Question

The World's Largest Insect

??? This giant insect can be used as a toy. A child ties one end of a string to a stick and the other end around the "neck" of an insect. Holding the stick, the child lets the insect go. With a loud whirring sound, the insect takes off, pulling the string in a large curve over the child's head. The child laughs as the stick jumps around. The child is African, and the toy is the African Goliath beetle, the largest insect in the world. 

?? The Goliath is a true insect because it has six legs and a body that is divided into three parts. Like all beetles, it has two pairs of wings. The front pair are thick and stiff and protect the back pair, which are soft. It is these soft back wings that make the beetle fly forward. They also cause the loud whirring sound the beetle makes when it flies. To steer, the beetle twists and turns its legs the same way you steer a bike by turning its front wheel. 

? African children often use the Goliath beetle as a toy. Although it is over 15 centimeters long, it is quite harmless. 

1.The African Goliath beetle is _______.  

A. the world's largest insect 

B. a toy used in many parts of the world 

C. the only insect found in Africa 

D. the world's smallest insect 

2.What made the whirring sound that the child heard?

A. The curved string.??????????????    ???  B. The beetle's soft wings. 

C. The beetle's six legs.     ??????????????? D. The beetle's body. 

3.We know the Goliath beetle is a true insect because it _______.  

A. makes a whirring sound when it flies   ???  

B. has both soft and hard wings 

C. has six legs and a body with three parts  ??

D. can fly 

4. When flying, the Goliath steers by_______.  

A. turning its soft back wings ?????????????

B. twisting and turning its hard front wings 

C. twisting and turning its legs ????????????

D. twisting and turning its whole body  

5. Where is the passage probably from ?

A. A story book .????? B. A newspaper.??? C. A student’s article??? D. A science magazine .

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要介紹了一種非洲巨甲蟲：世界上最大的昆蟲，孩子們都把它作為玩具，沒有傷害性，描述了它的體形、飛行的特點等。

1.細節理解題。根據短文第一段The child is African, and the toy is the African Goliath beetle, the largest insect in the world. 可知， the African Goliath beetle是世界上最大的昆蟲；故選A。

2.細節理解題。根據短文第一段With a loud whirring sound, the insect takes off可知，孩子聽到的聲音應該是昆蟲舞動翅膀發出的；故選B。

3.細節理解題。根據短文第二段The Goliath is a true insect because it has six legs and a body that is divided into three parts.可知選C。

4.細節理解題。根據短文第三段To steer, the beetle twists and turns its legs the same way you steer a bike by turning its front wheel. 可知，為了飛行，這種昆蟲會彎曲身體和旋轉腿部，就像騎自行車轉彎時操縱前輪一樣；故選C。

5.文章出處題。根據短文的內容可知，本文介紹的是非洲巨甲蟲：世界上最大的昆蟲，應該是出自科學雜志，而不是出自故事書、報紙或學生的文章；故選D。

考點：科普類短文閱讀。