There are nearly 1,7000 kinds of butterflies in total in the world. As for the ladybugs, the kinds of them are about 5,000. And the ladybugs come in many different colors like blue, yellow, white, orange and black.

In many cultures, people think ladybugs can bring good luck. Most people like them because they are beautiful and not bad for people’s health. But farmers love them because they eat plant-eating insects. One ladybug can eat up to 5,000 small insects in its lifetime!

Ladybugs are colourful for a reason. Their colors tell other animals,“Eat something else! I taste terrible.”

Ladybugs are happy in many different habitats, such as forests, cities and along rivers.

Ladybugs like to keep warm. When the weather turns cold, they look for a warm place to hibernate（冬眠）, such as inside houses.

Here are some other facts about ladybugs:

Though most ladybugs eat small insects, a few kinds eat plants.

Ladybugs will clean themselves after a meal.

There are more than 400 kinds of ladybugs in North America.

【小题1】How many kinds of ladybugs live in the world?

A．About 80.

B．About 1700.

C．About 1,000.

D．About 5,000.

【小题2】Why do farmers love ladybugs?

A．Because they aren’t bad for people’s health.	B．Because they eat plant-eating insects.
C．Because they never eat plants.	D．Because they are beautiful.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “habitats” mean in Chinese?

A．季节

B．气候

C．沼泽地

D．栖息地

【小题4】Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．No ladybugs eat plants and all of them eat small insects

B．Ladybugs will clean themselves before a meal.

C．There are more than 400 kinds of ladybugs in South America.

D．Ladybugs come in different colors like blue, yellow, white, orange and black.

【小题5】Where can we probably（很可能）read the passage ?

A．In a magazine.

B．On a menu.

C．In a guide book.

D．In a sports newspaper.