We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They’re in their shells ---sleeping .
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into its shell and closes the opening with a thin cover. Then it goes to sleep. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So whenever it rains, it goes inside its shell house and goes to sleep. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It can take a short sleep. Or it can sleep for days at a time. And it spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.
In spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out of from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. It can’t see very well. Its eyes, at the ends of the top feelers are very weak. But its sense of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to the new greens. Then the snail’s little mouth goes to work.
A snail’s mouth is no longer than the point of a pin(针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are so small that you can’t see them. But they do their work.. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out. And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.
Mostly, a snail looks for food at night .But on cloudy days it eats in the daytime. It eats all day long. A snail can go on eating for hours and never feel full.
1.A snail__________.
A. moves more slowly in the daytime B. has thousands of feet
C. doesn’t move at all D. sleeps much of the time
2.In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell” the word “draw” means_________.
A. to make with a pen B. to keep away from
C. to pull D. to move to end
3.From the story we know_________.
A. the snail’s shell is very thin
B. a snail can’t see well
C. the snail’s nose is quite short
D. the snail’s body changes in different seasons
4.A snail goes to sleep when_________.
A. it feels hungry 
B. it is put in a paper box
C. spring is coming D. it rains heavily
5.Which of the following in not true?
A. A snail doesn’t like living under the sun.
B. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move.
C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out..
D. The snail’s strong sense of smell helps to find things far away.
Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved________very much, but the family was so poor that ________was impossible to send them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally_______a plan. They would throw a coin. The loser would________down into the coal mines (煤矿) and used the money that he would make in the mines to support his brother _______at the college. Then, when the brother who won finished his studies, after four years, he would support______brother studying at the college.
James won and Jack went down into the mines. James studied with all his heart and his paintings were much better than ________of most of his teachers, and by the time he graduated, he was beginning _______ a lot of money for his paintings.
________James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James ________up from his seat to drink a toast(敬酒) to his dear_______. He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your dream _______true. I will take care of you."
But Jack said_______, "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too late. Now I can’t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother's hands ______fingers towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", ______ became very famous years later.
1.A. painting B. books C. school D. money
2.A. this B. that C. it D. one
3.A. looked out B. worked out C. took out D. got out
4.A. run B. jump C. come D. go
5.A. studying B. to study C. study D. studied
6.A. other B. another C. the other D. others
7.A. these B. this C. that D. those
8.A. making B. to make C. made D. make
9.A. Before B. When C. Though D. While
10.A. picked B. turned C. looked D. stood
11.A. brother B. sister C. father D. mother
12.A. come B. will be come C. will come D. came
13.A. happily B. surprisedly C. angrily D. softly
14.A. on B. with C. in D. at
15.A. where B. when C. that D. which
By the time I got to school, I realized that I ________ my backpack at home.
A. have forgotten B. had forgotten C. have left D. had left
Look! Tom is getting the first place. _________ fast runner he is!
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
After a long walk in the sun, they wanted to drink .
A. cold something B. something cold
C. nothing cold D. old anything
—Do you know Lucy’s grandma?
—Of course. She is a kind woman, but she for about a month since she was killed in the accident.
A. has been dead B. have died
C. has been died D. has died
