阅读表达(二)蜗牛的志气+百度第一人AOneday,ababysnail(蜗牛)foundthathehadtocarryabigandheavyshellatanytime.Hewasconfused(困惑的),sohewentuptohismotherandasked,“WhywasIbornwithashellthatgrewsohardandheavy?”Hismothersaid,“Becausewedon'thavebonestoholdusup.Wecanonlymoveslowly,soweneedashelltoprotectus.”Thebabysnailaskedagain,“Thecaterpillar(毛毛虫)hasnobones,either,andshecan'tmovequickly.Whycanshelivewithoutashell?”Themothersnailanswered,“That'sbecauseacaterpillarwillbecomeabutterfly(蝴蝶).Shecanflyhighintothesky.Theskycanprotecther.”Thebabysnailhadonemorequestion,“Buttheearthworm(蚯蚓)moveslikeus.Hehasnobonesandhewon'tturnintoabutterfly.Whydoesn'thecarryahardandheavyshell?”Hismothersaid,“Hecandigaholeandhideintheground,andthentheearthcanprotecthim.”Thebabysnailthencried,“Wearesopoor!Wehavenoprotectionfromtheskyorfromtheground!”Hismothersmiledathim,“That'swhywehaveashell.Mydear,imaginethatifwedon'thavetheshells,whatwillhappentous?Hotsunwilldryoutourbodiesandwe'llhavenowheretosleep.What'sworse,we'lldieintheheavyrain.Howterribleitis!Wedon'tdependontheskyorthegroundforprotection.Weshoulddependonourselves.”1.Whomdidthebabysnailaskforhelp,hismotherorhisfather?2.Whatwillthecaterpillarinthestorybecomewhenshegrowsup?3.Wherecananearthwormhide?4.Howmanyquestionsdidthebabysnailask?5.Whoshouldthesnailsdependonaccordingtothestory?BYoumayhaveheardofRobinLi.Afterall,RobinLiisconsideredas“themanwhocompeteagainstGoogleandwon”,thankstohiscreationofBaidu,China'slargestsearchengineinChina.Butwhatdoyoureallyknowaboutthe51-year-oldman?Bornin1968,Liwasthe4thof5childrenborntofactoryworkersinYangquanofShanxiProvinceinnorthernChina.Backthen,Yangquanwasanunderdevelopedcitythatdidnotoffermuchtoitspeople.Likemostofthekidsintheneighborhood,Lispenthischildhoodinhardships.Hismother,however,encouragedhimtostayhopefulforabettertomorroHegrewuprememberinghismother'swords,“Ifyouwantabetterlifeinthefuture,youwillhavetostudyhardandmakesureyougetintothebestcollege.”Lineverforgothismother'swordsandstudiedhard.HeclearedtheentranceofPekingUniversityandcompletedBachelorofSciencedegreeinlibraryinformationmanagement.Helatercompletedapostgraduate(研究生)courseforcomputersciencewithaMaster'sDegreeattheUniversityofBuffalo,theStateUniversityofNewYork.In1999,LiandhiswifeMelissawentforanactivityatStanfordUniversity.AfterthatMelissaaskedherhusbandthatshewouldliketoseehimasafounderofanInternetcompany.Bearing(怀揣)adreamofchangingpeople'slifewithscienceandtechnologyandencouragedbyMelissa,RobinLireturnedtoChinaandfoundedBaiduattheendof1999.Afteryearsofefforts,BaiduhasbecomethemostpopularChinesewebsiteinChina,thelargestChinesesearchengineandthelargestChinesewebsite.Therefore,itistrulysaidthatbehindeverysuccessfulmantherestandsawoman.ForRobin,therestandtwobehindhim.1.WhendidRobinLifoundBaidu?2.Fromthepassage,didRobinleadaneasylifeinhischildhood?3.WheredidRobingethisMaster'sDegree?4.WhatdidRobin'swifewanthimtodoaftertheyfinishedtheactivityatStanfordUniversity?5.WhoplayedanimportantroleinRobinLi'slife?【参考答案】A1.Heaskedhismotherforhelp./Hismother.2.Thecaterpillarwillbecome/turnintoabutterfly.Shewillbecome/turnintoabutterfly./Abutterfly.3.Hecanhideintheground./Intheground.4.He/Thebabysnailaskedthree/3questions./3./Three.5.Theyshoulddependonthemselves/Themselves.B1.Attheendof1999.2.No,hedidn't.3.AttheUniversityofBuffalo,theStateUniversityofNewYork.4.ShewantedhimtobeafounderofanInternetcompany.5.Hismotherandhiswife.
