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. 
小題1:The African Goliath beetle is _______.  
A．the world's largest insect
B．a(chǎn) toy used in many parts of the world
C．the only insect found in Africa
D．the world's smallest insect
小題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.
小題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
小題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
小題5: Where is the passage probably from ?
A．A story book .B．A newspaper.C．A student’s articleD．A science magazine .

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:D

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(diǎn)等。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段With a loud whirring sound, the insect takes off可知，孩子聽到的聲音應(yīng)該是昆蟲舞動(dòng)翅膀發(fā)出的；故選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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(huì)彎曲身體和旋轉(zhuǎn)腿部，就像騎自行車轉(zhuǎn)彎時(shí)操縱前輪一樣；故選C。
小題5:文章出處題。根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容可知，本文介紹的是非洲巨甲蟲：世界上最大的昆蟲，應(yīng)該是出自科學(xué)雜志，而不是出自故事書、報(bào)紙或?qū)W生的文章；故選D。
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