题目内容
4.A.Control of RespirationB.Basic Tips for Preserving Cut Flowers
C.Role of Respiration
D.Most Important Aspect of Flower Care
E.Need for Clean Water
F.Ways of Stopping Respiration
(61)B
While everybody enjoys fresh cut flowers around his house,few people know how to keep them for as long as possible.This may be done by keeping in mind a few simple facts.The key to keeping fresh cut flowers for a week or more without floral preservatives (which contain biocides that kill bacteria and fungus) is to keep the water fresh and the stems free of air pockets so they can continue to draw up water.
(62)D
An important thing to remember about cut flowers is that they are sensitive to temperature.For example,studies have shown that cut carnations (康乃馨) retain their freshness eight times longer when kept at 12℃than when kept at 26℃.Keeping freshly harvested flowers at the right temperatures is probably the most important aspect of flower care.
(63)C
Flowers are not intended by nature to live very long.Their biological purpose is simply to attract birds or insects,such as bees,for pollination (授粉).After that,they quickly dry up and die.The process by which flowers consume oxygen and produce carbon dioxide,called respiration (呼吸),generates the energy the flower needs to give the flower its shape and color.The making of seeds also depends on this energy.While all living things respire,flowers have a high level of respiration.A result of all this respiration is heat,and for flowers the level of heat relative to the mass of the flower is very high.Respiration also brings about the eventual death of the flower.Thus the greater the level of respiration,the sooner the flower dies.
(64)A
How,then,to control the rate at which flowers die?By controlling respiration.How is respiration controlled?By controlling temperature.We know that respiration produces heat,but the reverse is also true.Thus by maintaining low temperatures,respiration is reduced and the cut flower will age more slowly.
(65)E
Another vital factor in keeping cut flowers is the quality of the water in which they are placed.Flowers find it difficult to"drink"water that is dirty or otherwise polluted.Even when water looks and smells clean,it almost certainly contains harmful substances that can endanger the flowers.To rid the water of these unwanted substances,household chlorine bleach (含氯漂白剂) can be used in small quantities.It is recommended that 15drops of chlorine bleach (at 4% solution) be added to each liter of water.The water and solution should also be replaced each day.
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读,主要讲的是如何保存切花.
解答 61-65 BDCAE
61题答案:B 纵观全文,可知讲的是如何保存切花的一些小诀窍;故本题答案为B选项.
62题答案:D根据最后面的…is probably the most important aspect of flower care.(…可能是鲜花护理最重要的方面),可知本题答案为D选项.
63题答案:C根据最后一句的Thus the greater the level of respiration,the sooner the flower dies.因此呼吸的等级越高,鲜花死的越快.可知本段讲的是"呼吸的作用(影响)",故本题答案为C选项.
64题答案:A根据本段中的By controlling respiration.How is respiration controlled?通过控制呼吸.呼吸如何控制呢?可知本题答案为A选项.
65题答案:E根据本段中的Another vital factor in keeping cut flowers is the quality of the water in which they are placed.Flowers find it difficult to"drink"water that is dirty or otherwise polluted.保存切花的另一个重要因素是水的质量.鲜花觉得"喝"脏水或被污染的水是很困难的.可知本段讲的是"切花对净水的需求",故本题答案为E选项.
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.