江苏省南通市海安市李堡初中海安外国语学校孙中紫中等2023-2024学年八年级下学期4月期中考试英语试题

共10页2023-2024学年度第二学期八年级英语期中检测(2024.4)(命题:南莫中学)(考试时间：120分钟总分：150分)第Ⅰ卷（选择题部分共85分）一、听力(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)第一部分听对话，回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前你将有五秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后还有5秒钟的时间选出你所认为的最合适的答案。请在听到“滴”的信号后，进入下一小题。1.Whichofthefollowingcanthemanseethissummerholiday?A. B. C.2.WhichofthefollowingdoesJulysee?A. B. C.3.Whatarethetwospeakersdoingnow?A. B. C.4.Whereisthemangoing?A. B. C.5.Whatdoyouthinkoftheman’sanswer?A.Hetellstherighttime. B.Hetellsthewrongtime. C.Hiswatchisbroken.6.WhichflightshouldthewomantaketoMoscow?A.CA900 B.CA091 C.CA9017.Howmuchisthecomputernow?A.5,059yuan. B.5,159yuan. C.6,059yuan.8.Whydoesthemanwanttoborrowthebook?A.Becausethebookisinteresting.B.BecauseYuanLongpingishisfavouritestar.C.BecauseheismovedbyYuanLongping.9.Howoldisthewomannow?A.25yearsold. B.37yearsold. C.28yearsold.10.Whycan’tLilyandGeorgetakeatripthismonth?A.Becausetheircarisbroken.B.Becausetheydon’thavemuchmoney.C.Becausetheydon’tliketravelling.第二部分听对话和短文答题(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)听对话，回答问题。11.HowlongistheparkopenonMonday?A.For6hours. B.For7hours. C.For8hours.12.Whatcanweknowabouttheboy?A.Hisfamilyarenewhere.B.Hedecidestogotherebytaxiatlast.C.Heneedstopay＄60fortheticket.听短文，回答小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。NewYorkCityThingstheyhavedoneTheyhaveseentheStatueofLiberty,theUnitedNationsbuildingand____13____.ThingstheywilldoTheywillseeanice____14____tonight.Theywill____15____onthelastday.13.A.TimesSquare B.CentralPark C.WallStreet14.A.show B.film C.match15.A.restatthehotel B.visitafriend C.goshopping听短文，回答问题。16.Wherewillthestudentsgo?A.Toaschool. B.Toapark. C.Toatown.17.Whenmaytheygettotheirdestination(目的地)?A.At8:30a.m. B.At11:30a.m. C.At3:00p.m.18.Howwillthestudentsgothere?A.Bybus. B.Bytrain C.Byunderground19.Whatwillthestudentshaveforlunch?A.Dumplings. B.Sandwiches. C.Hamburgers.20.Where’stheoldmarket?A.Inthenorthoftheoldtown. B.Inthesouthoftheoldtown. C.Inthesouthoftheircity.二、单项选择（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）21．________booknamedHarryPotteris________goodfriendofmine.A．A;a B．The;aC．A;the D．The;the22.—Whyareyoulookingupset?—Ihaven’tfinishedmyhomeworkyet.Thismathsproblemis_____________.A.sohardformetounderstandit B.toohardformetounderstandC.toohardformetounderstanditD.sohardformetounderstand23．—HowlongcanIkeepthebooks?—________,butyoucanrenewthemonlineifyouneed.A．SinceaweekagoB．InaweekC．AweekagoD．Foraweek24.Mr.Chenoftenmisseshisoldfriendswho________chesswithhimwhentheywerefree.A.usedtoplay B.wereusedtoplayC.areusedtoplay D.areusedtoplaying25.—Hello,mayIspeaktoWangLi?—Sorry,sheisnotathome.She________fornearlyaweek.A.left B.hasleftC.hasbeenawayD.wentaway26．—Oh,I’veleftmykeysathomeagain.