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pines (of the western United States,quite a few of which are known to be more than 3,000 years old.One individual,discovered in 2012,is estimated to be more than 5,060 years old,making it the oldest knownnon-clonal tree in the world!36 individuals across a number of other tree species have also beenaround for thousands of years.So,how do trees survive for thousands of years?37.Undoubtedly,part of the answer lies inluck.Ancient trees have obviously not submitted to deadly diseases,pests,fires,droughts,windstorms.landslides,or the human axe in the centuries and centuries that they have quietly enduredThe other part of the answer has to do with how trees age.In fact,there is quite a debate about whetherancient trees can be considered“immortal(永生的)”.That is,will such trees ever die if they are not killed byan outside force?We may never know the answer to that,but,at the very least,38.While celldeath is an important factor in the aging of humans and other animals,one study found little evidence of celldeath in the ginkgo tree vascular cambium(银否树维管形成层).In addition,a study of bristlecone pinepollen found no significant increase in mutation (rates with age,which is another factorassociated with animal aging.39Older trees benefit greatly from having bodies made mostly of dead woody tissue.In fact,an old treemight be as much as 95 percent dead tissue!Given that it isn't alive,wood does not require metabolic代谢的)activity to maintain it,40:A.so an old tree doesn't really need to do much to keep livingB.This is a question that has something to do with the good luck of treesC.However,bristlecones are certainly not alone in terms of the oldest creaturesD.This is a fascinating question for biologists that does not yet have a settled answerE.What's more,some ancient trees have superior chemical defenses against pests and diseasesF.which means that trees can survive everywhere without being limited by external and internalconditionsG.we know that ancient trees age in ways that are dramatically different from the ways that mostanimals and even other plants age第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Inconvenient TruthsIf doctors lie,it is surely inexcusable.One of the basic 41the public have of doctors is honesty.But what would you think if I told you that research has shown that 70 per cent of doctors 42 tolying to their patients?If I am honest,I have told lies to my patients.Mrs Walton was in her eighties and 43 to see her husband.She would try to get up to find him,despite being at risk of falling."He's on his way,don't worry,"the nurses would say this to calm her down.Isaid the same thing to her.But it was a lie.He died two years ago.The truth,if I can use that word,is that it isa 44 to lie sometimes.Mrs Walton is one of the dementia (sufferers,who lose their short-term memory and the memoryof 45events,but hold memories from the distant past.Sufferers are trapped forever in a confusingpast that many realize bears little 46 to the present,but are at a loss to explain.Those withdementia often feel upset,scared and confused that they are in a strange place,47 by strangepeople,even when they are in their own homes with their family,because they have gone back to decadesago.They look at their adult children 48 and wonder who they could be because they think their高三英语试卷第6页共9页