2021年内蒙古高考英语总复习：阅读理解（附答案解析）

2021年内蒙古高考英语总复习:阅读理解1.TeenagesummercampsWehelpedonanaturereserve(保护区ノforaweek.Wediddifferentthingseveryday,includingcuttingthereeds(芦苇)bythelake.Everyday,wetookturnstocook,inteamsoffive.Whenitwasourteam'sturn,wemadeasimpledinnerofpastaandsaladforeveryone.Judgingbythefactthattherewasnoneleft,wedidn'tdotoobadly!-AdamWestayedwithfamilieswhohadkidsofourownage,andbecausetheywereonamid-termbreak,theycamewithusonallthetrips.Soexceptwhenwewereactuallyinalanguageclass,wewerespendingtimewithournewfriends.ItwasagreatwaytopracticeEnglishwehadbeenworkingonintheclassroom.-OliverEverymorningwehadthesamebreakfast,andthencleanedupthecamp.Whenitwasallcompletelytidy,wecouldheadofffortheday.Thefirsttimewewentintothecity,wewereputintoteamsandgivenlistsofthingstospot,likestatues,squaresandotherlandmarks.Withsomehelpfromthelocals,myteamfoundalmostallofthethingsonourlistandcamesecond.Wewenttodifferentmuseumsandgalleriesinandaroundthecityeveryday.Itwasagreatchancetolearnaboutanothercountryanditshistory.-SarahWhatdoweknowaboutthefoodAdam'steammade?Itdidn'ttastegood.Itwasverypopular.Itwashealthy.Noonelikedit.WhatdidOliverfindgreat?Stayingwiththelocalfamilies.HelpingthekidslearnEnglish.Makingfriendswiththelocals.PractisingEnglishwiththenative.WhatdidSarah'steamdo?Theyhelpedprotectwildanimals.Theytookalanguagecourse.Theymadeaculturaltour.Theyenjoyedthenaturalscenery.Wearetheproductsofevolution,andnotjustevolutionthatoccurredbillionsofyearsago.Asscientistslookdeeperintoourgenes（基因），theyarefindingexamplesofhumanevolutioninjustthepastfewthousandyears.PeopleinEthiopianhighlandshaveadaptedtolivingathighaltitudes.Cattle-raisingpeopleinEastAfricaandnorthernEuropehavegainedamutation（突变）thathelpsthemdigestmilkasadults.OnThursdayinanarticlepublishedinCell,ateamofresearchersreportedanewkindofadaptation-nottoairortofood,buttotheocean.Agroupofsea-dwellingpeopleinSoutheastAsiahaveevolvedintobetterdivers.TheBajau,asthesepeopleareknown,numberinthehundredsofthousandsinIndonesia,MalaysiaandthePhilippines.Theyhavetraditionallylivedonhouseboats；inrecenttimes,they'vealsobuilthousesonstilts（支柱）incoastalwaters."Theyaresimplyastrangertotheland,"saidRodneyC.Jubilado,aUniversityofHawaiiresearcherwhostudiestheBajau.Dr.JubiladofirstmettheBajauwhilegrowinguponSamalIslandinthePhilippines.Theymadealivingasdivers,spearfishingorharvestingshellfish."Weweresoamazedthattheycouldstayunderwatermuchlongerthanuslocalislanders,"Dr.Jubiladosaid."Icouldseethemactuallywalkingunderthesea.”In2015,MelissaIlardo,thenagraduatestudentingeneticsattheUniversityofCopenhagen,heardabouttheBajau.Shewonderedifcenturiesofdivingcouldhaveledtotheevolutionofphysicalcharacteristicsthatmadethetaskeasierforthem.MItseemedliketheperfectchancefornaturalselectiontoactonapopulation,HsaidDr.Ilardo.ShealsosaidtherewerelikelyanumberofothergenesthathelptheBajaudive.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbytheexamplesinparagraph1?Environmentaladaptationofcattleraisers.Newknowledgeofhumanevolution.Recentfindingsofhumanorigin.Significanceoffoodselection.WheredotheBajaubuildtheirhouses?Invalleys.Nearrivers.Onthebeach.Offthecoast.WhywastheyoungJubiladoastonishedattheBajau?Theycouldwalkonstiltsallday.Theyhadasuperbwayoffishing.Theycouldstaylongunderwater.Theylivedonbothlandandwater.