1、2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习 23Weve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails dont move at all. They are in their shells (壳) sleeping.Hot sun will dry out a snails 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.
2、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 th
3、e 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 snails 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 cant see them. If you put a snail in a h
4、ard 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 feetC. doesnt move at all D. sleeps much of the time2. In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _.A.
5、to make with a pencil B. to push C. to pull D. to move away3. From the story, we know _.A. a snails shell is very thin B. a snail cant see wellC. a snails nose is quite short D. a snails body changes in different seasons4. A snail goes to sleep when _.A. it feels hungry B. it is put into a paper box
6、C. spring is coming D. it rains heavily5. Which of the following is wrong?A. In winter the snail doesnt eat or move. B.A snail doesnt like living under the sun.C. The snails teeth cant be worn out. D. The snails nose helps to find food.【答案与解析】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
7、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！1. D。根据开头的 “But much of the time snails dont move at all. They are in their shells -sleeping.”这句话，显然只有 D是正确答案。2. C。本题属熟词新义。由“Hot sun will dry out a snails body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell.”一句的意思
8、，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. B。答案即是 “Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers are very weak.”这句话。4. D。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. C。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。
