A man found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly, One day a small appeared , He
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A man found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly, One day a small appeared , He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any . It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go further.
So the man decided to the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly came out . But it then had a swollen（肿胀的）body and small, shriveled (褶皱的) .
The man to watch the butterfly because he’d expected that , at any moment, the wings would enlarge to be able to the body , which would contract (缩小) in time . So he waited patiently.
happened! In fact, the butterfly _the rest of its life crawling (爬行)around with a swollen body and shriveled wings , It was never able to .What a shame!
The man, in his kindness and fast action, made a . He did not understand that the suffering and the struggle for the butterfly to get through the tiny hole were nature’s way of fluid (体液) from the body of the butterfly into its wings it would be ready for flight once it achieved its from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are what we need in our lives. If nature allowed us to go through our lives any difficulties , it would weaken or even disable us. We would not be as as what we could have been . We could never fly !
| 小题1: | | A．mark | B．insect | C．sign | D．opening |
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| 小题2: | | A．learned | B．struggled | C．pretended | D．expected |
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| 小题3: | | A．progress | B．decision | C．choice | D．noise |
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| 小题5: | | A．study | B．help | C．trouble | D．leave |
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| 小题6: | | A．silently | B．naturally | C．easily | D．excitedly |
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| 小题7: | | A．wings | B．legs | C．feet | D．head |
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| 小题8: | | A．waited | B．stopped | C．hoped | D．continued |
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| 小题9: | | A．examine | B．cover | C．trust | D．support |
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| 小题10: | | A．Neither | B．All | C．Either | D．Both |
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| 小题11: | | A．devoted | B．spent | C．put aside | D．gave up |
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| 小题12: | | A．walk | B．fly | C．get through | D．get up |
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| 小题13: | | A．mistake | B．discovery | C．face | D．fortune |
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| 小题14: | | A．wasted | B．watched | C．required | D．searched |
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| 小题15: | | A．forcing | B．making | C．producing | D．letting |
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| 小题16: | | A．even though | B．as if | C．so that | D．in case |
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| 小题17: | | A．energy | B．freedom | C．progress | D．life |
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| 小题18: | | A．almost | B．probably | C．hardly | D．exactly |
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| 小题19: | | A．with | B．by | C．from | D．without |
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| 小题20: | | A．wise | B．satisfied | C．strong | D．patient |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:D
小题20:C |
解析
试题分析：这篇短文中好心的人帮助一只正在破茧的蝴蝶，结果最终却害了这只蝴蝶，从而昭示了一个深刻的人生哲理——有时候在我们的生活中努力奋斗正是我们所需要的。
小题1:考查名词辨析：A. mark标记，B. insect昆虫，C. sign迹象，标志，D. opening开口，从下文：force its body through that little hole.可知是出现一个小口子，选D
小题2:考查动词辨析：A. learned 学习，B. struggled挣扎，C. pretended假装，D. expected期待，根据句意可知把身体挣扎着从小洞中强行挤出来。选B
小题3:考查名词辨析：A. progress进步，进展，B. decision决定，C. choice选择，D. noise噪音，从下文的：It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go 39 further.可知不再有进展，选A
小题4:考查词义辨析：A. any任何的，B. still仍然，C. no不，D. much很多，根据句意可知这里是指蛾已经达到了最高的程度，不能再进一步了。用any修饰比较级，表示“一点…”，选C
小题5:考查名词辨析：A. study学习，B. help帮助，C. trouble困难，D. leave离开，看到这种情况决定去帮帮它。选B
小题6:考查副词：A. silently沉默地，B. naturally自然地，C. easily容易地，D. excitedly兴奋地，蝴蝶很容易的出来了，选C
小题7:考查名词辨析：A. wings翅膀，B. legs 腿，C. feet脚，D. head头，从下文的the wings would enlarge to be able to 44 the body ,可知但是它的身体肿胀，翅膀是小的褶皱的，选A
小题8:考查动词辨析：A. waited等待，B. stopped停止，C. hoped希望，D. continued继续，由下文可知那个人仍然在观察这蝴蝶的情况。选D
小题9:考查动词辨析：Aexamine 检查，B. cover覆盖，C. trust信任，D. support支持，他希望翅膀可以变大能够支撑身体。选D
小题10:考查代词：A. Neither两者都不，B. All三者以上都，C. Either 两者中任何一个，D. Both两者都，上文说到的两种情况都没有发生，选A
小题11:考查动词辨析：A. devoted奉献，致力于，B. spent花费，度过，C. put aside放置一边D. gave up放弃，这只蝴蝶最终没有飞起来，它的余生只能在地上爬行度过。选B
小题12:考查动词辨析：A. walk 走，B. fly飞，C. get through接通，D. get up起床，这个蝴蝶永远不能飞了，选B
小题13:考查名词辨析：A. mistake错误，B. discovery发现，C. face脸，D. fortune财产，运气，这个人因为自己的好意和轻率的行为，犯了一个错，选A
小题14:考查动词辨析：A. wasted浪费，B. watched 观看，C. required要求，D. searched寻找，可知茧子的限制和要求蝴蝶从小小的洞里出来的努力都是一种自然的让液体从蝴蝶的进入翅膀的过程。选C
小题15:考查动词辨析：A. forcing强迫，B. making制作，C. producing生产，D. letting让， force fluid (体液) from the body of the butterfly into its wings迫使液体从蝴蝶的进入翅膀，选A
小题16:考查连词：A. even though即使，B. as if好像，C. so that为了，D. in case以防，这样它才可以为发行做好准备，选C
小题17:考查名词辨析：A. energy能量，精力，B. freedom自由，C. progress进步，D. life生活，一旦它从茧里面获得自由，选B
