One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 16 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 17 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy 18 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 19 .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole 20 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 21
a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 22 .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with 23 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 24 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 25 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
26 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __27__ we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 28 growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 29 or problems. So, next time you are 30 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!
16. A. hole B. worm C. tall D. snake
17. A. it B. it’s C. itself D. its
18. A. decided B. asked C. showed D. ordered
19. A. afraid B. interested C. surprised D. grateful
20. A. slimmer B. bigger C. shorter D. smaller
21. A. touched B. sounded C. looked D. smelt
22. A. wings B. feet C. eyes D. head
23. A. success B. excitement C. kindness D. humour
24. A. get B. getting C. to get D. got
25. A. ready B. quiet C. glad D. used
26. A. Somewhere B. Something C. Some time D. Sometimes
27. A. as helpful as B. as weak as C. as strong as D. as creative as
28. A. repeats B. recommends C. requires D. represents
29. A. happiness B. difficulties C. pleasure D. hope
30. A. served with B. growing into C. bringing in D. faced with
【主旨大意】本文通过一只蝴蝶遇到困难时少挣扎了一点，而是通过小男孩的帮助从茧里出来的故事。告诉我们一个道理：当我们遇到问题或困难时，多挣扎一下，就能起飞。
16.A 根据上下文意思，句意：那小男孩发现茧子上有一个小洞。以及第一段的最后一行“through that little hole”。
17.D 代词的用法。句意：让它的身体通过那个小洞。在这里要修饰“body”，用形容词性物主代词。
18.A 句意：它停止了，因此小男孩决定帮助它。根据后一句：他拿出剪刀剪开洞。故选A。
19.D 句意：小男孩决定帮助它，他认为蝴蝶会感激他。故选D。
20.B 因为一开始那洞太小，蝴蝶才半天没爬出来，所以小男孩用剪刀把洞剪大来。
21.C 句意：蝴蝶出来了，它看起来有点不同。“It had a weak body and small, thin”都是用眼睛看出来的。故选C。
22.A 根据后一句“a weak body and thin wings”，前后照应。故选A。
23.C 句意：虽然小男孩不理解为何会这样，但他还是用好心行动。故选C。
24.B work of中“of”是介词，介词后加动名词。故选B。
25.A 根据上下文意思：努力地离开茧子让蝴蝶身体的液体进入他的翅膀。它帮助蝴蝶准备飞行。be ready to “准备”，故选A。
26.D 句意：有的时候奋斗/挣扎是我们生活中必须的。some time 表示"一些时间"或“一段时间”，可以用作名词或副词短语。sometimes用作副词，表示“有的时候”，可以把它放在句首，句尾或句中。故选D。
27.C 根据句意：我们将没有原本有的强大，我们将永远不会飞。上下文：如果我们挣扎了，我们就会有原本的能力，没有挣扎，反倒落后了。故选C。
28.D 句意：疼痛和苦难是所有窗户的钥匙，有时，甚至代表着成长。没有它，生活没有路。repeat“重复”， recommend“介绍，推荐”， require“要求”， represent“象征，代表”。
29.B 根据下一行“problem or difficulty”，故选B。
30.D 句意：下次你面对一个难题或困难时，记得那只蝴蝶。根据意思，故选D。
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Mr Johnson wanted a car for a long time. His home is far from his factory. His wife has to get up earlier. When breakfast is ready, she wakes him up. Then he hurries to catch the early bus.
One day, something was wrong with the clock and he was late for work. At the gate of the shop, he met the boss. Since then he always went to the car shops and watched the cars carefully. He always wears old clothes and his wife often buys the cheapest food. They never travel in the cities. He hopes to have his own car.
Now, after three years, Mr Johnson had enough money to buy a car. He went to the shop happily, and chose a cheaper but beautiful one. He handed the money to the man in the shop. The man counted it carefully and then said, “Sorry, Sir. They're four thousand nine hundred and ninety-five dollars. ”
At that moment Mr Johnson remembered he bought a lottery tick（彩票）for some money. He went out and met with his friend Mr Hunt and wanted to borrow some.
“Certainly,” said the man. “What do you borrow five dollars for?”
“To buy a car.”“Here's ten dollars -buy one for me as well.”
1．Mrs Johnson gets up earlier to ________.
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A．go to work
B．buy something in the market
C．cook breakfast
D．wake her hundred up
2．Mr Johnson goes to his factory________.
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3．Mr and Mrs Johnson try their best to save some money to ________.
