Passage 43【2020•湖北省天门、仙桃、潜江、江汉油田】
Nature is amazing! Take a close look at the world of insects (昆虫) and you will discover many unbelievable things. Consider butterflies, for example. They have beautiful, colorful wings, and strong. steady flying skills. On summer days, we see them flying gracefully over flower gardens and wild fields.
But, do you know that butterflies live three separate lives before they become the flying insects we all know? They begin their lives as one thing, change into another, and then another. Finally, they change into beautiful flying insects. It’s true. And it’s one of the wonders of nature.
In the beginning, there is an egg, it’s usually small and colorful. A female butterfly lays an egg on a leaf of a plant. When you look at this tiny egg, it’s hard to believe that in a few days, it will become something completely different.
In time, it changes into a new life. No longer the small egg becomes a walking insect. This insect is called a caterpillar. It now has legs, eyes, a mouth and a large body. A new life has begun. The caterpillar eats, and eats, and eats. It can walk. It can see. But it is still not a butterfly. Soon, after growing big, the Caterpillar makes a cover for itself. It wraps (包裹) itself in this nice protective blanket and goes to sleep. This stage (阶段) of a butterfly’s life is known as the “pupa” stage.
What happens next is truly amazing!
After a period of time, the blanket breaks and a wet, weak butterfly appears. It now has six legs, a mouth, eyes and wings. Soon, the wings fill with blood, and the beautiful, colorful butterfly spreads its wings and flies away.
After a few weeks pass, this adult butterfly lays her eggs, and the cycle begins all over again.
This is just one example of the wonders of nature. Look around the natural world, and you will learn many truly amazing things.
34．________ is a “caterpillar”.
A． B． C． D．
35．According to the passage, it’s clear that butterflies ________.
A．have three separate lives in all
B．have colorful wings with no legs
C．can be seen in flower gardens in summer
D．are small eggs with no color at the beginning
36．The last paragraph means we should ________.
A．take a close look at the insect world
B．protect all kinds of animals and plants
C．discover the different forms of different things
D．go into the nature and enjoy the wonders of the world
本文是一篇说明文，主要以蝴蝶的生长发育过程为例说明了大自然的神奇。
34．B【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段“No longer the small egg becomes a walking insect. This insect is called a caterpillar. It now has legs, eyes, a mouth and a large body”可知，毛毛虫不会走路，但它有腿，有眼睛，有嘴巴和一个大大的身体。综上所述，B项中的图片所展示的是一只毛毛虫。故选B。
35．C【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“On summer days, we see them flying gracefully over flower gardens and wild fields”可知，在夏天，我们能看到蝴蝶在花园飞舞。故选C。
36．D【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Look around the natural world, and you will learn many truly amazing things”可知，环顾自然界，你会学到许多真正令人惊奇的东西，故最后一段的意思是：我们应该走进大自然，享受世界奇观。故选D。