One day a man found a cocoon(茧)of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort 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 further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid (流体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle(拼搏)to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.
【小题1】what was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?

If someone asks me, “Do you like music? ” I am sure I will answer him or her. “Of course, I do.” Because I think music is an important part of our lives.
Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music because it’s so exciting. And my favourite rock band(摇滚乐队), the “Foxy Ladies” is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music(爵士乐). She thinks jazz is really cool. “I like dance music and rock very much,” says my brother, “because they are amazing.” But my mother thinks rock is boring. “I like some relaxing(轻松的)music.” she says, that is why she likes country music(乡村音乐), I think.
(    )6. The writer likes music because he thinks ________.
A. it’s an exciting part of our lives      B. it’s an amazing part of our lives
C. it’s an important part of our lives     D. it’s an interesting part of our lives
(    )7. What kind of music does the writer like?
A. Jazz and country music.            B. Rock and dance music.
C. Rock and pop music.              D. Rock and country music.
(    )8. Who likes dancing?
A. The writer.      B. Li Lan.       C. Jane.        D. The writer’s mother.
(    )9. The writer’s mother thinks that country music is ________.
A. amazing        B. boring        C. relaxing      D. cool
(    )10. How many people’s ideas about music are talked about in this passage?
A. 4.             B. 5.            C. 6.           D. 7.

Here are some tips on how to talk with your parents.

Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example, ask your parents questions about their day. They love this!

Make it clear what you want to tell your parents if they have an opinion, let them finish and don’t disturb. Ask them to do the same for you.

Show them respect by listening to them carefully. Look at their eyes sincerely.

Be honest. Honesty builds trust(信任). Life is good when your parents trust you.

If your parents don’t understand, that’s OK. It doesn’t mean they don’t love you or they’re not trying. Sometimes you have to explain things to them again or in a different way.

When you finish the talk, thank them for listening. Say something like, “Thanks! That helped.” It will let them know this is important to you, and make them want to do it more often.

If you feel there are still things to talk about, set up a time with them to talk about it another day.

1.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. We should show respect to our parents.

B. There are some ways to talk with our parents.

C. It’s important to trust our parents.

2.What should we do when our parents have some opinions?

A. Let them finish and don’t disturb.

B. Let them listen to you.

C. Argue with them and then say sorry.

3.Why should we look at their eyes while listening?

A. Because they make us do that.

B. Because this shows we agree with what they say.

C. Because this makes them feel respected.

4.When we finish the talk, we should tell our parents that we _______ what they have done for us. This will let them know talking is important to us.

A. are careful of

B. are thankful for

C. are satisfied with

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Some Tips on How to Talk with Parents.

B. Respect Parents.

C. Try to Talk with Parents.

从方框中选择适当的答语完成下面的对话，并将选项字母填入方框下相应题号的横线上，备选答语中有两项为多余选项。

A: Good afternoon, Mr. White.

B: Good afternoon.  1.

A: Very well, thanks. And you?

B: I’m fine, too. The school term is nearly over.  2.

A: I’m going to take courses（课程）in a winter school.

B:  3.

A: English and computer.

B:  4.

A: Because English and computer are getting more and more important in our life.

B:  5.I hope you will work hard at them.

A. How are you going to spend the winter holidays?

B. Yes , I think so.

C. How is it going?

D. What courses?

E. Why do you choose these two courses?

When does music in public places become noise pollution?

You may like at least some kind of music. But the problem is that, in lots of places, you’re made to hear somebody else’s choice in music. Say you’ve just landed at an airport. At the airport, the “background” （背景）music may be played loudly.

When you are on the way to your hotel, there may be another kind of music played by the taxi driver. Then you finally reach your hotel. But when you are taking the elevator(电梯)，there is elevator music.

You go out to dinner and end up in a place where the owner of the restaurant thinks music will help make you eat more and spend more. Then a person playing the violin comes around. This is called the “music wallpaper”. It is to make you buy more and eat a lot.  Even the government thinks this is “noise pollution,” especially when the music is too loud.

Noise pollution may be bad for our hearing. It’s also bad for some of our daily activities, such as sleeping, conversations and so on.

The fact that you can’t see, taste or smell it may help explain why it has not received as much attention as other kinds of pollution, such as air pollution or water pollution. The air around us is always filled with sounds, but most of us would not think we are surrounded(包围) by noise. This can be bad for our health. So many people like soft and quiet music in their house.

1.In the restaurant, the music is to make you _____________.

    A. have a nice meal                    

B. eat more food and spend more money

    C. enjoy some wonderful music     

D. have a great time in the restaurant

2.This passage doesn’t talk about ___________.

A. food pollution       B. water pollution

C. air pollution    D. noise pollution

3.Music in public places becomes noise pollution because __________.

    A. it’s played at the airport           

 B. it’s played by the taxi driver

C. it’s played when you are taking the elevator

D. you are made to hear someone else’s choice in music 

4.From the passage we know that ___________.

    A. music that is too loud is bad for our health

    B. people pay as much attention to noise pollution as they do to air pollution

    C. people like loud music in their house

    D. most people think that there’s lots of noise around us