One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 41 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 42 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy 43 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 44 .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole 45 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 46
a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 47 .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 48 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 49 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 50 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.
51 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 52 we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 53 growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 54 or problems. So, next time you are 55 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
When Mr Black was young, he often played football, and he was good it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was football team for him there, so he stopped . Then he began to get fat, so he thought, “I stopped playing football and I’ve got fat. What shall I do?” He thought about it for days and he said to , “I’ll play pingpong.” He had some and he played for a few months. He met a nice girl at the club day and they played a game of pingpong against young man and young woman. Mr Black played very , and he was very sad about this. “I never played than this before,” he told the girl. “Oh,” she said, “You played pingpong before, didn’t you?”
A．at B．in C．for D．about
A．no B．an C．on D．a
A．play B．playing C．played D．to play
A．every B．much C．a little D．a few
A．himself B．herself C．themselves D．itself
A．games B．friend C．times D．lesson
A．every B．one C．each D．whole
A．the other B．others C．each other D．another
A．worse B．badly C．good D．well
A．badly B．well C．worse D．better
Grandma Li lived alone in an old building. She was old and didn’t like noise at all. The young man and woman always made much noise every night, so she couldn’t .When the young man and woman moved out of the building, Grandma Li was very . Another young man moved in and Grandma Li thought, “Well, he .”
But at three o’clock the next morning, _____ Grandma Li was sleeping , some woke her up . She carefully. It was a dog. She thought, “There wasn’t any dog here before. It must be the young .” She him and telephoned the young man at once. Before the young man could say something, she stopped the call.
Nothing more happened four o’clock. Then Grandma Li’s telephone rang. When she answered the phone, she heard, “I’m the man upstairs. I’m sorry to trouble you, but I want to tell you I don’t have a dog at all!”
A．upstairs B．up C．above D．higher
A．go to sleep B．sleeps C．slept D．falls asleep
A．sad B．pleased C．surprised D．worried
A．looked quiet B．looks quite C．looked quite D．looks quiet
A．at B．when C．after D．before
A．sound B．music C．noise D．voice
A．heard B．listened C．was hearing D．listened to
A．man B．lady C．man’s D．mine
A．angry with B．angrier with C．is angry with D．was angry with
A．when B．after C．at D．until
Will you put other’s needs before your own?What will you get if you do?Here is an experience of mine.
It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more，I went out without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.
When I finshed my work，I to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy .Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5：00 p.m.
As I was halfway home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift（搭便车）home. My mind said，“I will get him I get the meal.”But my mouth said，“All right,I’ll give him a .”
He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the stopped him from making that journey.
Traffic was a . A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.
Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But，in fact，he is a friend of a friend.
I wonder if I will ever see this person again but I feel glad I was there when he me.
So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you 15 more about others.
A．help B．feeling C．change D．reward
A．fun B．quiet C．hard D．good
A．keys B．glasses C．wallet D．notebook
A．called B．wanted C．tried D．remembered
A．gifts B．clothes C．fruit D．dinner
A．hot B．first C．simple D．free
A．trouble B．danger C．fear D．treatment
A．since B．after C．before D．when
A．choice B．greeting C．ride D．suggestion
A．sorry B．grateful C．surprised D．satisfied
A．rain B．time C．work D．traffic
A．view B．stop C．joy D．mess
A．new B．lovely C．close D．common
A．chose B．phoned C．joined D．needed
A．learn B．worry C．care D．talk
Mrs. Chen lives with her son and her daughter in Loudi. She is very busy. After school Mrs. Chen takes her rom football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get until 7 p.m. They have a quick , and it’s time for homework.
Most of the parents do thethings not only in Loudi but also in Changsha. They take their children from activity to activity. They want them to do things as many as possible. This makes children too much pressure(压力). Teachers say their students are very tired in the and can’t study well.
Only a few of parents about such pressure. They say “Parents send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very , it’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”
Dr Li also says “Parents should give their kids a bit more to themselves. Children need organized(组织的) activities. They also need time to relax, and they need time to do things .A. son B. daughter C. friend
A. school B. home C. station
A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper
A. same B. different C. happy
A. across B. under C. over
A. classroom B. bedroom C. library
A. decide B. hurt C. know
A. easy B. old C. young
A. books B. time C. fruits
A. by themselves B. of course C. by the way
There was once a little monkey in the forest. He liked to everyone. He jumped from tree to tree, called all the other bad names and threw bananas or stones at them.
One day he saw a baby elephant near the river. “Hey, baby elephant, you are so , and you’ll never catch me.” said the monkey.
“ do you have to laugh at me?” the baby elephant asked. “I make trouble or make anyone upset.”
“It’s so fun.” said the monkey.
The monkey , jumping from tree to tree. Then he saw a turtle(乌龟) with his mouth open. The monkey thought it would be a lot of fun putting his finger the turtle’s mouth. He did so, the turtle shut his mouth just at that time. The monkey shouted .The nice turtle woke up and let the monkey go. The monkey climbed up a tree and shouted all the way.
A．look at B．laugh at C．smile at D．point at
A．animals B．monkeys C．babies D．elephants
A．quick B．smart C．slow D．ugly
A．How B．What C．When D．Why
A．always B．sometimes C．ever D．never
A．came back B．fell asleep C．went away D．sat down
A．sleeping B．playing C．living D．walking
A．from B．off C．for D．into
A．because B．but C．if D．so
A．in trouble B．in peace C．in pain D．in danger