I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family tried to __1__ an ant farm at home. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyard and placed them into the __2__ home. Shortly after the new __3__ were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew __4__ what to do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had particular given jobs. With my mom’s help, I kept a journal of what happened each day and __5__ the ants. My favorite was the biggest, Cinderella. I drew a picture of her in my journal, which I still have. On day five a disaster __6__ the ant farm. While I was __7__ the ants, I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally tipped it over, __8__ in all the tunnels. Although the ants __9__ their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was __10__ as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother reported that the ants were dying of “frustration”—feeling annoyed and impatient as they couldn’t control the situation. They simply could not __11__ the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. Cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back. Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, __12__ it taught me much more. __13__ the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of __14__. Working together, they were able to create a(n) __15__ world for themselves. I also learned that they should be __16__ for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task. The ant farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key __17__ to success. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not __18__ until recently: Disaster is a natural part of life, and must be __19__. Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face __20__. Unlike the ants, we have to realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another. 小题1: A．get B．buy C．run D．find 小题2: A．empty B．new C．strange D．distant 小题3: A．guests B．settlers C．friends D．members 小题4: A．probably B．roughly C．exactly D．normally 小题5: A．named B．trained C．compared D．measured 小题6: A．affected B．struck C．kicked D．beat 小题7: A．removing B．teaching C．observing D．collecting 小题8: A．turning B．rushing C．filling D．caving 小题9: A．experienced B．predicted C．faced D．survived 小题10: A．annoyed B．horrified C．moved D．thrilled 小题11: A．reflect B．ignore C．confirm D．stand 小题12: A．and B．but C．so D．or 小题13: A．In B．For C．From D．Over 小题14: A．teamwork B．devotion C．responsibility D．organization 小题15: A．relaxing B．amusing C．moving D．amazing 小题16: A．supported B．inspired C．admired D．admitted 小题17: A．certificates B．approaches C．ingredients D．circumstances 小题18: A．give B．realize C．take D．adopt 小题19: A．accepted B．suffered C．achieved D．managed 小题20: A．challenges B．barriers C．pressure D．disappointment