Some ants (蚂蚁) make their homes under a stone. If the weather is warm, you may see many ants under the stone. If the weather is cold, many ants will be in their house under the ground.

Most of the ants are workers. They are very busy. They look for food and take care of the young ants. Each family of ants has a queen ant (蚁后). The queen ant doesn’t work. She is important because she lays eggs (产卵). These eggs will become new ants.

There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. People are afraid of it and animals are afraid of it, too.

These ants move in groups. They eat all the animals on their way. They can kill and eat elephants. When the ants come near, people leave their homes. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through, because they will see no other insects (昆虫) or snakes.

【小题1】Where can you find ants in warm days?

A．Under the ground.

B．Under the stone.

C．Inside people’s houses.

D．On the ground.

【小题2】What does a worker ant do?

A．He lays eggs.	B．He looks for food.
C．He looks after the young ants.	D．Both B and C.

【小题3】Why is the queen ant more important?

A．Because the queen ant lays eggs, and these eggs will become new ants.

B．Because the queen ant is stronger than all the other family members.

C．Because the queen ant finds food for all the other family members.

D．Because the queen ant does more work than the other family members.

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．People are not afraid of any kind of ants.	B．Big animals are not afraid of any kind of ants.
C．An elephant can kill and eat a kind of very strong ants.	D．One kind of ants can move in groups.

【小题5】Which of the following is the best title?

A．Ants

B．Lay Eggs

C．Queen

D．Ants in America