英语阅读理解科普环保练习题及答案含解析.docxVIP

英语阅读理解 ( 科普环保 ) 练习题及答案含解析 一、高中英语阅读理解科普环保类 1．犇犇阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最正确选项。 Gardeners such as Prince Charles who claim that talking to plants encourages them to grow have long been seen as a little silly. But scientists have discovered evidence which suggests the Royal may actually be right and they could be listening to him. Biologists at Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that flowers can act as a plants ears to help them detect the sound of approaching insects. When the researchers played recordings of flying bees to evening primrose flowers, within three minutes the sugar concentrations in the nectar ( 花蜜 ) of its flowers increased. The fluid, produced to attract pollinating (授粉 ) insects, was on average 20 percent higher in flowers exposed to the buzz compared to those left in silence or exposed to higher pitched sounds. Professor Lilach Hadany, who led the study, said: Our results document for the first time that plants can rapidly respond to pollinator sounds in an ecologically relevant way. However, Prof Hadany said a plants ability to respond to pollinators may be weakened in city environments or beside a busy road. While plants require water, sunlight and the right temperature to grow, it is widely believed they do not have senses in the way animals do. But the study, published on the open-science website BioRxiv, suggests the efforts of gardeners who talk to their plants may not be in vain. Plants ability to hear has implications well beyond pollination —plants could potentially hear and respond to herbivores, other animals, the elements, and possibly other plants, Prof Hadany added. A month-long experiment conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2009 found female voices appear to speed up the growth of tomatoes. The research offers a possible explanation — womens voices were at the right frequency for the plants to hear. （1） Whats evening primrose flowers response to bees buzz? A. Longer bloom. B. Sweeter nectar. C.