5.When a leafy plant is under attack,it doesn't sit quietly.Back in 1983,two scientists,Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin,reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get.These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm.What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds,VOCs for short.
Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked.It's a plant's way of crying out.But is anyone listening?Apparently.Because we can watch the neighbors react.
Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away.But others do double duty.They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.Once they arrive,the tables are turned.The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.
In study after study,it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors.The damage is usually more serious on the first plant,but the neighbors,relatively speaking,stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.
Does this mean that plants talk to each other?Scientists don't know.Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches,and so,in effect,was talking to itself.Perhaps the neighbors just happened to"overhear"the cry.So information was exchanged,but it wasn't a true,intentional back and forth.
Charles Darwin,over 150 years ago,imagined a world far busier,noisier and more intimate(亲密的) than the world we can see and hear.Our senses are weak.There's a whole lot going on.
32.What does a plant do when it is under attack?D
33.What does the author mean by"the tables are turned"in paragraph 3?A
A.The attackers get attacked.
B.The insects gather under the table.
C.The plants get ready to fight back.
D.The perfumes attract natural enemies.
34.Scientists find from their studies that plants canB.
A.predict natural disasters
B.protect themselves against insects
C.talk to one another intentionally
D.help their neighbors when necessary
35.What can we infer from the last paragraph?C
A.The world is changing faster than ever.
B.People have stronger senses than before.
C.The world is more complex than it seems.
D.People in Darwin's time were more imaginative.
Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked.It's a plant's way of crying out.But is anyone listening?Apparently.Because we can watch the neighbors react.
Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away.But others do double duty.They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.Once they arrive,the tables are turned.The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.
In study after study,it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors.The damage is usually more serious on the first plant,but the neighbors,relatively speaking,stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.
Does this mean that plants talk to each other?Scientists don't know.Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches,and so,in effect,was talking to itself.Perhaps the neighbors just happened to"overhear"the cry.So information was exchanged,but it wasn't a true,intentional back and forth.
Charles Darwin,over 150 years ago,imagined a world far busier,noisier and more intimate(亲密的) than the world we can see and hear.Our senses are weak.There's a whole lot going on.
32.What does a plant do when it is under attack?D
A.It makes noises. | B.It gets help from other plants. |
C.It stands quietly. | D.It sends out certain chemicals. |
A.The attackers get attacked.
B.The insects gather under the table.
C.The plants get ready to fight back.
D.The perfumes attract natural enemies.
34.Scientists find from their studies that plants canB.
A.predict natural disasters
B.protect themselves against insects
C.talk to one another intentionally
D.help their neighbors when necessary
35.What can we infer from the last paragraph?C
A.The world is changing faster than ever.
B.People have stronger senses than before.
C.The world is more complex than it seems.
D.People in Darwin's time were more imaginative.
2.In the coming months,we are bringing together artists from all over the globe,to enjoy speaking Shakespeare's plays in their own language,in our Globe,within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for.Please come and join us.
National Theatre Of China Beijing|Chinese
This great occasion(盛会)will be the National Theatre of China's first visit to the UK.The company's productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre.This production of Shakespeare's RichardⅢwill be directed by the National's Associate Director,Wang Xiaoying.
Date & Time:Saturday 28 April,2:30 pm & Sunday 29 April,1:30 pm & 6:30 pm
Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi|Georgian
One of the most famous theatres in Georgia,the Marjanishvili,founded in 1928,appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world.This new production of As You Like It is helmed(指导)by the company's Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.
Date & Time:Friday 18 May,2:30 pm & Saturday 19 May,7:30 pm
Deafinitely Theater London|British Sign Language (BSL)
By translating the rich and humourous text of Love's Labour's Lost into the physical language of BSL,Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare's comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.
Date & Time:Tuesday 22 May,2:30 pm & Wednesday 23 May,7:30 pm
Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv|Hebrew
The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide.Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution,the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s.Since 1958,they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel.This production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.
Date & Time:Monday 28 May,7:30 pm & Tuesday 29 May,7:30 pm
21.Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?A
22.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?C
23.When can you see a play in Hebrew?D
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National Theatre Of China Beijing|Chinese
This great occasion(盛会)will be the National Theatre of China's first visit to the UK.The company's productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre.This production of Shakespeare's RichardⅢwill be directed by the National's Associate Director,Wang Xiaoying.
Date & Time:Saturday 28 April,2:30 pm & Sunday 29 April,1:30 pm & 6:30 pm
Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi|Georgian
One of the most famous theatres in Georgia,the Marjanishvili,founded in 1928,appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world.This new production of As You Like It is helmed(指导)by the company's Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.
Date & Time:Friday 18 May,2:30 pm & Saturday 19 May,7:30 pm
Deafinitely Theater London|British Sign Language (BSL)
By translating the rich and humourous text of Love's Labour's Lost into the physical language of BSL,Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare's comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.
Date & Time:Tuesday 22 May,2:30 pm & Wednesday 23 May,7:30 pm
Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv|Hebrew
The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide.Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution,the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s.Since 1958,they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel.This production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.
Date & Time:Monday 28 May,7:30 pm & Tuesday 29 May,7:30 pm
21.Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?A
A.RichardⅢ. | B.Love's Labour's Lost. |
C.As You Like It. | D.The Merchant of Venice. |
A.It has two groups of actors. | B.It is the leading theatre in London. |
C.It performs plays in BSL. | D.It is good at prducting comedies. |
A.On Saturday 28 Apil. | B.On Sunday 29 April. |
C.On Tuesday 22 May. | D.On Tuesday 29 May. |