Read the ant and combine the passage to understand the regret.

A friend told me a story that happened on the edge of a forest in South America. On that day, due to the carelessness of tourists, a meadow by the river caught fire, and the flames swimming with the wind began to surround a hill like a red necklace. At this time, the discerning Brazil shouted to us: "A group of ants are surrounded by fire!" " We looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, the encirclement narrowed by the fire had become dark. "These poor ants will definitely be buried in the fire." I thought sadly, but I never thought that the weak people in this area didn't wait for nothing, but quickly gathered, huddled together and then rolled towards the river bank. Ants roll faster and faster in the grass swallowed by flames. It kept making the sound that the outer ants burst after being burnt, but the ant colony did not shrink. Obviously, the hero of the ant kingdom, burnt by the outer layer, didn't let go until he died, his intestines were cracked and he didn't leave his post. After a while, the ant colony rushed into the river, and when it rolled to the other side, a thin layer of smoke rose from the river.

I listen to the true story of the ant country, just like listening to the most tragic song of life. A small ant weighs less than 100 mg. However, in the face of the fire that often caused heavy casualties to mankind, it was so calm, firm and United, and it did not hesitate to sacrifice itself. For the survival of the race, its resilience in the struggle and wit in the way of escape were so touching. How can it not be thought-provoking?

1. Please pay attention to the words with dots below.

I accidentally () licked () and moved.

2. Explain the words according to the context.

① Waiting for death: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

② Admiration: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Summarize the main content of this story in concise and coherent language (requirements: no more than 25 words, including three main points: background, object and method)

4. In the first paragraph, it is said that after the outer ants are burnt, "the ant colony does not shrink". Please tell me why.

Can you delete the sentence "I never thought that the weak in this area are not waiting for death"? Why?

6. What is the difference between the first paragraph and the second paragraph? What are the main contents of these two paragraphs?

7. In the second paragraph, there is a sentence "so touching". Please answer exactly why the author thinks that ants are touching.

8. After reading the above paragraphs, what aspects of ant spirit do you think are worth learning? What did you get from it?