河南省新郑市2014高考英语 阅读理解、完形填空类训练（13）.docVIP

PAGE 1 - 新郑市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空类训练（13）及答案 阅读理解 Plants can’t communicate by moving or making sounds, as most animals do. Instead, plants produce volatile compounds，chemicals that easily change from a liquid to a gas. A flower’ s sweet smell, for example, comes from volatile compounds that the plant produces to attract insects such as bugs and bees. Plants can also detect volatile compounds produced by other plants.A tree under attack by hungry insects, for instance, may give off volatile compounds that let other trees know about the attack. In response, the other trees may send off chemicals