六级阅读冲刺的训练5
<p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="flies">flies</span>, <span word="spiders">spiders</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="frogs">frogs</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="environments">environments</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>.</p><p> <span word="Youve">Youve</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Venus">Venus</span> <span word="flytrap">flytrap</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="department">department</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> 6 <span word="to">to</span> 8 <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="container">container</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="stalks">stalks</span>(茎)<span word="are">are</span> <span word="specially">specially</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="traps">traps</span>. <span word="Inside">Inside</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span>(触发)<span word="hairs">hairs</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insect">insect</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="shut">shut</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="feeds">feeds</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Venus">Venus</span> <span word="flytrap">flytrap</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>-<span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Meyers">Meyers</span>-<span word="Rice">Rice</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Carnivorous">Carnivorous</span> <span word="Plant">Plant</span> <span word="Societys">Societys</span> <span word="Newsletter">Newsletter</span>. <span word="Note">Note</span>: <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="science">science</span>-<span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>(科幻小说)<span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="read">read</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>-<span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Meyers">Meyers</span>-<span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>-<span word="eating">eating</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>: <span word="attract">attract</span>, <span word="kill">kill</span>, <span word="digest">digest</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="absorb">absorb</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> , <span word="including">including</span> <span word="flies">flies</span>, <span word="butterflies">butterflies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moths">moths</span>. <span word="Meat">Meat</span>-<span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="plantswell">plantswell</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="photosynthesis">photosynthesis</span>(光合作用). <span word="Plants">Plants</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>-<span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bug">bug</span>-<span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>: <span word="nitrogen">nitrogen</span>(氮). <span word="Nitrogen">Nitrogen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutrient">nutrient</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="nitrogen">nitrogen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soilMeat">soilMeat</span>-<span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="cant">cant</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="nutrients">nutrients</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="acidity">acidity</span>(酸度). <span word="So">So</span> <span word="theyve">theyve</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="nitrogen">nitrogen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="nutrient">nutrient</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="poisonous">poisonous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>-<span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="fertilize">fertilize</span>(施肥)<span word="them">them</span>! <span word="But">But</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>, <span word="either">either</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="insects">insects</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="theyll">theyll</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>.</p>
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