—Whataboutchoosingasmartlock?You_______searchforkeysanymore.Justuseyourfinger.A.mustn’t B.can’tC.don’thaveto D.shouldn’t27．Sophiaonceworkedforatravelagencyforoneyearandthe________helpedhergetajobasaguideinabigcompany.A.experience B.conditionC.education D.situation28.Thoughthewindwasstrong,thesailorstriedtheirbesttosail_______thewind.A.over B.againstC.across D.beyond29.–Thankyouforhelpingmecarryallthesebookstothelibrary,boys!–.A.Itdoesn’tmatter. B.Mypleasure.C.That’sright. D.Allright.30.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTanopinion?A.Physicsishardtolearn.B.Lifeisgettingbetterandbetterinsomeways.C.PengzuParkisreallyagoodplacetohavefun.D.Myparentsusuallywalkedtoschoolmanyyearsago.三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Igotmyfirstbicyclefrommydadonmyseventhbirthday.Hesaidthatitwasthe31bicyclehecouldfindintheshop,butitwasstilllargeforme.Foralongtime,Ihadtorideitwithtrainingwheel(轮子).Oneday,mydadtoldmethatonly32usedtrainingwheels.HethoughtIwasoldenoughandheadvisedmetolearntoridethebicyclewithout33.Itookhis34anddecidedtogiveitatry.Iwasafraidoffalling.MydadpromisedmethatIwasnotgoingtofall35hewouldberunningbehind,holdingthebackpartofthebicycleallthetime.Hearinghis36,Ifeltwarmandsafe.Istartedtopedal(踩踏板).Whenthebicyclebegantomove,Itriedhardtokeepmybalance.Mydad37loudlybehindme,“Holdontoitandgostraight!”“Mydadwillsurely38me!”Itoldmyself.39this,Ifeltnoneedtoworry,soIpedaledharder.Andthebicyclebegantomovefaster.Itfeltgreat.Ishoutedhappily,“I40it,Dad!Areyouproud(骄傲的)ofme?”However,Iheard41.Mydaddidn’tanswerme.Ifeltstrange.SoI42mybicycleandturnedaround,onlytofindthathewasalongwayfromme.“Youpromisednottoletgoofmy43.Whathappened?”Iasked.“IfIdon’tdoit,youwill44learntoridethebicycleyourself,”mydadsaid.“Thereisloveinholdingon.Andthereisalsoloveinlettinggo.”NowIliveclosetomyschool,soIgotherebybicyclefromMondaytoFriday.BecauseI'mgoodatridingthebicycle,I45gettomyschoolquickly.I'mreallythankfulformydad.()31.A.fastestB.worstC.cheapestD.smallest()32.A.babiesB.parentsC.studentsD.coaches()33.A.itB.himC.herD.them()34.A.coatB.adviceC.placeD.photo()35.A.butB.orC.soD.because()36.A.storiesB.experiencesC.wordsD.cheers()37.A.shoutedB.knockedC.readD.sang()38.A.findB.protectC.feedD.believe()39.A.TalkingaboutB.ListeningtoC.ThinkingofD.Lookingat()40.A.producedB.choseC.madeD.booked()41.A.nothingB.everythingC.somethingD.anything()42.A.cleanedB.stoppedC.lostD.sold()43.A.handB.armC.bicycleD.love()44.A.alreadyB.soonC.oftenD.never()45.A.canB.shouldC.needD.must四、阅读理解(阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案,每题2分，满分30分)AYoumightnotthinkmuchaboutwhereyourgarbagegoes.Butnowyoumightwanttoknow.OnJuly1,Shanghaiintroducedanewgarbage-sortingpolicy(垃圾分类政策).Peoplethereneedtoputdifferentkindsofgarbageintodifferentbins.OthercitiesinChinawilldothesamesoon.FourkindsofgarbageinShanghai

