五、阅读理解。〔人与自然——自然生态〕
In many people’s eyes, plants are quiet and passive(被动的). They can’t talk. They can’t walk. And they can’t think like us. Or can they?
The BBC documentary, The Green Planet, gives us a new look at plants. It finds the wonderful and dramatic ways that plants behave. “The Green Planet shows the secret lives of plants on the Earth,” editor Elle Hunt wrote in New Scientist.
Plants compete against each other to live. Each species(物种)has its own ways of defence(防御). In tropical(热带的)rainforests, different kinds of plants compete for sunlight. The forest floor is described as a “battlefield(战场)” in the documentary.
Plants also help each other and even communicate. In deserts, the roots of Euphrates poplar are connected. If a tree finds water, it will share the water with others through the roots. Studies also show that plants use fungi(真菌)in the soil as a way to “talk” to each other. It’s kind of like how Wi-Fi works. If a tomato plant gets a leaf disease, it can tell nearby plants about it.
The documentary not only lets us feel amazed at the plant world but also pushes us to understand that plants are important. “Plants are the basis of all life, including ourselves. We depend on them for every mouth of food that we eat and every lungful of air that we breathe,” said the presenter of the documentary. It’s time to look after wild plants just as carefully as our houseplants.
1. What is The Green Planet?
A. A drama. B. Science fiction. C. A short video. D. A documentary.
2. (创新考法·篇章结构)What is the structure of the passage?

3. Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4 tell us how wonderful and dramatic plants are by ______.
A. asking questions B. giving examples C. telling stories D. listing numbers
4. What does the presenter of the documentary think of plants?
A. They are quiet and passive. B. They are unimportant in the natural world. C. They are the basis of all life. D. They are harmful to human beings.
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Plants will become more independent and stop communicating with each other. B. With the help of the documentary, people will pay more attention to protecting wild plants. C. All plants will die out because of the lack of human protection. D. Plants will develop new ways of defence that are harmful to humans.
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【解析】：
1题：题目询问《绿色星球》是什么，根据文章第二段“The BBC documentary, The Green Planet, gives us a new look at plants.”可知它是一部纪录片。
2题：文章第一段引出关于植物的话题，第二段介绍纪录片《绿色星球》，第三段和第四段讲述植物的竞争、互助和交流等行为，第五段强调植物的重要性以及呼吁人们保护野生植物，整体结构是总 - 分 - 总，选项中D符合这种结构。
3题：第三段通过热带雨林中植物竞争阳光等例子，第四段通过沙漠中胡杨树分享水、植物用真菌交流等例子，展示了植物的奇妙和戏剧性，所以是举例子的方式。
4题：根据文章最后一段“‘Plants are the basis of all life, including ourselves. We depend on them for every mouth of food that we eat and every lungful of air that we breathe,’ said the presenter of the documentary.”可知纪录片主持人认为植物是所有生命的基础。
5题：文章最后提到“It’s time to look after wild plants just as carefully as our houseplants.”，在纪录片的推动下，人们会更关注保护野生植物。
【答案】：
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. B

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五、阅读理解。〔人与自然——自然生态〕
在很多人眼中，植物是安静且被动的。它们不会说话，不会行走，也不能像我们一样思考。但事实真的如此吗？
英国广播公司（BBC）的纪录片《绿色星球》为我们呈现了植物的全新面貌。这部纪录片展现了植物奇妙且充满戏剧性的行为方式。“《绿色星球》揭示了地球上植物的秘密生活，”编辑艾尔·亨特在《新科学家》杂志中写道。
植物为了生存会相互竞争。每个物种都有其独特的防御方式。在热带雨林中，不同种类的植物会争夺阳光。在纪录片中，森林地面被描述为一个“战场”。
植物之间也会相互帮助甚至交流。在沙漠中，胡杨的根系是相互连接的。如果一棵树找到了水源，它会通过根系与其他树木共享水分。研究还表明，植物会利用土壤中的真菌来相互“交流”，这有点像无线网络（Wi-Fi）的工作原理。如果一株番茄植株的叶子生病了，它会把这个消息告知附近的植株。
这部纪录片不仅让我们对植物世界感到惊叹，还促使我们认识到植物的重要性。“植物是所有生命的基础，包括我们人类自身。我们吃的每一口食物、呼吸的每一口空气都依赖于它们，”这部纪录片的主持人说道。是时候像精心照料室内植物一样，用心呵护野生植物了。
1. 《绿色星球》是什么？
A. 一部戏剧。
B. 科幻作品。
C. 一段短视频。
D. 一部纪录片。
2. （创新考法·篇章结构）这篇文章的结构是怎样的？
3. 第三段和第四段通过______的方式向我们展示了植物的奇妙和戏剧性。
A. 提出问题
B. 举例说明
C. 讲故事
D. 列数字
4. 这部纪录片的主持人如何看待植物？
A. 它们安静且被动。
B. 它们在自然界中不重要。
C. 它们是所有生命的基础。
D. 它们对人类有害。
5. 我们能从这篇文章中推断出什么？
A. 植物会变得更加独立，不再相互交流。
B. 在这部纪录片的影响下，人们会更加关注保护野生植物。
C. 所有植物都会因为缺乏人类保护而灭绝。
D. 植物会发展出对人类有害的新防御方式。