D

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?

71. 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

72. The willow tree described in the passage protected itself by ______.

A. growing more branches                B. communicating with birds and bees

C. changing its leaf chemistry              D. shaking caterpillars off

73. 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

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35 分)

(15分)

目前越来越多的中学生使用电子词典。某中学生英文杂志开展有关电子词典的讨论，请你参考下面提供的材料，向杂志社投稿，说明电子词典的特点并谈谈你对电子词典的看法。

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E-dictionary

a little expensive

small, easy to carry

convenient to use

offer exact pronunciation发音

E-dictionary

More and more students are using e-dictionaries. _______________________________

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第二节  英译汉(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

put forward              ________________________

apart from               ________________________

consist of                ________________________

divide …into             ________________________

break away from          ________________________

take the place of          ________________________

lose sight of              ________________________

depend on               ________________________

speed up                ________________________

concentrate on           ________________________

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