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?BodiesRemodeledforaLifeatSeaHighlanders*SurvivalSkillsBasicMethodsofGeneticResearchTheWorld'sBestDiversRoyalDutchShellislaunchinga$300millionandforestryprogram,atatimewhenanincreasingnumberofoilcompaniesareputtingmoneyincarbonoffset(碳ネト偿)planstomeetclimategoals.Thecompanywillspendthemoneyoverthenextthreeyearsonprojectstostorecarbon,includinglargeforestsintheNetherlandsandSpain,andwillstartofferingmotoriststheoptionofpurchasingcarbonoffsetswhentheybuypetrolatthepump.TheexecutivesofthecompanyexplainedthatthesecarbonoffsetprojectswereanewbusinessopportunityforShell»aswellasawaytomeetisclimatetargets."Webelievethatovertimewewillbebuildingabusiness,becausethesecarboncreditswillbecomemorevaluableascarbonbecomesmorelimited,"theysaid.Shellrecentlydecidedtocutitsnetcarbonfootprint(碳排放)by2-3percentinfiveyears,whichincludesemissions(排放)fromtheproductsitsells.Thecompanyplanstoproducecarboncreditsfromtheforestryprojects,thensellthesecreditsontocustomersbuyingisoilandgasproducts,orapplythecreditstoisownoperationstoloweritscarbonfootprint.Plantsabsorbcarbondioxideastheygrowandrestoringforestsandothernaturalareasisconsideredoneofthesimplestwaystostorecarbon.However,thevoluntarymarketforcarboncreditsbasedonforestryprojectshasitscritics,asprojectsindevelopingcountriescanbehardtomonitor.ShelTsmovehasalsobeencriticizedbysomeenvironmentalists. Theyworriedthattherewasariskof"greenwash"whencompaniesinvestedinforestryprojects."Thereisanentiredebateaboutwhetherforestryprojectstrulyreduceemissionsornot,"theysaid,pointingoutthatplantinginoneareacouldcausedeforestation(滥伐森林)toanother.ShellsaiditwouldrelyonthethirdpartytoensureitsforestprogramtomeettheVoluntaryCarbonStandardandstrictbiodiversityrequirements.MarkLewis,headofclimatechangeinvestmentresearchatBNPParibas,said,"Plantingtreestooffsetemissions,asfarasitgoes,isastepintherightdirection.Whatispopularamongoilcompaniesthesedays?A.Studyingclimatechanges.Launchingforestryprograms.Workingoutcarbonoffsetplans.Attractingmotoriststobuytheirpetrol.HowwillShellCompanymakeprofitsfromitscarbonoffsetprojects?Byquittingtheemissionsofitsproducts.Byreducingitscarbonfootprintbyaquarter.Bylimitingtheoilusedbyitsownoperations.Byputtingcarboncreditsitproducesonthemarket.Whatconcernssomeenvironmentalistsaboutforestryproject?Theprojectscan*treallystopcarbonemissions.Theprojectsarehardtomonitorinpoorcountries.Theprojectsmayleadtodeforestationinotherforests.Theprojectshaven'tmetstrictbiodiversityrequirements.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"greenwash"inparagraph3mean?Discount.Cheat.Decline.Change.4.Memoriesarestrongerwhentheoriginalexperiencesareaccompaniedbyunpleasantsmells,ateamofresearchershasfound.ThestudybroadensourunderstandingofwhatcandrivePavlovianresponses（巴甫洛夫条件反射）andpointstohownegativeexperiencesinfluenceourabilitytorecallpastevents."Theseresultsprovethatbadsmellscanleadtomemoryimprovementinbothadolescentsandadults,"explainsCatherineHartley,anassistantprofessorinNewYorkUniversity'sDepartmentofPsychology（心理学）andtheseniorauthorofthepaper»whichappearsinthejournalLearning&Memory.Theeffectofnegativeexperiencesonmemoryhaslongbeenshown-andisfamiliartous.Forexample,ifyouarebittenbyadog,youmaydevelopanegativememoryofthedogthatbityou.Becauseofthepainfulmemorysurroundingthebite,youarelikelytohaveastrongerimpressionofitthanyourotherpastexperienceswithdogs.Inordertobetterunderstandhowlearnednegativeexperiencesinfluencememoryduringthisstageofdevelopment,theresearchersdesignedaPavlovianlearningtaskforindividualsaged13to25.Thetaskincludedtheviewingofaseriesofimagesbelongingtooneoftwokinds：objectsandscenes.Asthestudy'sparticipantsviewedtheimages,theyworeamaskconnectedtoaspecialequipment.Whileparticipantsviewedimagesfromonekind,unpleasantsmellsweresometimessentthroughthepieceofequipmenttothemask；whileviewingimagesfromtheotherkind,airwithnosmellwasused.Thisallowedtheresearcherstoexaminememoryforimagesconnectedwithabadsmellaswellasfordescriptionofrelatedimages.Adaylater,researcherstestedtheparticipants,memoryfortheimages.Theirfindingsshowedthatbothadolescentsandadultsshowedbettermemoryforimagespairedwiththebadsmell24hoursaftertheysawtheseimages.Theyalsofoundthatsomeindividualshadlargerresponsesatthepointwhentheythoughttheywouldexperienceeitherabadsmellorcleanairwhileviewingtheimage,nomatterwhetherasmellwasactuallydelivered.Andthosepeoplewereprovedtohavebettermemory.Thissuggeststhatunpredictability（不可预测性)orsurprisewasconnectedwiththeoutcomeleadingtobettermemory.Whathasastrongerinfluenceonourmemoryaccordingtothetext?Painfulexperiences.Aneasyjourney.Warmweather.Alovelytoy.Whafsthefunctionoftheequipmentconnectedtothemaskintheresearch?Tocollectdata.Toshowimages.Toprovidebadsmells.Toprotecttheparticipants.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?BadsmellsleadtogoodmemoriesSurprisesimprovepeople'smemoriesAnimportantlessononhumanmemoriesTherelationshipbetweensmellsandmemories5.Inanattempttowinbackoldcustomers,restaurantsandcompaniesoftenintroducenewmenuitemsornewflavors.Mostofthesearesuccessfulwithcustomersbecausetheyhavealwaysbeenresearchedandtestedbycompaniesbeforetheymeetthepublic.However,therearestillsomethataresounpopularwithcustomersandtheyfailsobadlyasaproductthattheybecomeinfamous.Oneofthemostwell-knownmarketingfailureshappenedin1985withNewCoke,asoftdrinkcreatedtoreplacetheoriginalCoca-Colaflavor.TheCoca-ColaCompanytestedseveralnewflavorsandfoundthatpeoplealwayspreferredasweetersoda.Asaresult,theCEOdecidedthatthesweetersodawouldreplacetheoriginalCoca-Coladrink.Manycustomers,however,soonstartedtoexpresstheirdissatisfactionwiththenewdrink.TheCoca-ColaCompanyreceivedover1,500angrytelephonecallseveryday.TheCoca-ColaCompanyactuallyemployedspecialexpertstotalktocustomersbecausetheyweresoangryandsadaboutthechange.SomeAmericanswerebuyingoldCoca-Coladrinksfromoverseaswherethenewdrinkhadnotyetbeenintroduced.AndinsomepartsofAmericapeopleweresoangrythattheyemptiedbottlesofNewCokeintothestreet.SomanypeoplewereunhappywithCoca-Cola'snewdrinkthatthecompanydecidedonlythreemonthslatertoreturntotheoldCoca-Coladrink.OnJuly10,1985,theCoca-ColaCompanysaidthatitwouldbringbacktheoldCokeandrenamethedrink"Coca-ColaClassic"or"CokeClassic".Thousandsofcustomersphonedthecompanytoexpresstheirsupport.Eventoday,businessexpertsareinterestedinthiscase.EventhoughtheCoca-ColaCompanyhadcarefullytestedandexperimentedwithNewCokebeforeintroducingittocustomers,theNewdrinkwasstillveryunpopular.So,whatdidCoca-Coladowrong?Itseemsthecompanysimplydidnotunderstandcustomers'deephistoricalandemotionalattachmenttothedrink.Whydocompaniesusuallyintroducenewmenuitems?Toattractpastcustomers.Toattractnewcustomers.Toattractelderlycustomers.Toattractcustomerswithspecialneeds.WhatisthedifferencebetweenNewCokeandtheoriginalone?NewCokeissweeter.NewCokeismoreacidic.NewCoke'scolorislighter.NewCoke'sbottleisbigger.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?WhyNewCokefailedinAmerica.TheharmNewCokedidtopeople'shealth.HowcustomersactedinanswertotheintroductionofNewCoke.ThecomparisonbetweensalesofNewCokeandtheoriginalone.WhenwasNewCokeputonthemarket?InMay1985.InApril1985.InJune1985.InJuly1985.