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  When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farmFirst, we put clean sand in a thin glass boxThen we waited for the ants to arrive

  After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels(地道)I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to doEach had its own job

  On the fifth day a tragedy(悲剧)happenedI put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it overAll the tunnels fell downAlthough the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to dieI was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm

  My mother said that the ants were dying of sadnessThey simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone

  Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farmMom 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 teamworkWorking together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselvesI also learned that they should be admired(钦佩)for their hard work

  But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recentlyAdversity(逆境)is a natural part of life, and must be acceptedUnlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sadWe have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another

  Giving up, I say, is not a good choice

(1)

What did the writer's family do for him when he was seven?

[  ]

A.

They built a farm of ants

B.

They bought a few ants

C.

They caught a lot of ants

D.

They found an ant city

(2)

Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty

B.

The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed

C.

Unlike people, teamwork is not so important for the ants

D.

Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble

(3)

Which is the correct order of the following?

aAll the tunnels fell down

bThe ants died one by one

cThe ants got into the glass box

dThe ants began making tunnels

[  ]

A.

a-b-c-d

B.

a-c-d-b

C.

c-d-a-b

D.

c-a-d-b

(4)

What did the writer come to realize a few years later?

[  ]

A.

Working together is useless

B.

Teamwork is important

C.

He can't accept adversity

D.

Working alone is amazing

(5)

What is the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Ants Fear Adversity

B.

My Family and Ants

C.

Giving Up in Adversity

D.

A Good Lesson from Ants

Like all insects, ants have six legs. Each leg has three joints(关节). The legs of an ant are very strong so they can run very quickly. If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a horse. Ants can lift 20 times their own body weight.

The life of an ant is usually 45~60 days. Ants use their antennae(触角) not only(不但)for touch, but also(而且) for smell. The head of an ant has a pair of large , strong jaws(颚). The jaws open and shut sideways like a pair of scissors(剪刀). Grown-up ants cannot eat hard(硬) food. Instead they have the juice that they get from pieces of food. They throw away the dry part that is left over. An ant has two stomachs. One stomach holds the food for itself and the other is for food to be given to other ants. Like all insects, the outside of their body is hard..

Each ant group has at least one or more queens(蚁后). The job of a queen is to lay eggs and worker ants look after them.

Worker ants look after the young, protect(保护) the nest(巢) from unwanted visitors and look for food. At night worker ants move the eggs and baby ants deep into the nest to protect them from the cold. During the daytime, worker ants move the eggs and babies to the top of the nest so that they can be warmer. Each group of ants has its own smell. In this way, visitors can be made out at once. If a worker ant has found where the food is, it leaves a special smell so that the other ants in the group can find the food. Ants are clean and tidy insects. Some worker ants are given the job of taking the waste from the nest and putting it outside in a special rubbish dump(堆)!

(     ) 51. Ants can run very quickly because_______________________.

A. they have six legs              B. they are light in weight

C. their legs are strong            D. their legs have three joints

(     ) 52. The antennae of the ants are used to _____________________ .

A. touch and smell              B. move and watch   

C. get and eat food              D. open and shut sideways

(     ) 53. According to the passage, ants ________________________ .

A. eat up all the food            B. share (分享) food with others    

C. have three pairs of scissors     D. can live for three months

(     ) 54. Which sentence is right according to the passage?

A.      An ant has a long life of more than a year.  

B.      Ants can lift 2 times their own body weight.

C. There is only one queen in an ant group.   

D. Ants can tell the stranger easily by the smell.

(     ) 55. A worker ant does Not ____________________.

A. lay eggs                 B. clean their nest

C. look for food              D. look after baby ants

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