We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells (壳) —sleeping.

Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.

In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.

A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.

1. A snail _________.

　 A. moves more slowly at night　　B. has thousands of feet

C. doesn’t move at all   　　      D. sleeps much of the time

2. In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____.

　 A. to make with a pencil     B. to push　　C. to pull      D. to move away

3. From the story, we know _________.

　 A. a snail’s shell is very thin     B. a snail can’t see well

　 C. a snail’s nose is quite short    D. a snail’s body changes in different seasons

4. A snail goes to sleep when _____.

　 A. it feels hungry   B. it is put into a paper box  C. spring is coming   D. it rains heavily

5.Which of the following is wrong?

A. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move.　　B. A snail doesn’t like living under the sun

C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out.       D. The snail’s nose helps to find food.

 

We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells (壳) —sleeping.
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.
In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.
A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.
【小题1】 A snail _________.

A．moves more slowly at night	B．has thousands of feet
C．doesn’t move at all	D．sleeps much of the time

【小题2】 In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____.

A．to make with a pencil

B．to push

C．to pull

D．to move away

【小题3】 From the story, we know _________.

A．a snail’s shell is very thin	B．a snail can’t see well
C．a snail’s nose is quite short	D．a snail’s body changes in different seasons

【小题4】 A snail goes to sleep when _____.

A．it feels hungry

B．it is put into a paper box

C．spring is coming

D．it rains heavily

【小题5】Which of the following is wrong?

A．In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move.	B．A snail doesn’t like living under the sun
C．The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out.	D．The snail’s nose helps to find food.

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo (柔道), although he had lost his left arm in a car accident.

　　The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo teacher, Mr. Tanaka. The boy was doing well, but his teacher had taught him only one move in three months of training.

　　“Mr. Tanaka,” the boy finally asked, “shouldn’t I be learning more moves？”

　　“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” his teacher replied.

　　Several months later, Mr. Tanaka took the boy to his first tournament (锦标赛). The boy won his first three matches, using his one move to win. The boy was now in the finals, and was amazed by his own success.

　　This time, his opponent (对手) was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. The referee (裁判) wanted to stop the match.

　　“No,” the teacher insisted, “let him continue.” Soon, his opponent lowered his guard. At that moment the boy used his move to pin (钉住) him. The boy won the match and became the champion.

　　On the way home, the boy and his teacher reviewed every match. Then the boy asked what was really in his mind.

　　“Mr. Tanaka, how did I win the tournament with only one move？”

　　“You won for two reasons,” his teacher answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only defense (防守) for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”

　　The boy’s biggest weakness had become his biggest strength (优点).

1.The boy decided to study judo though ____________.

A．he was only ten years old

B．he would have an old teacher

C．he had lost his left arm in a car accident

D．he knew he was not clever

2.How did the boy feel when he was in the finals？

A．Proud.   B．Surprised.   C．Worried.   D．Happy.

3.What can you infer (推断) from the passage？

A．The boy wasn’t doing well at first.

B．Mr. Tanaka is a good teacher because he knows his student’s strength and weakness.

C．The referee believed the boy would win.

D．The boy had predicted that he would win.

 

短文填空

　　The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When one part of the earth 1 to the sun, it is day. When one part of the earth turns always from the sun, it is 2 . The sun is much 3 than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger 4 the sun 5 it is much nearer to the earth.

　　The sun is very 6 . It 7 us a very strong light. The moon looks quite bright, too, but it 8 give any light at all. It only reflects the light of the sun.

　　The moon looks much bigger than the 9 , but in fact the starts are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon 10 they are much farther away from us.

(1) ________ (2) ________ (3) ________ (4) ________ (5) ________

(6) ________ (7) ________ (8) ________ (9) ________ (10) ________

We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells (壳) —sleeping.
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.
In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.
A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.
【小题1】A snail _________.

A．moves more slowly at night	B．has thousands of feet
C．doesn’t move at all	D．sleeps much of the time

【小题2】In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____.

A．to make with a pencil

B．to push

C．to pull

D．to move away

【小题3】From the story, we know _________.

A．a snail’s shell is very thin	B．a snail can’t see well
C．a snail’s nose is quite short	D．a snail’s body changes in different seasons

【小题4】A snail goes to sleep when _____.

A．it feels hungry

B．it is put into a paper box

C．spring is coming

D．it rains heavily

【小题5】Which of the following is wrong?

A．In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move.	B．A snail doesn’t like living under the sun
C．The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out.	D．The snail’s nose helps to find food.