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?ThereasonswhyNewCokesucceededoverseas.ThehistoryoftheCoca-ColaCompanyinthe1990s.ThedifferencebetweenNewCokeandCokeClassic.Theimportanceofpeople'sfeelingsaboutoldproducts.IfplastichadbeeninventedwhenthePilgrims（清教徒移民）sailedfromPlymouth,England,toNorthAmerica-andtheMayflowerhadbeenstockedwithbottledwaterandplastic-wrappedsnacks-theirplasticwastewouldlikelystillbearound, fourcenturieslater.IfthePilgrimshadbeenlikemanypeopletodayandhadsimplythrowntheiremptybottlesandwrappersovertheside,Atlanticwavesandsunlightwouldhavewornallthatplasticintotinybits.Andthosebitsmightstillbefloatingaroundtheworld'soceanstoday,waitingtobeeatenbyunfortunatefish,andeventuallyperhapsbyoneofus.Becauseplasticwasn'tinventeduntilthelate19thcentury,andproductionreallyonlytookoffaround1950,wehaveamere9.2billiontonsofthestufftodealwith.Ofthat,morethan6.9billiontonshavebecomewaste.Andofthatwaste,ashocking6.3billiontonsnevermadeittorecyclingfacilities.Nooneknowshowmuchunrecycledplasticwasteendsupintheocean,Earth'slastsink.In2015,JennaJambeck,auniversityofGeorgiaengineeringprofessor,caughteveryone'sattentionwitharoughestimate：between5.3millionand14milliontonseachyearjustfromcoastalregions.Mostofitisn'tthrownoffships,sheandhercolleaguessay,butisdumpedcarelesslyonlandorinrivers,mostlyinAsia.It'sthenblownorwashedintothesea.It'sunclearhowlongitwilltakeforthatplastictocompletelybiodegrade（降解）.Estimatesrangefrom450yearstonever.Meanwhile,oceanplasticisestimatedtokillmillionsofmarineanimalseveryyear.Nearly700species,includingendangeredones,areknowntohavebeenaffectedbyit.Someareharmedvisibly---strangled（勒死）byabandonedfishingnets.Manymoreareprobablyharmedinvisibly.Marinespeciesofallsizes,fromfishtowhale,now第8页共69页eatmicroplastics,thebitssmallerthanone-fifthofaninchacross.OnHawaii'sBigIsland,onabeachtowhichnopavedroad,Iwalkedankle-deepthroughmocroplastics.Afterthat,Icouldunderstandwhysomepeopleseeoceanplasticasanapproachingdisaster»worthmentioninginthesamebreathasclimatechange.Andyetthere'sakeydifference：Oceanplasticisnotascomplicatedasclimatechange.Therearenomeanwastedeniers(否认者),atleastsofar.Todosomethingaboutit,wehavetoremakeourplanet'sentireenergysystem."Thisisn'taProblemwherewedon'tknowwhatthesolutionis,"saysJambeck."Weknowhowtopickupgarbage.Anyonecandoit.Weknowhowtodealwithit.Weknowhowtorecycle."It'samatterofbuildingthenecessaryinstitutionsandsystems,shesays---ideallybeforetheoceanturns,forcenturiestocome,intoathinsoupofplastic.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthoremphasizesthefactthat.BritishpeoplemigratedtoAmericafourcenturiesago.peoplehavekeptdoingresearchinplasticforfourcenturies.therewasnoplasticpollutionfourcenturiesago.plasticwastewouldremainintheoceanforfourcenturies.Howaremarineanimalsharmedinvisiblybyoceanplastic'?Theyeatmicroplastics.Theydrowninmicroplastics.Theyarecoatedwithwasteplasticbags.Theyarestrugglinginabandonedplasticnets.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage'?Peopleallagreereducingplasticproductionisthesolution.Peopleallagreeplasticwastehascausedoceanplastic.Ithasbeenscheduledtoreversethetrendofclimatechange.Ithasbeenscheduledtoreversethetrendofoceanplastic.