One day, a boy found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days
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One day, a boy found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 35 in the cocoon. He sat and 36 for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make its body through that little hole. Suddenly it 37 . So the boy decided to help the butterfly.He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole bigger.The butterfly came out 38 , but it looked a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 39 . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, it has to spend 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 40 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 getting out of the cocoon 41 the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 42 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never 43 the fluid and it can never fly. Sometimes struggles are what we need in our lives. 44 we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be as 45 as what we could have been. We would never fly. In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even means growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t 46 difficulties or problems. So, next time you are faced with a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!
小题1: | A.snake | B.insect | C.wall | D.hole |
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小题2: | A.read | B.listened | C.watched | D.found |
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小题3: | A.stopped | B.began | C.continued | D.moved |
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小题5: | A.wings | B.head | C.feet | D.eyes |
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小题6: | A.kindness | B.excitement | C.success | D.humour |
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小题7: | A.lets | B.keeps | C.makes | D.asks |
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小题8: | A.ready | B.sorry | C.glad | D.kind |
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小题11: | A.wise | B.quiet | C.strong | D.patient |
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小题12: | A.cause | B.avoid | C.face | D.have |
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小题1:D 小题2:C 小题3:A 小题4:B 小题5:A 小题6:A 小题7:C 小题8:A 小题9:D 小题10:D 小题11:C 小题12:B |
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试题分析:这篇短文主要通过一只蝴蝶经过小男孩的帮助从茧里出来的故事。告诉我们一个道理:当我们遇到问题或困难时,多挣扎一下,就能起飞。 小题1:考查名词及语境的理解。根据上下文意思,句意:那小男孩发现茧子上有一个小洞。以及第一段的最后一行“through that little hole”。故选D。 小题2:考查动词及语境的理解。 A. read 读; B. listened 听; C. watched 观察,看;D. found 发现。根据句子意思,及上下文,他坐着观察了几个小时。故选C。 小题3:考查动词及语境的理解。 A. stopped 停止; B. began 开始 ;C. continued 继续;D. moved移动。根据下文男孩想帮助一下蝴蝶,可知它突然停止了。故选A。 小题4:考查副词及语境的理解。A. quietly 静静地; B. easily 容易地;C. naturally 自然地;D excitedly兴奋地。根据上文,他用剪刀把洞剪得比较大。蝴蝶比较容易地出来了。故选B。 小题5:考查名词及语境的理解。A. wings 翅膀;B.head 头;C. feet 脚; D. eyes眼睛。根据The butterfly didn’t start to fly.它不能开始飞,可知它有很薄的翅膀。故选A。 小题6:考查名词及语境的理,A. kindness 善良; B. excitement 兴奋;C. success 成功;D. humour 荣誉。句子意思,男孩好心做了这件事,但他不理解为什么是这样的。故选A。 小题7:考查动词及语境的理解。根据上下文意思:努力地离开茧子使蝴蝶身体的液体进入他的翅膀。make 使,让。故选C。 小题8:考查固定短语及语境的理解。根据上下文意思:努力地离开茧子让蝴蝶身体的液体进入他的翅膀。它帮助蝴蝶准备飞行。be ready to “准备”,故选A。 小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。它的翅膀将永远不能得到液体,并且永远不能飞。get 得到,获得。故选D。 小题10:考查复合句及语境的理解。句子意思,假如我们生活没有任何困难,我们将永远不会成长。If假如,如果。故选D。 小题11:考查动词及语境的理解。A. wise 聪明的B. quiet 安静的;C. strong 强壮的;D. patient 有耐心的。 根据句意:我们将没有原本有的强大,我们将永远不会飞。故选C。 小题12:考查介词及语境的理解。A. cause 引起; B. avoid 避免;C. face 面对;D. have有。我们不能避免困难。故选B。 |
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A father was sitting at his desk and looking at bills(账单) when his young son ran in and said, “Dad, today is your birthday and you’re 40 years old, 1 I’m going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!” When the boy 2 kissing him, the father shouted, “Andrew, don’t do this right now. I’m too 3 !” The boy stood there and tears (眼泪) 4 from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said, “You can do it later.” The boy said nothing but walked away 5 . That evening the father said, “Come and 6 the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t. Unfortunately, a few days after the father’s birthday, the boy had a(n) 7 and died(死). His sad father wrote, “If only I could tell him how sorry I am for words, and how 8 my heart is hurting.” Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept(接受) any loving act, or others will regard it 9 a “no” and it can leave a scar(伤痕). If we don’t get love, our life will have no meaning. Nothing is more important than 10 love from those who are near and dear to us. 小题1:A. because B. so C. but 小题2:A. stopped B. forgot C. started 小题3:A. busy B. angry C. hungry 小题4:A. felt B. fell C. flew 小题5:A. excitedly B. friendly C. quietly 小题6:A. finish B. get C. take 小题7:A. matter B. accident C. event 小题8:A. many B. much C. long 小题9:A. as B. with C. for 小题10:A. giving B. asking C. accepting |
Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He loved writing, hunting and fishing very much. One year he went to Maine on vacation and spent three very happy weeks there. When it was time to get back home, Mark Twain went to the station with his baggage(行李). After putting it on the train, he sat on a comfortable seat. A few minutes later, another man came over and sat next to him. Mark Twain looked at the man and saw that he was unhappy. He thought it would be impolite to say nothing first, and they began to talk. They talked about the weather and then Maine. The stranger said, “We have some beautiful woods(森林) in Maine. I guess you have been there, haven’t you?” “Yes, I have,” answered Mark Twain. “I’ve just spent three pleasant weeks there. And let me tell you something: although fishing isn’t allowed in Maine this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish. I like eating fish, so I put them on the ice to take them home. May I know who you are, sir?” The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several seconds and answered, “I’m a policeman. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And what do you do?” Mark Twain answered, “Well, sir, I’m the man who tells the biggest lies(谎言) in America.” 小题1:Mark Twain spent in Maine for _________. A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks 小题2:Mark Twain went home ________. A. by bus B. by train C. by plane 小题3:The man next to Mark Twain was ________. A. a policeman B. a writer C. a reporter 小题4:Mark Twain’s vacation in Maine was ________. A. boring B. tiring C. pleasant 小题5:Which of the following is true about Maine? A. It has beautiful woods. B. Fishing isn’t allowed there. C. It’s Mark Twain’s hometown. |
