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1、2022年高一英語(yǔ)暑假閱讀天天練 第十九天 (3) Can trees talk? Yes—but not in words. Scientists have reasons to believe that trees do municate with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree(柳樹(shù)) attacked in the woods by caterpillars(毛毛蟲(chóng)) chang

2、ed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that the caterpillars got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. The even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special vapour — a signal causing its neighbours to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.

3、 munication, of course, doesn’t need to be always 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 b

4、ees where to find nectar(花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn’t trees have ways of sending messages? 1. From the passage we know that caterpillars _______. A. like willow trees B. enjoy eating fallen leaves C. can talk to other caterpillars D. can send out a special vapour 2. Caterpi

5、llars will stop eating willow tree leaves which _______. A. have a chemical change and bee tasteless B. have a pleasant taste C. are being attacked D. are municating 3. According to the passage, bees municate with each other by _______. A. talking B. making u

6、nusual sounds C. singing songs D. flying certain patterns (4) Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is

7、nearly as large as that of Shanghai. The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well. Last month we visited Perth

8、, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition. After visiting

9、Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There we

10、re about three hundred sheep ing towards us down the path. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠). After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. 1. Australia is _______. A. the largest country in the wor

11、ld B. as large as Shanghai C. not as large as China D. the largest island in the north of the earth 2. The government had made _______. A. too enough laws to fight pollution B. so many laws that it can fight pollution C. enough laws that it can hardly fight pollution D. enough laws because

12、the pollution is very serious 3. Which of the following is NOT true？ A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. B. Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia. C. Perth lies in the west of Australia. D. No other city is larger than Perth in Australia. 4. In Perth you m

13、ay visit a wild flowers’ show in _______. A. October B. January C. May D. July 5. Which of the following is true？ A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers. B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep. C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us. D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.