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?OceanPlasticandClimateChange.ToBiodegradeortoRecycle?PlanetorPlastic?Earth'sLastSink.TheTEDspeakerseriesfeatures"ideasworthspreading".Withover1,400tochoosefrom»we'veselectedafewthatareperfectforstudents.LarrySmith：WhyyouwillfailtohaveagreatcareerWehumansmayhaveanunfavorablehabitofmakingexcusesforourselvesorofbeingtooconfidentaboutourselves.Accordingly,LarrySmith,aprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofWaterlooinCanada,tellsuswhymostofuswillfailtohaveagreatcareer.Luckily,asheputsit,thereisawayout-followyourheart,aslongasitisgoodforyourcareer.AndyPuddicombe：Allittakesis10mindfulminutesBetweendanceteam,volunteeringandoh,right-lectures,yourlife'scrazyfactor（因素）isabouttogowayup.Inthisentertainingandinformativetalk,Mindfulness,expertAndyPuddicombeteachesushowtobe"morehealthy,moremindfulandlessdistracted"bytakingjust10minutesoutofthedaytobe"morepresent".ShaneKoyczan：Tothisday,forthebullied（欺凌）andbeautifulThistalkissuretostaywithyou.ShaneKoyczan'sToThisDay'isanaffectingspoken-wordpoemaboutbullyingandbeingdifferentthatgainedover10millionviewsonYouTube.Inthistalk,Koyczangivesalivereadingofthepoem,alongwithsomestoriesabouthisbackground.SusanCain：Thepowerofintroverts（性格内向者）DoesacupofteaandagoodbooksoundlikeaperfectFridaynightWhatdoesLarrySmithadvisestudentstodoforagoodcareer?A.Don'tbetoooptimistic.B.Learnfromothers'lessons.C.Nevermakeexcusesforyourself.WhatdoesLarrySmithadvisestudentstodoforagoodcareer?A.Don'tbetoooptimistic.B.Learnfromothers'lessons.C.Nevermakeexcusesforyourself.D.Matchyourinterestswithyourcareer.WhatisAndyPuddicombe'stalkmainlyabout?Howtoconcentrate.Theneedforteamwork.Howtobeagoodvolunteer.Theimportanceofgoodhealth.WhichTEDspeakermakespeoplewhoarenotsocialfeelconfident?AndyPuddicombeSusanCainShaneKoyczanLarrySmithManypeoplefeelthatdreamisuniquetohumans. However» manydogownerswilllikelydisagreeonthat.Theyhavenoticedthattheirdogsatvarioustimesduringthesleepmayshakelegs,snort（哼）andsometimesgrowl（低声吼叫）whichgivestheimpressionthattheyaredreaming.Thesethingsmaywonderusaboutwhetherdogsdream.Scientistsconfirmthatdogsprobablydodream.Itturnsoutthatdogbrainsandhumanbrainshavemanysimilaritiesduringsleepcycles.Researchersusedspecialmachinestomeasureelectricalactivityinadog*sbrainandhuman*sbrain.Scientistsalreadyknewthatwhenhumansdream,acertainpartofthebrainisactiveduringsleep.Researchersdiscoveredthatthesamepartofthebrainisactiveinsleepingdogs.Scientistshaveotherdatathatbackupthesefindings.Manypeopledreamthattheyaretryingtomovebutcannot.Interestingly,partofthatexperienceisnotadream.Whenpeoplesleep,thebrainproducesachemicalthatcausesthedreamertobecometemporarilyparalyzed（使麻痹）.Researchersthinkthishappenssothatpeoplecannotphysicallyactoutdreamswhiletheyaresleeping.Dogbrainsmakethesamechemical.Inonestudyduringwhichthischemicalwasblocked,sleepingtestdogsperformedphysicalactivities,suchasstandingup,sniffingaroundtheroomfbrimaginaryrabbits,orchasingimaginaryballs.Becauseofthesesimilarities,researchersbelievethatthecontentofadog'sdreammightcomefromthesamesourceasahuman'sdream."People'sdreamsareusuallybasedonthingstheydidthatday,"saysDr.SamanthaHudspith."Sothereisreasontobelievethatdogsdreamaboutthethingsthey'vedonethatday.Ofcourse,therewillneverbeawaytoprovethis.Dogscannotdescribetheirdreamsthewaythathumanscan.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"backup"meaninthesecondparagraph?A.Disagree.B.Support.C.Record.D.Show.Whathappenedtoasleepingdogwhenthischemicalmentionedinparagraph3wascutoff? Itwokeup.Itstoppeddreaming.Itactedoutitsdream.Itcouldn'tmoveitsbody.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?BytellingstoriesBygivingexamples.BycomparingdetailsBylistingdifferences.