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 crawl 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!
A．hole B．worm C．tail D．snake
A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with
When Mark left school, he did not really know what he wanted to do. He 36 worked in an office but he found that it was very boring. He did the 37 things day after day. This was also the trouble with his second 38 in a car factory. He then decided he would like to work out of doors and got a job 39 a gardener working in one of London’s 40 .
He now works much harder than he 41 in the office or at the factory, but his work is quite different. There are, in all, 42 seasons in a year and each has its own special jobs for a 43 . He works harder in the autumn and winter keeping the park tidy and 44 for the spring and summer. In the summer he can relax(休息) and feel proud(自豪的) that he has helped to 45 the park so beautiful. Many people 46 the park then and he is always pleased 47 he hears them say how lovely it looks.
Mark has made a lot of friends during his four 48 at the park. Many office workers come every 49 to eat their lunchtime sandwiches and feed the ducks. They often have talks with him and are 50 to find that he once worked in an office.
A．just B．first C．still D．even
A．same B．some C．many D．different
A．work B．job C．office D．time
A．for B．to C．like D．as
A．gardens B．parks C．factories D．offices
A．worked B．did C．wanted D．was
A．every B．each C．three D．four
A．person B．officer C．gardener D．city
A．preparing B．to prepare C．prepared D．prepare
A．get B．see C．make D．have
A．go B．come C．visit D．know
A．while B．when C．if D．because
A．seasons B．years C．jobs D．times
A．day B．year C．week D．time
A．happy B．sorry C．surprised D．sad
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Dear Amy,
I am so__36__to get your letter. I am glad you like your school. Now let me tell you about my school.
I go to school five days a week. We have four lessons 37 the morning and two lessons in the afternoon. We have many interesting things 38 after class. On Monday and Wednesday, we have 39 on the playground. On Tuesday afternoon, some of 40 have an art class. On Thursday afternoon, some have a 41 class in the music room. We can enjoy beautiful music. On Friday afternoon, we practice 42 English with the teacher. My Chinese friends would like 43 with me in English. They think I am like an English teacher. Isn’t it great? On Saturdays and Sundays, I 44 go to school. Very often I go to the parks and have a good time with my family there.
I love my school 45 enjoy my school life. What about you?
Yours,
Helen
A．sad B．hungry C．happy D．kind
A．on B．in C．to D．at
A．doing B．does C．do D．to do
A．sport B．sports C．a sport D．some sport
A．we B．us C．them D．they
A．singing B．sings C．song D．sing
A．speak B．to speak C．speaks D．speaking
A．to talk B．talk C．talks D．talking
A．don’t B．doesn’t C．not D．can’t
A．and B．but C．so D．or
Jack is a little schoolboy. He lives in a small town in England. His father works in a factory in London. One day his mother 1 him to post a letter to his father.
Jack walked down the street. He didn’t see a letter box on the street. But he really 2 a basket with a sign on it. The sign said, “PUT LITTER IN THIS BASKET”. “I can read,” thought Jack, but he couldn’t 3 the word “letter” right.
Jack dropped the letter in the basket. Then he ran 4 to tell his mother about the basket.
“Oh, no, child!” said his mother, “You put the letter in a basket. That litter basket is 5 old paper and other useless things.”
“Oh,”said Jack,“does the 6 on the basket mean that?”
“Yes, it does,”said his mother,“The word is‘litter’not‘letter’. Now get the letter and post it.”
When Jack got there, a man was putting the old 7 in a truck.
“Stop!”shouted Jack, and he began to tell the man about the letter.
The man helped him to look for the letter. After a while they 8 it.
Then Jack put the 9 in the letter box. He said,“ 10 don’t they tell us all the words when we first go to school? Then things like that can’t happen.”
A．said B．told C．spoke D．talked
A．saw B．took C．brought D．watched
A．read B．look C．spell D．give
A．away B．out C．in D．from,
A．to B．on C．with D．for
A．letter B．word C．sentence D．sound
A．litter B．basket C．box D．paper
A．heard B．finished C．worked D．got
A．paper B．basket C．sing D．letter
A．How B．What C．Why D．When
A farmer was selling(卖) his little dogs. Just then, a __1_ happened to pass by.
“I want to __2__ one of your dogs, sir.”
“Well,” said the farmer, “these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __3_.”
The boy drop (低下) his head for a __4____. Then he reached deep into his pocket and took out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that __5__ to take a look? ”
“__6__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”
Dolly ran out of the doghouse followed by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with _7_.
As the dogs made their ___8__ to the farmer, the little boy saw something else moving inside the __9__.Slowly another little dog __10__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to look out
“I ___11_that one,” the little boy said.
The farmer said, “Son, don’t want that dog. He will __12__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”
The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his trousers and showed a steel(钢) __13__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said,“You see, sir ,I don’t __14__ too well myself ,and he will need someone to __15____”
A．boy B．dog C．farmer D．son
A．sell B．see C．buy D．feed
A．time B．money C．work D．study
A．moment B．day C．minutes D．week
A．enough B．easy C．necessary D．simple
A．No B．Sure C．Sorry D．Thanks
A．happy B．sad C．joy D．music
A．way B．road C．route D．street
A．farm B．advertisement C．grass D．doghouse
A．died B．shouted C．appeared D．watched
A．like B．hate C．know D．want
A．sometimes B．always C．often D．never
A．hand B．back C．arm D．leg
A．speak B．sing C．walk D．swim
A．ask B．understand C．think D．succeed
Dear Joan,
How are you? It's very nice of you to write 1 me. From your letter I 2 a lot about you and your school. Now 3 me tell you something about me and my school.
I am thirteen years old, I am in Class Two, Grade One at Changjiang Middle School. My father is a 4 . He teaches 5 English. My mother is a doctor. I 6 early every morning and then 7 English at home.
Our school is very big. It has 3,000 students and 250 teachers. 8 the teachers and the students work hard. After school, I like playing 9 volleyball with my classmates. Please come and have a look 10 our school if you are free.
Please write to me soon.
Millie
A．from B．of C．to D．at
A．get B．study C．talk D．know
A．let B．say C．speak D．talk
A．teacher B．worker C．student D．doctor
A．our B．they C．us D．their
A．go to bed B．have lessons C．get up D．come here
A．look B．see C．watch D．read
A．Many B．Some C．All D．Every
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．at B．in C．on D．To
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