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  Honest ladybirds A strange legend has it that ladybirds forgive but don't forget. Apparently,at first they didn't have their typical black spots. The ladybirds had been pushed to the edge of extinction because their famous guide disappeared into the flood,and the few ladybirds who survived had to choose a new guide. They decided that their new guide would be the first ladybird to successfully travel south to the Great Lake and return to describe it.

  Many young ladybirds eagerly launched themselves into this adventure. One by one they returned and told of how beautiful the southern lake was. However,the last of the ladybirds was late in getting back. When he finally returned,he was sad and embarrassed. He hadn't managed to reach the lake.

  Following their new guide,they spent a morning walking northwards until they reached some tall thick grassland,where they stopped,astonished. In front of them was the Great Lake!But it was not beautiful. The heavy rain had turned it into a huge green pool surrounded by mud.

  Everyone understood what had happened. Without realizing it,they had been swept beyond the lake by the flood. When the ladybirds had gone out loo?king for the lake,they had gone in the wrong direction. Now they could see that,apart from that one late ladybird,they had all lied to get what they wanted.

  And so,the late little ladybird,the only one who they now really trusted,was made the Great Guide. They also decided that every time one of them was discovered lying,they would paint a black spot on that ladybird's back,and there'd be no way to erase it. From then on,when a ladybird looks at another's back,it can tell whether that ladybird is trustworthy.

  Likewise,when people show themselves to be dishonest other people paint spots on their impressions of them.

1. According to the passage,why would the ladybirds be extinct?

   A. A fight happened among the ladybirds.

   B. The climate wasn't fit for the ladybirds.

   C. The disease spread among the ladybirds.

   D. Their famous guide disappeared.

2. Who would be a new guide of the ladybirds?

   A. The one who successfully flew south.

   B. The one who described the Great Lake in detail.

   C. The one travelling to the northern lake and returning.

   D. The first one travelling to the Great Lake and returning.

3. According to the passage,why did most of the ladybirds lie?

   A. They were very clever but lazy.

   B. They wanted to be the new guide.

   C. They were good at lying.

   D. They were afraid to be flooded.

4. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

   A. The more black spots on the ladybird's back there are,the more honest it will be.

   B. The less black spots on the ladybird's back there are,the more trustwor?thy it will be.

   C. The number of the black spots on the ladybird's back will reduce with time going by.

   D. The ladybird will feel pride at the number of the black spots on its back.

5. The passage is written to      .

   A. tell us the origin of the black spots on the ladybird's back

   B. educate readers the value of honesty and trustworthiness

   C. show readers the importance of imagination and creativity

   D. tell readers the significance of healthy life and joy

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。.通过讲述诚实的瓢虫最终成为团队的领导者的事实，告诉人们诚实和可靠的重要性。

1. D细节理解题。根据第一段中的"The ladybirds had been pushed to the edge of extinction because their famous guide disappeared into the flood..."可知该题选D项。

2. D细节理解题。根据第一段中的"…their new guide would be the first ladybird to successfully travel south to the Great Lake and return to describe it."可知该题选D项。

3. B细节理解题。根据第四段中的"Now they could see that,apart from that one late ladybird,they had all lied to get what they wanted."可知该题选B项。

4. B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的"...every dme one of them was discovered lying,they would paint a black spot on that ladybird's back…"可知B项正确。

5. B写作目的题。根据文章倒数两段可知，该篇文章主要告诉读者们诚实和bj信赖的重要性。故选B项。