Itwasonawarmdaylastsummer.Iwaswalkingbythesea.Thewavescameandwent.ButIdidn’tseethem.Iwaslostinmythoughts.

Arowofsmallholessooncaughtmyeyes.Theylayinthesandyearthbythesideofaroad.InaminuteIwouldhavesteppedonthem.

Whataretheseholes?Iwondered.Ithadananswersoon.Afathairyinsectcrawledupfromtheearth.Ithadawidetail.Itwasusingthetailtodigintheground.

Theinsectmovedroundandroundinonespot(地点).Soonithadmadeanotherhole.Whenitwasfinishedtheinsecthidatthebottom.Itcovereditsheadwithsand.

Bynowmythoughtsoftheearlymorninghadgone.Thisnewholeandtheinsectwereallmyworld.SoIsatquitestillbythesideoftheroad.AndIwaited.

AsIwatchedasmallantcrossedtheroad.Itpassedmyfootandthenitcrossedthesandyearth.Inalittlewhileitreachedtheedgeofthehole.Isawitstarttofallin.Theanttriedtoturnback.Butitcouldn’t.

AndthenIknew.Iknewwhytheholeswerethere.Forjustthenthefatinsectcameupoutofthehole.Itatetheantwhowastrappedthere.

LaterIlearnedtheinsect’sname.It’scalledantlion.Itdigsholestocatchants.

I’llneverforgetthatday.Theholeslookedsosmalltome.Buttotheantandtheantliontheywerethewholeworld.

Itookmywalksbytheseathatsummer.ButIneveragainlearnedasmuchasIdidontheone.

小题1:Whatdidtheantlionusetodigholes?A．ItstailB．Itsfeet.C．ItsheadD．Itswholebody小题2:Whydidtheantlionhideinthehole?A．TokeepthesunawayB．Sonoonewouldcatchit.C．Sotheantwouldn’tseeitD．Tokeepwarm.小题3:Whydid“I”sitdownbythesideoftheroad?A．TothinkB．ToeatherlunchC．TowatchthelittleholesD．Tocatchants.小题4:Whydidtheantliondigtheholes?A．ToplayagameB．TocatchitsfoodC．TohideitseggsD．Tohidefromitsenemy小题5:Whydid“I”neverforgetthatday?A．Learnedsomething