Whyisgarbagesortingabigproblem?It’sbecausethereistoomuchgarbagethesedays.Itisbadforoursoil,airandwater.Actuallywecanmakeuseofsomegarbageagain.Andfirst,weneedtosortourgarbage.Forexample,ifyouputanoldbattery(电池)intothe“harmfulwaste”bin,peoplecanuseittomakenewbatteries.Butifyoudon’t,thebatterywillendupsomewhereelse.Then,itwillpollutetheenvironment.

Can’tfactoriessortgarbageforus?Yes,theycan.Butittakesmanyworkerstodothisandcostslotsofmoney.Ifweallsortourowngarbage,thingswillbecomemucheasier.

Garbagesortingandrecyclingaroundtheworld

•Germany:Therearebigmachinesinsupermarkets.Youcanputbottlesinthemachinesandgetmoneyback.Youcangetonetotwoyuanperbottle.Peoplelikethisbecausetheycangetmoneyandprotecttheenvironmentatthesametime.

•Japan:Atrashtruck(垃圾车)comestopeople’sdoorstopickuptheirgarbage.Itplaysmusicwhenit’scoming.Thereareeightormorekindsofgarbage.Ifyousortanyofthemwrong,youwillgetanoticeonyourdoor.

•Indonesia:Peoplecantakebusesforfreeiftheygiveplasticbottlestobusstations.Anhour-longbusridecoststhreelargebottles,fivemediumbottlesor10plasticcups.Butthebottlesmustbeclean.46.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?

A.ShanghaiisthefirstcityinChinatomakeagarbage-sortingpolicy.

B.Chinaisthefirstcountryintheworldtomakeagarbage-sortingpolicy.

C.ManyothercitiesinChinahavegarbage-sortingpolicies.

D.Manypeopledon’tlikeShanghai’sgarbage-sortingpolicy.47.Whycan’tweaskfactoriestosortgarbage?

A.Becausewedon’thavethiskindoffactory. B.Becauseittakestoomanyworkerstodoit.

