2022年考研英语一真题+答案+真题翻译.docxVIP

2022年全国硕士研究生招生考试 英语（一）试题（科目代码：201） Section I Use of English Directions： Read the following text. Choose the best word（s）for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.（10 points） The idea that plants have some degree of consciousness first took root in the early 2000s；the term plant neurobiology was 1 around the notion that some aspects of plant behavior could be 2 to intelligence in animals. 3 plants lack brains，the firing of electrical signals in their stems and leaves nonetheless triggered responses that 4 consciousness，researchers previously reported. But such an idea is untrue，according to a new opinion article. Plant biology is complex and fascinating，but it 5 so greatly from that of animals that so-called 6 of plants intelligence is inconclusive，the authors wrote. Beginning in 2006，some scientists have 7 that plants possess neuron-like cells that interact with hormones and neurotransmitters, 8 a plant nervous system，9 to that in animals，said lead study author Lincoln Taiz. They 10 claimed that plants have brain-like command centers at their root tips. This 11 makes sense if you simplify the workings of a complex brain, 12 it to an array of electrical pulses; cells in plants also communicate through electrical signals. 13 , the signaling in a plant is only 14 similar to the firing in a complex animal brain, which is more than a mass of cells that communicate by electricity, Taiz said. For consciousness to evolve, a brain with a threshold 15 of complexity and capacity is required, he 16 . Since plants dont have nervous systems, the 17 that they have consciousness are effectively zero. And whats so great about consciousness, anyway? Plants cant run away from 18 , so investing energy in a body system which 19 a threat and can feel pain would be a very 20 evolutionary strategy, according to the article. 1. [A] coined [B] discovered [C] collected [D] issued 2. [A] attributed [B] directed [C]compared [D] confin