小题18:考查副词：A. almost几乎，B. probably可能，C. hardly几乎不，D. exactly确切地，有时，这个努力确实是我们生活中需要的，选D
小题19:考查介词：A. with和，B. by通过，C. from来自，从，D. without没有，如果我们没有经历奋斗就完成了，选D
小题20:考查形容词：A. wise明智的，B. satisfied满意的，C. strong强大的，D. patient耐心的，从下文We could never fly !可知我们就不会足够坚强，选C |
举一反三
Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true, I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.
I couldn’t help staring at him, I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world, I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.
Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me” was all he said.
What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either, then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.
小题1:The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ________.| A．promised to obey the store rules | | B．forgot to take any money with him | | C．hoped to have the food first and pay later | | D．could not afford anything more expensive |
小题2:Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?| A．Kind and lucky. | | B．Poor and lonely. | | C．Friendly and helpful. | | D．Hurt and disappointed. |
小题3:The writer acted upon the store rules because ________.| A．he wanted to keep his present job | | B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman | | C．he considered the old man dishonest | | D．he expected someone else to pay for the old man |
小题4:What does the writer learn from his experience?| A．wealth is more important than anything else. | | B．Helping others is easier said than done. | | C．experience is better gained through practice. | | D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion. |
小题5:How would the old men feel at the end of the story?| A．Sad and disappointed. | B．Happy and lucky. | | C．Depressed and unlucky. | D．Surprised and grateful. |
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One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” started going up.
He said, “I am going to this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who wants it?” Still the hands were in the air.
“Well”, he replied,“ I do this ?” And he dropped it on the and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and .
“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.
“My friends, we have all learned a very lesson. No matter what I did to the , you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in . It is still worth $20, with we can buy what we need.
Many times in our lives, we are , and trampled underfoot by the decision we and the circumstances that come our way. We feel we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are . Don’t ever forget it.”
If you this lesson in mind, it will help you to again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.
| 小题1: | | A．holding up | B．picking up | C．keeping up | D．bringing up |
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| 小题2: | | A．Chats | B．Voices | C．Hands | D．Talks |
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| 小题3: | | A．pass | B．give | C．show | D．lend |
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| 小题4: | | A．ever | B．even | C．also | D．still |
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| 小题6: | | A．What for | B．How come | C．What about | D．What if |
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| 小题7: | | A．floor | B．desk | C．shelf | D．dustbin |
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| 小题8: | | A．usable | B．small | C．dirty | D．old |
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| 小题9: | | A．meaningless | B．amazing | C．rare | D．valuable |
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| 小题10: | | A．money | B．paper | C．book | D．card |
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| 小题11: | | A．shape | B．value | C．quality | D．size |
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| 小题12: | | A．which | B．what | C．that | D．whose |
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| 小题13: | | A．warned | B．pushed | C．dropped | D．reminded |
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| 小题14: | | A．prefer | B．receive | C．face | D．make |
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| 小题15: | | A．as though | B．even though | C．if only | D．only if |
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| 小题16: | | A．take | B．lose | C．miss | D．win |
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| 小题17: | | A．how | B．what | C．where | D．who |
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| 小题18: | | A．honest | B．wise | C．young | D．special |
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| 小题19: | | A．keep | B．forget | C．impress | D．leave |
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| 小题20: | | A．stand up | B．put up | C．take up | D．jump up |
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When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. Half the students sneered. The rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this semester.” I was so humiliated(羞辱) that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed it to my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted success. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months, just like a baby.
