The researchers, publishing their finding in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, said, “We may be surrounded by many more murderous plants than we think.” “We are accustomed to thinking of plants as being immobile and harmless, and there is something deeply frightening about the thought of meat-eating plants,” they added.

　　72. Tomatoes and potatoes kill insects to ______ .

　　A. get more sticky hairs

　　B. make themselves grow better

　　C. make their roots stronger

　　D. avoid falling down to the ground

　　73. The word carnivorous in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______.

　　A. fast-growing

　　B. harmless

　　C. insect-killing

　　D. nutritious

　　74. The technique for vegetables to trap insects is most probably developed through

　　A. evolution of species

　　B. helps from other garden plants

　　C. artificial cultivation

　　D. nutrients preserved in rich soil

　　75. The text is probably taken from ______.

　　A. a student book

　　B. a science fiction

　　C. a scientific report

　　D. a bulletin board

　　【参考答案】72—75 BCAC

　　C2 [2016·湖南卷]

　　In my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.

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