The Catherine family enjoyed the good things in life as much as anyone else. They ____ games, books, music, toys, good food and good times. But sometimes _____seemed, especially to Mrs. Catherine that they had too many things in the house, which made Mrs. Catherine a little ____. One day, at breakfast, Mrs. Catherine made a(n) __ _. "This family," she said, "has too many things. It"s time to deal with some of them. "The three children all _____with this idea and helped pack used things and unused things into the car. Their first __ _was Home for the Elderly. Nurses and doctors looked after them, but sometimes the older got a little lonely and ____. They liked visitors and things to do. When the family arrived, they ____out their games and puzzles to the older and then sat down to play games and do puzzles with them. They had a _____time and they were sorry when it was time to leave. Their next stop was the Young Cubs Hospital. The Catherine family brought a lot of used toys which were very welcome. The hospital workers said the toys would be given out at the hospital _____party. Their last stop was People Who Care store. This was a store that sold things to _____money for those who needed warm clothes and good food. The Catherine family left all their old clothes and furniture there. After that, the Catherine family __ _home with warm feelings about what they had done. _____they drove along, they passed the lighted _____of supermarkets which were beautifully decorated for Christmas. There was window after window of the very latest things, but they were so filled with special thoughts about helping others that they ___noticed the wonderful things in the windows.
小题1: | A.read | B.played | C.had | D.enjoyed |
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小题3: | A.uncomfortable | B.happy | C.satisfied | D.pleased |
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小题4: | A.report | B.reply | C.mistake | D.decision |
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小题5: | A.did | B.agreed | C.argued | D.delt |
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小题6: | A.stop | B.home | C.thing | D.person |
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小题7: | A.bored | B.surprised | C.excited | D.relaxed |
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小题9: | A.terrible | B.sad | C.bad | D.wonderful |
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小题10: | A.Thanksgiving | B.Christmas | C.Halloween | D.Eastern |
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小题11: | A.borrow | B.pay | C.raise | D.waste |
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小题12: | A.left | B.drove | C.walked | D.rode |
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小题13: | A.As | B.Though | C.Since | D.Before |
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小题14: | A.rooms | B.windows | C.doors | D.houses |
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小题15: | A.hardly | B.nearly | C.closely | D.immediately |
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It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “ Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?” I said , “ Of course!” “Why are you in college at an age?” I asked. She joked, “ I’m here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.” “No, seriously,” I asked. “ I always of having a college education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me . After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from . At the end of the semester(学期) we invited Rose to at our party. I’ll never foget what she taught . “We do not stop playing becasuse we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humour every_______. You’ve got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!”she said. “There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don’t have regrets for what we did, rather for things we did not do.” Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation(毕业), she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.
小题1: | A.slowly | B.happily | C.heavily | D.badly |
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小题4: | A.hoped | B.wished | C.wanted | D.dreamed |
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小题5: | A.another | B.the other | C.the others | D.others |
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小题6: | A.say | B.speak | C.talk | D.discuss |
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小题9: | A.stories | B.secrets | C.seasons | D.surveys |
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小题12: | A.chance | B.change | C.difference | D.problem |
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小题13: | A.stand up | B.grow up | C.grow old | D.keep healthy |
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小题14: | A.because | B.so | C.though | D.but |
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小题15: | A.in | B.after | C.during | D.before |
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Laura Fagan is a British girl. She is 29 years old now. She has a special job. Her job is an offical cake-taster. She began to work two years ago. She loves her job very much. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. She needs to travel to different cities to taste different desserts. Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually , Laura begins tasting desserts as early as 8 a.m., and is still tasting new desserts at 6 p.m. before she goes back home. Fortunately, the job hasn’t made her too fat. She only worries about her teeth. “ Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don"t think my dentist would be happy if I told him what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible.” “When I tell people what I do, they say ‘ that’s the best job in the world’, and then they ask me what my favorite dessert is.” Laura loves her job although it is hard. “ I can learn about new trends(趋势) in food. It is a hard job but someone has to do it.” she said. 小题1:To be a cake-taste is to _________________.A.sell different cakes | B.make different cakes | C.taste different cakes | D.buy different cakes | 小题2:The underlined word “ Fortunately” means “ ________________”A.quickly | B.luckily | C.lovely | D.terribly | 小题3: Which of the following is TRUE ?A.Laura is very heavy because of her job. | B.Laura doesn’t love her job because it is hard. | C.Laura often works for a long time every day. | D.People all think Laura’s job is very tired. |
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