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 hairs, the leaves closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaves press the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.

Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen(氮). 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. plant B. animal  C. food D. meat

2.The Venus flytrap grows in ______.

A. most parts of the world

B. some parts of Africa

C. dry parts of the United States

D. wet parts of England

3.From the passage, we learn that ______.

A. all plants can eat people

B. all plants can eat animals

C. some plants can eat people

D. some plants can eat animals

4.The underlined word “press” probably means ______ in Chinese.

A. 挤压 B. 关上 C. 打开 D. 松开

5.Why do some plants eat animal meat?

A. Because plants are dangerous to animals.

B. Because animals are dangerous to plants.

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

D. Because plants want to protect themselves against animals.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了一种能吃动物的捕蝇草，它是一种很奇特的植物，生长在美国的干旱地区，它的叶子能把苍蝇卷进去，挤压致死，然后慢慢地把它吃掉。研究表明，植物吃动物是因为它们需要从动物肉里得到它们所需要的东西。

1.A细节理解题。根据短文第一段One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap（捕蝇草）.描述，可知捕蝇草就是一种有名的食肉植物，所以它是一种植物，故选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文第二段 It grows in dry parts of the United States. 描述，可知捕蝇草生长在美国的干旱地区，故选C。

3.D细节理解题。根据短文第一段there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big.And they can eat small animals. 描述，可知一些植物可以吃动物，故选D。

4.A词义猜测题。根据短文第二段In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. 描述，可知树叶挤压苍蝇，直到它死掉，所以press应是“挤压”的意思，并且其他几个选项的动作不致于让它死掉，故选A。

5.C细节理解题。根据短文第三段Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need.描述，可知植物是想从动物肉里得到它们所需要的东西才会把动物吃掉，故选C。

考点：科普环保类短文阅读。