2013高考英语二轮阅读理解（四月）训练（2）及答案Ibelievethatanimalspossessgreaterintelligencethanmostpeoplethink.Butplants?I'veneverconsideredthepossibilityofplantintelligence.Theideaseemsabsurd.YetI'vehadfriendsarguethatplantintelligencemightexist."Whatarethedifferencesbetweenplantsandanimals?"theyask,andthentheyargueaboutcertainspeciesthatseemtosharetheintelligenceofbothplantsandanimals.Newresearchsuggeststhatplantscommunicatevia"networks".Plantcommunicationisnotanewidea,andcannotindicatethatitsisakindofintelligence,butitisstillinteresting.RecentresearchfromVidiresearcherJosefStueferattheRadboudUniversityNijmegenshowsthatplantshavetheirownchatsystemsthattheycanusetowarneachother.Thereforeplantsarenotboringandpassiveorganismsthatjuststandtherewaitingtobecutdownoreatenup.Manyplantsforminternalcommunicationnetworksandareabletoexchangeinformationnetworksandareabletoexchangeinformationefficiently.Manyherbalplantssuchasstrawberriesandclovers(三叶草)naturallyformnetworks.Individualplantsremainconnectedwitheachotherforacertainperiodoftimebymeansofrunners(plantstemsthatgrowalongthegroundandputdownrootstoformnewplants).Theseconnectionsenabletheplantstoshareinformationwitheachotherviainternalchannels.Theyarethereforeverysimilartocomputernetworks.Butwhatdoplantschattoeachotherabout?RecentlyStueferandhiscolleagueswerethefirsttoprovethatcloverplantswarneachotherviathenetworklinksifdangerisnearby.Ifoneoftheplantsisattackedbycaterpillars(毛虫)，theothermembersofthenetworkarewarnedviaaninternalsignal.Oncewarned,theintact(完好无损的)plantsstrengthentheirchemicalandmechanical(机体的)resistancesothattheyarelessattractivetoadvancingcaterpillars.Thankstothisearlywarningsystem,theplantscanstayonestepaheadoftheirattackers.Theresearchhasshownthatthissignificantlylimitsthedamagetotheplants.Again,Idon'tbelievethisreflectsintelligence,butit'siscertainlyfascinating.17.Theauthorthinksthattheplantcommunication___________..A.isabsolutelyanewideaB.isasignofplantintelligenceC.isrelatedtoanimalcommunicationD.isinterestingandfascinating18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheresearchisNOTtrue?A.Mostplantshavenochatsystemandarepassiveorganisms.B.Individualplantscanalsoremainconnectedwitheachother.C.Thecommunicationbetweencloverplantscanprotectthemfromdamage.D.Theresearchisthefirsttoshowhowcloverplantswarneachother.19.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsplantintelligenceis_______________.A.unconcernedB.doubtfulC.positiveD.hopeful120.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.DoesPlantCommunicationReallyExist?B.SomeDiscoveriesAboutCloverPlantC.DoesPlantCommunicationImplyIntelligence?D.ANewStudyonPlantCommunication参考答案17-20DABC********************************************结束ASolongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearning,theywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhat“readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible.”Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoread.Teachingisalsoapublicactivity:Itcanbeseenandobserved.Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachi...
