Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate (交際) with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛蟲) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell---a signal (信號) causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.
Communication, of course, doesn’t need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn’t trees have ways of sending message?
小題1: It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that ______.
A．a(chǎn)re lying on the groundB．have an unpleasant taste
C．bees don’t likeD．have an unfamiliar shape
小題2:According to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by ______.
　    
A．waving its branchesB．giving off a special smell
C．dropping its leavesD．changing the colour of its trunk
小題3:According to this passage, bees communicate by ______.
A．making special movementB．touching one another
C．smelling one anotherD．making unusual sound

小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:A
本篇科普文章講述了柳樹通過發(fā)出一種特別水蒸汽來同臨居進行交流。作者認為象人類微笑，鳥兒唱歌，蜜蜂跳舞一樣，樹也有傳送信息的方式。
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小題1:．B 細節(jié)理解題。從第一段最后一句得出。
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B．take a hard look at your success
C．set some other intelligent goals
D．stretch yourself to relax
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