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Once upon a time，there was a wonderful old man who loved everything on the land——animals and plants.
One day while walking through the woods，the old man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later，a small opening appeared；he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly，so he took a pair of scissors and cut the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then came out easily.
But it had a swollen body and small，shriveled（枯萎的）wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that，at any moment，the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body，or they would be smaller. Neither happened! In fact，the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and hurry did not understand was that the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening was nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any difficulties，it would cripple（使无能）us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
59．The old man cut the cocoon in order to__________.
A．kill the butterfly
B．play with the butterfly
C．make the butterfly come out easily
D．have the butterfly
60．The reason why the butterfly could not fly is that__________.
A．the old man broke its wings
B．it was too small
C．newly born butterflies can’t fly
D．it came out of its cocoon without enough struggle
61．What can we know from the passage？
A．That old man was fond of everything except the butterfly.
B．It was the old man that stopped the butterfly flying.
C．The old man realized his mistake.
D．It’s not hard for the butterfly to come out of the cocoon.
62．What does the author want to tell us by writing the passage？
A．We should help others.
B．Without others help we can still succeed.
C．Struggles in our life can make us stronger.
D．Butterflies can fly without people’s help.
科目：高中英语 来源：英语完形填空天天练 高一同步 题型：054
You have probably heard of homing pigeons (鸽子), which usually appeared in war. From 3,000 B．C．to the present, homing pigeons have 1 as postmen. They have been especially useful for carrying messages in time of war. The telegraph is not 2 to carry about. Sometimes only the little pigeon can take a message where it ought to go.
In 1870, when the Prussians surrounded the city of Paris, the city was cut off from all the 3 means of communication. The people 4 many different ways of 5 news. One way was to let go small balloons carrying mail. 6 of course, they only drifted 7 the wind carried them. Often they landed inside the enemy's lines. Even balloons large enough to carry a pilot could hardly be well controlled.
It was pigeons that in the end solved the 8 . Homing pigeons were brought into 9 . Soon they were carrying letters far and wide. The enemy bought 10 to catch pigeons, but the little postmen could fly faster than their 11 . Strangely enough, pigeons played an important 12 in war.
During World War I every army unit had a group of pigeons 13 . Many of them were 14 . Among them was an American pigeon with a French name Cher Ami, which meant “friend”. A group of U.S. soldiers were surrounded by the enemy. They had no food and no bullets. They nearly died of 15 There was 16 hope for them. Cher Ami made his way 17 the bullets and succeeded. At once planes set out to drop food and ammunition (军火) to them. With their strength 18 , the soldiers fought back to their own army and got saved.
19 can pigeons carry the message? There were various methods. Usually the message is put into a little glass tube. The tube is tied to the leg or hidden under 20 or hung around the neck.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
This was one of my experiences 1 .When I was in my 30s,I was working for a large international company which had its head office in London. I was working in the 2 department.
The company had a training center which was just outside London. Different courses were held there throughout 3 and I 4 go on one training course a year. These usually started 5 a Sunday evening and lasted six days.
Once I was 6 a week’s training course with about forty 7 sales people. I was in the bar on the Friday evening and suddenly a woman who was 8 behind the bar asked me a curious question.“I hope you don’t 9 my asking,” she said, “but I’ve been 10 about it all week. Have you got a sister 11 Mary?” The woman’s name was June. And she used to do various jobs at the training center’s worked in the office, she organized all the food and drink for the center and she worked in the bar at lunch time and in the evening.
My answer 12
June’s question was
“Yes”,and June said,“I thought 13
.I met her last September when she was organizing a course here.” At
that time, my sister was working for 14 company but in a different part of the
country. That was 15
she came to be at the
training center.
16 surprised me was how June guessed we were brother and sister.
Three things made it even more 17 .First, she had met my sister six months
before she met me. Second, they have about sixty new people every week at the
training center’s about one thousand five hundred people had 18 the
center in those six months. And 19
,my sister is married, so she doesn’t have the same family name as
me.
We’re not 20 ,but I guess we must look quite like each other.