C.Becausefactoriesaskfortoomuchmoney. D.Becausenotallgarbagecangotofactories.48.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Whywesortgarbage B.HowShanghaisortsgarbageC.Sortinggarbageisnecessary D.SortinggarbageiseasyBDavidwalkeddownthestreet.AllhewantedtodowastoplaybasketballwithJim.Buthismothertoldhimtoreturnhissister’sbookstothelibraryonhiswaytoJim’shouse.Inhiseyes,booksandsummertimejustdon’tgotogether.Hethoughthehadreadalotduringtheschoolyear.Andhehadneversetfootinsideapubliclibrary.Todayhe’djustdropthebooksoffintheoutsidereturnbox,butitwaslocked.Hehadtogoinsidetoreturnthem.Davidwalkedinsidethebuildingafewminutesbeforeclosingtime.Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.Afteraquickdrinkofwaterandashortstopinthetoilet,he’dbeonhiswaytomeetJim.Hewalkedoutofthetoilet.Thelibrarylightswereturnedoff.Hewaslockedinalibrary.Davidtriedtousethetelephone,buthecouldn’tfindone.Asthesunbegantoset,hesearchedforalightandfoundalittleoneonthedesk.Heusedapenciltowriteanoteonabigpieceofpaper.Itread,“I’mlockedinside.Pleasecallforhelp.”Heputitonthefrontdoor.Surely,someonepassingbywouldseeit.Hethenturnedhisattentiontothelibraryitself.Hewassurprisedtodiscoverthatthisplacewasnotsobad.Rowsandrowsofbooks!WhenhesawabookaboutMichaelJordanonthedesk,hepickeditup.Heopenedthebookandbegantoread.Hefeltthatbeinglockedinthelibrarydidn’tseemtobesuchaterriblething.49.David’smotherwantedhimto________.A.returnhissister’sbooks B.takeawalkinthestreetC.readbooksinthelibrary D.playbasketballwithJim50.Davidwentinsidethebuildingbecause________.A.hewantedtoreadbooks B.hewantedtousethetelephoneC.heneededtogotothetoilet D.theoutsidereturnboxwaslocked51.Whichofthefollowingsentencescouldbeaddedtothechart(图表)?A.Hesearchedforalight. B.Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.C.Hehadaquickdrinkofwater. D.Heturnedhisattentiontothelibrary.52.Daviddiscoveredthat________afterhewaslockedinthelibrary.A.hewasveryafraidofthedark B.hismomwasworriedabouthimC.hebecameinterestedinthisplace D.hisfriendbecamenervousabouthimCSuccessisoftenmeasuredbytheabilitytoovercomeadversity.Butitisoftenthebeliefofothersthatgivesusthecouragetotry.J.K.Rowling，authoroftheHarryPotterbookseries,beganwritingattheageof6.Inherbiography，sherememberswithgreatfondnesswhenhergoodfriendSean,whomshemetinsecondaryschool，becamethefirstpersontoencourageherandhelpbuildtheconfidencethatonedayshewouldbeaverygoodwriter“HewasthefirstpersonwithwhomIreallydiscussedmyseriousambitiontobeawriter.HewasalsotheonlypersonwhothoughtIwasboundtobeasuccessatit,whichmeantmuchmoretomethanIevertoldhimatthetime.”Thoughthereweremanysetbacks，Rowlingwentonwithherwriting,particularlyfantasystories.Butitwasn’tuntil1990thatshefirstgottheideaaboutHarryPotter.Assherecalls，itwasonalongtrainjourneyfromLondontoManchesterthattheideaofHarryPottersimplyfellintoherhead.“Tomyimmensefrustration(沮丧),Ididn’thaveafunctioningpenwithme,andIwastooshytoaskanybodyifIcouldborrowone.Ithink,now,thatthiswasprobablyagoodthing,becauseIsimplysatandthought，forfour(delayedtrain)hours，andallthedetailsbubbledupinmybrain，andthisscrawny，black-haired，bespectacled(戴眼镜的)boywhodidn’tknowhewasawizardbecamemoreandmorerealtome.”Thatsameyear，hermotherpassedawayafteraten-yearbattlewithseriousillness，whichdeeplyaffectedherwriting.Shewentontomarryandhadadaughter，butseparatedfromherhusbandshortlyafterwards.Duringthistime，Rowlingwasdiagnosedwithdepression.Unemployed,shecompletedherfirstnovelinareacafes,whereshecouldgetherdaughtertofallasleep.Afterbeingrejectedby12publishinghouses,thefirstHarryPotternovelwassoldtoasmallBritishpublishinghouse.Nowwithsevenbooksthathavesoldnearly400millioncopiesin64languages,J.K.Rowlingisthehighestearningnovelistinhistory.Anditallbeganwithhercommitmenttowritingthatwasfosteredbytheconfidenceofafriend!53.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.J.K.Rowling——authoroftheHarryPotterseries.B.ConfidenceofafriendmadeRowlingagreatwriter.C.ThelifeofH.K.Rowling,anEnglishwriter.D.HowJ.K.RowlinggottheideaofHarryPotter.54.Accordingtothepassage,weknowJ.K.Rowling__________whilewritingherfirstnovel.A.hadahappyfamily B.hadaten-yearillnessC.earnedalotofmoney D.hadherdaughtersleepincafés55.Whatmighttheword“setbacks”meaninthefourthparagraph?A.benefits B.difficulties C.stories D.values56.