Question

阅读理解 　　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．

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．B;4．D;5．C;
解析：

(1)	根据开头的“But much of the time snails don’t move at all．They are in their shells ----sleeping．”这句话，显然只有D是正确答案．
(2)	本题属熟词新义．由“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．”一句的意思，尤其是要仔细考虑关键词“into”对猜测词义的辅助作用，可知蜗牛一旦碰到炙热的太阳，就会把身体蜷缩进壳里．
(3)	答案即是“Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers are very weak．”这句话．
(4)	关键要理解好“So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too．”这句话中的“the same thing”的意思．事实上，由“In the spring the snail wakes up．…comes out from the shell．”和“…in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out！”是很容易排除B、C和A的．
(5)	根据短文最后一句话“And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones．”，可以判断C项是明显的错误． 　　这篇短文向我们介绍了蜗牛的生活习性．无论是烈日当空，还是大雨滂沱，蜗牛都会像整个冬季一样，呆在壳里睡觉．春天来临的时候，蜗牛就拖着三英寸长的身体从壳里钻出来，靠它那灵敏的触角觅食．别看它的嘴比大头针尖大不了多少，却长着25万多颗牙齿呢！