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? 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?

1. His mother. 2. A butterfly.
3. In the ground. 4. Three.
5. They should depend on themselves.

【分析】
这是一篇故事类任务型阅读，解题时首先通读全文了解小蜗牛和妈妈的对话大意，之后逐个对应题干，带着问题回到原文精准定位相关语句，提取核心信息作答即可，同时要注意题干要求每题答案不超过6个单词，不需要额外添加冗余内容，保证答案准确符合要求。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段内容“He was confused, so he went up to his mother and asked”，可知小蜗牛是向自己的妈妈询问问题，直接提取核心信息即可。
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”，可知蚯蚓躲藏的位置。
4. 梳理小蜗牛的提问：①为什么自己生来就有又硬又重的壳；②毛毛虫没骨头、移动慢为什么不需要带壳；③蚯蚓和蜗牛移动方式相同、也不会变成蝴蝶，为什么不需要带壳，总计3个问题。
5. 定位全文最后一句蜗牛妈妈的总结“We don't depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”，可直接得到结论。
【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，简答规范
【点评】
本题属于低难度的故事类任务型阅读，所有答案都能在原文中直接找到对应依据，仅需要学生细心定位信息、准确数出问题数量，同时符合答案字数限制的要求，能够有效锻炼学生快速查找文本关键信息的能力。
【难度系数】
0.9