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1、 2022年12月英语四级阅读模拟题：昆虫A remarkable variety of insects live in this planet More species of insects exist than all other animal species together. Insects have survived on earth for more than 300 million years, and may possess the ability to survive for millions more.Insects can be found almost everywhe
2、re - on the highest mountains and on the bottom of rushing streams, in the cold South Pole and in bubbling hot springs. They dig through the ground, jump and sing in the trees,and run and dance in the air. They come in many different colors and various shapes. Insects are extremely useful to humans,
3、 pollinating (授粉)our crops as well as flowers in meadows, forests, deserts and otherareas. But licks and some insects, such as mosquitoes and fleas, can transmit disease.There are many reasons why insects are so successful at surviving. Their amazing ability to adapt permits them to live in extreme
4、ranges of temperatures and environments. The one place they have not yet been found to any major extent is in the open oceans. Insects can survive on a wide range, of natural and artificial foodspaint, pepper, glue, books, grain, cotton，other insects, plants and animals Because they are small they c
5、an hide in tiny spaces.A strong, hard but flexible shell covers their soft organs and is resistant to chemicals, water and physical impact. Their wings give them the option of flying away from dangerous situations or toward food or males. Also, insects have an enormous reproductive capacity: An Afri
6、can ant queen can lay as many as 43,000 eggs a day.Another reason for their success is the strategy of protective color. An insect may be right before our eyes, but nearly invisible because it is cleverly disguised like a green leaf, lump of brown soil, gray lichen (青苔),a seed or some other natural
7、object Some insects use bright, bold colors to send warning signalsthat they taste bad,sting or are poison.Others have wing patterns that look like the eyes of a huge predator, bitter-tasting insects; hungry enemies are fooled into avoiding them.练习题：Choose correct answers to the question:1.Insects c
8、an 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.having a strong shellC.flying away when necessaryD.changing c
9、olors 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 environmentsB.have survived longer than any other creaturesC.can b
10、e 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 environmentD.where insects can be found in quantity1.D 事实细节题。此题考察对复合句
11、的理解。此题涉及两个段落，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。此题考察对简单句的理解。第4段第1句指出了答案。protectfrom是对resistant to的同义替换。3.B 推理推断题。此题考察对长句的理解。最终一段第2句中的nearly invisible说明昆虫伪装是为了不被发觉，因此B为正确选项。其他选项虽然都是昆虫伪装的目的，但都与伪装成自然物体无关。4.D 推理推断题。此题考察对含有分词构造句子的理解。依据第2段倒数第2句中的useful及分词构造pollinating可推断昆虫对植物的生长有好处。选项A、B、C中都有any,过于肯定。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月长远，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,由此可排解选项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，然后引出文章要争论的重点，即昆虫为什么能胜利存活。第3段第1句为本文的中心句，因此此题正确选项为B。