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.HarryPotter’sfriendsdidn’tknowhewasawizarduntilhegraduated.B.J.K.Rowlingwrotedownherideabyborrowingapenwhileshewasonthetrain.C.HarryPotterwasathin,yellow-hairedhandsomeboy,withaglassonhisnose.D.It’sluckythatJ.K.Rowlingdidn’thaveapenwhileshegottheideaofHarryPotter.DArtificialintelligence(AI)candomanydifferentthings.Fromcontrollingthelightsinourhomestohelpingusorderpizzas,itseemstherearen’tmanymoreusesforAIthanwealreadyhave.However,canAImakemusiclikehumanbeings?ThankstoateamofSwissscientists,AImaysoonbeabletocomeupwithmusicespeciallyforus.ResearchersattheEcolePolytechniqueFederaledeLausanne(EPFL)inSwitzerlandhavecreatedacomputeralgorithm(算法),the“DeepArtificialComposer”(DAC),whichcancreateoriginalmusicallbyitself.FlorianColombo,anEPFLscientistwhohelpedcreatetheDAC,saidthatAIcouldproducecompletemelodies(旋律),withabeginningandanend.Atpresent,theDACisonlyabletoproduceseveralpiecesoftraditionalIrishfolkmusic,butit’shopedthatitwillbeabletocreatesongsbasedonanytypeofmusicintheend.To“teach”theDAC,thescientiststraineditto“listen”toover2,000differentfolksongs.Basedonthisinput(输入),theAItaughtitselfhowtocomposemusic,fromgettingthepitch(高音)andtimingright,tochoosingtherightnotes.Thisprocessisstillinitsearlystages,withtheDACstillnotproducingperfectresults,butColombotoldAFPthattheAI’smusicisstill“quitepleasanttolistento.”Whiletheideasoundsveryhopeful,weshouldn’texpecttheDACtoreplacereal-lifecomposersanytimesoon.AccordingtoColombo,thesystemwasdesignedtoproduceonlysimplemelodies.Sofar,itcanonlycreatesongsbasedonasingleinstrument.ColombosaidthathispurposeincreatingtheDACwastohelppeoplecreatetheirownmusic,nottohaveitmadeforthem.HisexcitingnewideascamefromAustriancomposerWolfgangMozart.It’ssaidthatheusedtothrowdice(掷骰子)tohelphimpickwhichnotestousewhenmakingnewmusic.“Agoodcomposerwithcreativeideaswillneverbereplacedbyanalgorithm.”ColombotoldAFP.57.Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.AIhasbeenusedinmoreplacesthanwealreadyknow.B.AIhasalreadycomposedmusicforpeople.C.DACwascreatedbyagroupofscientistsinSwitzerland.D.DACwasrefusedbysomecomposers.58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“itself”referto?A.Arobot. B.TheEPFL. C.Acomposer. D.TheDAC.59.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthatthescientists_________.A.haveachievedtheirpurposeofcreatingtheDAC B.areamazedatthemelodiesmadebytheDACC.arenotsatisfiedwiththesystemoftheDAC D.expecttheDACtoreplacegoodcomposers60.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ColomboHelpedCreatetheDAC B.AIComposersVSHumanComposersC.AImighttakeplaceofComposers D.TheDACChangestheWayofComposing五、信息还原（请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项为多余的选项，每题2分，满分10分）Thethingsthatyoudo,wordsthatyousay,andfeelingsthatyouexpress,contributetoyourchildren’slevelofconfidence.61,thenreadon.LoveandacceptanceWeknowthatyouloveyourchildren.Butdotheyknowthatyoulovethem,acceptthemjustastheyare,andrespectthem?Giveyourchildrenplentyofloveevenifyouarenotabletodoitallthetime.62.Unconditionallovewillhelpthemgrowintoaconfidenthumanbeing.63Nobodyisperfect.Buttoraiseaconfidentchild,youshouldnotstresstoomuchontheshortcomings.Positiveparentingfocusesondevelopingwhatisgoodinachild,andmakinghimorherfeelempowered.Ifyourchildrenfeeldefeatedbydisappointmentsinlife,helpthemlookatthebrightsidebytalkingabouttheirsuccess.Letthemmakedecisions__64.Italsoempowerschildrenasitgivesthemtheabilitytochoosesomething.Buttheydon’thavetheabilityofanadultandmaynotknowhowtoreachadecisionallbythemselves.PraisewhentheydeserveitItiseasytoblameachildwhenheorshedoessomethingwrong.Andweneverforgettodothat.Butwhenthechilddoessomethingright,wedon’talwayspraisehimorher.Wearenottalkingaboutpraisingthechildforeverylittlethingheorshedoeswell.65.A.MakefulluseoftheadvantageB.Focusonstrengths,dealwithweaknessesC.YourchildrenneedtoknowthattheyarelovedandacceptedD.DecisionmakingisanimportantlifeskillthatchildrenneedtolearntobeconfidentE.IfyouwanttodoandsaytherightthingstohelpbuildconfidenceinyourchildrenF.Butifthechildhasputintheeffortandachievedsomething,appreciateitG.Whenyouarenotawareoftheimportanceofmakingyourselfconfident第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共65分）六、综合填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）A、根据括号中的中英文解释或者句意在横线上填写合适的单词。