When spring is in the air， everyone looks forward to seeing the beautiful and eye﹣pleasing flowers and plants． The following flowers and plants might not be so eye﹣pleasing， but are certainly eye﹣catching!

    Lady's Slipper

    This flower is amazing． It looks like a shoe． To be more exact， it is like a lady's slipper．That's how it gets its name． Although it was once found across Europe and the UK， now Lancashire in England is the only place where this plant can be found． The flower was so unusual that people picked almost all of them． Besides， it is one of the most difficult plants to grow． Fortunately， strict rules have been made to protect this endangered plant．

    Hot Lips

    When you see a plant like this， don't get shocked! No， they are not a woman's lips （唇）! You can find these plants in countries with tropical （热带的） rain forests， such as Colombia， Costa Rica and Panama． Because of the cutting down of trees， these unusual plants have become endangered．

    Black Bat Flower

    The black bat flower is an unusual flower that grows in the wild and tropical forests of Yunnan Province in China．It is famous for its bat﹣shaped black flowers．It needs special environmental conditions to grow．This is the reason why it is an endangered plant．

    You can consider yourself lucky if you actually see one of the plants mentioned above． After all， they are all endangered and disappearing from the earth． Hopefully， there are other unusual flowers that are left and undiscovered， because the world is full of surprising things!

（1）What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean？　　

A． When spring comes．

B． When spring flies．

C． When spring is gone．

D． When the air is fresh．

（2）How many reasons are listed for the lady's slipper to become endangered？　　

A． One．

B． Two．

C． Three．

D． Four．

（3）Which of the following is a correct match of the flowers with the names？　　

A． Lady's slipper（a）， Hot lips（b）， Black bat flower（c）

B． Lady's slipper（c）， Hot lips（a）， Black bat flower（b）

C． Lady's slipper（d）， Hot lips（c）， Black bat flower（b）

D． Lady's slipper（d）， Hot lips（c）， Black bat flower（a）

（4）Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？　　

A． Get to know these eye﹣pleasing flowers

B． Three kinds of unusual tropical flowers

C． The world is full of surprising things

D． How to protect the endangered plants