DevelopingideasUnit5Lead-inWhataboutplantsontheearth?()attack()move()breathe()speak()eat()steal()sleep()thinkLookatthepicturesandtalkaboutwhatplantsontheearthcando.Plantsdobehave.Canplantstalktoeachother?TheSecretLanguageofPlantsTheSecretLanguageofPlantsPlantscan____________inwayshumans_______(can/can’t)notice.communicatecan’tMaybehumanswillbeableto“_______”withplantsoneday.talkPara1~2Para3Para4Para5Para6FastreadingChemicalsSoundWWWchemicalsabeanplantinsectsanotherbeanplantdifferentchemicalswaspattackreleasereleasedetectdriveawayattrackkillCarefulreadingPara.3Whichofthefollowingisnotthethingplantsusesoundtodo?ListenwhethertheirneighborsarehelpfulornotB.IndicatethearrivalofdroughtC.IdentifytheunfriendlyplantsD.HelpeachothergetwaterCarefulreadingReadPara.4andanswerthefollowinganswer.

Moresurprisingly,plantsalsousesoundtocommunicate.Peoplecan’thearthesesounds,butplantsaremakingthem.Someplantsmakenoiseswiththeirroots.Cornandchilliplantsdothis.Theyalso“listen”tothenoisefromotherplants.Achilliplantcantellifaneighboringplantishelpful,orunfriendly.Sometreesmakeclickingnoiseswhenthereisnotenoughwater,indicatingdroughtisarriving.Para.5Fullname_____________________________________Systemfor______________amonghumans______________amongplantsLinkeverypersononEarthevery_______inaforestLinkedby___________and___________underground_______whichlinksthe_______ofdifferentplantstoeachotherUseittoshare_____________and_______witheachotherCybercrimecheatsomeoneoutofhis______spreadcomputervirustoattackothers’__________steal______fromeachotherspread_________to______otherplantscommunicationcommunicationplantcablessatellitesfungirootsWorldWideWebWoodWideWebcommunicateentertainshopinformationfoodcomputersmoneyfoodpoisonsattack“woodwideweb”referstoanamazingsystemofcommunicationthatcanlinknearlyeveryplantinaforest.Whatdoes“woodwideweb”mean?Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthescientificresearchonthesecretlanguageofplants?A.PositiveB.NegativeC.NeutralD.Indifferent

Scientistsarelearningmoreeverydayaboutthesecretwayinwhichplantstalktoeachother.Whoknows?Maybeonedaywewillknowenoughaboutplantcommunicationtobeableto“talk”withthemourselves.CarefulreadingReadPara.6andanswerthefollowinganswer.1.Whatarethebenefitsofstudyingplantcommunication？2.Whatdiscoveriesaredescribedinthetworeadingpassagesinthisunitandwhatdotheirmeaningshaveincommon?ThinkandSharePeoplecanhaveabetter

understandingofplantsandexploremoreaboutthemysteriousplants.Peoplecanmakebetteruseofplantsforthebenefitofmankind.

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Whatarethebenefitsofstudyingplantcommunication？Peoplecanbetterprotectnatureandliveinharmonywithnature.2.Whatdiscoveriesaredescribedinthetworeadingpassagesinthisunit?Whatdotheirmeaningshaveincommon?Passage1revealsthesecre