2019-2020年高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解基礎(chǔ)選練

1、2019-2020 年高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解基礎(chǔ)選練（4）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、BC 和 D 項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes（糖尿病），Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin（胰島素）threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,blindne

2、ssandevendeath.Andifthatwerentbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhedbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,andcreateddiabeticrockstar,afreeonlinemunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedonesaplacew

3、hereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories,informationandresources.JasonSwenckisson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithdiabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildrensforums（論壇）togethermostevenings.Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,saysSwencki,oneofthesitesvolunteers.Theyknowwhathesgoingthrough,sohedoesntf

4、eelalone.Kodyisanythingbutalone:DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.Thesedays,Thomassmainfocusishischarity（慈善機(jī)構(gòu)），F(xiàn)ightIt,whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople225todatewhocantaffordadiabeticshugeexpens

5、es.Fhasraisedabout$23,000inproductsandincash.InMay,ThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables.Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostareputtingmoneyint

6、ofindingacure,saysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstarsoriginalmembers.ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow.26. WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas?A. Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.B. Hestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes.C. Hehasapositiveattitudetohisdisease.D. Heencouragesdiabeti

7、csbywritingarticles.【答案】C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段尤其是第一句“Thomasdecidedhedbetterfindawaytofightback”故選 C。27. Diabeitcrockstarwascreatedfor.A.diabeticstomunicateB.volunteerstofindjobsC.childrentoamusethemselvesD.rockstarstoshareresources【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段末 fordiabeticsandtheirlovedonesaplacewhereover1,100peop

8、lesharepersonalstories,informationandresources.故選 A28. Accordingtothetext,Kody.A. feellonelybecauseofhisillnessB. benefitsfromdiabeticrockstarC. helpscreatetheonlinekidsforumsD.writeschildrensstoriesonline【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,saysSwencki,oneofthesitesvolunteer

9、s.Theyknowwhathesgoingthrough,sohedoesntfeelalone.可知故選 B=29. WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?A. Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.B. Itorganizespartiesforvolunteeronceayear.C. Itofferslessexpensivemedicinetodiabetics.D. Itownsawell-knownmedicalweb-site.【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) FightIt,whichprovidesmedi

10、cinesandsuppliestopeople225todatewhocantaffordadiabetic30. ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas.shugeexpenses.故選 A。A. worksfull-timeinadiabetescharityB. employs22peopleforhiswebsiteC. helpsdiabeticsinhisownwayD. triestofindacurefordiabetes【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù) ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopl

11、eneedhelpnow.他是在用自己的方式來幫助別人，.故選 C社會(huì)生活類閱讀理解。閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的 ABC、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Beingtheheadofahighschoolformanyyears,Igrewtiredofbudgetmeetings,fundingcuts,andmanyotheradministrativechores（雜務(wù)） .Istartedtodreamofretirement.Sittingintrafficonaweekdaymorning,Iwouldfindmymindwandering,Iwo

12、uldimaginespendingtimewithmygrandchildren,quieteveningswithmywife,traveling,orrediscoveringsomegreatbooks.ItoldmyselfthatIwouldntsignmyselfupforanymittees,anyclasses,oranythingrequiringaschedule.Myfirstdayofretirementcameatlast!Icookedagreatbreakfastformywifeandme,leisurelyreadthepaper,cleanedabitof

13、thehouse,andwroteafewletterstofriends.Onthesecondday,Icookedbreakfast,readthepaper.Onthethirdday,.Thisisretirement?Itriedtotellmyselfthatitwasjustthetransition（過渡），thatthosegoldenmomentswererightroundthecorner,andthatIwouldenjoythemsoonenough.Butsomethingwasmissing.Aformercolleagueaskedafavor.Agroup

14、ofstudentsweregoingtoJamaicatoworkwithchildreninthepoorestneighborhoods.WouldIinterruptmynewfoundahappiness“andreturntothestudents,justthisonce?Onetrip.Thatbagswerepacked.Thetripwasveryinspiring.IwasmovednotonlybythepovertyIsawbutalsobythesenseofresponsibilityoftheyoungpeopleonthetrip.WhenIreturnedh

15、ome,Iofferedtoworkonedayaweekwithalocalyouthorganization.TheexperiencewassopositivethatIwassoonvolunteeringnearlyfull-time,workingwithstudentsacrossNorthAmericasall.Mytoassistthemintheirvoluntarywork.Now,itseemsthetableshaveturned.SomedaysIamtheteacher,otherdaysIamthestudent.Theseyoungpeoplehavereaw

