根据短文理解，选择正确答案。 One day a man found a cocoon(蚕) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for sev...

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根据短文理解，选择正确答案。

One day a man found a cocoon(蚕) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly, a small opening appeared and the butterfly made its great effort(努力) to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.（那个蛹好象忘记了它该怎样做, 也好象停止了挣扎）.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly would come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.

The man was in his kindness, but he didn't understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid(液体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle(拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been, we could never fly.

（1）、What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?

A、It was trying to make a cocoon for it self. B、It was crawling around quietly on the ground. C、It was flying among the trees in the forest. D、It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.

（2）、The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon in order to __________.

A、take the butterfly home B、help the butterfly come out easily C、kill the butterfly D、stop the butterfly growing bigger

（3）、What do you think of the man?

A、Patient but cruel B、Careful and wise C、Kind but unwise D、Brave and funny

（4）、What does the last paragraph (段落) tell us?

A、Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life. B、Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it. C、Every good deed will come back with good result. D、The greatest happiness in the world is to help others.

（5）、What is the best title of the story?

A、The Love for the Cocoon. B、The Joy of Helping Each Other. C、The Lesson of the Cocoon. D、The Expectation (期待) for the Butterfly.

举一反三

"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren't going my way. "Don't worry. One day your luck will change."
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education, I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn't got enough experience. "Get some work with a small station and work your way up," she said.
I went back home. I couldn't get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn't get the job.
I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Lowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, "How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can't get a job in a radio station?"I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. "What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?" He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom's words come back to me, "One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it'll feel doubly good because of all the hard work you've had." At that moment I knew just what she meant.

D. Answer the questions

I grew up in a small town in Washington, US, and I want to be like my brother, Tim. He and his friends were in a gang. They often beat up people, and they didn't go to school much. I thought they were cool.

On my thirteenth birthday, I told my brother I wanted to be in the gang with him. He said 'no', but I didn't listen. I went to ask his friends. Tim's friends took me into the back yard. They told me that if I joined the gang, I was in for life. Then, someone hit me in the face. I fell down. But I didn't cry. Each time I got up, they hit me again. Finally, they said I could be one of them.

Tim was angry when he heard about it. But I stayed with the gang. After a few months, I began to beat up other people with the gang. Sometimes I wouldn't go home at night, and my mother would be worried. This went on for two years. I knew it was bad, but there nothing I could do. I was in for life.

One day, someone hit me in the head. I spent a day in the hospital. For the first time, I wanted out of the gang. One night after my fifteenth birthday, I went home. My mother was in the hospital. She had a nervous breakdown (精神崩溃) because she was so worried about me. That made me very sad. The next day, I told the gang that I wanted out. They began to beat me up, and my brother stopped them. I got up off the floor, smiled and said goodbye. But they didn't just stop there. Every time they saw me, they beat me up. This went on for about two months. But in the end, it stopped. I'm glad I'm out of the gang now. I don't have to be afraid all the time. I can talk to anyone I want. And most of all, I made my mum happy again.

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On Oct 12, three Chinese astronauts- Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe gave a 1 class. This time, they 2 to a new classroom — the Wentian lab module (实验舱)! They showed students on the 3 around the lab. They also did some 4 experiments(实验). In the picture, Liu Yang uses a 2- meter- long straw(吸管) to drink mango juice. It's hard to do it on the earth, but Liu does it very 5 in space.

完形填空

Back in the 15th century, in a small village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children, Eighteen! In order to keep food on the table, the father, a poor man, worked almost eighteen hours a day. Despite(尽管) their 1 conditions, two of the eldest children had a dream. They both wanted to make a success in art, 2 they knew well that their father would never be able to 3 either of them to study at college.

After many long discussions at night in their 4 bed, the two boys finally reached an agreement. They would toss(掷) a coin. The 5 would go down into the nearby mines(矿井), and, with his money, 6 the winner for college. Then, in the next four years, the winner would support(资助) the loser. Then Albrecht Dürer won the toss and left for college. His brother Albert went 7 into the dangerous mines.

Four years later, when Albrecht Dürer, the young artist 8 home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, it is your 9 . You can go to college to achieve your dream, and I will 10 you. "

Albert rose and wiped(擦) the tears from his cheeks, "No, brother. I cannot go to college. It is too 11 for me. Look...look what four years in the mines has done to my 12 . They cannot make beautiful lines on pictures 13 a pen or a brush. They can net even hold a glass. "

More than 450 years has 14 . By now, Praying Hands is the one that can 15 the world's hearts among Albrecht Dürer's hundreds of wonderful portraits.

下列短文，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。

Chinese Week Helpers Needed

Student helpers are needed for the following activities:

Chinese Hand-writing Competition

● 2nd—3rd August 9:00 a. m.—11:00 a. m.

● Room 3 of the 5th floor in the teaching building

● Prepare things for hand-writing

● Ca ll Miss White at 13536001235 to be a helper

● Helpers get training on 28th July in Room 3

Chinese Dance Competition

● 3^rd — 4^th August 2:30 p. m.—5:00 p. m.

● Room 5 of the 3^rd floor in the art building

● Keep time and score

● To become a helper, call Mrs. Brown at 13635120053 or Mr. Green at 13637122054

● Helpers get training on 30^th July in Room 5

Chinese Song Singing Competition

● 4^th — 6^th August 9:30 a. m.—11:30 a. m. 2:30 p. m.—5:30 p. m.

● Room 2 of the 4^th floor in the art building

● Lead students to the stage(舞台)

● Call Mr. Black at 13562033523

● Helpers get training on 31^st July in Room2

Join us now!

完形填空

Hello, everyone! My name is Mike and my 1 name is White. I'm thirteen years old. My birthday is on 2 1st, National Day. I'm a middle school student. I go to school 3 Monday to Friday. I have seven 4 this term. What's my favourite subject? It's science for 5 ! Why do I like it? Because I think science is 6 and it can help me in the daily life(日常生活). My science teacher Mr. Clark is great fun. 7 classes are very interesting. I 8 science on Monday and Wednesday, I also like PE. In PE class, I like to 9 . I have PE on Tuesday and Thursday, But I don't like history. I think it is very 10 . Luckily(幸运地), I only have one history lesson in a week.

What about your school life?

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