Butterflies(蝴蝶)arecommonallovertheworldbuttheonesinhotcountriesareusuallybiggerandmorebrightlycoloredthanthoseincoolercountriesandtherearemoredifferentkinds.
Usuallythemale(雄性)butterflyismorebrightlycoloredthanthefemale(雌性).Thefemaleshavebiggerandheavierbodiessincetheycarrytheeggs.Thegaycolorsofthemalehelptoattractthefemaleandtheduller(暗淡的)colorsofthefemalemakethemlesslikelytobecaughtbyenemiesbeforetheyhavelaidtheireggs.
SomebutterflieshaveabrightpatternofcolorsontheupperSurfaceoftheirwingswhichshowwhentheyflybutwhentheyrestonatreeorleaftheyclosetheirwings.Ontheundersidesoftheirwingstherearegreenandbrownmarkingswhichlooklikethetreesorleaves.Theyarethendifficulttobeseen.ThebestexampleofthisistheDeadleafButterfly.Whenitswingsarecloseditlooksexactlylikeadeadleaf.Thereareevenmarksthatlookliketheholesinadeadleaf.Whenabirdischasing(追逐)abutterflyandthebutterflyclosesitswingsitcannotbeseen.Whenabirdseesoneandbeginstoattackitthebutterflyopensitswings.Thebirdthinksthatitseestwoeyesstaringatitandfrighteneditfliesaway.
(1)Whichofthefollowingislikelytobethemostbrightlycolored?
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A.Amaleinahotcountry.
B.Amaleinacoolcountry.
C.ADeadLeafButterflywithitswingsclosed.
D.Alargeheavybutterfly.
(2)Whatisthepurposeofthegaycolorsofamalebutterfly?
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A.Tofrightenbirdsaway.
B.Tohelptogettheattentionofthefemale.
C.Tomakeitmoredifficulttobeseen.
D.Toprotectitselffromthefemale.
(3)Femalebutterfliesaresafefromenemiesbecausethey_____.
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A.oftenlayeggsinhidingplaces
B.cannotbeseenwiththeirwingsclosed
C.arebiggerandheavierthanmalebutterflies
D.havecolorsthatarenotsobright
(4)Whenattackedbyabirdtherestingbutterflysometimeswould_____.
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A.flyawayasquicklyaspossible
B.openitsmouthtofightagainstthebird
C.closeitswingsandchaseitaway
D.openitswingsandfrightenitaway