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.

(  )46. What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story ?

A. It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.

B. It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.

C. It was flying among the trees in the forest. 

D. It was crawling around quietly on the ground.

(  )47. The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon

A. to take the butterfly home        B. to help the butterfly come out easily

C. to kill the butterfly              D. to stop the butterfly growing bigger 

(  )48 What do you think of the man?

A. Patient but cruel.            B. Careful and wise.

C. Kind but unwise.            D. Brave and funny.

(  )49. What does the last paragraph（段落） tell us?

A. Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life.

B. Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it.

C. Every good deed will come back with good result.

D. The greatest happiness in the world is to help others．

(  )50. What is the best title for the story?

A. The Love for the Cocoon.          B. The Joy of Helping Each Other.

C. The Lesson of the Cocoon.         D. The Expectation for the Butterfly.

My parents taught me not to waste food．My mom always found ways to make leftovers （剩余食物） taste good．I went to Ilan to learn about some of their special foods．As I was there, I learned about the food and the history of the area．I learned that they don’t waste food, either, and they use leftovers!

    Many years ago, there was not enough food for everyone．People learned to cook and eat almost everything．They had to think of ways to make special dishes．One of these dishes is kao zha．It’s made with leftovers like meat, soup, oil and fat．That might not sound very good, but it does taste good．Today, kao zha is a special dish at big banquets （宴会）．

    Another famous dish is called zao bing．It’s made with fruit, meat and other things．I really liked it! But I didn’t want to eat too much．It has a lot of fat in it．

    I smelled something burning and I saw smoke, so I found another special food of the Ilan area_─duck meat．The duck meat is put in a big oven （炉子） to cook it．Smoke keeps the meat fresh．I don’t usually eat meat, but this duck meat was delicious! It tasted sweet．

Ilan is a great place with delicious food．I hope I can come back again!

1．The writer learns from her parents __________．

A．not to eat leftovers                                B．to eat good food      

C．not to waste food                                  D．to make good food

2．She finds that people in Ilan __________．

A．always waste food                             B．don’t use leftovers          

C．don’t have enough food                         D．can cook special food

3．Kao zha is a good dish that is made with __________．

A．fruit, meat and other things                     B．fresh and sweet duck meat

C．some different leftovers                      D．meat, soup and fruit

4．There are __________ kinds of special foods mentioned in the passage．

A．two                      B．three                  C．four                     D．five

5．From the passage, we know that __________．

A．there was not enough food in Ilan long ago

B．leftovers can’t be used to cook delicious food

C．zao bing is a famous dish without any fat in it

D．the writer is interested in very big banquets

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days．  1   he left school，he found a job in a post office．He worked hard in the   2  ．Soon he had more money than his friends  3  his hard work．It seemed that he would have a bright future．

When he was 25 years old，however，he began to   4   his job．He wanted a more exciting one，so he left the post office．Two months   5  he found a new job in a big company．Workers in this company   6   travelled a lot．At first he really enjoyed the travelling．But after a year，he began to bate   7  ．He had to   8   and he was always in a car or on a train．The worst thing was that he  9   make any new friends! Even so，his boss was not satisfied with him．Two years later be had to leave the company．

He was   10   at that time so he sold his house．He bad to accept（接受）a part-time job in a book shop．He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed   11   books．Three years later，he   12   the shop owner's daughter．Soon they had their first child．In the next ten years，they had another three   13   and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed．

“Life is wonderful，” he   14   me．“The   15   important thing is that you should always try your best．Never give up!"

1．A．While             B．When                  C．Until                      D．If

2．A．factory                  B．theatre                 C．bank                      D．post office

3．A．because                 B．because of                  C．as                          D．since

4．A．dislike            B．1ike                     C．love                       D．be crazy about

5．A．ago                       B．before                  C．later                       D．after

6．A．almost            B．usually                 C．seldom                   D．never

7．A．it                   B．him                     C．her                        D．us

8．A．stay in one place      B．move around        C．make noise             D．make a wish

9．A．can't                     B．was able to           C．couldn't                 D．could

10．A．happy                  B．energetic              C．rich                       D．poor

11．A．to read                 B．read                     C．reading                  D．reads

12 A．married                  B．understood           C．met                       D．visited

13．A．sisters                 B．brothers               C．children                 D．cousins

14．A．said                     B．spoke                  C．talked                     D．told

15．A．best                     B．much                   C．more                     D．most

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓），they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped．But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole．With some efforts, the mice finally got out．However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately．Instead, me chased after the other near the mouth of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other．

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape．

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought．During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．

One serious American official said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard．”The others thought for a while and said：“

That was why!”

A smart French said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that

of husband and wife．”Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense．

A Japanese said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son．”Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable．So they expressed agreement another time．

At that moment, one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless．The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer．

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship．

Instead, it is based on no relationship．

1．Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______．

A．one was biting the other                               B．the mouth of the hole was too small

C．they were not afraid of smoke               D．one was trying to help the blind one

2．Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？

A．They did not dare to answer．

B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice．

C．They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away．

D．They did not express themselves much better．

3．It is clear that ______．

A．all the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

4．“it made sense”probably means ______．

A．it was correct       B．it was strange          C．it was funny        D．it was sweet

5．The best title for the passage is ______．

A．TWO LOVELY MICE                                 B．HELP PRODUCES LOVE

C．FRIENDS IN NEED                                   D．LOVE IS ALL

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓），they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped．But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole．With some efforts, the mice finally got out．However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately．Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other．

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape．

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought．During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．

One serious American official said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard．”The others thought for a while and said：“

That was why!”

A smart French said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that

of husband and wife．”Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense．

A Japanese said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son．”Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable．So they expressed agreement another time．

At that moment, one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless．The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer．

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship．

Instead, it is based on no relationship．

1  Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______．

A．one was biting the other                          B．the mouth of the hole was too small

C．they were not afraid of smoke               D．one was trying to help the blind one

2 Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？

A．They did not dare to answer．

B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice．

C．They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away．

D．They did not express themselves much better．

3 It is clear that ______．

A．all the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

4 “it made sense”probably means ______．

A．it was correct     B．it was strange          C．it was funny        D．it was sweet

5 The best title for the passage is ______．

A．Two Lovely  Mice                              B．Help Produce Love

C．Friends In Need                                   D．Love Is All