题目内容
13.Fire ants(火蚁) are famous for their construction projects (as well as their burning bites).When they need to,colonies of these insects turn themselves into ladders,chains and walls.And when flood water rises,a colony can float to safety by making an unusual boat.The ants hold tightly to each other,forming a floating disk atop the water.The antraft may float for months seeking safe harbor.The ants on the bottom don't drown,and the ants on the top stay dry.Working together,the ants float to safety---even though a single ant alone in the water will struggle to survive."They have to stay together as a colony to survive."Nathan Mlot said.
Fire ants and water don't mix.The ant's hard outer shell,naturally repels water.A drop of water can sit on top of the ant like a backpack.When an ant does end up underwater,tiny hairs on its body can trap bubbles of air that give the bug a boost up (托起).
To investigate the science behind the antraft,the scientists placed hundreds or thousands of ants at a time in the water.A group of ants took about 100seconds,on average,to build a raft.The researchers repeated the experiment multiple times.Each time,the ants organized themselves the same way,creating a raft were flexible and strong,staying together even when the researchers pushed the rafts underwater.
The scientists then froze the rafts in liquid nitrogen and studied them under powerful microscopes to figure out how the ants kept everyone safe and the water out.
The team found that some ants used their jaws to bite other ants'legs.Other ants joined their legs together.Thanks to these tight bonds,say the scientists,the ants did a better job at keeping the water away than any one ant could do on its own.By working together,thousands of ants can stay alive in the face of a crisis like a flood by using their own bodies to build a boat.
46.When flood comes,fire antsC.
A.will run away separately
B.find a hole to hide themselves
C.combine themselves into a raft
D.climb onto boats on the water
47.What makes fire ants stay afloat?A
A.Tiny hairs on their body.
B.Their hard outer shell.
C.Their slippery skin.
D.Their backpack on its body top.
48.After scientists put fire ants into the water,theyB.
A.built a raft in 100minutes
B.organized themselves into a flexible raft
C.organized themselves in different ways
D.liked to look for the food of pancakes
49.The story of fire ants proves the importance ofC.
A.practice B.calmness C.cooperation D.speed
50.The purpose of writing this text is to introduceD.
A.how fire ants react in face of danger
B.fire ants'differences from common ants
C.fire ants'ability to live underwater
D.the building ability of fire ants.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了洪水来临时,火蚁能联合成船,是团队合作让他们的种族得以延续.
解答 46.C.细节理解题.根据第一段And when flood water rises,a colony can float to safety by making an unusual boa可知洪水来临时,火蚁能联合成船;故选C.
47.A.细节理解题.根据第三段When an ant does end up underwater,tiny hairs on its body can trap bubbles of air that give the bug a boost up 可知是他们身体上的微小毛发让火蚁保持漂浮状态;故选A.
48.B.细节理解题.根据第四段Each time,the ants organized themselves the same way,creating a raft were flexible and strong,staying together even when the researchers pushed the rafts underwater可知科学家把火蚁放入水中后它们能组成柔性伐;故选B.
49.C.推理判断题.根据最后一段By working together,thousands of ants can stay alive in the face of a crisis like a flood by using their own bodies to build a boat可知火蚁的故事证明了合作的重要性;故选C.
50.D.推理判断题.根据最后一段By working together,thousands of ants can stay alive in the face of a crisis like a flood by using their own bodies to build a boat可知本文的写作目的是介绍火蚁的建设能力;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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