B
As a student from China,would you like to visit Canada,the US or Mexico?There you can
see amazing(令人惊叹的)monarch butterflies(帝王蝶).They travel to these countries.They
fly south in autumn and nor t th in spring.
Fly South in Autumn
Every year,before winter,orange and black monarch butterflies leave Canada and the
north of the US.They travel about 3,200 kilometres south to Mexico,and live in the warm
forests.The forests are like big green umbrellas,keeping the butterflies warm.
83
When spring comes and it gets warm in Canada and the south of the US,the butterflies fly
back to lay(产)eggs.After that,they die(死亡). n ce the eggs hatch(孵化)， new butterflies
come out.
Monarch butterflies have an amazing life.Their migration(迁徙)and life cycle(生命周期)
happen each year.How amazing !
()81.Where can you see the monarch butterflies?
A.Canada,the US or China. B.Canada,the US or Mexico.
C.Canada,the UK or Mexico.
()82.When do monarch butterflies travel to Mexico?
A.In spring. B.In autumn. C.In winter.
()83.Choose the right title for the paragraph:
A.Fly North in Spring B.Fly North in Winter
C.Fly South in Spring
()84.Where are new monarch butterflies born?
A.In Mexico. B.In China.
C.In Canada and the south of the US.
85.What do you think of the monarch butterflies?
.

81~84 B B A C
85. I think the life of monarch butterflies is
amazing, because they migrate every year
and have a unique life cycle.
（答案不唯一）
81.由文章开头第一、二句可知，帝王蝶在加拿大、美国和墨西哥可见，故选B。
82.由文中“Every year，before winter...
They travel about 3,200 kilometres south
to Mexico...”可知，帝王蝶在秋季飞往墨西哥，故选B。
83.本段主要讲述的是帝王蝶会在春天天气回暖之后，一路北上，重回故土。故选A。
84.由文中“When spring comes and it gets
warm in Canada and the south of the US,
the butterflies fly back to lay eggs.”可知，新的帝王蝶在加拿大和美国南部孵化，故选C。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需根据原文内容逐一对应题目要求解题：81题定位原文中可看到帝王蝶的国家；82题查找帝王蝶飞往墨西哥的时间；83题归纳对应段落主旨选标题；84题定位新帝王蝶诞生的地点；85题结合原文对帝王蝶的描述作答开放性问题。
【解析】
81题：由文章开头第一、二句可知，帝王蝶在加拿大、美国、墨西哥可见，故选B。
82题：由文中“Every year, before winter... They travel about 3,200 kilometres south to Mexico...”可知，帝王蝶在秋季（冬季前）飞往墨西哥，故选B。
83题：本段主要讲述春天天气回暖时，帝王蝶飞回加拿大和美国南部，对应标题“Fly North in Spring”，故选A。
84题：由文中“When spring comes and it gets warm in Canada and the south of the US, the butterflies fly back to lay eggs. Once the eggs hatch, new butterflies come out.”可知，新帝王蝶在加拿大和美国南部诞生，故选C。
85题：开放性问题，结合原文对帝王蝶“amazing life”“migration and life cycle”的描述作答，示例答案为I think the life of monarch butterflies is amazing, because they migrate every year and have a unique life cycle.（答案不唯一）
【答案】
81.B 82.B 83.A 84.C 85. I think the life of monarch butterflies is amazing, because they migrate every year and have a unique life cycle.（答案不唯一）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查学生英语阅读理解的细节定位与主旨归纳能力，题目设置基础，涵盖细节查找和主旨理解，符合初中英语阅读题的常见考查形式，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6