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 do African children often use the Goliath beetle as?

A. a tool.                  B. a toy.             C. harmfull insects.        D. Good animals.

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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：世界上最大的昆虫是非洲的花金龟科大甲虫，非洲孩子经常把Goliath beetle看作是玩具。绳子的一头栓在一个棍子上，另一头拴住甲虫，然后让它飞。它飞的样子很像我们其车的样子。虽然有15厘米长，不过它无害。

1.主题归纳题。根据the toy is the African Goliath beetle, the largest insect in the world.（玩具是非洲的(非洲产的)花金龟科大甲虫，世界上最大的昆虫。）可知，the African Goliath beetle是世界上最大的昆虫。所以选A。

2. 细节理解题。根据African children often use the Goliath beetle as a toy. 可知，非洲孩子经常把Goliath beetle看作是玩具。所以选B。

3. 细节理解题。根据The Goliath is a true insect because it has six legs and a body that is divided into three parts. （)花金龟科大甲虫是真正的昆虫因为它有六条腿和有三部分组成的身体。）可知选C。

4.细节理解题。根据To steer, the beetle twists and turns its legs the same way you steer a bike by turning its front wheel. （为了飞行，甲壳虫弯转它的腿就像我们骑自行车转动前轮一样。）可知选 C。

考点：动物类阅读。