2022考研英语一真题全文及解析

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.”