Passage 3 What am I?
I was born in a small river. When I was young, the river was my home. I did not know my father or mother, but I had many brothers and sisters.
At that time, I didn't look like my father or mother. I had no legs, but I had a long tail. So I looked like a fish.
Then my tail became shorter and shorter. And now I have four legs and a very short tail.
I know I'm going to have no tail soon. I'm going to be like my father and mother. Then I'm going to jump out of water, to live both on land and in water. I'm going to eat a lot of harmful insects. What am I?
名师在线
I know I'm going to have no tail soon. 我知道我很快将没有尾巴。
这是一个含有宾语从句的复合句。主句的主语是“I”，主句的谓语是“know”；主句的宾语是从句“I'm going to have no tail soon”。
词汇卡
insect/ˈɪnsekt/n.昆虫
快乐练习
一、根据短文内容，把图片按顺序标上序号。
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二、阅读短文后做出判断，符合短文意思用“T”表示，不符合用“F”表示。
( )1.The river was my home when I was born.
( )2. I had no father or mother, but I had many brothers and sisters.
( )3.I was a fish when I was young.
( )4. When I grow up, I will eat a lot of insects.
( )5.I'm a frog.
趣味文化
美味的青蛙
青蛙腿一向被视为法国美食里的一种食材。但新的考古证据显示，英格兰人才是第一个发现青蛙腿很美味的民族，其年代可追溯至8000年前。考古学家在英格兰西南方的巨石阵（Stonehenge）遗址附近，在一堆食物残留物中发现烧焦的青蛙腿骨碎片，这是在全世界范围内发现的最早烹饪青蛙腿的案例。