Travellingaroundtheworldisadre-优题课

One day, a man found the cocoon (茧) of a butterfly and he brought it home.
A few days later, the man saw a small hole in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it stopped.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a knife and cut a bigger hole in the cocoon. The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it had a weak body and small, thin wings. 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 man acted with kindness but he didn’t understand that he had done something wrong. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of getting out of the cocoon forces the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into wings. It helps the butterfly be ready to fly. If the butterfly never has to force itself out of the cocoon, its wings never get the fluid and it can never fly.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be as strong as we could have been and we would never fly.
So, the next time you are faced with a challenge or a problem, remember the butterfly.
Struggle a little – then fly!
Why did the man cut a bigger hole in the cocoon?

A．To catch the butterfly easily.

B．To play with the butterfly.

C．To help the butterfly come out.

D．To make the butterfly stronger.

What happened after the butterfly got out of the cocoon?

A．It died soon.

B．It had a strong body and wings.

C．It could fly after a few days.

D．It couldn’t fly during the rest of its life.

Why couldn’t the butterfly fly? Because ___________ .

A．it got out of its cocoon without struggle

B．nobody had taught it to fly

C．all newborn butterflies could not fly

D．the man broke its wings

What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Kindness in our lives can help us grow.

B．Try to be ready to help others.

C．Without other’s help we can still succeed.

D．Hard work leads to success.

Which is the best title for the passage?

A．The Old Man and the Butterfly	B．Life Struggle
C．How To Help a Butterfly Fly	D．Kindness and Rush

During my second year of nursing school, our teacher gave us a test. I was a hardworking student and I did well in all the subjects. I finished the questions successfully until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?”
Of course this was a joke. I saw the cleaning woman every day. She is short and about 60 years old. She has dark hair. But how would I know her name? I had never talked with her before. In fact, I’d never even thought about talking to her. I stared at my paper and started to feel rather guilty. Finally, I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.
Before the class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our grades.
“Absolutely,” the teacher said. “In your life, you will meet many people. All are important. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is to smile and to say hello.”
I’ve never forgotten that lesson. Everyone deserves my attention and I should get to know all of the people who work and live around me. That was, perhaps, the most important lesson of my life. I also learned the cleaning woman’s name was Dorothy.
How was the writer at the nursing school?

A．She didn’t study hard.	B．She was one of the top students.
C．She loved telling jokes.	D．She often asked questions in class.

What did the cleaning lady look like?

A．She had only a little hair.	B．She was not tall.
C．She looked young.	D．She always smiled.

How did the writer feel she first saw the last question?

A．She felt guilty.	B．She felt surprised.
C．She felt excited.	D．She felt comfortable.

What can we learn from paragraph 3 and 4?

A．The last question was a part of the quiz.

B．The students needn’t answer the last question.

C．Only one student didn’t know the answer.

D．None of the students knew the woman’s name.

What did the teacher want to tell the students through the last question?

A．You should pay attention to everyone around you.

B．You should work hard to get good grades in school.

C．You should be friends with the cleaning lady.

D．You should try to make as many friends as you can.

When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy, and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s in a special hospital for people with mental health problems.
When he left hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical school in Virginia, in America. But when he was there, he did things in different ways. For example, he didn’t like the doctors’ white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients, and he tried to make them laugh. The doctors at the medical school didn’t like Adams very much because he was too different.
Adams believed that people in hospital need more than just medicine. He saw unhappy and lonely people, and he tried to help them, not just as patients, but as people too. He spent a lot of time with children in hospital, and often put a special red nose on his face so he looked like a clown and made the children laugh.
When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospital, called The Gesundheit Institute, with some other doctors. They wanted it to be a place with a different way of working with sick people.
Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1998, Universal Pictures made a film about his life. It was very successful. In the film, Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, “Hunter is a really warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor who’s a friend. I enjoyed playing him”
根据短文内容回答下列问题：
Was Hunter Adams a doctor?
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Where was the medical school?
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How did Hunter Adams make children in the hospital laugh?
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What did Hunter Adams do after he finished medical school and became a doctor?
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In Hunter Adams’ opinion, what was a good doctor like?

Running a marathon (马拉松)
Have you ever taken part in a marathon? A marathon is 42km long. It is the longest race in the world. To make the runner’s body work, harder training is quite necessary. A runner should start to prepare for a marathon at least three months before. Preparation may have races, many hours of running at different speeds and changes in diet(饮食). During the training time the runner must eat a fit diet. The diet should have lots of things needed in training the players.
In the early days of training, runners run 80km per week. The running is increased every two or three weeks and at least two long runs per week are needed.
Two weeks before the marathon, the training programme becomes less, from 100km per week down to 60km and then to 30km in the final week. On the last two days they may not run at all.
Breakfast should be eaten at least three hours before the race. Easily digested(消化) food such as cereal(麦), toast(烤面包) and scrambled(捣碎) egg is best, with as much fluid(液体) as possible. Runners should drink water about half an hour before the race to keep up the body fluid.
According to the passage, when should a marathon runner begin his training?

A．A month before the race.	B．A week before the race.
C．Three or four months before the race.	D．A year before the race.

What should a runner have for his breakfast on the day of the race?

A．Easily digested food.

B．A big meal.

C．Lots of meat.

D．Oily food.

What is the length of the modern marathon?

A．100km.

B．60km.

C．30km.

D．42km.

Players must have________in order to run better in a marathon.

A．training at different speeds and changes in diet

B．much water

C．lessons before the race

D．many fruits

Hard training before a marathon can ________.

A．make the game easier	B．keep the players healthy
C．help the players to make more progress	D．have more fans

June and I were both poor when we were young. At that time, June always said, “ If I got rich, I would buy a bigger apartment and a new wardrobe(衣柜).” Of course, she said this just for fun and she never imagined that she would really become rich.
A few years ago, June was surprised and excited when she came into a fortune(财产) from her uncle, who had been single. After receiving it, she made a shopping list. On it she wrote down all the ways she could use to spend the money. Every time I told her not to spend all of the money and to save some, she would always say impatiently(不耐烦的), “ I know, I know!”
One day, when I was in June’s home, she passed a piece of paper to me. “I thought over your suggestion for several nights. I’ve decided how to use the money. I hope my money will be helpful to those who need help,” she said.
I was pleased to hear what she said. Then I took the paper and only saw the two words written by her: Charity and Family. I smiled and played a joke on her, “Don’t you want to move to a new apartment? That is what you have been dreaming of.”
“Actually, I have been looking forward to it, but now it doesn’t seem so important to me anymore,” she answered with a smile.
When I was about to put the paper on the table, I found there were still a few words. June had written: and a new wardrobe.
June could get her uncle’s fortune because ________.

A．her uncle had no children

B．she treated her uncle very well

C．her uncle didn’t get along well with his children

D．she was very poor and her uncle wanted to help her

How did the writer probably feel after seeing June’s shopping list at first?

A．Relaxed.

B．Worried.

C．Happy.

D．Impatient.

How did June plan to spend her money at last?
①Buying a big apartment.
②Leaving some of it to her family.
③Donating all her money to charity.
④Getting a new wardrobe.
⑤Helping those who need help.

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．③④⑤

D．②④⑤

From the passage we can know that ________.

A．the writer told June to give the money to the poor

B．the writer helped June buy a new apartment

C．June’s parents didn’t have any brothers at all

D．June was poor when she was young

Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A．June’s Life	B．June’s Friend
C．June’s Decision	D．June’s New Apartment

A．By train.	B．By ship
C．By car.	D．By plane.

A．beautiful scenery	B．friendly people
C．different customs	D．foreign licenses