四、完形填空
Insects are small animals that have six legs and three body parts. They can be all over the world and come in many different shapes and sizes. Some insects, like butterflies, are to admire. Other insects, like mosquitoes(蚊子), can be troublemakers.
One of the most interesting things about insects is ability to fly. Many insects, such as bees, have wings that allow them to in the air. These wings can be of different colours. Sometimes the colours are the same as the things around. So in nature, their enemies are difficult to find them.
Insects also have ways of communicating with each other. For example, bees use a special dance to tell other bees where to find food ants use chemical signals(化学信号) to communicate with each other and build their own “house”.
There are many different kinds of insects. one of them has their own strong points. For example, ants are for their ability to work together. Beetles(甲壳虫) always wear “hard clothes” that them from enemies. Grasshoppers(蚱蜢) have strong legs to help them a long way.
Insects our environment. They break down dead bodies and provide food for other animals. insects, the world would be a very different place. However, human activities and climate change are making it for insects to live. This has caused that if there are fewer insects, it will be bad for the whole environment. Many people believe that it is important to protect insects they can continue to play their important role in the environment.
()1. A. heard B. found C. told D. made
()2. A. beautiful B. quiet C. different D. delicious
()3. A. his B. her C. our D. their
()4. A. move slowly B. fly freely C. sing loudly D. go straight
()5. A. thankful B. important C. harmful D. special
()6. A. though B. when C. while D. until
()7. A. Only B. No C. Each D. Even
()8. A. good B. bad C. sorry D. known
()9. A. protect B. take C. hear D. learn
()10. A. dance B. jump C. swim D. swing
()11. A. give advice to B. make an effort to C. play a role in D. take action to
()12. A. For B. Before C. Without D. As
()13. A. difficult B. easy C. busy D. happy
()14. A. accidents B. worries C. death D. failure
()15. A. even though B. so far C. as long as D. so that

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.D

【分析】本题为英语完形填空，需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、逻辑关系及固定搭配逐一解题。每道题需先分析空格前后的语义逻辑，明确所需词汇的词性、含义，再对比选项排除不符合语境的答案，选出最恰当的选项，确保选择符合文章对昆虫的介绍逻辑。
【解析】1. 句意：它们在世界各地都能被发现，且有不同形状和大小。found意为“被发现”，符合语境，选B；2. 句意：像蝴蝶这样的昆虫，欣赏起来很美。beautiful意为“美丽的”，符合蝴蝶特点，选A；3. 此处指代昆虫的能力，用形容词性物主代词their，选D；4. 蜜蜂的翅膀让它们在空中自由飞行，fly freely符合语境，选B；5. 昆虫有特殊的交流方式，special意为“特殊的”，选D；6. 前后句为对比关系，while表对比（而），选C；7. 每种昆虫都有自己的优点，each意为“每个”，选C；8. be known for是固定搭配（因……闻名），蚂蚁因协作能力闻名，选D；9. 甲壳虫的硬壳保护它们免受敌人伤害，protect意为“保护”，选A；10. 蚱蜢的长腿帮助它们跳很远，jump意为“跳”，选B；11. 昆虫在环境中发挥作用，play a role in意为“在……中起作用”，选C；12. 没有昆虫，世界会大不相同，without意为“没有”，选C；13. 人类活动和气候变化让昆虫生存困难，difficult意为“困难的”，选A；14. 昆虫减少对环境不利，这引发了担忧，worries意为“担忧”，选B；15. 保护昆虫以便它们继续发挥作用，so that表目的（以便），选D。
【答案】1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.D
【知识点】英语完形填空、词汇词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】本题是介绍昆虫的说明文完形填空，侧重考查学生对上下文语境、词汇辨析及逻辑关系的把握，题材贴近生活，难度适中，能有效考查学生英语综合运用能力。
【难度系数】0.6