66.—WhatdoyouthinkofthefilmnamedYOLO(YouOnlyliveonce)directedbyJiaLing?—Excellent.I’vereadsome________(评论)ofitonline.67.It’snotagoodideatostarta_________(asmalltalk)withastrangeronlinesinceweareteenagers.68.It’ssaidthatgoodlikegoingtobedearlyandrisingearlyhelpusliveahealthylife.69.—DoIneedtochangeplanestoLondon?—No,thisflightis.Sohaveagoodsleep,Sir.70.—ThoughourEnglishteacherhas_______thegrammarruletousformanytimes,westillmakemistakes.—Heisreallypatientenough.Youjustneedmoreexercisestohelpyouunderstanditbetter.B、阅读下面短文，选择方框中所给单词，并用其适当形式填空(每小题1分，满分10分)causefullluckscienceSuitpublishfindfeelwritedieIfyoufeelsadorupset,remembernottowatchahappymovie.Asadmoviemaybemore71foryou.Some72atOhioStateUniversityrecently73thatsadmoviescanmakepeoplehappier.They74theirstudyinamagazinecalledCommunicationResearchinearlyFebruarythisyear.Researchersasked361collegestudentstowatchasadmoviecalledAtonement.Themovietellsastoryoftwoloverswhowereseparated(分离).They75duringWorldWarIIattheendofthemovie.Thestudentsansweredquestionsbefore,afterandthreetimesduringthemovietofindouttheirdifferent76includingsadness.Accordingtotheresultofthesurvey,thesadmoviemadepeoplethinkabouttheirownlivesandrelationships.Compared(比较)tothoseofthe77loversinthemovie,theirliveswerefullofhope.“Iwanttolivemylifetothe78andthismoviehasmademethinkalot,”onestudent79,“Iwilltreasuremylifemoreinthefuturethoughitisnotperfect.”“Seeingasadmoviemaymakeyoufeelsad,butthat80youtothinkmoreaboutyourowncloserelationships.”Saidtheleaderofthestudy.七、短文填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）AOneofthesmallmenbegantalkingtome,buyIcouldnotu81him.Ididnotknowwhattosaye82.Itriedtopullonehandfreeandfinallym83tobreaktheropes.WhenIl84mylefthandintotheair,thesmallmenbegantoshout.Ilookeddownandsawahugea85oftinypeople.BItoftenlookslikeapainting,butthereisalotofcarvinginthisartwork.Itiscalledruanmuhua.Itdatedbackto1914.Backthen,ChineseartistWuQiqigotthei86fromapicturepostcardfromGermanyandcreatedthisbeautifulartform.In2008,ruanmuhuawaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage(国家级非物质文化遗产).Asaloverofruanmuhua,ChenKongguos87tolearntheskillat13.The73-year-oldfromFuzhou,FujianProvincehasspenthislifew88onruanmuhua.“Insteadofu89apenorabrush,weuseasetofnickingtools(雕刻工具)tocreateruanmuhua,”ChenKongguosaid.Hehastoc90toolsforthesmallpartsofanartwork.Makingsuchanartworkisnoteasy.Althoughtherearedifferentkindsofthingsl91buildings,trees,andanimalsonruanmuhua,everycraftsman(工匠)usuallyfocusesononekindofthem.Itisbecausetheskillisveryh92tolearn.So,itneedsseveralpeopletoworktogetherononeartwork.“Weusuallystartbycarvingsmallpieces,andwe’lls93allthesmallpiecestogethertomakeupawork,”ChenKongguoadded.Asapersonwhofocusescarvingbuildings,everytimeChenKongguobegins,hehastovisittheb94byhimselfandthenuseacomputertomakeasmallermodel.“Ifthere'sasmallchange,thew95workcannotbefinished,”ChenKongguosaid.“Aftermanyyearsofworkingasaruanmuhuacreator,IevengettoknowmoreaboutChinese-stylearchitecture(建筑),”headded.七、阅读与回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Oneday,ababysnailfoundthathehadtocarryabigandheavyshellatanytime.Hewasconfused,sohewentuptohismotherandasked,“WhywasIbornwithashellthatgrewsohardandheavy?”Hismothersaid,“Becausewedon’thavebonestoholdusup.Wecanonlymoveslowly,soweneedashelltoprotectus.”Thebabysnailaskedagain,“Thecaterpillarhasnobones,either,andshecan’tmovequickly.Whycanshelivewithoutashell?”Themothersnailanswered,“That’sbecauseacaterpillarwillbecomeabutterfly.Shecanflyhighintothesky.Theskycanprot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