2022考研英语(卷一)真题+答案

2022 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（一）试题Section ⅠUse of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on theANSWER SHEET. (10 points)The idea that plantshavesome degree of consciousness first took root in the early2000s;the term “plantneurobiology”was1aroundthe notion thatsome aspects of plantbehaviorcould be2to intelligence inanimals.3 plantslack brains,the firing of electricalsignals in their stems and leavesnonethelesstriggeredresponsesthat 4 consciousness,researcherspreviouslyreported.Butsuch anideais untrue,accordingto a new opinionarticle.Plantbiologyis complex andfascinating,butit5 so greatlyfromthatof animalsthatso-called 6 of plants’intelligenceis inconclusive,theauthorswrote.Beginning in 2006,some scientists have7that plants possess neuron-likecells that interact withhormonesandneurotransmitters, 8 “aplantnervoussystem, 9 to thatin animals,”said lead studyauthorLincolnTaiz,“They10claimedthatplantshave‘brain-likecommandcenters’attheirroottips.”This11makes sense if yousimplifythe workingsof a complex brain,12it to an arrayof electricalpulses;cells in plants also communicatethroughelectrical signals.13, the signaling in a plant is only 14similar to the firing in a complex animal brain, which is more than “amass of cells that communicatebyelectricity,”Taizsaid.“Forconsciousness to evolve,a brainwith a threshold15 of complexityand capacityis required,”he16 . “Sinceplantsdon’thavenervoussystems,the17 thattheyhaveconsciousnessareeffectivelyzero.”And what’sso greataboutconsciousness,anyway?Plantscan’trunawayfrom18 , so investingenergyina bodysystemwhich19 a threatandcan feel painwould be a very20evolutionarystrategy,accordingtothearticle.1.[A]coined[B]discovered[C]collected[D]issued2.[A]attributed[B]directed[C]com...