16、akenedmymitment（責(zé)任感）tosocialjusticeissuesbychallengingmetolearnmoreaboutthesituationintheworldtoday,wherepeoplearestillpoorandsufferbecauseofgreed,corruptionandwar.Mostimportantly,theyhavegivenmetheopportunitytocontinuetoparticipateinhelpingtofindsolutions.Inreturn,Ihelpthemdotheircharitableprojects

17、overseas.Ivegonefromrunningoneschooltohelpingoverseetheconstructionofschoolsintwenty-onecountries!1. Whatdidthewriterexpecttodoafterheretired?A. Tostayawayfrombusyschedules.B. Towritesomegreatbooks.C. Todosomevoluntarywork.D. Toplanforhisfuture.2. WhydidthewriterdecidetogotoJamaica?A. Hemissedhisstu

18、dentsinthatcountry.B. HecouldntrefusehiscolleagueC.Hewasconcernedaboutthepeoplethere.D.Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisretiredlife.3. Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A. MyRetiredLife.B. BeingtheHeadofaHighSchool.C. MyAttitudestowardsLife.D. AnExperienceofBeingaVolunteer.sfavor.4. Whatdoe

19、sthewriterthinkofhisretiredlifenow?A.Disappointing.B.Troublesome.C.Promising.D.Meaningful.【參考答案】33.ADAD社會(huì)生活類閱讀理解。閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的 ABC、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。If,forsomereason,youhad2,010emptyplasticbottles,whatwouldyoudo?Youdprobablysellthemcheaply,right?ButXiaYucollected2,010bottlesandbuiltab

20、oatwiththem.Asyoureadthis,Xiais,infact,onariversomewhereinAnhui,slowlygoingtowardshisdestination:theExpoGardeninShanghai.2,010plastic世博會(huì))xxShanghai.OntheopeningdayoftheExpo,Xia,togetherwithfivefriends,wentona1,500kilometresjourneyfromXiangtantotheExpoGarden,inspiteofthedoubtwhethertheyllmakeit.After

21、all,theboattheyareoncanhardlybecalledaboat.Itcostonly2,000yuantobuildinamonth.WhatskeepingXiagoingisamajorcausebehindthetrip.Weareexaminingwaterpollutionthroughourjourneyandtryingtopromotealow-carbon（彳氐碳）lifestyle.Beforewestarted,noonebelievedwecouldsailtheboattotheDongtingLake.Butwemadeit.Butasthey

22、expected,thejourneyhasnotalwaysbeensmooth.OfthesixfromXiangtan,fourgaveup.Asofthepresstime（至 U 發(fā)稿時(shí)）,onlyXiaandhisfriendHuangYingwereontheboat.HuangsufferedfromadiseasewhentheyreachedJiujiang,JiangxiProvince.Xiasaid,“TherearesomanythingsthatcanstopupbottleswastocelebrateExpo(frommakingittoShanghai,li

23、ketheweather,health,andsometimesswiftriverwater.”“Theboatwasproducedinafactoryaccordingtoourdesign,andperhapsitsnotinaverygoodcondition.But,Xiasaid,“wearewearinglifejackets.Someboatspassingbyofferedhelp.WhatismoreofarewardforXiaandHuangisthattheYangtzeRiverturnedoutmuchcleanerthantheyhadexpected.Alt

24、houghXiaandHuangareuncertainaboutthejourneyahead,theyare“quitehappywithwhattheyhavealreadyachieved.Afterall,itsnotthedestinationthatcounts.Itsalwaysthecoursethatmattersthemost.”1. XiaYudoubtsthesuccessofthejourneybecauseofA. suchalongjourneyontheriverB. thepoorboatandthebadweatherC. fewpeopletakingp

25、artinthejourneyD. theseriouslypollutedriverinsomeparts2. WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepurposeofthejourneyA. Toexaminewaterpollution.B. TocelebrateExpoxxShanghai.C. Towinaraceonthewater.D. Topromotealow-carbonlifestyle.3. Fromthetextweknowthat 二A. theystayontheboatatnightB. threepeoplegaveupduetotheirb

26、adhealthC. XiaYuandhismatehavearrivedinShanghaiD. Huangsufferedfromadiseaseonthejourney4. ThelastparagraphtellsusXiaYuandHuangYingA. paymoreattentiontotheprocessB. aresuretoarriveatthedestinationC. helpedturntheYangtzeRivercleanerD. arehappybecauseoftheirfinalsuccess【參考答案】34.BCDA閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、

