广东省阳西县2016高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解月练（一）.docVIP

2016广东阳西县高考英语二轮阅读理解月练（1） [史地自然型阅读理解(二)] Animals can move from place to place, but plants cannot. When an animal is under attack, it can run away or fight back. Plants certainly cannot run away, and they lack teeth and claws. But plants can defend themselves by using both physical and chemical means. Some plants have their own ways to keep animals away. For example, the leaves of the holly plant have sharp spines (刺) that discourage grasseating animals. Holly leaves on lower branches have more spines than leaves on upper branches. This is because the lower leaves are easier for most animals to