1. A.in work B.out of work
C.at work D.about work
2. A.selling B.sales
C.sale D.sold
3. A.the year B.the month
C.the week D.the day
4. A.used to B.once
C.get used to D.was used to
5. A.at & Unbsp; B.in
C.during D.on
6. A.on B.in
C.during D.over
7. A.other B.another
C.the other D.one other
8. A.hearing B.waiting
C.serving D.seeing
9. A.matter B.care for
C.remind of D.mind
10. A.understanding B.wondering
C.discovering D.worrying
11. A.called B.calling
C.calling on D.calling up
12. A.of B.about
C.to D.for
13. A.that B.it
C.such D.so
14. A.the same B.a different
C.another D.the other
15. A.where B.when
C.what D.how
16. A.All B.What
C.That &Un bsp; D.It
17. A.surprising B.surprised
C.strange D.puzzled
18. A.passed through B.passed away
C.left D.passed by
19. A.finally B.at the end
C.at last D.later
20. A.friends B.relatives
C.twins D.brother and sister
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As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been 16 only once — for a woman who had merely fainted. But the 17 made me quite curious about how 18 this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if 19 with a real midair medical emergency — without access 20 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 21 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 22 a study about in-flight medical events, I read it 23 interest.
The study estimated that there are a(n) 24 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not 25 ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 26 13% of them — roughly four a day — are serious enough to 27 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 28 heart trouble, strokes, and difficulty breathing.
Let’s face it: plane rides are 29 . For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 30 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 31 , but passengers with heart disease 32 experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 33 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis — the so-called economy class syndrome (综合症). 34 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation (立法), flights with at 35 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.
16. A. called B. addressed C. informed D. surveyed
17. A. accident B. condition C. incident D. disaster
18. A. soon B. long C. many D. often
19. A. faced B. treated C. identified D. provided
20. A. for B. to C. by D. through
21. A. before B. since C. when D. while
22. A. collected B. conducted C. discovered D. published
23. A. by B. of C. with D. in
24. A. amount B. average C. sum D. number
25. A. significant B. heavy C. common D. serious
26. A. For B. On C. But D. So
27. A. require B. inspire C. engage D. command
28. A. include B. limit C. imply D. contain
29. A. enjoyable B. promoting C. dull D. stressful
30. A. who B. what C. which D. that
31. A. severely B. unwillingly C. easily D. casually
32. A. ought to B. may C. used to D. need
33. A. Any B. One C. Other D. Another
34. A. Whatever B. However C. Whenever D. Wherever
35. A. most B. worst C. least D. best
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It is widely said that the old in western countries get differently treated from those in most Asian countries, where the old mostly live together with their of f spring （后代）．Many people wrongly think that in the U．S．, when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes．They are left in the 1 of strangers for the rest of their lives．Their 2 children visit them only once in a while, but more often, they do not have any 3 visitors．No longer． The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth—an 4 story．In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care 5 elderly people need．Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied 6 the American family is changing．He reported that by the time the 7 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children． 8 , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years 9 , family members must provide long term care．More psychologists have found that all caregivers 10 a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best 11 for the job．In other words, they all felt that they 12 do the job better than anyone else．Social workers 13 caregivers to find out why they took 14 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative．Many caregivers believed they had 15 to help their relative．Some stated that helping others 16 them feel more useful．Others hoped that by helping 17 now, when they became old and 18 they would 19 care．Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 .
1．A．arms B．hands C．bodies D．homes
2．A．grown B．growing C．being grown D．to grow
3．A．regular B．lasting C．constant D．normal
4．A．imagine B．imaginary C．imagination D．imaginable
5．A．those B．this C．that D．these
6．A．when B．how C．what D．where
7．A．common B．usual C．standard D．average
8．A．Further B．However C．Moreover D．Wherever
9．A．before B．ago C．later D．lately
10．A．share B．enjoy C．divide D．content
11．A．person B．people C．character D．man
12．A．would B．will C．could D．can
13．A．questioned B．interviewed C．negotiated D．compromised
14．A．in B．up C．on D．off
15．A．admiration B．intention C．necessity D．commitment
16．A．caused B．enabled C．made D．got
17．A．someone B．anyone C．everyone D．anybody
18．A．elderly B．dependent C．dependable D．independent
19．A．remark B．preview C．deserve D．outline
20．A．considered B．concluded C．consumed D．concerned
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