27、BC 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Boysschoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity（陽剛），theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotype,aUSstudysays.Boysatsin

28、gle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtotheboycodeofhidingtheiremotionstobearealman.Thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittle

29、,headmasteroftheBritishboys-onlyschool,Eton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbeetoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybeediscouragedwhe

30、ntheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboyslearningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtopeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudysauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversityofVirginia.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadi

31、ngandwritingwithboy-focusedapproachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevisionlearnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegivenhands-onlessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround,Jamesfound.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeelth

32、eyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmenshouldbemasterfulandinchargeinrelationships.Inmixedschoolsboysfeelpelledtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans,thestudyreported.31. Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschool.A. forcesboystohidetheiremotionstoberealmenB. helpstocultivate

33、masculineaggressivenessinboysC. encouragesboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyD. naturallyreinforcesinboysthetraditionalimageofaman【答案】C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Boysschoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotions。A 選項(xiàng)和第 1 段的觀點(diǎn)沖突；B 選項(xiàng)從第 2 段的第 1 句話的觀點(diǎn)中可以知道是錯(cuò)誤的。farfrom”的含義為“根本不是”。D 選項(xiàng)說到的加強(qiáng)男孩靠攏傳統(tǒng)男人形象

34、并未在文章內(nèi)提及。故選Co32. Itismonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys.A.performrelativelybetterB.behavemoreresponsiblyC.growupmorehealthilyD.receiveabettereducation【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四自然段這個(gè)研究的結(jié)論和人們普遍接受的看法不一致，按照人們普遍的看法，男孩在和女孩一起接受教育的時(shí)候表現(xiàn)會(huì)更出色。故選 A33. WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?A. Itfailsmore

35、boysthangirlsacademically.B. Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation.C. Itfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneed.D. Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls.【答案】C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) becauseithadbeetoofocusedongirls.這句話逆向說明男孩子沒有得到適當(dāng)?shù)年P(guān)注。故選Co34. AccordingtoAbigailJames,oneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsisA. teaching

36、canbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysB. boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistractedC. boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinD. teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboysteamspirit【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第七段可知教學(xué)可以量身定做35. WhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJamesreport?A.Th

37、eyenjoybeingincharge.B.Theyhavesharpervision.C.Theyconformtostereotypes.D.Theyareviolentandsexist.【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevisionlearnbestthroughtouch,acute 敏銳的與 sharp 同義，故選 B。2019-2020 年高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解基礎(chǔ)選練（5）（I）說理議論（閱讀理解）由（xx 四川廣元普高第一次高考適應(yīng)性統(tǒng)考）改編Thereisaproblemeachofusfacesinf

38、ollowingadviceonemotionalhealing:apologizingisdifficult.Wearetrappedinwhatwethinkofourselvesbyholdingontoourpride.Wecanbeselfishandnotwillingtoadmitourmostobviousmistakes.Prideeatsawayatusasweargueorignorethemistake.Itshappenedtome.IhavehadtoomuchprideandselfishnesstoapologizetoalovedoneIhurt.WhenId

39、idwanttoapologize,Icouldntbringmyselftofacetheotherperson.ThisistheprideImtalkingabout.Maybeapologiesedifficultformenbecausetheyreexpectedtobedominant（占優(yōu)勢,以適合男孩的特點(diǎn)，故選 A。的） .Itslikethejokethatamanneverasksfordirectionswhenlost.Ladiesaremoreemotionallyopenthanguysandarewillingtoexpressit.Still,bothgen

40、derswonderhowtocorrectlyapologize.Inshifting（改變）thefocusonapologizingawayfromyou,whatdoesnotapologizingdotootherpeople?Theyfeelhurtthatyouarenotwillingtomunicateyourmistake.Theylosetrustinyouasyouhidebehindyourmistakeavoidingreality.Theybeeangrywithyou,wonderingwhyyouwillnottellthemthetruth.Theymayb

41、egintocounteryourlackofapologiesbynotapologizingthemselvesandfromthistherelationshipgoesdownhillasthetwoofyougetcaughtinapowerstruggle.Youneedtomunicateyourmistakes.Amistakeyoumadeislikeascratchandbynotapologizingyouaremakingthescratchadeeperwoundandrubbingsaltintoit.Youneedtostophurtingtheotherpers

