Question

Do you know why different animals or pests（害虫） have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves. Some birds like eating locusts（蝗虫），but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by their enemies (敌人). So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colouring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the tree.

Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid（液体） when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, the enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it isn’t strong at all.

1.From the passage we can learn that locusts ____________.

A. are small animals

B. are easily found by birds

C. are dangerous to their enemies

D. change their colours to protect themselves

2.How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?

A. They run away quickly.

B. Their colours are much like their enemies.

C. They hide themselves in the day and appear at night.

D. They have to move quietly.

3.Bears and lions can keep safe because they ____________.

A. have the colours much like the trees

B. move quickly

C. like brown and grey colours

D. live in forests

4.The kind of fish can live up to now because ____________.

A. it is very big and strong

B. the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies

C. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies

D. it swims faster than any other fish

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests

B. Colours of Different Animals and Pests

C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests

D. Some Animals and Pests

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇文章讲述了不同的动物和害虫都会有着和环境相似的颜色，这些颜色主要是用来保护它们自己不受到伤害。

1.D细节理解题。根据文中Some birds like eating locusts. but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops.可知蝗虫能够随着农作物的颜色的变化而改变自己的颜色，这样就可以保护自己不被鸟类吃掉。所以选D。

2.C细节理解题。根据第一段中Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by their enemies (敌人). So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.可知其他一些与植物不同颜色的害虫很容易被发现，被敌人吃掉。因此，他们必须隐藏自己的生活，并在夜间出现。所以该选C。

3.A细节理解题。根据文中This is because they have the colors much like the tree.可知，那是因为熊和狮子有着和树木很相似的颜色。所以选A。

4.B细节理解题。根据文中A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger.可知有一种鱼当它遇到危险是，就会发射出一种黑色的液体。所以选B。

5.标题归纳题。根据这篇文章讲述了不同的动物和害虫都有着自己特殊的颜色，这些颜色主要就是用来保护自己远离危险。所以选C。

考点：科普类短文阅读。