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4．The car is ________ dollars
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5．Mr Hunt wanted to buy a car because ________.
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A．he thought it was five dollars
B．he had enough money
C．he lent 5 dollars to his friend
D．he was rich enough
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Mr. Black worked in an office in London, but he lived in the country and came to work by train every day. The station was not far from his office, and Mr. Black always walked from his office to the station in the evening, because he liked walking. He always went along the street. Every evening he passed a poor man there. The man sat at the side of the road and sold matches (火柴), and there was always an old dog near him. There was a piece of paper around the dog' s neck, and the words I AM BLIND were on the paper.
Mr. Black was a kind man. He always stopped and said some kind words to the poor man and gave him a little money, but he did not take any of his matches.
One day Mr. Black had a lot of work in his office and was very late. He said, “My train always leaves at five past six, and it is ten to six now. I'm not going to talk to the poor man today, and I' m not going to give him any money.” He came to the man and his dog, but he did not stop and did not say anything. He walked quickly to the station. But the poor man stood up quickly, ran after him and said, “Why don't you give me any money today? You're always kind to me. Give me a little money today, too. I'm a poor man.”
Mr. Black stopped and looked at him. “You are a blind man. How did you follow me?” he said. The poor man said, “No, I'm not blind. My dog is.”
(1) Mr. Black walked to the station every day because ________ .
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A. he had no car
B. the station was far
C. he liked walking
D. he lived in the country
(2) The old man sat at the side of the road to ________ .
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A. sell matches
B. have a rest
C. get food for his dog
D. show his blind dog
(3) On the way to the station, Mr. Black always stopped because he ________ .
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A. liked the old dog
B. liked to talk with the old man
C. was sorry for the old man
D. wanted to buy some matches
(4) Why didn't Mr. Black give the old man any money one day? Because he ________ .
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A. had given him too much help already
B. didn't want to talk to him any more
C. walked too quickly and didn't see him
D. wanted to catch the train and had not enough time
(5) The old man let his dog carry the words I AM BLIND because he wanted people to ________ .
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A. help him in his trouble
B. stop and watch his dog
C. say kind words to him
D. be kind to his dog
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Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.
Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 56 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 57 .my father around in the fields, too.
One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground 58 a big tree and said to Curly. “ 59 my coat.”
Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to 60 dinner for the
Family. 61 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog
Late in the evening I 62 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.
Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 63 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 64 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 65 .
56. A. hand B. back C. foot D. leg
57. A. follow B. put C. go D. run
58. A. for B. under C. to D. from
59. A. Look B. Listen C. Watch D. Hear
60. A. fix B. discover C. cook D. tell
61. A. Because B. So C. Though D. Or
62. A. hoped B. rode C. missed D. saw
63. A. that B. what C. if D. who
64. A. always B. often C. still D. usually
65. A. away B. in C. down D. for
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Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the 1 of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him 2 for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
As they grew up together, they had their share of 3 and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living 4 own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.
A 5 misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness, 6 . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be 7 independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still 8 .”
One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his 9 future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms; 10 Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different 11 determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always 12 you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
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"Can I see my baby?" asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.
Time proved(证明) that the baby’s hearing was very good though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, "A big boy called me a freak (畸形的)."
The boy’s father asked the family doctor. "Could nothing be done?"
"I believe I could graft (植入) on a pair of outer ears if they could be got," the doctor said. They tried to find a person who was helpful for the young man.
One day, his father said to the son, "You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is."
The operation(手术) was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.
He once asked his father, "Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her."
"I do not believe you could, "said the father." The agreement was that you are not to know...not yet."
For years they kept it a secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.
"Mother said she was glad she never needed to cut her hair," his father said in a low voice, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?”
【小题1】The mother was surprised to see her baby for the first time because the baby__.
| A．had no outer ears | B．was born without hair |
| C．was in her arms | D．could not hear her |
| A．a new baby was born in the hospital | B．a stranger came into the hospital |
| C．a new doctor took care of the boy | D．the boy began to live a new life |
| A．Because she liked her thick, brown hair. |
| B．Because her work didn’t allow her to do that |
| C．Because the hair was good for her health |
| D．Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret |
| A．The boy couldn’t hear without ears at first. |
| B．The boy didn’t know the truth (真相) until his mother died. |
| C．His parents often encouraged him to work hard. |
| D．His classmates were always making fun of him. |
| A．A Clever Boy | B．Kind Parents | C．Great Love | D．An Ear Operation |
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