Once there was a rich man named Chulong.

One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange____with beautiful features(特征) and sweet voice in a tree. Chulong____went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could____and get lots of money.

“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “____will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered. He became angry and wanted to____the bird for the meat.

Then the____bird suggested, “Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you____simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”

Chulong didn’t believe the bird____, and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird____it would keep its word(守信). Chulong wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became____again.

Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the bird.

Then the bird taught Chulong the____: The first rule is Never believe everything others say. The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have. The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.

“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone. You____me.”

But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me.____the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the____of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird____and disappeared from his sight.

1.A. cat B. bird C. panda D. monkey

2.A. proudly B. freely C. slowly D. weakly

3.A. eat B. study C. draw D. sell

4.A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody

5.A. find B. borrow C. smell D. kill

6.A. busy B. helpful C. clever D. lucky

7.A. three B. four C. five D. six

8.A. for ever B. later on C. at first D. at last

9.A. promised B. remembered C. guessed D. hoped

10.A. ugly B. beautiful C. lazy D. hard-working

11.A. songs B. languages C. rules D. skills

12.A. cheated B. helped C. found D. forgot

13.A. Until B. Unless C. If D. Although

14.A. history B. value C. reason D. connection

15.A. woke up B. fell down C. flew away D. held on

One day, a baby snail(蜗牛)found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was confused(困惑的), so he went up to his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy?” His mother said, “Because we don’t have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.”

The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar(毛毛虫)has no bones, either, and she can’t move quickly. Why can she live without a shell?” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly(蝴蝶). She can fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.

The baby snail had one more question, “But the earthworm(蚯蚓)moves like us. He has no bones and he won’t turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell?” His mother said, “ He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.”

The baby snail then cried, “ We are so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!” His mother smiled at him, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells, what will happen to us? Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we’ll have nowhere to sleep. What’s more, we’ll die in the heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

1.Whom did the baby snail ask for help, his mother or father?

2.What will the caterpillar in the story become when she grows up?

3.Where can an earthworm hide?

4.How many questions did the baby snail ask?

5.Who should the snails depend on according to the story?

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