One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___16___in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___17___body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy ___18___to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be ___19___. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___20___. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it ___21___a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___22___. The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent 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___23___but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___24___out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be ___25___to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
___26___struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be ___27___ we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___28___ growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___29___ or problems. So, next time you are ___30___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!
A．hole B．worm C．tail D．snake
A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with
A man and his friend were walking through the deser（沙漠）. During the trip they had a ___and the man hit his friend in the face. His friend was hurt, but without saying ____, he wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend hit me in the face.”
They ____ on walking until they found a lake, where they decided to take a bath. The man’s friend fell into the lake and was in danger, but the man saved him. After he came back to life, he wrtoe on a ______ : “Today my best friend saved my life.”
The man who had hit and ___his best friend asked, “______ I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now , you wrote on a stone. Why?” His friend _____, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where wind can ____ it away. ___, when someone does something good for us, we must write it down in stone where it can ______ for ever.”
A．talk B．joke C．fight D．picnic
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．kept B．continued C．turned D．tried
A．sand B．stone C．tree D．wall
A．killed B．hurt C．saved D．made
A．Before B．While C．Until D．After
A．replied B．asked C．questioned D．required
A．blow B．send C．fly D．put
A．Although B．But C．However D．If
A．last B．keep C．be stayed D．be laid
There is good news for the children in the countryside．We may still remember the girl big eyes．Her big eyes are us her dream：I wish to ！In China，there are still girls and boys like her．They want to go to school，but their are too poor．If the family has two or three children，it is harder to the money for all the children．So the parents often ask to stay at home，and boys to go to school．
Now they needn’t the money．From 2006 on，children can go to school for free in some poor places．They don’t have to pay for books and other things．Some of them can even get money from the government(政府)to make their life . Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free．All families are very happy with the news．It is great．
A．with B．on C．to D．in
A．saying B．telling C．speaking D．talking
A．go to work B．go to bed C．go to school D．go home
A．a lot B．lot of C．a lot of D．much
A．schools B．cities C．houses D．families
A．pay B．take C．buy D．lend
A．teachers B．girls C．boys D．all the children
A．look up B．turn on C．worry about D．make sure
A．better B．shorter C．longer D．worse
A．not B．never C．hardly D．really
Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, He didn’t give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.
A．So B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However
A．very B．many C．much D．too
A．could B．had to C．should D．would
A．soon B．quickly C．well D．good
A．angry with B．tired of C．crazy about D．interested in
A．worried B．patient C．careful D．serious
A．made B．took C．got D．thought
A．that B．this C．he D．it
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．always B．hardly C．really D．just
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb( 哑的） he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to ,but with no success.When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town him carefully, but could find nothing wrong.
And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he_ spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his ，and he doesn’t know he's able to speak，’，one doctor said.“But he can read and write，，，said Mr. Green. “We’ve written him notes, telling him that he can speak. ”“It’s certainly very ，” another doctor said. Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day. ” passed. Leo went to university. But he did not say a word. Then one day,Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his and said，“Pass me the salt,please. ”
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “ Why have you so long to speak?” “I didn’t have anything to say，，，he said. “Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in potatoes. ”
A．because B．when C．though D．before
A．speak B．walk C．play D．laugh
A．taught B．found C．examined D．asked
A．never B．often C．usually D．always
A．back B．hair C．face D．mind
A．unfair B．strange C．noisy D．quiet
A．Hours B．Weeks C．Months D．Years
A．good B．right C．single D．new
A．chair B．meal C．hands D．books
A．slept B．walked C．served D．waited
Everyone in our school sports. Every morning we get up _ and do morning exercises. After the class we do exercise again. We only have P.E. classes twice a week, but we have physical training at five o’clock every afternoon. The most popular sport is basketball. The boys enjoy it, and many of the girls like it, .Another popular sport is football and in every class there are football fans. We often play football when the weather is .We have school teams in basketball, football and volleyball. Our teams often have friendship matches with teams from other schools. When there is a game, many of us go to it and cheer our side on.
Besides (除…….之外) ball games, some of us like track and field even (田径项目), and we often practice , jumping and throwing. Every term we have tests in these events and once a year we hold a sports meet.
Sports keep us healthy and
A．like B．loves C．hates D．fun
A．early B．quickly C．late D．hard
A．first B．two C．three D．fourth
A．plays B．to play C．playing D．played
A．also B．either C．well D．too
A．a lot B．lot of C．lots of D．much
A．rainy B．foggy C．fine D．well
A．look B．watch C．see D．play
A．running B．swimming C．hiking D．skating
A．sad B．fat C．unhappy D．Happy