plant in Asia.
B. Because it was discovered by Charles Darwin.
C. Because it is important in Charles Darwin’s book.
12. Where are you likely to read the text?
A. In a storybook.
B. In a natural science book.
C. In a travel guide.
Have you ever watched a plant move all by itself? The “dancing plant”, also known as the telegraph plant, actually moves its leaves. It can grow up 2 to 4 feet high. The period (一段时期) of its movements is 3 to 5 minutes, and when all of the leaves move, it creates a very cool effect (效果).
The plant lives in Asia but can also be found in the South Pacific (南太平洋). It is pretty wonderful. This plant is well known because Charles Darwin liked it a lot, and it is important in his book The Power of Movement in Plants.
9. How long can the dancing plant move?
A. For 12 months.
B. For 2 to 4 days.
C. For 3 to 5 minutes.
10. Where can we find the dancing plant?
A. In Asia.
B. In America.
C. In Canada.
11. Why is the dancing plant famous?
A. Because it is the tallest plant in Asia.
B. Because it was discovered by Charles Darwin.
C. Because it is important in Charles Darwin’s book.
12. Where are you likely to read the text?
A. In a storybook.
B. In a natural science book.
C. In a travel guide.
答案：
9.C 10.A 11.C 12.B
C
Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat - eating plant is the Venus - flytrap (捕蝇草).
The Venus - flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs.
If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until (直到) it is dead. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.
Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, air, and ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all the important things, especially nitrogen (氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need.
13. The Venus - flytrap is a kind of (
A. plant
B. animal
C. food
14. From the passage, we learn that (
A. all plants can eat meat
B. some plants can eat people
C. some plants can eat small animals
15. The underlined word “presses” probably means “(
A. 挤压
B. 关上
C. 打开
16. From the last paragraph we know that (
A. plants are dangerous to animals
B. plants want to protect themselves against animals
C. plants want to get what they need from animal meat
Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat - eating plant is the Venus - flytrap (捕蝇草).
The Venus - flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs.
If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until (直到) it is dead. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.
Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, air, and ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all the important things, especially nitrogen (氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need.
13. The Venus - flytrap is a kind of (
A
).A. plant
B. animal
C. food
14. From the passage, we learn that (
C
).A. all plants can eat meat
B. some plants can eat people
C. some plants can eat small animals
15. The underlined word “presses” probably means “(
A
)” in Chinese.A. 挤压
B. 关上
C. 打开
16. From the last paragraph we know that (
C
).A. plants are dangerous to animals
B. plants want to protect themselves against animals
C. plants want to get what they need from animal meat
答案：
13.A 14.C 15.A 16.C
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