42、onandyourselfbylearningtoapologize.Thereisrealpowerinapologizingandemotionalhealing.1 .PeoplefindithardtoapologizefortheirmistakesbecauseoftheirA.emotionalfeelingB.stickingtotheirprideC.makingargumentD.beingtrappedinlies2 .Whyaremenmoreunwillingtomakeapologies?()A.Theydontintendtohurtotherpeople.B.T

43、heyexpectotherstoforgivethem.C.Theydontwanttobeconsideredweak.D.Theyarentgoodatexpressingthemselves.3 .Whatbadeffectwilltherebeifyourefusetoapologizeforyourmistakes?()A.Otherpeoplewontpayattentiontoyou.B.Youwillloseconfidenceinyourself.C.Youwontbeforgivenevenifyoutellthetruth.D.Thefriendshipwillgeth

44、urtandgoworse.4 .Fromthelastparagraph,itcanbeinferredthatAmunicationcanstopyourmakingmistakesB.mistakeswouldturnintodeeperscratchesC.apologizingisgoodforyouandtheotherpersonD.apologizingisthemostpowerfulinemotionalhealing語篇解讀：每個(gè)人都會(huì)犯錯(cuò)，但是很多人犯錯(cuò)后因?yàn)閮?nèi)心的驕傲不愿意承認(rèn)自己的錯(cuò)誤，也不愿意向別人道歉，這不但對(duì)自己有害，還會(huì)傷害別人，進(jìn)而影響人與人之間的關(guān)系。答

45、案及剖析：1.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段的 Wearetrappedinwhatwethinkofourselvesbyholdingontoourpride 可知，人們不愿意道歉是因?yàn)閮?nèi)心的驕傲，故選 B 項(xiàng)。2 .C推理判斷題。由第二段的Maybeapologiesedifficultformenbecausetheyreexpectedtobedominant 可知，男士通常被認(rèn)為處于主導(dǎo)地位，所以他們會(huì)覺得道歉很沒面子，故選 C 項(xiàng)。3.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 由第三段可知，如果你不為自己的錯(cuò)誤道歉的話，就會(huì)失去朋友對(duì)你的信任，然后對(duì)方也不會(huì)向你道歉，最終導(dǎo)致友誼的破裂，故 D 項(xiàng)正確。4.C

46、 推理判斷題。由 Youneedtostophurtingtheotherpersonandyourselfbylearningtoapologize 可知，道歉對(duì)犯錯(cuò)的人和受傷害的人都有好處，故選 C 項(xiàng)。交流錯(cuò)誤就是道歉，但是道歉不能防止人犯錯(cuò)，故 A 項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；犯錯(cuò)后及時(shí)道歉就不會(huì)使傷害加深，故 B 項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；由文章最后一句話 Thereisrealpowerinapologizingandemotionalhealing 可知 D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤?！疽呻y詞匯解讀】1 .eatawayat 困擾，煩擾Iwonderwhatwaseatingawayathim.我不知道什么事情使他煩心。2 .healv

47、.（使）恢復(fù)健康，恢復(fù)正常Mostoftheirwoundswonthealproperly.這些人的傷大多數(shù)都不會(huì)徹底痊愈?！鹃L難句子分析】原因狀晉從句他們可能會(huì)通過自己不道歉開始和你的不道歉行為對(duì)著干，為此，因?yàn)槟銈儍蓚€(gè)都被力量之爭所困，你們的關(guān)系就會(huì)走下坡路。閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)?！舅拇ㄊ【d陽市 xx 高考英語一模試題】IncreasingNoiseAnnoysPeoplewantactiononnoise,arecentpublicmeetinginBrisbaneshowed.Somewanttechnicalimprovement

48、ssuchasquieterairconditionersorbettersoundbarriersaroundmajorroads.Otherswanttougherlawstorestrictnoisefrombuildingsitesortorequireownerstotakeresponsibilityforbarkingdogs.Butthehighestpriority（優(yōu)先）wasanoiseplaintssystemthatworks.andBrisbaneCityCouncilreceivesmoreplaintsaboutnoisethanallotherproblems

49、puttogether.Soitconductedsurveyandfoundthatabouthalfitscitizensareupsetbynoiseinoneformoranother-traffic,mowers,poolpumps,airconditionersorloudparties.ThisinspiredtheCounciltobringtogethermorethan100citizensoneeveningtotalkthroughsolutionstotheproblem.Themeetingfoundthepresentnoiseplaintssystembizar

