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Butterflies(蝴蝶) are some of the most fascinating (迷人的) and beautiful insects in the world. Adult butterflies will live about two to four weeks. They use their senses of sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste to survive in the world, find food and mates, lay eggs in a proper place, migrate (迁移) and avoid hungry enemies.

Butterflies have large compound eyes (复眼), which allow them to see in all directions without turning their heads. Like most insects, butterflies are very near-sighted, so they are more attracted to many flowers. Butterflies do not “see” colors such as red, green and yellow, but they can sense sunlight, which shows the direction in which the sun is shining, as well as ultraviolet light (紫外线), which is present on many flowers and guides butterflies to find honey sources.

Butterflies have a very well-developed sense of smell, but it is not in their nose, since they don’t have one. Sense receptors (感受器) are in their antennae (触角), feet and many other parts of the body. They can help butterflies find their favorite flower honey, food and mates.

Butterflies’ feet have sense organs that can taste the sugar in flower honey, letting the butterflies know if something is good to eat or not. Some females also carefully choose host plants by tasting to find proper places to lay their eggs. Adult butterflies feed their babies using a long tube. Butterflies force blood into the tube to straighten it out, allowing them to feed. Butterflies get all their food from this tube.

Butterflies don’t have ears. Instead they “hear” sounds through their wings by sensing changes in sound vibrations (振动).

Butterflies may possess senses we haven’t known about till today, because their body structure (结构) is very different and difficult to understand, when observed through our own human senses. （325 words）

1.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. Butterflies have good eyesight.

B. Butterflies can see in all directions and don’t need to turn heads.

C. Butterflies are sensitive (敏感的)to bright colors including red and yellow.

D. Butterflies cannot sense the ultraviolet light.

2.How do butterflies hear sounds?

A. Using their feet to sense the vibration of things

B. Using their ears to listen directly

C. Using their wings to sense the sound vibrations

D. Using their antennae to judge the sound

3.Why do female adult butterflies carefully choose the host plants?

A. To find high-qualified honey.

B. To have a good place for living.

C. To make it easier for them to hide from the enemies.

D. To find a proper place for their eggs.

4.What does the last paragraph imply?

A. There’s a long way to understand butterflies well

B. Butterflies give great help to human beings

C. Butterflies are the most beautiful insects in the world

D. Butterflies possess more senses than humans

5.The text mainly focuses on __________.

A. butterflies’ living habits

B. butterflies’ beauty

C. butterflies’ daily activities

D. butterflies’ senses

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

【解析】本文是一篇说明文，主要写了美丽的生物——蝴蝶的特殊的生理结构。蝴蝶的生理结构十分难理解，仅仅通过人的感知能力来了解还远远不够。

1. have large compound eyes (复眼), which allow them to see in all directions without turning their heads. 蝴蝶拥有很大的复眼，这使得它们可以不用转头就能看到各个方向的事物，故选B

2. don’t have ears. Instead they “hear” sounds through their wings by sensing changes in sound vibrations (振动).蝴蝶没有耳朵，取代她们的耳朵，声音是根据震动的变化通过它们的翅膀传达的。故选C

3. females also carefully choose host plants by tasting to find proper places to lay their eggs.一些雌性蝴蝶也非常关注找到好的寄宿植物，通过品尝来找到适合的地方产卵。故选D

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考点：考察说明文阅读。