六、阅读表达。（2025·江苏苏州高新区实验初级中学调研）
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
One day, a baby snail 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 and said, “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5个词。
1. Whom did the baby snail talk with?
2. How did the baby snail like his shell?
3. What would the caterpillar in the story become when she grew up?
4. How many questions did the baby snail ask?
5. What is the proper title for the passage?
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
One day, a baby snail 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 and said, “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5个词。
1. Whom did the baby snail talk with?
His mother.
2. How did the baby snail like his shell?
He disliked it. /He hated it. /It was hard and heavy.
3. What would the caterpillar in the story become when she grew up?
A butterfly.
4. How many questions did the baby snail ask?
Three.
5. What is the proper title for the passage?
We should depend on ourselves.(答案不唯一)
答案：1. His mother.
2. He disliked it. /He hated it. /It was hard and heavy.
3. A butterfly. 4. Three.
5. We should depend on ourselves.（答案不唯一）
2. He disliked it. /He hated it. /It was hard and heavy.
3. A butterfly. 4. Three.
5. We should depend on ourselves.（答案不唯一）
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读表达题，解题思路为：先通读短文理解核心内容，再针对每个问题回到原文定位关键信息，提取符合要求（答案不超5个词）的内容，最后归纳主旨题的答案。
【解析】
1. 问题问小蜗牛交谈对象，定位原文第一段“he went up to his mother and asked”，可知是他的妈妈；
2. 问题问小蜗牛对壳的看法，定位原文小蜗牛的提问“Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy?”，可知壳又硬又重；
3. 问题问毛虫的成长变化，定位原文第二段“That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly”，可知变成蝴蝶；
4. 问题问小蜗牛的提问数量，通读全文，小蜗牛共问了3个问题；
5. 问题问短文标题，定位原文最后妈妈的话“We should depend on ourselves”，是文章主旨。
【答案】
1. His mother.
2. It was hard and heavy.
3. A butterfly.
4. Three.
5. We should depend on ourselves.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础阅读题，考查学生信息定位与主旨归纳能力，题目设置贴合原文，需学生仔细提取关键信息，符合阅读表达的答题要求。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语阅读表达题，解题思路为：先通读短文理解核心内容，再针对每个问题回到原文定位关键信息，提取符合要求（答案不超5个词）的内容，最后归纳主旨题的答案。
【解析】
1. 问题问小蜗牛交谈对象，定位原文第一段“he went up to his mother and asked”，可知是他的妈妈；
2. 问题问小蜗牛对壳的看法，定位原文小蜗牛的提问“Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy?”，可知壳又硬又重；
3. 问题问毛虫的成长变化，定位原文第二段“That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly”，可知变成蝴蝶；
4. 问题问小蜗牛的提问数量，通读全文，小蜗牛共问了3个问题；
5. 问题问短文标题，定位原文最后妈妈的话“We should depend on ourselves”，是文章主旨。
【答案】
1. His mother.
2. It was hard and heavy.
3. A butterfly.
4. Three.
5. We should depend on ourselves.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础阅读题，考查学生信息定位与主旨归纳能力，题目设置贴合原文，需学生仔细提取关键信息，符合阅读表达的答题要求。
【难度系数】
0.7