2022年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Theideathatplantshavesomedegreeofconsciousnessfirsttookrootintheearly2000s;theterm“plantneurobiology”was1aroundthenotionthatsomeaspectsofplantbehaviorcouldbe2tointelligenceinanimals.3plantslackbrains,thefiringofelectricalsignalsintheirstemsandleavesnonethelesstriggeredresponsesthat4consciousness,researcherspreviouslyreported.Butsuchanideaisuntrue,accordingtotheauthorsofthenewarticle.Plantbiologyisplexandfascinating,butit5sogreatlyfromthatofanimalsthatofplants’so-calledintelligence6isinconclusive,theauthorswrote.Beginningin2006,somescientistshave7thatplantspossessneuron-likecellsthatinteractwithhormonesandneurotransmitters,“aplant8nervoussystem,9tothatinanimals,”saidleadstudyauthorTaiz,Lincoln“They10claimedthatplantshave-‘brainlikemandcenters’attheirtips.”rootThis11makessenseifyousimplifytheworkingsofaplexbrain,12ittoanarrayofelectricalpulses;cellsinplantsalsomunicatethroughelectricalsignals.13,thesignalinginaplantisonly14similartothefiringinaplexanimalbrain,whichismorethan“amassofcellsthatmunicatebyelectricity,”Taizsaid.“Forconsciousnesstoevolve,abrainwithathreshold15ofplexityandcapacityisrequired,”he16.“Sinceplantsdon’thavenervousthesystems,17thattheyhaveconsciousnessareeffectivelyzero.”Andwhat’ssogreataboutconsciousness,anyway?Plantscan’trunawayfrom18,soinvestingenergyinabodysystemwhichathreat19andcanfeelpainwouldbeavery20evolutionarystrategy,accordingtothearticle.1.[A]coined[B]discovered[C]collected[D]issued2.[A]attributed[B]directed[C]pared[D]confined3.[A]unless[B]when[C]once[D]though4.[A]copedwith[B]consistedof[C]hintedat[D]extended5.[A]suffers[B]benefits[C]develops[D]differs6.[A]acceptance[B]evidence[C]cultivation[D]creation7.[A]doubted[B]denied[C]argued[D]requested1/228.[A]adapting[B]forming[C]repairing[D]testing9.[A]analogous[B]essential[C]suitable[D]s