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?DoDogsDream?WhyDoDogsDream?SignsofDogDreamsSimilaritiesBetweenHumansandDogsThenegative(负面的)healtheffectsofsleepshortagesduringtheweekcan'tbechangedbymarathonweekendsleepsessions,accordingtoanewstudy.Researchershavelongknownthatroutinesleepdeprivation(缺乏)cancauseweightgainandincreaseotherhealthrisks,includingdiabetes.ButtherearestillsomepeoplewhohopethatshuttingoffthealarmonSaturdayandSundaywillrepaytheweeklysleepdebtandremoveanyilleffects.Theresearch,publishedinCurrentBiology,ruinsthosehopes.Despitecompletefreedomtosleepinandnapduringaweekendrecoveryperiod,participantsinasleeplaboratorywhowerelimitedtofivehoursofsleeponweekdaysgainednearlythreepoundsovertwoweeksandexperiencedmetabolicdisruption(代谢紊乱)thatwouldincreasetheirriskfordiabetesoverthelongterm.Whileweekendrecoverysleephadsomebenefitsafterasingleweekofinadequatesleep,thosegainswerewipedoutwhenpeoplereturnedrighttotheirsamesleepschedulethenextMonday."Iftherearebenefitsofcatch-upsleep,theyYegonewhenyougobacktoyourroutine.It'sveryshort-lived,°saidKennethWright,wholedtheresearch."Thesehealtheffectsarelong-term.It'skindoflikesmokingoncewas-peoplewouldsmokeandwouldn'tseeanimmediateeffectontheirhealth,butpeoplewillsaynowthatsmokingisnotahealthylifestylechoice.Ithinksleepisintheearlystageofwheresmokingusedtobe."Wrightsaidthatthestudysuggestspeopleshouldprioritizesleep-cuttingouttheoptional"sleepstealers"suchaswatchingtelevisionshowsorspendingtimeonelectronicequipment.Evenwhenpeopledon'thaveachoiceaboutlosingsleepduetochild-careresponsibilitiesorjobschedules,theyshouldthinkaboutprioritizingsleepinthesamewaytheywouldthinkaboutahealthydietorexercise.Whathadtheresearchersalreadyknownbeforedoingthenewresearch?Theactualbenefitsofweekendrecoverysleep.Harmtohealthcausedbythelackofroutinesleep.People'shabitofshuttingoffthealarmduringholidays.Therelationshipbetweenbodyweightandsleepamount.KennethWrightmentionedsmokingto.callonsmokerstocompletelyabandonsmokingadvisepeopletogotosleepwhentheywanttosmokeshowpeoplehaveknowntheharmbroughtbysmokingshowpeoplewillsomedaynoticethebadeffectsofsleepdeprivationWhatdoestheunderlinedword"prioritize"probablymean?Havealowopinionofsomething.Increasetheamountofsomething.Cutdownsomethingthatisn'tnecessaryanymore.Treatsomethingasbeingmoreimportantthanothers.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?WeekendCatch-upSleepIsaLieBadSleepHabitsAreHarmfultoHealthANewStudyHasanUnexpectedDiscoveryAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofCatch-upSleepPerhapsyouspottedthemonLaCienegaBoulevard,flyingnorthbythethousandsneartheWestfieldmall.MaybeyousawtheminSantaAnitacrossingaquietstreetinathickline.Youmayhaveevendrivenwithhundredsofthemalongthe105Freeway,wheretheyviolentlybeattheirsmallwingsasiftheyweretryingtocatchaflightatLosAngelesInternationalAirport.Peoplemaymistaketheseblack-and-orangeinsectsfbrmoths（飞蛾）ormonarchs（黑脉金斑蝶）duetotheappearance.Actually,theyarecalledpaintedladies,andthesebutterfliesareflyingbythemillionsacrossthestate.Themigration（迁徙）itselfisnothingnew.What'sunusualthisyearisthenumberofbutterfliesmakingthejourney.Jamesburg,thedirectorofPalmDesert,cameacrossapackofbutterflieswhileridingabikelustweek."TheywereHyingwithme,asIrode,"hesaid."Itwasabsolutelymagical.IfeltlikeaDisneyprincess.”Thepaintedlady'sappearanceisawelcomeexceptiontoCalifornia'scurrentbutterflycrisis.Thenumberofbutterfliesinthestatehasbeeninalossfbrdecides,reachinghistoriclowsin2018.Amonarchcount