五、短文填空。(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Capybaras(水豚), a kind of cute animal, mainly live in South America. They are one of the 1 (popular) animals online because of their calm and easygoing nature.
They can weigh up to about 60 kilos and grow to 1. 3 2 (metre) in length. Other animals love to sit or lie by capybaras’ sides 3 they are so gentle and friendly. They eat plants and fruit for a living. They live such a comfortable life that nothing 4 (seem) to make them worry. Sometimes, capybaras become “animal buses” while moving. They take small animals 5 birds, turtles and even monkeys for a free ride.
Capybaras are so cute and 6 (become) popular pets in some places. However, it’s 7 (real) important to remember that they need proper care and good living conditions. There are several things we can do. First, we need to protect 8 (they) living places. 9 (two), we shouldn’t catch or keep them for any reason. They are an important part of the ecosystem and should be left to live alone. Finally, we should tell people 10 importance of protecting them and other endangered animals.
Capybaras are fascinating animals. We should take action and make sure that these cute animals can continue to live in the wild.
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六、阅读表达。(共3小题;第1、2小题2分,第3小题3分,满分7分)
阅读下面短文,用英语回答短文后的问题。
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 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 and said, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shell, what will happen to us? The 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.”
1. How did the baby snail like his shell?
2. What will the caterpillar in the story become when she grows up?
3. Do you like the story? Why?