Question

When I was seven years old，my family made me an ant farm．First，we put clean sand in a thin glass box．Then we waited for the ants to arrive．

After the ants were in the glass farm，they started to make tunnels（洞穴通道）．（A）I was surprised that each one knew exactly what it should do．Each had its own job．

On the fifth day a tragedy（灾难）happened．I put my face so（B）close to the glass farm that I knocked it over．All the tunnels fell down．Although the ants remained（C）_______ after their earthquake，one by one they began to die．I was afraid as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a comer of the farm．

（D）我母亲告诉我蚂蚁是死于悲伤．They just couldn't stand（忍受）that their tunnels were gone．

Although much time has（E）_______，I still think of that ant farm．Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world，but it taught me much more．

Over the years，I came to realize the importance of teamwork．Working together，the ants were able to make all amazing world for themselves．I also learned that they should be admired（赞美）for their hard work．

But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently：Adversity（逆境）is a natural part of life，and must be accepted．Unlike the ants，we cannot（F）give up when we are sad．We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone，we must build another．

We should always keep on trying and never give up．

1．将画线部分（A）改写为I was surprised that each one knew exactly ______ ______ ______．

2．写出可以替换画线部分（B）和（F）的同义或近义词：_______；_______

3．将画线部分（D）译成英语：_______

4．在（C）和（E）的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：_______；_______

5．写出文章的主旨大意：______________

Answer 1

1．What to do              2．near，stop／abandon

3．My mother told me that the ants died of／from sadness．／My mother told me that the ants died because they were sad．

4．alive／living；passed／gone（by）

5．We should always keep on trying and never give up．