Question

Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate (交际) with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛虫) 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 (信号) 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?
小题1: It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that ______.

A．are lying on the ground	B．have an unpleasant taste
C．bees don’t like	D．have an unfamiliar shape

小题2:According to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by ______.
　    

A．waving its branches	B．giving off a special smell
C．dropping its leaves	D．changing the colour of its trunk

小题3:According to this passage, bees communicate by ______.

A．making special movement	B．touching one another
C．smelling one another	D．making unusual sound

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:A

本篇科普文章讲述了柳树通过发出一种特别水蒸汽来同临居进行交流。作者认为象人类微笑，鸟儿唱歌，蜜蜂跳舞一样，树也有传送信息的方式。
小题1:．B 细节理解题。答案从第一段第五句中查找。
小题1:．B 细节理解题。从第一段最后一句得出。
小题1:．A细节理解题。从第二段倒数第二句得出。