It was the last night of my summer camp.  16  I didn’t want to leave, I had to go back home the next day. I didn’t want to pack (收拾行装). I just wanted to make the night go  17  . How I wished that I could make time  18  at that moment! However, it seemed that time flew more quickly than before. I  19   on the bed, but I wasn’t   20  at all. I just closed my   21  , thinking of every minute I had    22   with my friends during the camp.
Just then, someone  23  the door. “Open the door, please.” said a soft   24  . I thought it was my friend, Elle. So I replied, “It’s open.” Then the door   25 . When I looked at the door, I was   26 . There stood all my friends, Elle, Lily, Sally and Allie. Together they walked over to my  27   and then each of them gave me a big hug (拥抱). We  28  our phone numbers and e-mail addresses to each other. We said that no matter how far we would be away from each other, we would  29  forget each other.
Just then, a tear slowly rolled down my face. As I looked up, I noticed all of my friends’ eyes were also   30  .

【小题1】

A．Until B．While C．Because D．Although

【小题2】

A．clearly B．quickly C．slowly D．easily

【小题3】

A．fly B．pass C．stop D．finish

【小题4】

A．sat B．lay C．stood D．read

【小题5】

A．sleepy B．angry C．excited D．sad

【小题6】

A．door B．eyes C．books D．windows

【小题7】

A．wasted B．missed C．spent D．chatted

【小题8】

A．waited at B．looked at C．cleaned up D．knocked at

【小题9】

A．noise B．sound C．voice D．cry

【小题10】

A．opened B．locked C．closed D．broke

【小题11】

A．afraid B．nervous C．crazy D．surprised

【小题12】

A．home B．bed C．room D．door

【小题13】

A．changed B．forgot C．gave D．remembered

【小题14】

A．ever B．never C．seldom D．often

【小题15】

A．wet B．bright C．black D．open

One day, a man found the cocoon (茧) of a butterfly and he brought it home.
A few days later, the man saw a small hole in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it stopped.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a knife and cut a bigger hole in the cocoon. The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it had a weak body and small, thin wings. 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 man acted with kindness but he didn’t understand that he had done something wrong. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of getting out of the cocoon forces the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into wings. It helps the butterfly be ready to fly. If the butterfly never has to force itself out of the cocoon, its wings never get the fluid and it can never fly.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be as strong as we could have been and we would never fly.
So, the next time you are faced with a challenge or a problem, remember the butterfly.
Struggle a little – then fly!
【小题1】Why did the man cut a bigger hole in the cocoon?

A．To catch the butterfly easily.

B．To play with the butterfly.

C．To help the butterfly come out.

D．To make the butterfly stronger.

【小题2】What happened after the butterfly got out of the cocoon?

A．It died soon.

B．It had a strong body and wings.

C．It could fly after a few days.

D．It couldn’t fly during the rest of its life.

【小题3】Why couldn’t the butterfly fly?  Because ___________ .

A．it got out of its cocoon without struggle

B．nobody had taught it to fly

C．all newborn butterflies could not fly

D．the man broke its wings

【小题4】What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Kindness in our lives can help us grow.

B．Try to be ready to help others.

C．Without other’s help we can still succeed.

D．Hard work leads to success.

【小题5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．The Old Man and the Butterfly	B．Life Struggle
C．How To Help a Butterfly Fly	D．Kindness and Rush

One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small   41  in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make   42  body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

So the boy   43  to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be   44 .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole   45 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it  46 

a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin   47 .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   48  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  49  out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be  50  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.

  51  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  52  we could have been and we would never fly.

In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even   53  growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid   54   or problems. So, next time you are   55 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

1.	A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake

 

2.	A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its

 

3.	A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered

 

4.	A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful

 

5.	A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller

 

6.	A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt

 

7.	A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head

 

8.	A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour

 

9.	A．get B．getting C．to get D．got

 

10.	A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used

 

11.	A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes

 

12.	A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as

 

13.	A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents

 

14.	A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope

 

15.	A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with

 

词语填空 （共10小题，计10分）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。
that  happy  healthy  fun  exercise  fly  hard  swim  listen  many
The summer vacation is over. It’s true that time always   【小题1】 fast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived   【小题2】.
As the afternoon was hot. I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some   【小题3】 in math,  【小题4】 took me three hours or   【小题5】 . I worked quite   【小题6】 and made good progress.
I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was  【小题7】. I would not go home until it was about five or six o’clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours  【小题8】to music.
In this way I spent my vacation slowly. And I not only studied well but also became a good  【小题9】 . now I am in good【小题10】and high spirits

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。（共4小题，每小题2分；计8分）

When I was a boy, I didn't have any hair on my head. So I was very shy. I liked to watch my friends play in the park. Sometimes I would join them, but most of the time I just watched them play.

Every day, we would see an old man walking in the park. He had big ears and no hair. We thought he was dumb (哑的). Every time when my friends saw him, they would say loudly, "Hey, Mr. Dumb, what's the time?” But they got no answer.

One early evening, I was standing outside my house, and I saw the old man coming. I was not with any of my friends and there were no other kids around to say the usual words of "greeting( 问候)”.

But how could I let the old man walk by without saying anything? So for the first time, I asked, “Hey, Mr. Dumb, what’s the time?"

The old man looked at me. Then he looked at his watch and answered, "It's six thirty. " I ran into my house and never said that "greeting" to the old man after that day.

1.The boy often played with his friends together.

2.The boy’s friends were very polite to the old man.

3.Neither the boy nor the old man had any hair on the head.

4.Actually, the old man could hear and speak.