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2022年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]

or[D]ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Theideathatplantshavesomedegreeofconsciousnessfirsttookrootintheearly2000s;the

term“plantneurobiology”was1aroundthenotionthatsomeaspectsofplantbehavior

couldbe2tointelligenceinanimals.3plantslackbrains,thefiringofelectrical

signalsintheirstemsandleavesnonethelesstriggeredresponsesthat4consciousness,

researcherspreviouslyreported.

Butsuchanideaisuntrue,accordingtotheauthorsofthenewarticle.Plantbiologyisplexand

fascinating,butit5sogreatlyfromthatofanimalsthatso-called6ofplants’intelligenceis

inconclusive,theauthorswrote.

Beginningin2006,somescientistshave7thatplantspossessneuron-likecellsthat

interactwithhormonesandneurotransmitters,8“aplantnervoussystem,9tothat

inanimals,”saidleadstudyauthorLincolnTaiz,“They10claimedthatplantshave‘brain-

likemandcenters’attheirroottips.”

This11makessenseifyousimplifytheworkingsofaplexbrain,12ittoan

arrayofelectricalpulses;cellsinplantsalsomunicatethroughelectricalsignals.13,the

signalinginaplantisonly14similartothefiringinaplexanimalbrain,whichismorethan

“amassofcellsthatmunicatebyelectricity,”Taizsaid.

“Forconsciousnesstoevolve,abrainwithathreshold15ofplexityandcapacityis

required,”he16.“Sinceplantsdon’thavenervoussystems,the17thattheyhaveconsciousness

areeffectivelyzero.”

Andwhat’ssogreataboutconsciousness,anyway?Plant