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out of the cocoon. On that day a small 2 appeared. He sat and watched the moth for several hours as
the moth struggled to 3 the body through that little hole. Soon it seemed to stop making any progress.
It appeared as if it had 4 as far as it could and it could go no further. It just seemed to be stuck. So the
man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the _5 _ bit of
the cocoon. The 6 then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven (无用的) wings.
The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge
and 7 to be able to support the 8 , which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life 9 around with a swollen body and shriven wings. It was 10 able to fly.
What the man in his kindness 11 was that the small cocoon and the 12_of the moth to get through
the 13 opening was a way to push fluid (液体) 14 the body of moth 15 its wings so that it would
be ready to fly 16 it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and 17 would come only after the struggle. By
taking the struggle away, he also took away the moth"s health.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we were to 18 our lives without any
difficulties, we would become disabled. We would not be as 19 as what we could have been. Give
every opportunity a chance. Leave no room for 20 .
| ( )1. A. help ( )2. A. opening ( )3. A. push ( )4. A. got ( )5. A. covering ( )6. A. moth ( )7. A. lessen ( )8. A. standing ( )9. A. flying ( )10. A. already ( )11. A. shouldn"t do ( )12. A. crawling ( )13. A. tiny ( )14. A. in ( )15. A. into ( )16. A. after ( )17. A. courage ( )18. A. stand on ( )19. A. great ( )20. A. regrets | B. protect B. line B. draw B. done B. remaining B. butterfly B. widen B. flight B. crawling B. certainly B. thought B. struggle B. beginning B. on B. to B. once B. hope B. get on B. determined B. death | C. watch C. moth C. make C. tried C. shell C. cocoon C. expand C. themselves C. walking C. never C. did C. fight C. right C. by C. in C. before C. flight C. go through C. brave C. failure | D. see D. butterfly D. force D. struggled D. skin D. worm D. shorten D. body D. lying D. seldom D. didn"t understand D. force D. above D. from D. onto D. until D. survival D. live D. strong D. wishes | |
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| 阅读理解。 | ||||
| Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced (跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often." In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again." All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet? | ||||
| 1. Why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house? | ||||
| A. Because he didn"t expect to see so many happy dogs. B. Because he didn"t know there were 1,000 mirrors in the house. C. Because he was always in a mixed mood. D. Because he saw so many dogs smiling at him. | ||||
| 2. Why did the first dog like the house? | ||||
| A. Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house. B. Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house. C. Because he liked everything presented to him. D. Because he felt he was welcome here. | ||||
| 3. The underlined word "growl" probably means ______. | ||||
| A. make an unfriendly noise B. smile C. say hello D. stare | ||||
| 4. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage? | ||||
| A. A Small happy Little Dog B. The House of 1,000 Mirrors C. The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place. D. Two Little Dogs | ||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
| Bill and his family has been living in the six－family building for years. All the neighbors got along fairly well with each other until recently. An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor. Bill"s mother and the old lady were good friends. Unfortunately the lady died last month. Her husband could not live alone, so he had his grandson move over and live with him. The grandson has become a problem to all the neighbors, especially to Bill"s family. The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy. Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night. Sometimes friends of his visit and they make a lot of noise. That is too much for Bill"s family. Bill"s mother once asked the old man politely if he was able to sleep well at night, but obviously the man didn"t understand what she meant. If he did and spoke to his grandson, the young man obviously didn"t listen, since things haven"t changed any. Everyone in Bill"s family agrees that something must be done though they don"t want to hurt the kind old man. | ||||
| 1. Bill"s family got angry because ________. | ||||
| A. the old lady had died B. a young man moved in C. the old man could not live alone D. the grandson made a lot of noise | ||||
| 2. Which of the following statements is true? | ||||
| A. The old man could not live without his wife"s help. B. The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too. C. Bill"s mother was kind to her neighbors. D. Bill"s mother was the only one who likes the young man. | ||||
| 3. The grandson makes a lot of noise as ________. | ||||
| A. he never thinks other people might not be happy with so much noise around B. the walls of the building are thin C. he likes to listen to the radio at night D. friends of his visit | ||||
| 4. It seems that ________to solve the problem. | ||||
| A. anyone is able B. only the grandfather is going C. Bill"s mother is able D. nobody is likely | ||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
| It"s easy to see how to help others, but what about those whose needs aren"t so obvious? This story may have happened a while back, but it was a lesson which has stayed with me and helped me ever since. It was Thanksgiving and I was volunteering with my parents at a shelter for the poor. We stood behind the counter dishing out hot food to whoever came in. most of our dinners looked like they had been having hard times, their clothes old, worn and dry. In short, they looked poor! Then, a man came in, who looked anything but poor. He was well dressed, wearing an expensive suit. I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in amazement when he joined the line for food. The closer he came to my service station, the more I muttered. What was this man doing? I wanted to know. Surely he wasn"t gong to take food. Then my mother quietly took me to one side. She said, "You have assumed that the needs of the people who come here must be purely physical: hunger, inadequate shelter and needs are emotional? What if he needs comfort, friends, or just to be among other human beings?" her words hit me like a ton of bricks! I felt like I should apologize to the man, but I didn"t. About a week later the shelter received a large donation from an anonymous source. I can"t help but wonder if it came from that man. Now, whether I meet others, I remember my mother"s words and try to send kindness and blessings to them, regardless of how they look. Needs aren"t always visible. But kindness always makes a difference. | ||||
| 1. The task of the author at the shelter was to_______. | ||||
| A. decide whether dinners looked poor B. learn life experience there C. serve hot food to the poor D. help parents order dishes | ||||
| 2. When the man waited in line, how did the author feel? | ||||
| A. Surprised B. Pitiful C. Excited D. Angry | ||||
| 3. The author felt he should apologize to the man, because he_______. | ||||
| A. was asked to do so by his mother B. gave the man food much less than others C. realized something was wrong with the man D. knew later that the man went there to donate | ||||
| 4. What can we infer from the last paragraph? | ||||
| A. We should show others kindness whatever their needs are B. Some needs can"t be known clearly at times C. Needs can always be met by kindness D. We should find out others" needs | ||||
| 阅读理解。 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中,选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 | ||||
| My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 1 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us. My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times. 3 . Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 4 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints. Often she says to us, "work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society". What a piece of good advice this is! 5 . This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her. A. She enjoys listening to classic music. B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort. C. She loves her students and cares for them. D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals. E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money. F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind. G. Can you tell us something about your mother? | ||||
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| The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 1 some work home from the office, 2 he kept himself busy for a couple ofhours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 3 . But by eleven o"clock he felt 4 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 5 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 6 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 7 his head in the pillow. But 8 he could not shut 9 the noise, finally, after 10 seemed hours, his 11 was gone. He jumped out of bed, 12 some clothing, marched 13 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor"s flat. The owner of the flat, who 14 him in his dressing gow20. A. washedB. changed C. dressedD. prepared n, came 15 the room and, 16 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, "My dear fellow, come and 17 . I know our parties 18 you. I meant to send you 19 . " Mr. Wood"s anger disappeared then and there. He said, "I"d better go and get 20 . " Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over. | ||||
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