I believe that animals possess greater intelligence than most people think. But plants? I've never considered the possibility of plant intelligence.  The idea seems absurd .

Yet I've had friends argue that plant intelligence might exist. "What are the differences between plants and animals?" they ask, and then they argue about certain species that seem to share the intelligence of both plants and animals.

New research suggests that plants communicate via “networks". Plant communication is not idea, and cannot indicate that it is a kind of intelligence, but it is still interesting.

Recent research from Vidi researcher Josef Stuefer at the Radboud University Nijmegen shows that plants have their own chat systems that they can use to warn each other. Therefore plants are not boring and passive organisms that just stand there waiting to be cut down or eaten up. Many plants form internal communication networks and are able to exchange information networks and are able to exchange information efficiently.

Many herbal plants such as strawberries and clovers(蘭葉草) naturally form networks. Individual plants remain connected with each other for a certain period of time by means of runners (plant stems that grow along the ground and put down roots to form new plants). These connections enable the plants to share information with each other via internal channels. They are therefore very similar to computer networks. But what do plants chat to each other about?

Recently Stuefer and his colleagues were the first to prove that clover plants warn each other via the network links if danger is nearby. If one of the plants is attacked by caterpillars(毛蟲) , the other members of the network are warned via an internal signal. Once warned the intact(完好無損的) plants strengthen their chemical and mechanicaicl（機體的）resistance so that they are less attractive to advancing  caterpillars. Thanks to this early warning system, the plants can stay one step ahead of their attackers. The research has shown that this significantly limits the damage to the plants.

Again, I don't believe this reflects intelligence,

56. The author thinks that the plant communication__________

A. is absolutely a new idea              B. is a sign of plant intelligence

C. is related to animal communication      D. is interesting and fascinating

57. Clever plants warn each other when danger is nearby by____________

A. making sounds                                B. releasing chemicals

C. strengthening mechanical resistance                 D. sending internal signals

58. The author's attitude towards plant intelligence is___________

A. unconcerned   B. doubtful        C. positive               D. hopeful.

59. What's the best title for the passage?

A. Does Plant Communication Really Exist?       

B. Some Discoveries About Clover Plant

C. Does Plant Communication Imply Intelligence?   

D. A New Study on Plant Communication

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After a four-day journey he  38   the water to the old man who took a deep drink,   39   warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water．The young man returned to his village with a happy  40  ．

Later, the teacher let another student   41   the water．He spat it   42  , saying it was awful．It   43   had been no longer fresh and   44  unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container．

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I think we understand this lesson best when we receive  48  gifts of love from young children．  49   it's a ceramic tray or a macaroni bracelet, the   50  and proper response is   51   and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift．

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37．A．in                          B．a(chǎn)way                     C．back                     D．up

38．A．presented             B．mailed                   C．delivered              D．showed

39．A．said                      B．laughed                 C．smiled                   D．nodded

40．A．heart                     B．mind                      C．moment                D．occasion

41．A．smell                     B．watch                    C．taste                     D．feel

42．A．a(chǎn)way                     B．out                        C．off                         D．on

43．A．a(chǎn)pparently            B．still                        C．sadly                     D．quickly

44．A．however                B．instead                  C．nevertheless         D．therefore

45．A．change                 B．pretend                 C．determine             D．a(chǎn)gree

46．A．sweat                    B．sense                    C．promise                D．gift

47．A．clearer                  B．fresher                  C．sweeter                 D．purer

48．A．simple                   B. innocent        C. worthless      D．meaningless

49．A．Whether               B．If             C. Whatever       D．Whichever

50．A．pretended             B．lovely                    C．a(chǎn)bnormal              D．natural

51．A．devotion        B．comfort        C. imagination     D．a(chǎn)ppreciation

52．A．Unfortunately        B．Frankly                  C．Strangely              D．Possibly

53．A．other than             B．rather than            C．better than            D．more than

54．A．persuade              B．teach                     C．improve                D．a(chǎn)dvise

55．A．In a word               B．Otherwise              C．Thus                     D．After all

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   --- Not really.

    A. does it       B. doesn’t it          C. do they         D. don’t they

This is the only way we can imagine _____ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.

   A. reducing       B. to reduce         C. reduce           D.  reduce

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 With so many guests he had been looking forward________, Henry was making full preparations in his office.

   A. to meeting         B. to to meet               C. met         D. to meet

 ------Aren’t you cold?

------______. I’m boiling hot.

A. Far from it.    B. Take it easy.    C. That’s all right.      D. Not a little.

 —If this had happened to you, what would you have done?

    —Me? I  ________ the alarm.

       A. would turn on                                B. would have turned on

C. had turned on               D. must have turned on

 —Did you look up the time of the high-speed trains to Changchun?

   —Yes, the early train is _          to leave at 5:30 a．m．

       A. likely                      B. possible                  C. due                      D. about

The course about Chinese food attracts over 100 students per year, _______ up to half are from overseas.

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