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Whenaleafyplantisunderattack，itdoesntsitquietly.Backin1983，twoscientists，JackSchultzandIanBaldwin，reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighbouringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompounds，VOCsforshort.

ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.Itsaplantswayofcryingout.Butisanyonelistening?Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighboursreact.

Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive，the_tables_are_turned.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.

Instudyafterstudy，itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbours.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant，buttheneighbours，relativelyspeaking，staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.

Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?Scientistsdontknow.Maybethefirstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassendingamessagetoitsownbranches，andso，ineffect，wastalkingtoitself.Perhapstheneighboursjusthappenedto“overhear”thecry.Soinformationwasexchanged，butitwasntatrue，intentionalbackandforth.

CharlesDarwin，over150yearsago，imaginedaworldfarbusier，noisierandmoreintimate(密切的)thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.Theresawholelotgoingon.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了植物受到攻击时会释放出某种化学物质来爱护自己并“告知”旁边的植物。

1．Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?

A．Itmakesnoises.

B．Itgetshelpfromotherplants.

C．Itstandsquietly.

D．Itsendsoutcertainchemicals.

解析：选D细微环节理解题。依据第一段中的reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsm