Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly(蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle(挣扎) to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.
When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and over came them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.
Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.
1.From the story we know that the butterfly can’t fly because ________.
A. it gets out by itself B. the man feels sorry for it
C. it tries to challenge itself D. the man helps it come out
2.Dennis’s example shows that successful people should ________.
A. overcome the difficulties B. take up business early
C. become the leaders of tomorrow D. sell clothes from door to door
3.The meaning of the underlined word “mature” in the passage is “________”.
A. wake up B. give up C. grow up D. bring up
4.What is the writer trying to do in this passage?
A. Describe where a butterfly comes from.
B. Encourage young people to face challenges.
C. Suggest how to become a successful businessman.
D. Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam.
5.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Successful People Have a Sense of Achievement
B. Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively
C. Countries Should Continue to Become Successful
D. Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People
1.D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 【解析】本文通过蝴蝶破茧而出、一位成功的商人的经历讲述了勇敢面对生活中的苦难的重要性。 1.句意：从故事中我们知道蝴蝶不能飞是因为男人帮助它出来了。A.它自己出来的B.男人为此感到难过C.它试图挑战自己D.男人帮助它出来。原文“He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes ou...科目：初中英语 来源：天津市五区县2018届九年级一模英语试卷 题型：阅读单选
We got up at six in the morning on that summer day, because Grandpa was to take me to the park. With Mum, Aunt and three cousins, it took two taxis to get us all to the park.
Everyone was prepared to get on the big bus and see the wild animals in the park. As the bus moved, I saw many animals. There were tigers, lions, bears, monkeys, pandas and elephants. Some were lying down; some were standing there; some others were walking. And none of them were afraid of people.
After seeing the wild animals, we had lunch at the wild animal restaurant. We then watched goat fighting and horse fighting shows. The park had many other shows besides the fighting shows. For example, there was a sea lion show. We watched mountain goats walking on a steel wire(钢丝), monkeys riding bikes, and tigers jumping through hoops of fire(火圈).
The most unforgettable thing at the zoo was that I got in a tiger cage and took a picture with a tiger. I was very scared at that time, but when I saw a lot of people taking pictures, I was not so afraid. Grandpa said I had more expressions than the tiger.
This visit to the Shanghai Wild Animal Park is an unforgettable one, but it came to an end when we had to go home at five o’clock.
1.How many people in the writer’s family went to the park on that day?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.
2.How did the family go to the park?
A. By train. B. By taxi. C. On foot. D. By boat.
3.The writer saw all the following animals in the park except _____.
A. foxes B. pandas C. horses D. monkeys
4.What was the most unforgettable thing at the zoo for the writer?
A. Eating at the wild animal restaurant.
B. Taking photos with a tiger in its cage.
C. Watching tigers jumping through hoops of fire.
D. Watching goat fighting and horse fighting shows.
5.How did the writer feel after visiting the Shanghai Wild Animal Park?
A. Unhappy. B. Worried. C. Enjoyable. D. Hopeless.
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.C 【解析】试题本文讲述了“我”和爷爷等家人一起参观上海野生动物园的经过，看到了公园里的多种野生动物，观看了山羊搏斗和马术表演等动物杂技，还进入老虎笼和老虎拍照，表达了对动物的喜爱和内心的高兴之情。 1.题意：那一天，作者家里有多少人去公园？考查数字理解和细节理解题。根据We got up at six in the morn...查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源：黑龙江省绥化市2018年中考英语试卷 题型：单选题
This is my ____________day to be here.
A. a second B. the second C. second
C 【解析】句意：这是我在这儿里的第二天。本题考查序数词的用法。序数词在使用时,一般加上定冠词，当序数前有物主代词修饰时，冠词省略。该空前有物主代词my，故选C。查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源：牛津译林版八年级下英语期末考试专题练习-阅读理解 题型：阅读单选
阅读理解
(2013温州)
It is widely agreed that the overuse of fossil fuels，such as coal and oil has caused serious environmental problems．Scientists are trying to find new clean energies that do not pollute the air，the water or the ground．Solar power is one of them．
Solar power is a kind of electricity which is produced by taking energy from the sun，using solar panels．The solar panels are usually fixed on the roofs of houses and buildings．It is the family solar power system．Some countries are even beginning to build solar power plants by setting thousands of solar panels in the places where there is enough sunshine．Solar power has many advantages．The power is easy to get and will never be used up．Whenever it is sunny，there is the power．The power is clean and renewable．It helps to reduce waste and pollution，which is great for the environment．In the areas that are too far away to send electricity to or not easy to build electric power plants，solar power is especially necessary．It enables the people there to use lights，TVs，computers，washing machines，fridges and many other things．
Therefore，more and more countries，such as China，the USA，Japan and India，encourage scientists to develop practical technology to put solar power to use．However，the power is not as widely used as expected．
One of the challenges is that a solar power system needs sunshine．Countries or areas with a lot of rain，like the UK，are not suitable to develop such power systems．Secondly，a solar power plant requires a very large site to fix enough solar panels to collect sunlight and change it into electricity．Maybe an area in the desert would be one of the perfect places for such a plant to build．What’s more，solar panels are expensive at present though the energy itself doesn’t cost anything．
Today scientists are working hard to develop more practical and cheaper solar power systems．Maybe one day solar power will be one of the most important clean energies in our life．
1.Solar power is a kind of energy taken from________．
A. the air
B. the sun
C. the water
D. the ground
2.The underlined word“reduce”probably means________．
A. to make something less
B. to make something better
C. to make something more
D. to make something cleaner
3.What is the fourth paragraph of the passage mainly about？
A. The ways to use solar power．
B. The advantages of solar power．
C. The places to build the solar power plants．
D. The difficulties of putting solar power to use widely．
4.What can we learn from the passage？
A. Solar energy itself is expensive．
B. Solar power will be used up very soon．
C. Solar power is a kind of clean and useful energy．
D. Solar power is much better than the other energies．
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 【解析】 1. 2. 3. 4.查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源：牛津译林版八年级下英语期末考试专题练习-阅读理解 题型：阅读单选
It is believed in some ways that the daughter is father’s lover. But my experience has taught me in a different way. For a long time, my father has been a very vague figure（模糊的形象）to me. He was a man of few words, tall but slim and nothing else.
When I was in primary school, my father was never there to pick me up, and he never came to any of my parent-teacher meetings. He was always busy doing projects. I remember when I was in middle school and my head was badly hurt in a PE class. During my operation, my father was nowhere to be found. This hurt me most. At that moment, I considered my father as a cold-blooded man who did not care about me at all.
But things seemed different at my high school graduation ceremony, where I was chosen to represent my class and give a speech. My father, once again, told me he had a business trip in a place outside the city and would be unable to show up（露面）. “Don’t come. I will be very nervous if I see you,” I told him.
I remember my speech went smoothly. After the ceremony was over and I was about to leave. I suddenly noticed a familiar（熟悉的）looking man sitting in a corner of the hall. It was my father! I was so surprised that I rushed to him with tears（眼泪）running down my face. “Well done,” he said. His eyes were also filled with tears.
Later, I found out that my father had managed to finish his work by staying up late, and he drove for eight hours to get back. He had been sitting in the corner because he didn’t want me to see him. My father remembered every word in my speech.
For much of my life, I described my father was a cold-blooded man who only cared about his work. But when I thought deeply aboutthis, it was obviously（明显地）not true. At my graduation ceremony. I could feel my father’s deep love. The fact is that seeing is not believing, and seeing may not be the fact if we don’t perceive（感知）the world with our hearts and minds. There’s no doubt that life doesn’t lack（缺少）love, but sometimes our eyes have trouble seeing it.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer’s father was in the hospital during her operation.
B. The writer’s father attended her high school graduation ceremony.
C. The writer’s father sometimes picked her up when she was in primary school
D. The writer’s father went to parent-teacher meeting when she was in primary school.
2.The writer rushed to her father with tears running down her face mainly because .
A. she gave a speech successfully
B. the graduation ceremony was over
C. she was so nervous that she couldn’t help crying
D. she was touched to find her father cared about her
3.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to（指代）?
A. That my father was always doing projects.
B. That my father was a cold-blooded man.
C. That my father sat in the corner of the hall.
D. That my father’s eyes were filled with tears.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. My busy father B. Life is full of love
C. Seeing is not believing D. A wonderful speech
1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C 【解析】 试题这篇短文介绍的是作者以为自己的父亲是位冷酷的人，其实父亲是爱作者的。告诉我们事实上，眼见未必为实，如果我们不用心感知这个世界，看到的可能不是事实。 1. 2. 3.this, it was obviously（明显地）not true.可知在我的生活中，我描述了我的父亲是一个冷酷的人，他只关心他的工作。但...查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源：四川省眉山市2018届九年级中考考前预测试卷（四）（无听力） 题型：单选题
______of the teachers in our school is 118, ______ of them are women teachers.
A. The number; first fourth B. The number; one fourth
C. A number; one second D. A number; three quarters
B 【解析】句意：我们学校老师的数量是118人，他们之中四分之一是女教师。a number of为量词短语，表示“许多……”，中心词是这个短语所修饰的复数名词，所以作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。the number of表示“……的数量”，中心词为number，指的是of后边名词的数量，数量是个抽象概念，因此谓语动词用单数。分数的表达方式是：用基数词+序数词表示，如果分子大于1,分母则要用复...查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源：四川省眉山市2018届九年级中考考前预测试卷（四）（无听力） 题型：单选题
—I saw Mr. While in his office just now.
—No, it ______be him. He has _____Beijing and will come back next Friday.
A. mustn’t; gone to B. mustn’t; been to
C. can’t ; been to D. can’t ; gone to
D 【解析】句意：-我刚才在办公室看到了While先生。-不，不可能是他。他已经去了北京，并将于下周五回来。表达“不可能”的推测，用can’t，不能与mustn’t（禁止），have/has gone to意为“到某地去”，说话时该人不在现场，have/has been to意为“曾经去过某地”，这里是说While先生已经去北京了，还没回来，故选D。查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源：四川省眉山市2018届九年级中考模拟英语试卷（二） 题型：单选题
This kind of books ______ well and ______ out in this bookshop.
A. sells; are sold B. sells; sells C. is sold; sells D. is sold; is sold
A 【解析】句意：这种书很畅销，在这家书店里被卖完了。Sth sells well表示某物产销，这是一个主动表被动的典型案例，不需要使用被动语态。后面一个空格表示的意思是“...被卖完了”，要用到的结构是“…be sold out”，这里是一个被动语态，故选A。查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源：2018年5月莆田质检英语试卷及答案 题型：完型填空
One day a young man Jeff asked a wise man why he wasn’t able to reach all of his goals.
_______a smile，the wise man listened to Gary's story and told him，"First come to help me boil a kettle（水壶）of water!"
Gary saw a big kettle ________next to small stove（火炉），but he didn't find any wood．He______ up the kettle with water and started a fire. Because the kettle was too________, when the wood burned up, the water did not boil. He ran out for _______. When he returned, the water had ________ turned cold.“How can I boil the water?”he asked himself. Then he learned his _____ and prepared more wood in advance (提前). This time the water boiled quickly.
“If there is not enough wood, ______ would you boil the water?” the wise man asked. Jeff thought for a moment but shook his head.
“Well, just pour out some water!” the wise man said. Jeff nodded______.
“At first, you set too many goals,”said the wise man, “it’s like the large kettle full of water. You didn’t have enough wood, _______ you couldn’t boil the water. If you want to make the water boil, you will have to either pour some out or prepare more wood!”
1.A. on B. for C. with
2.A. falling B. standing C. burning
3.A. took B. made C. filled
4.A. Heavy B. large C. small
5.A. more B. less C. fewer
6.A. ever B. never C. almost
7.A. lesson B. problem C. difficulty
8.A. how B. what C. why
9.A. carefully B. thankfully C. thoughtfull
10.A. so B. as C. but
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.A 【解析】文章讲诉了一个年轻人向一个智者问他为什么他不能实现他所有的目标，智者通过让他烧开一壶水的例子，告诉他一个道理，如果你想烧开一壶水，要么倒出去一些水，要么有足够的木材。 1.句意：带着微笑，智者听了Gary的故事。A. on在---上； B. f...查看答案和解析>>
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