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
It is a happy thing for people to have a good body. Do you want to keep 1 ? Exercise often, please. If you usually go to work 2 your car, from now on(从现在起)you should go to work by bike or 3 . If you always get up 4in the morning and only eat lunch and dinner every day , I think you should 5 the clock to wake(醒) you up early and do some morning exercises 6 , then have your breakfast. Fresh（新鲜的） air and a big good breakfast can make you feel happy. Do you like to eat 7 , for example, potato chips, hamburgers or hot dogs. Of course, they are 8 . But I think you should eat more fruit and 9 . Because they are10 food. Too much junk food is not good for you .
A．fat B．slim (苗条的) C．healthy D．tall
A．in B．with C．on D．by
A．by car B．by taxi C．by subway D．on foot
A．late B．early C．tired D．relaxing
A．has B．have C．having D．to have
A．at home B．inside C．in the bedroom D．outside
A．nice food B．junk food C．green food D．healthy food
A．delicious B．cheap C．nutrient (有营养的) D．bad
A．meat B．junk food C．vegetables D．chocolate
A．health B．healthy C．good D．healthily
During these years fashion is more and more popular. Many young students 1 going after fashion. Girls like to wear short skirts or color their hair, and2like to wear long hair. Some of 3try to be more original so that they can4others’ attention(注意).
However, another group of students5pay much attention to fashion. They like to go their own 6. They don’t wear the clothes in style. They wear what they really like.
Students going after fashion sometimes7look really great, but sometimes may be 8. As for me, I think it is crazy 9 after fashion. Everyone has his own style. Why do we go after fashion and finally make people everywhere look the same? I think we should find things that 10ourselves, so we will be ourselves.A enjoy B want C practice D finish
A men B women C children D boys
A them B their C theirs D they
A find B get C send D compare
A often B don’t C no D always
A questions B problems C thoughts D ways
A may B must C need D should
A upset B terrible C ill D original
A go B to go C and go D to going
A like B surprise C fit D include
“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them a 1 answer, for there is no wall to be found 2the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, 3 ， museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and4of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was already a 5 town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once 6 the Cam. A 7 was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much 8 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a 9 in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries 10 to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.
A．true B．clear C．right D．real
A．around B．in C．near D．by
A．cinemas B．parks C．zoos D．libraries
A．parents B．farmers C．workers D．teachers
A．interesting B．usual C．developing D．old
A．said B．called C．spoken D．talked
A．bridge B．building C．station D．house
A．smaller B．slower C．faster D．cleaner
A．city B．college C．university D．country
A．stop B．hate C．hope D．need
Electronic (电子的) books, or e-books, have changed the way many of us read. Now, electronic textbooks are changing the way many students 1 . Many schools in Washington have begun using online course materials for their students. Rather than using a regular textbook, it’s all online.
“Our students are ready to use resources (资源) from different 2 ,” said the head teacher, Peter Noonan. He talked about the 3 of electronic textbooks to a reporter. “The world is changing 4 . Online textbooks can change right along with the things that are happening. Besides, electronic textbooks 5 less than regular textbooks. We need to pay $8 million for the regular textbooks for our students, but we only need to spend $6 million 6 the electronic textbooks,” said Peter Noonan.
Students have different ideas about the change, 7 most like it. “I don’t have to carry a textbook around, so that is 8 ,” said a high school student named Melanie Reuter. Maria didn’t 9 . “I don’t like it because the Internet sometimes doesn’t work.”
Some students don’t have a computer or can’t go online at home. Stephen is 10 of them. But he said, “I can go to the library, or go to a friend’s house, to go online.”
A．eat B．learn C．sleep D．walk
A．newspapers B．schools C．places D．grades
A．advantages B．progress C．messages D．environment
A．normally B．slowly C．possibly D．fast
A．happened B．cost C．ended D．behaved
A．for B．in C．at D．on
A．but B．or C．until D．and
A．polite B．rude C．good D．bad
A．appear B．stay C．agree D．arrive
A．another B．one C．other D．neither
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it's __1___ to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it's OK to __2__a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn't noisy and __3___, you may think there is something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are __4___places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even __5___to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China，one person usually pays for __6__. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients（宴请宾客）， but whenfriends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called doing Dutch(均摊费用). Also, when westerners pay the __7__ , they usually leave some money for the__8___. This is called “Leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the U.S., it's __9___to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The food people eat is different in the world, but you can findthe same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are __10__ all over the world.
A．popular B．difficult C．important D．enjoyable
A．cause B．keep C．stop D．make
A．lively B．dangerous C．lucky D．polite
A．noisy B．quiet C．busy D．clean
A．shout B．explain C．complain D．ask
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．none
A．bill B．waiter C．visitors D．food
A．gatekeeper B．seller C．waiter D．visitor
A．terrible B．common C．serious D．unusual
A．different B．popular C．expensive D．cheap