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
Last summer we went on an exciting trip to Sarawak in Malaysia, a part of the island(岛) of Borneo (婆罗洲). Borneo is famous its rainforest, which covers 427,500 square kilometers of the island. This rainforest is 130 million years old, making it one of the rainforests in the world.
When we were in Sarawak, we were lucky enough to go hiking the jungle(丛林). In the jungle we came across many wild . Our favourite animals were orangutans (猩猩). We watched them jump tree to tree. The graceful(优美的) and gentle animals made us feel even closer to .
The told us many stories of fantastic spitting cobras (啐毒眼镜蛇). He said that they were more of us than we were of them! Another interesting feature(特征) of Sarawak is that there are many tribes (部落), which still in the rainforest today.
we visited one of these tribes, people there told us about their long history. We were really in their stories and traditions. Besides, we also enjoyed their , such as pansoh, which was chicken cooked in bamboo.
In Sarawak, there are also rivers and many different birds. , we didn’t have time to visit Turtle Island. It’s a place where you can swim with the turtles.
This holiday has been a life-changing that we will never forget.
A．in B．to C．for D．at
A．largest B．oldest C．longest D．widest
A．to B．on C．over D．through
A．plants B．animals C．flowers D．monkeys
A．from B．between C．under D．behind
A．trees B．life C．nature D．water
A．teacher B．driver C．farmer D．guide
A．like B．tired C．afraid D．worried
A．live B．work C．study D．hunt
A．If B．Why C．How D．When
A．bored B．surprised C．interested D．good
A．food B．clothes C．houses D．books
A．Luckily B．Sadly C．Happily D．Clearly
A．bad B．wonderful C．bright D．terrible
A．story B．place C．day D．experience
Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same ?
A new —Hi, Ke'ai is on at Beijing Children's Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke'ai. His parents would like him to become an artist or a one day. They teach him to and to play the piano, but Ke'ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Mo Yan won an award (奖)for his , and they want him to be a writer, too.
" do they want me to be someone else?" Ke'ai asks and says, "I only want to be myself."
The play us that it is good for parents to learn to understand their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.
Young audiences（观众）enjoy the story, and also the in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, "Ke'ai's Song" is very to learn, so the audiences can sing the song their way home after the play!
A．jobs B．dreams C．changes D．hobbies
A．song B．film C．play D．opera
A．writer B．teacher C．waiter D．musician
A．draw B．write C．run D．drive
A．matches B．works C．drawings D．presents
A．How B．Why C．When D．where
A．says B．calls C．shows D．gives
A．persons B．clothes C．skill D．music
A．easy B．difficult C．important D．interesting
A．in B．on C．by D．to
“Never give up!（放弃）” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my life story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset(日落). And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no !
At the age of 14, my father heard of（听说） the United States of America. It was the land of gold, there people can become rich.
“ don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.
So , my father came to America. “ I thought it was easy to money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇佣） me because I spoke English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t the schooling(学费).
My father working hard, and reached his goal.(达到目标)
“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．father’s B．mother’s C．grandfather’s D．brother’s
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．towards C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．pay for D．buy
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
Many people like to keep dogs. They call their dogs "Baby" or other beautiful names, I call my dog "Little Kid".
When l went to his license(许可证),I met one of my friends. I told him l would like to have a license Little Kid and he said, "I'd like to have for my kid (孩子), too." Then I told him," But this is a dog."
When I got married(结婚)and went on my honeymoon, I the dog with me. I told the hotel worker that l wanted a for my wife and me and a room for Little Kid. He asks," Why don't you and your kid in a room?" Then I said, "You don't understand. Little Kid is my dog. My wife doesn't him.
When my wife and I separated（分开），we went to court（法庭）．I said," Your Honor, I only want to have my Little Kid.”The judge(法官)said," You are a good .”Then I told him," Little Kid is my dog. He isn't my son.”
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．write down B．ask for C．look for D．put up
A．in B．with C．about D．for
A．it B．one C．him D．her
A．took B．helped C．had D．wanted
A．house B．family C．room D．desk
A．study B．play C．eat D．stay
A．like B．take C．help D．want
A．father B．mother C．wife D．husband
A．lucky B．brave C．favorite D．careful
My mother only had one eye. And because of this， I never wished her to show up in my school， being afraid that my classmates would I had an ugly mother.
One day during elementary school， I was terribly ill. My mother came .
“Your mom only has one eye?!” asked some of my classmates. I was so embarrassed.
I wished my mother would just from this world. “ If you make me teased(嘲笑)，why don’t you just die?” I shouted at her， taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying .
At that time， I felt to say what I always wanted to say， and I didn’t think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom in her room， so quietly， as if she was afraid that she might me. Even so， I hated her tears from one eye. I made a decision ： I must study hard and leave my mother.
Years later my dream came true. I was quite successful and lived . I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother one day I got a letter， which said， “My son… I’m sorry I only have one eye. When you were little， you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mom， I couldn’t stand watching you live with only one eye. I gave you mine. I was never with you and I never regretted(后悔) what I did because I love you…”
I cried out aloud. Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
A．run out B．put out C．come out D．find out
A．disappear B．change C．come D．go
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．worried B．bad C．good D．annoyed
A．cooking B．working C．reading D．crying
A．break B．wake C．lose D．see
A．luckily B．healthily C．busily D．happily
A．if B．unless C．until D．though
A．So B．Because C．Or D．But
A．excited B．surprised C．angry D．proud
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