PAGEPAGE5Unit15LearningLifeLessonsfromTinyAnts动物对我们的生活很有启发，如从蚂蚁的群居生活懂得了协同分工的团队精神，从蚂蚁的失败意想到决不放弃……WhenIwas7yearsold，withmymum'shelp，Ibuiltanantfarm.First，weputcleansandinaglassbox，andthenwewaitedfortheliveantstoarrive.Shortly，afteranumberofantsweredroppedintotheglassstructure，theygotdowntomakingtunnels.Iwasamazedthateachoneknewexactlywhattodo.1.Ialsokeptadiaryofwhathappenedeachdayandnamedtheants.Onedayatragedystrucktheantfarm.Thepagesofthediary，stillwrinkledwhereteardropsfell，indicatethedepthofthetragedy.IhadputmyfacesoclosetotheglassstructurethatIaccidentallytippeditover，andallthetunnelscollapsed.2.IwasterrifiedasIwatchedthemgiveuptheirtunnel­buildingtocarrythedeadbodiestoacornerofthefarm.Mymothersaidthattheantsweredyingof“frustration”．Theysimplycouldnotstandtherealitythattheirtunnelshadbeendestroyed.Althoughmuchtimehaspassed，Istillthinkofthatantfarm.Momhadhopeditwouldteachmeaboutthenaturalworld，butittaughtmemuchmore.Overtheyears，Icametorealisetheantswereastudyinthebenefitsofteamwork.3.Ialsolearnedthattheyshouldbeadmiredfortheirhardwork.Dayinanddayout，eachlabouredattheirtask.Theantfarmshowedthatteamworkandperseverancewereindeedtwokeyfactorstosuccess.However，thereisanevenlargerlessonthatIdidnotrealiseuntilrecently:adversityisanaturalpartoflife，andmustbeaccepted.Unliketheants，humanscan'tgiveupwhentheyfacedisappointment.Unliketheants，wehavetorealisethatifatunnelcollapses，wejusthavetobuildanother.4.根据短文内容，从上面所给选项当选出能填入空白处的最好选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A．Althoughtheantssurvivedtheearthquake，onebyonetheybegantodie.B．Workingtogether，theywereabletocreateanamazingworldforthemselves.C．Wemustlearntoacceptthefact.D．Givingup，Isay，isnotachoice.E．Afterhoursofstaring，Irealisedthattheantshadassignedjobs.F．Whatshouldwedowhenfacingtheseunexpectedsituation.【答案】1—4EABDSectionⅠReading(Ⅰ)(Warm­up&Lesson1)[重生词汇初识]Ⅰ.匹配以下单词的词性及汉语意思1．spellingA．v.怀疑2．correctionB．n.邮费3．simplifyC．n.现状，社会地位4．secureD．v.指点，教导5．suspectE．n.改正，改进6．statusF．vt.埋葬7．postageG．adj.不变的，牵肠挂肚的8