50、re.Dependingontheproblem,responsibilityfornoisecanliewiththeCouncil,theEnvironmentProtectionAuthority,oneofthreegovernmentdepartmentsoreventhepolice.Soplaintsoftenfeeltheyaregettingtherun-round.Whenthepeopleatthemeetingwereaskedtovoteforchanges,thestrongestresponsewasfora24-hournoisehotlinetobethefi

51、rstportofcallforallplaints.Themeetingalsofavoredregulatorymeasures,suchastougherminimumstandardsfornoiseinapplianceslikeairconditioners.Thisevenmakeseconomicsense,asnoiseisawasteofenergy-andmoney.Othermeasuresthemeetingsupportedwerewiderbufferzonesaroundnoisyactivitiesandcontrolstokeepheavytrafficaw

52、ayfromresidentialareas（居民區(qū)）.59. Accordingtothepassage,whatdopeoplewantmost?A. Tougherlaws.B. Technicalimprovements.C. AneffectivenoiseplaintssystemD. Tougherminimumstandardsfornoise60. Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbizarreinthesecondparagraphmean?A.reasonableB.wonderfulC.strangeD.responsible61. Howmanyre

53、gulatorymeasuresagainstnoisearementionedinthelastparagraph?A.3.B.4.C.2.D.5.62. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A. Tougherminimumstandardsfornoiseinappliancesarenecessary.B. Traffic,mowers,poolpumps,andairconditionersareallthesourcesofnoise.C. 90%oftheresidentsareannoyedbynoise.D. H

54、eavytrafficshouldbekeptawayfromresidentialareasaccordingtothemeeting.63. BrisbaneCityCouncilbroughttogethercitizenstotalkthroughsolutionstothenoiseproblemmainlydueto.A. theresultofthesurveycarriedoutbyitselfB. anoiseplaintssystemthatworksC. peopleaskingfortougherlawsonnoiseD. requirementsofaneffecti

55、venoiseplaintssystem【參考答案】59-63、CCACA閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)?！舅拇ㄊ【d陽市 xx 高考英語一模試題】LetThesePlantsSwattheBugsforYouSomeplantsgetsohungrytheyeatflies,spiders,andevensmallfrogs.Whatsmoreamazingisthattheseplantsoccurnaturally（inspecialenvironments）ineverystate.Infact,theyrefoundoneverycontine

56、ntexceptAntarctica.YouveprobablyseenaVenusflytrap.Itsoftensoldinmuseumgiftstores,departmentstores,andevensupermarkets.Asmallplant,itgrows6to8inchestallinacontainer.Attheendofitsstalks（莖）arespeciallymodifiedleavesthatactliketraps.Insideeachtrapisaliningoftinytrigger（觸發(fā)）hairs.Whenaninsectlandsonthem,t

57、hetrapsuddenlyshut.Overthecourseofaweekorso,theplantfeedsonitscatch.TheVenusflytrapisjustoneofmorethan500speciesofmeat-eatingplants,saysBarryMeyers-Rice,theeditoroftheInternationalCarnivorousPlantSocietysNewsletter.Note:Despiteanyscience-fictionstories（科幻小說）youmighthaveread,nomeat-eatingplantdoesany

58、dangertohumans.Dr.Meyers-Ricesaysaplantismeat-eating,onlyifitdoesallfourofthefollowing:attract,kill,digest,andabsorbsomeformofinsects,includingflies,butterflies,andmoths.Meat-eatingplantslookandactlikeothergreenplants-well,mostofthetime.Allgreenplantsmakesugarthroughaprocesscalledphotosynthesis（光合作用

59、） .Plantsusethesugartomakefood.Whatmakesmeat-eatingplantsdifferentistheirbug-catchingleaves.Theyneedinsectsforonereason:nitrogen（氮）Nitrogenisanutrientthattheycantobtainanyotherway.Why?Almostallgreenplantsonourplanetgetnitrogenfromthesoil.Meat-eatingplantscant.Theyliveinplaceswherenutrientsarehardora

60、lmostimpossibletogetfromthesoilbecauseofitsacidity（酸度）.Sotheyveetorelyongettingnitrogenfrominsectsandsmallanimals.Infact,nutrient-richsoilispoisonoustomeat-eatingplants.Neverfertilize（施月巴）them!Butdontworry,either,iftheyneverseemtocatchanyinsects.Theycansurvive,buttheyllgrowveryslowly.64. Venusflytra