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这篇文章的题目是：Life Cycles of a Butterfly

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先来读文章：

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1.Butterflies are insects.

蝴蝶是昆虫。

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2.The life cycle of a butterfly is made up of four parts - egg, larva (caterpillars), pupa (chrysalis) and adult.

蝴蝶的生命周期由四个部分组成——卵、幼虫(毛毛虫)、蛹(蛹)和成虫。

The life cycle of a butterfly 蝴蝶的生命周期is made up of 组成four parts 四个部分

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3.Female butterflies attach their eggs to a leaf with a special glue.

雌性蝴蝶用一种特殊的胶水把卵粘在叶子上。

Female butterflies 雌性蝴蝶attach their eggs to a leaf 把卵粘在叶子上a special glue 一种特殊的胶水

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4.After a few days the egg hatches Into a caterpillar.

几天后，卵孵化成毛虫。

a few days 几天 hatches Into 孵化成

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5.The caterpillar is very hungry and eats for about 2 weeks.

毛毛虫非常饿，吃了大约两个星期。

is very hungry 非常饿about 2 weeks 大约两个星期

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6.Caterpillars are plant eaters.

毛毛虫是食草动物。

plant eaters 食草动物

7.After the caterpillar has eaten, it sheds its skin and crawls out of it.

毛毛虫吃完东西后，就会蜕皮并爬出来。

sheds its skin 蜕皮crawls out of it 爬出来

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8.The caterpillar now becomes a pupa and attaches itself to a twig and grows a chrysalis to protect it.

毛毛虫现在变成蛹，附在树枝上，长出茧来保护它。

attaches itself to a twig 附在树枝上grows a chrysalis to protect it 长出茧来保护它

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9.This stage lasts for about a week until the adult butterfly breaks the chrysalis.

这一阶段大约持续一周，直到成虫破茧而出。

lasts for about a week 大约持续一周the adult butterfly 成虫breaks the chrysalis 破茧而出

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10.It takes about two hours for the butterfly to dry out before it can fly away.

蝴蝶干大约需要两个小时，然后它就飞走了。

takes about two hours 大约需要两个小时dry out 干fly away 飞走

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11.Did you know that butterflies have four wings?

你知道蝴蝶有四个翅膀吗?

have four wings 有四个翅膀

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再来读一遍完整的文章：

Butterflies are insects.The life cycle of a butterfly is made up of four parts - egg, larva (caterpillars), pupa (chrysalis) and adult. Female butterflies attach their eggs to a leaf with a special glue. After a few days the egg hatches Into a caterpillar.The caterpillar is very hungry and eats for about 2 weeks. Caterpillars are plant eaters. After the caterpillar has eaten, it sheds its skin and crawls out of it. The caterpillar now becomes a pupa and attaches itself to a twig and grows a chrysalis to protect it. This stage lasts for about a week until the adult butterfly breaks the chrysalis. It takes about two hours for the butterfly to dry out before it can fly away. Did you know that butterflies have four wings?

根据短文，回答问题。

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1. The life cycle of a butterfly is made up of how many parts?

2. Where do female butterflies attach their eggs?

3. Do caterpillars eat plants? Yes/No

4. Which stage comes after the caterpillar?

5. What does the pupa grow to protect it?

6. Put the stages of a butterfly's life cycle in order. Start with the egg:

参考答案：1.The life cycle of a butterfly is made up of four parts.2. Female butterflies attach their eggs to a leaf。3.Yes, they do. 4.A pupa stage comes after the caterpillar.5.It grows a chrysalis to protect it6. egg, larva (caterpillars), pupa (chrysalis) and adult.

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