六、任务型阅读。
One day, a baby snail (蜗牛) found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell all the 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. 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? 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."
注:每题答案不超过 6 个单词。
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?
One day, a baby snail (蜗牛) found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell all the 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. 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? 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."
注:每题答案不超过 6 个单词。
1. Whom did the baby snail ask for help, his mother or father?
His mother.
2. What will the caterpillar in the story become when she grows up?
A butterfly.
3. Where can an earthworm hide?
In the ground.
4. How many questions did the baby snail ask?
Three.
5. Who should the snails depend on according to the story?
They should depend on themselves.
答案：六、1. His mother. 2. A butterfly. 3. In the ground. 4. Three. 5. They should depend on themselves.
解析：
【分析】
这是一道细节类任务型阅读，解题思路非常清晰：首先通读5个题干，标记每个题干的核心关键词，之后带着关键词回原文逐段定位对应的内容，直接提取符合要求的答案即可，同时要注意题目明确要求每题答案不超过6个单词，提取信息时不要写冗余内容，保证答案简洁符合字数要求。所有问题顺着原文中小蜗牛和妈妈的对话顺序就能依次找到对应线索，不需要额外复杂推导。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段内容"He was confused (困惑的), so he went up to his mother and asked"，可知小蜗牛是向妈妈提问求助，直接提取对应信息即可。
2. 定位原文第二段蜗牛妈妈的回答"That's because a caterpillar will become a butterfly."，可直接得到毛虫长大后的形态。
3. 定位原文第三段蜗牛妈妈的回答"He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him."，可直接得到蚯蚓的躲藏位置。
4. 梳理全文小蜗牛的提问：一共提出了3个问题，分别是询问自身带硬壳的原因、询问毛虫不带壳的原因、询问蚯蚓不带壳的原因，总共有3个问题。
5. 定位原文最后一段蜗牛妈妈的总结"We don't depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves."，可直接得到蜗牛需要依靠的对象。
【答案】
1. His mother.
2. A butterfly.
3. In the ground.
4. Three.
5. They should depend on themselves.
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，短文信息提取
【点评】
本题属于非常基础的任务型阅读题型，所有答案都可以直接从原文中定位获取，不需要复杂的推理，主要考查学生快速抓取文本关键信息的能力，同时也提醒学生作答时要注意题干给出的字数限制，规范作答不要出现多余内容。
【难度系数】
0.9
这是一道细节类任务型阅读，解题思路非常清晰：首先通读5个题干，标记每个题干的核心关键词，之后带着关键词回原文逐段定位对应的内容，直接提取符合要求的答案即可，同时要注意题目明确要求每题答案不超过6个单词，提取信息时不要写冗余内容，保证答案简洁符合字数要求。所有问题顺着原文中小蜗牛和妈妈的对话顺序就能依次找到对应线索，不需要额外复杂推导。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段内容"He was confused (困惑的), so he went up to his mother and asked"，可知小蜗牛是向妈妈提问求助，直接提取对应信息即可。
2. 定位原文第二段蜗牛妈妈的回答"That's because a caterpillar will become a butterfly."，可直接得到毛虫长大后的形态。
3. 定位原文第三段蜗牛妈妈的回答"He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him."，可直接得到蚯蚓的躲藏位置。
4. 梳理全文小蜗牛的提问：一共提出了3个问题，分别是询问自身带硬壳的原因、询问毛虫不带壳的原因、询问蚯蚓不带壳的原因，总共有3个问题。
5. 定位原文最后一段蜗牛妈妈的总结"We don't depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves."，可直接得到蜗牛需要依靠的对象。
【答案】
1. His mother.
2. A butterfly.
3. In the ground.
4. Three.
5. They should depend on themselves.
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，短文信息提取
【点评】
本题属于非常基础的任务型阅读题型，所有答案都可以直接从原文中定位获取，不需要复杂的推理，主要考查学生快速抓取文本关键信息的能力，同时也提醒学生作答时要注意题干给出的字数限制，规范作答不要出现多余内容。
【难度系数】
0.9