A month later Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide. I appeared on TV talk shows. I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours. My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada.
People ask what college I attended, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I’m not gifted and I don’t write right. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve beaten the odds. Writing is easy, it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
小题1:Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said?| A．Because they didn’t like him | | B．Because they wished he could be successful as a writer | | C．Because their teacher laughed, too | | D．Because they felt it impossible for him to succeed |
小题2:When the writer graduated from high school, ___________.| A．he had become a famous writer | | B．he had made progress in his studies. | | C．his classmates and teachers changed their attitudes towards him | | D．he decided he wouldn’t become a writer |
小题3:What prevented him telling others about his writing?| A．The characters in his story. | B．His teacher. | | C．His early experience. | D．His parents. |
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?| A．It is difficult for a person, who cares about what others say, to succeed. | | B．It is important for a person to tell others what he wants to do. | | C．It is necessary for a person, who wants to succeed, to take others’ advice. | | D．It is impossible for an ordinary person to be a writer in the future. |
小题5:Which of the following is the best title?| A．A famous writer | | B．I Hate My Classmates and Teachers | | C．I Never Write Right | | D．A Genius Can Be a Writer |
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Please excuse me if I"m a little sad today. Mark is leaving, and I"m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don"t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him. He"s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining great professional skills with a sweet nature. He just wants to do his job, and to do it superbly well. And now he"s moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity. It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we"re genuinely, sincerely pleased for him. But that doesn"t make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague.
Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation. A terrific neighbor moves away. Someone in the family graduates. A child finds new love and loyalties through marriage. The family"s principle bread-winner is laid off.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine who works for the government once told me that the answer to life"s problems can be summed up in four words: "Go with the flow."
"It"s like surfing," Chris explained. "You can"t organize the ocean. Waves just happen. You ride them where they take you, then you paddle back out there and catch the next one. Sure, you"re always hoping for the perfect wave where you can get. But mostly you just take them the way they come.
I"m not exactly sure, but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of events—both good and bad. There will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no control. That doesn"t mean you don"t keep trying to make all your dreams come true. It just means that when things come up that aren"t exactly in your plan, you work around them—and then you move on. Of course, some bumps along the road of life are easier to take than others. A rained-out picnic, for example, is easier to cope with than the sudden death of a loved one. But the principle is the same.
We"re going to miss Mark, just like you"ll miss that graduate, that neighbor or that newlywed. But rather than drown ourselves in the sadness of our parting, we"ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future—for him, and for us. And then we"ll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen.
小题1:The passage is mainly about ___________.| A．how to change yourself successfully | | B．how to do if your colleague (同事) leaves | | C．how to deal with unhappy things in life | | D．how to deal with unexpected things in life |
小题2:In Paragraph 1 , the writer tells the story about Mike to _________.| A．let us know his colleague | B．praise his colleague | | C．introduce a topic | D．describe his life |
小题3:The leaving of Mike makes the writer feel _________________.| A．really unpleasant | B．very angry | | C．both happy and sad | D．a little disappointed |
小题4:Which is not an unexpected thing in life mentioned in the passage?| A．A rained-out picnic. | | B．A terrific neighbor’s apology. | | C．The sudden death of a loved. | | D．The graduation of a family member. |
小题5:In the writer’s opinion, one should ________ when unexpected things come up.| A．accept them and hope for a better future | | B．do as planned | | C．overcome difficulties and let them in control | | D．never give up until he succeeds |
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When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault.” or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my fault; the car broke down.” It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners .| A．blame themselves rather than others | | B．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives | | C．have responsible and able colleagues | | D．deal with problems rather than blame others |
小题2:The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.| A．improve | B．accept | C．avoid | D．consider |
小题3:When problems occur, winners take them as ______.| A．excuses for their failures | B．chances for self-development | | C．challenges to their colleagues | D．barriers to greater power |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．A Winner’s Opportunity. | B．A Winner’s Problem. | | C．A Winner’s Secret. | D．A Winner’s Achievement. |
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