Question

【题目】

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 (地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.

On the fifth day a tragedy (悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I 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 sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.

Although much time has passed, 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 an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired 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 give up when we are sad. We 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 made an ant farm. B. They bought a few ants.

C. They caught a lot of ants. D. They found an ant city.

【2】What happened on the fifth day?

A. The earthquake happened. B. The writer put his face on the ground.

C. The writer knocked the ant farm over. D. The ants started to make tunnels.

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

A. Working together is useless. B. Teamwork is important.

C. Adversity can’t be accepted. D. Working alone is amazing.

【4】Finally, the writer thinks that the ants died because ________.

A. they worked hard B. the writer made a mistake

C. the tunnel was gone D. they gave up when they met difficulties

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 C

【3】 B

【4】 D

【解析】

本文通过讲述作者小时候把蚂蚁农场弄翻了，把蚂蚁的地道弄坏了，蚂蚁为此伤心，放弃了生活的希望，死去了。从这件事中，作者意识到逆境是生活中自然存在的一部分，我们必须接受。因此放弃不是一个好的选择。

【1】A

细节理解题。根据When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm.可知当我七岁的时候，我的家人给我建了一个蚂蚁农场，故选A。

【2】C

细节理解题。根据On the fifth day a tragedy (悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over.可知在第五天，作者把蚂蚁农场撞翻了，故选C。

【3】B

细节理解题。根据Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork.可知多年后，我意识到团队合作的重要性，故选B。

【4】D

推理判断题。根据Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad.可知最后，作者认为蚂蚁死了，是因为他们遇到困难，就放弃了，故选D。

认真阅读题干，根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题1，根据When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm.可知当我七岁的时候，我的家人给我建了一个蚂蚁农场，故选A。