阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。C If you were to walk up Arthur Bonner and say, &quot;Hey, Butterfly Man...

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阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

If you were to walk up Arthur Bonner and say, "Hey, Butterfly Man." his face would break into a smile. The title suits him and he loves it.

Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blues butterfly, once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back—thanks to him. However, years ago if you'd told him this was what he'd he doing someday, he would have laughed, "You're crazy." As a boy, he used to be "a little tough buy on the streets". At the age of thirteen, he was caught by police for stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.

"I knew it had hurt my mom," Bonner said after he got out of prison. "So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again."

One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat for an endangered butterfly called EI Segundo blue. He saw the sign "Butterfly Habitat" and asked, "How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?" Dr. Mattoni laughed and landed him a magnifying glass, "Look at the leaves. I could see all these caterpillars on the plant." Dr. Mattoni explained, " Without the plant, there are no butterflies."

Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly that needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he's been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and bring them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.

The butterfly's population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.

For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he's bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.

（1）、When he was young, Arthur Bonner ________.

A、broke the law and ended up in prison B、was fond of shooting and hurt his mom C、often laughed at people on the streets D、often caught butterflies and took them home

（2）、Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he ________.

A、found the butterfly had died out B、won many prizes from his professor C、met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology D、collected butterflies and put them into a lab

（3）、What do you think changed Bonner's life? Why?

（4）、Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A、A Promise to Mom B、A Man Saved by Butterflies C、A Story of Butterflies D、A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni

举一反三

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I'm sorry I'm late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven't you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It's ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”

    Tomorrow is Mother's Day. Susan wants to give a present to her mother. Father tells her to go to the shop and try to find something. Susan hurries(匆忙) to the shopping center(中心) and goes to the women's store. She has $3.00. First she thinks she will get her mother something to wear. Then she thinks she will buy something for her to use (使用).
    But she only has $3.00. She can't buy any nice dress. She sees a nice red hat. She knows her mother will like it. But it is too expensive. It is $10.00.
    The saleslady looks at her and then looks at the hat. She takes off(取下) the price tag(标签) and says, "That's exactly(恰好) $3.00. "

   “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”
    After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer(播音员). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big stations didn't want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that'll give you a chance,” she said.
    I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied(申请). The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, mom's words came to my mind: “Everything happens for the best.” Dad offered me a car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director, named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
    As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday's game!
    On my way home, I thought of my mother's words again: “Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.”

阅读理解

Sun Tang is a thirteen-year-old girl and she studies in a big school．She is in Mr Yang's class．Mr Yang teaches Chinese and he thinks students should keep a diary(写日记)．He believes it's a good way to learn Chinese．Sun Tang is good at maths，but she isn't interested in keeping a diary．Last Friday,Mr Yang introduced a book about writing to Sun Tang．Yesterday,she took a bus to the shop and bought the book．

Wu Kai is twelve years old and studies in a small school．He is in Miss Ling's class and he is the PE monitor．Wu Kai has a strong body and plays basketball well．He also likes other sports，such as swimming．But his mother worries about him and always asks him not to swim alone．So Wu Kai often swims with his father．It's hot today．Wu Kai wants to swim after school.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

阅读理解

It's the Chinese New Year today. Sam gets a red packet from his grandma. That's his favourite part of the festival. He gets four dollars and goes shopping in Chinatown.

There are a lot of interesting things on the streets — fireworks, lion dances and delicious foods. Then Sam sees an old man. The man sleeps in the street. He doesn't wear shoes. "He doesn't have a home. What a poor man!" Sam thinks.

At a toy shop, Sam wants to buy a toy Monkey King. But it's six dollars. Sam wants to go back home and get more money. On the way, he sees the old man again. "Why not give the four dollars to him? He can use the lucky money to buy some hot food and drinks," Sam thinks.

He gives the money to the old man and goes back home. His grandma knows his story and gives him a big hug (拥抱). What a good boy!

阅读理解

John is my best friend. We live in the same building. We study in the same school but not in the same class. We often chat and play football together after school. I first met him four years ago and we have been good friends for two years.

John is tall and strong with black hair. He has a round face, a small nose and big, brown eyes. I like his eyes because they are always bright and smiling. I think he is handsome. Many people want to be his friends.

John is always friendly and helpful. When I feel bored or unhappy, he tells me funny jokes and makes me happy.

John is very clever. He reads a lot of books. He is good at singing. He would like to make people happy with his songs when he grows up. I believe that he will become as popular as Jackie Chan and be famous around the world in the future.

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