Question

Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap.

The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs.  If a fly touches one of the hair, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.

Why do plants do such things? As we know, most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It does not have all these important things, especially nitrogen( 氮 ). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need.  Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!

1.The Venus flytrap is a kind of _______.

A. food    B. animal    C. plant   D. meat

2.Why do some plants eat animal meat? Because _______.

A. plants are dangerous to animals

B. animals are dangerous to plants

C. plants want to get what they need from animal meat

D. plants want to protect themselves against animals

3.Where can most plants get what they need?

A. From the people   B. From the animals

C. From the soil      D. From the sun, the air, and the ground           

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题解析:本文大意：  植物能吃人吗？也许不会，但有许多吃肉的植物。一种著名的食肉植物是捕蝇草。它是一种非常奇怪的植物，生长在美国的干旱地区。叶子像书页，能快速地打开合上。叶子里有一根小毛毛。如果一只苍蝇碰到一根毛毛，叶子就会压住苍蝇直到把它压死。然后叶子盖上苍蝇，慢慢地吃掉苍蝇。为什么植物这么做呢？就我们所知，多数植物从太阳、空间和土壤获得所需。在一些地方，土壤非常贫瘠，确实没有这些重要的东西，特别是氮，动物肉有许多氮，所以一些植物吃肉获得它们所需要。

1.细节理解题。根据The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant.捕蝇草是一种非常奇怪的植物，可知答案C

2.细节理解题。根据Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. 动物肉有许多氮，所以一些植物吃肉获得它们所需要，可知答案C

3.细节理解题。根据As we know, most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground.就我们所知，多数植物从太阳、空间和土壤获得所需，可知答案D

考点：  科普类短文阅读。