94 學年度學測英文 第 30 題

Do plants have feelings? There is currently no reason to believe that plants experience pain, because they are devoid of central nervous systems and brains. Animals are able to feel pain (26) they can use it for self-protection. (27), if you touch something hot and feel pain, you will learn from this__(28)__ that you should not touch that item in the future. On the other hand, plants cannot move (29) and do not need to learn to avoid certain things, so this sensation would be unnecessary. From a physiological standpoint, plants are completely different from animals. They cannot feel pain. Therefore, (30) animals’ body parts, many fruits and vegetables can be harvested over and over again without dying.