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1、20XX 年大学英语四级阅读理解练习题与答案解析大学英语四级阅读理解题的复习离不开做练习题，今天，小编准备了大学英语四级阅读理解练习题，以供考生练习。 大学英语四级阅读理解练习题：A remarkable variety of insects live in this planet Morespecies of insects exist than all other animal species together.Insects have survived on earth for more than 300 million years, and may possess the abilit
2、y to survive for millions more.Insects can be found almost everywhere - on the highestmountains and on the bottom of rushing streams, in the coldSouth Pole and in bubbling hot springs. They dig through theground, jump and sing in the trees,and run and dance in the air.They come in many different col
3、ors and various shapes. Insects are extremely useful to humans, pollinating (授粉)our crops aswell as flowers in meadows, forests, deserts and otherareas. Butlicks and some insects, such as mosquitoes and fleas, can transmit disease.There are many reasons why insects are so successful atsurviving. The
4、ir amazing ability to adapt permits them to live inextreme ranges of temperatures and environments. The oneplace they have not yet been found to any major extent is in theopen oceans. Insects can survive on a wide range, of natural and artificial foods paint, pepper, glue, books, grain, cotton ，othe
5、rinsects, plants and animals Because they are small they can hide in tiny spaces.A strong, hard but flexible shell covers their soft organs andis resistant to chemicals, water and physical impact. Their wingsgive them the option of flying away from dangerous situations ortoward food or males. Also,
6、insects have an enormousreproductive capacity: An African ant queen can lay as many as 43,000 eggs a day.Another reason for their success is the strategy of protectivecolor. An insect may be right before our eyes, but nearly invisiblebecause it is cleverly disguised like a green leaf, lump of brown
7、soil, gray lichen (青苔),a seed or some other natural object Someinsects use bright, bold colors to send warning signalsthat theytaste bad,sting or are poison.Others have wing patterns that looklike the eyes of a huge predator, bitter-tasting insects; hungry enemies are fooled into avoiding them.大学英语四
8、级阅读理解练习题：Choose correct answers to the question:1.Insects can be found in large amounts in the following places EXCEPT _.A.on the mountains with little airB.in the cold polar areasC.in the hot desert areasD.in the open oceans2.Insects protect themselves from chemicals by _ A.hiding in tiny spacesB.h
9、aving a strong shellC.flying away when necessaryD.changing colors or shapes3.Some insects disguise like natural objects so as to _ A.frighten away their enemiesB.avoid being discoveredC.send warning signalsD.look bitter-tasting4.The passage mentions that insects _.A.can be found in any extreme envir
10、onmentsB.have survived longer than any other creaturesC.can be fed on any natural or man-made foodsD.are important for the growth of crops and flowers5.The passage is mainly about _A.how insects survive in different placesB.why insects can survive so successfullyC.what insects can do to the environm
11、entD.where insects can be found in quantity大学英语四级阅读理解练习题：1.D 事实细节题。本题考查对复合句的理解。本题涉及两 个段落，第 2 段及第 3 段都提及昆虫大量生长的地方，第 3 段第 3 句中的 The one place 指出了答案。2.B 事实细节题。本题考查对复杂句的理解。第 4 段第 1 句指出了答案。protectfrom是对 resistant to 的同义替换。3.B 推理判断题。本题考查对长句的理解。最后一段第 2 句 中的 nearly invisible 表明昆虫伪装是为了不被发现，因此 B 为正确选项。其他选项虽然都
12、是昆虫伪装的目的，但都与伪装成自然 物体无关。4.D 推理判断题。本题考查对含有分词结构句子的理解。 根据第 2 段倒数第 2 句中的 useful 及分词结构 pollinating 可推断昆虫对植物的生长有益处。选项 A、B、C 中都有 any,过于绝对。由第 3 段第 2、3 句可知选项 A 不对。文章虽在开头指出昆虫存活的年代久远，但全文未提到它是存活时间最长的生物，所 以选项 B 错误。至于昆虫的食物，第 3 段倒数第 2 句有提及,但 只是 a wide range of, 由此可排除选项 C。5.B 主旨大意题。本文前两段首先描述了昆虫生存了很长的时间，并能在各种地方生长，然后引出文章要讨论的重点，即 昆虫为什么能成功存活。第 3 段第 1 句为本文的中心句，因此本 题正确选项为 B。-
