One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 31 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 32 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy 33 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 34 .He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole 35 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 36 a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 37 .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 38 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 39 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 40 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.
41 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 __42__ we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 43 growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 44 or problems. So, next time you are 45 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!
A．hole B．worm C．tall 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
During the war, an English pilot (飞行员) was hurt. But he was by a group of nuns (修女). He had been very and lost his sense (知觉). When he came to himself he was to find a woman beside him. It was Sister Mary. She said to him, “This is a woman hospital. We will you here as long as , but you will have to follow our advice.”
The pilot to make himself up for a nurse. He could not talk with the nurses or the nuns. He had to stay in a small room as as possible. He was asked to shave (刮胡子) every day, wearing , and the nurse’s uniforms. It was a very difficult time, however, he didn’t feel very especially when one of the nursing girls caught his eyes. She was very quiet, and ran away whenever she saw him looking at . The pilot found fall in love with her.
One day he found the nurse working in the kitchen . He went over to her and said, “Please don’t do that. I love you so much.” He started to put his arms the nurse, and then drew back . He found that the nurse was actually pilot saved by the nurse just like himself.
A．caught B．saved C．killed D．helped
A．lucky B．hungry C．strong D．weak
A．angry B．sorry C．surprised D．worried
A．hide B．put C．take D．stop
A．possible B．able C．possibly D．need
A．decided B．liked C．agreed D．asked
A．soon B．much C．early D．late
A．clothes B．cap C．shoes D．sweater
A．lonely B．alone C．hungry D．hungrily
A．him B．me C．her D．she
A．her B．him C．herself D．himself
A．lonely B．loudly C．happily D．alone
A．behind B．in front of C．around D．on
A．happily B．sadly C．in surprise D．in danger
A．another B．the other C．others D．the others
Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can a lot from our mistakes.
Donnie was a student and never answered questions in class. He was to make mistakes. He never finished his homework he didn’t want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our class.
One morning, Marry Anne asked Donnie to answer some questions. After a while Donnie was in tears (眼泪) because he made a mistake. Suddenly Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk.
“Look, Donnie,” she said, standing him. “I've got something to show you.” She the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk.
“See these erasers, Donnie?” she continued. “Do you know the erasers become smaller and smaller? That's because we make mistakes. But we erase (清除) the mistakes and try again. That's what you must learn.”
“Here,” she said, “I’ll one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that may make mistakes.” Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled.
Donnie changed a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission (允许) to make mistakes as long as you learned something from them and tried again.
A．take B．make C．learn D．bring
A．good B．shy C．clever D．small
A．glad B．excited C．surprised D．afraid
A．because B．so C．if D．but
A．after B．while C．before D．when
A．on B．with C．beside D．to
A．put out B．took away C．took out D．took off
A．when B．how C．what D．why
A．forget B．carry C．leave D．give
A．nobody B．somebody C．no one D．everybody
A woman was waiting for her flight (航班) at an airport.
She bought a bag of cookies, found a place to and took out her . She started to read and noticed that a man, sitting beside her, took a cookie from her . She just not to see this. So she ate the cookies quickly and at the same time watched how the shameless 36 was stealing her cookies. She thought to herself, “If I wasn’t such a(n) person, I would hit him in the eye.”
When only one cookie was , she looked with interest and what he would do. He smiled, took the cookie and broke it in half. She thought, “This guy is so impolite, he didn’t even show any !”
After her flight was called, the woman her baggage (行李) and headed to the gate. She took her seat in the , and started to look for her book, which was almost complete. As she reached her baggage, she gasped (喘气) with , as there was an unopened bag of cookies. A terrible thought crossed her mind, “If my cookie bag is here, the other one was his and he just tried to .” She realized that she was the impolite one, but it was too late to say sorry to him.
A．stand B．sit C．lie D．walk
A．book B．phone C．ticket D．wallet
A．proudly B．hardly C．really D．suddenly
A．box B．hand C．bag D．seat
A．tried B．preferred C．hoped D．meant
A．pilot B．worker C．thief D．waiter
A．right B．nice C．special D．old
A．left B．eaten C．bought D．stolen
A．planned B．asked C．found D．wondered
A．big B．first C．small D．last
A．interest B．thanks C．courage D．pleasure
A．posted B．opened C．collected D．forgot
A．hall B．airport C．plane D．car
A．surprise B．happiness C．sadness D．pain
A．save B．take C．sell D．share
Night after night, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years.
I don’t remember it first started making me a little angry 一 my mom’s hands pushing my hair that way. But it really made me uncomfortable, for they rough（粗糙的）against my young skin. Finally, one night, I her, ‘‘Don’t do that any more. Your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything, she never did it again.
Years later, I missed my mother’s and her goodnight kiss on my face. I’m not a little girl any more. My mom is her mid-seventies, and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me.
Now my own children have . It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my brow（额头).
Taking my mom’s hand, I told her how I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it long ago.
That night, I with a new appreciation（感激）for my mother’s caring hands. And the guilt（内疚）that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.A. when B. where C. why
A. looked B. felt C. seemed
A. nodded at B. shouted at C. seemed
A. so B. or C. but
A. hands B. words C. smiles
A. on B. in C. at
A. stayed up B. woken up C. grown up
A. nose B. face C. mouth
A. sorry B. tired C. relaxed
A. left home B. kept working C. fell asleep
Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 I got when I was in high school.
The test was the final for a course. I remember waiting anxiously as my teacher Mr. Right handed out our papers one after another. It was a rather test. I heard my classmates groaning (叹息), and I could tell by the groans that the scores weren’t looking good.
Mr. Right put my paper on my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to draw attention , was my score, 55! I lowered my head, and covered the score up quickly. A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see.“The scores were not very good, none of you 7 ,” Mr Right said. “The highest score in the class was a 55.”
A 55. That’s me! my sad look didn’t look so bad. I had the highest score. I felt a lot better.
I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My mother knew that I had a big test that day and asked me as soon as I got home, “How did you do in your test?” “I got 55,” I said. A frown(皱眉) now stood on my mother’s face. I knew I had to immediately. “But Mum, I had the highest score in the class,” I proudly stated (陈述). I thought that explanation would make a difference. “You failed!!” my mother replied. “But it’s the highest!” I insisted. “I don’t care what scores others had, you failed. What matters is what you do!” my mother firmly (坚定地) said.
For years, my mother was in that way. It didn’t matter what others did, it only mattered what I did and that I did it excellently.
We often don’t understand the of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parents’ shoes. My mother’s words have carried me throughout life.
A．boring B．difficult C．strange D．interesting
A．failed B．missed C．passed D．won
A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Certainly D．Slowly
A．insist B．explain C．prove D．answer
A．always B．seldom C．still D．once
A．courage B．kindness C．trouble D．wisdom