Life Struggle
Once upon a time, there was a kind old man who loved everything. One day while walking through the woods the ______ old man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small ______ appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it ______ to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop ______ any progress. It appeared ______ it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no ______. Then the man decided to ______ the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and ______ the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then appeared ______.
But it had a swollen body and small,______ wings. The man continued to ______ the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge an ______ to be able to support the body.______ happened! In fact, the butterfly ______ the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and wrinkled wings. It never was ______ to fly.
The man did not understand that the restricting ______ and the struggle required for the butterfly to ______ the tiny opening were Nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ______ for flight from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our ______. If we were allowed to go through our life without any ______, it would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
1.A. nice B. cruel C. serious D. small
2.A. butterfly B. opening C. body D. worm
3.A. hoped B. decided C. refused D. struggled
4.A. taking B. owning C. making D. putting
5.A. as if B. even if C. only if D. if only
6.A. longer B. more C. farther D. less
7.A. beat B. help C. kill D. throw
8.A. cut across B. cut up C. cut down D. cut off
9.A. willingly B. happily C. easily D. difficultly
10.A. wrinkled B. strong C. skillful D. comfortable
11.A. decorate B. watch C. praise D. fly
12.A. require B. expect C. encourage D. expand
13.A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything
14.A. took B. spent C. cost D. paid
15.A. glad B. free C. afraid D. able
16.A. cocoon B. time C. space D. stage
17.A. get across B. get through C. get in D. get down
18.A. helpful B. accessible C. ready D. careful
19.A. communication B. dream C. childhood D. life
20.A. difficulty B. income C. regrets D. appointment
高三英语完形填空中等难度题
Life Struggle
Once upon a time, there was a kind old man who loved everything. One day while walking through the woods the ______ old man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small ______ appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it ______ to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop ______ any progress. It appeared ______ it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no ______. Then the man decided to ______ the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and ______ the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then appeared ______.
But it had a swollen body and small,______ wings. The man continued to ______ the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge an ______ to be able to support the body.______ happened! In fact, the butterfly ______ the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and wrinkled wings. It never was ______ to fly.
The man did not understand that the restricting ______ and the struggle required for the butterfly to ______ the tiny opening were Nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ______ for flight from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our ______. If we were allowed to go through our life without any ______, it would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
1.A. nice B. cruel C. serious D. small
2.A. butterfly B. opening C. body D. worm
3.A. hoped B. decided C. refused D. struggled
4.A. taking B. owning C. making D. putting
5.A. as if B. even if C. only if D. if only
6.A. longer B. more C. farther D. less
7.A. beat B. help C. kill D. throw
8.A. cut across B. cut up C. cut down D. cut off
9.A. willingly B. happily C. easily D. difficultly
10.A. wrinkled B. strong C. skillful D. comfortable
11.A. decorate B. watch C. praise D. fly
12.A. require B. expect C. encourage D. expand
13.A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything
14.A. took B. spent C. cost D. paid
15.A. glad B. free C. afraid D. able
16.A. cocoon B. time C. space D. stage
17.A. get across B. get through C. get in D. get down
18.A. helpful B. accessible C. ready D. careful
19.A. communication B. dream C. childhood D. life
20.A. difficulty B. income C. regrets D. appointment
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects．．．
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly．He took it home．A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther．Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon．
The butterfly then appeared easily．
But it had a swollen body and small, fragile wings．The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would be smaller in time．Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling （慢慢爬行）around with a swollen body and fragile wings．
It never was able to fly．
What the man in his kindness and hurry did not understand was that the limited cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid （液体）from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon．
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life．If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles and difficulties, it would disable us．We would not be as strong as what we could have been．And we could never fly．
【小题】The butterfly could never fly because ________．
A．it was too fat and strong．
B．it loved crawling around．
C．it got out of the cocoon easily．
D．it didn’t get through the cocoon ．
【小题】The text is most likely to be found in a book about__________．
A．popular science B．humorous stories．
C．successful people D．philosophy events ．
【小题】What is the implied meaning of the passage?
A．Life without any obstacles and difficulties is perfect．
B．Obstacles and difficulties contribute to success．
C．Never help a butterfly to get out of the cocoon．
D．A butterfly can never fly without going through the cocoon．
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects...
One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then emerged（露出）easily.
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract（收缩） in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings.
It never was able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.
And we could never fly.
1.In the story, what happened to the cocoon of the butterfly after the man’s help?
A. The cocoon was broken and the butterfly died.
B. The man helped the butterfly out of the cocoon more easily
C. The butterfly couldn’t fly for ever normally.
D. The butterfly should spend more time practicing flying.
2.What would have happened to the butterfly without the old man’s help?
A. It would have died in the cocoon.
B. It would have become a true butterfly.
C. It would have been strong enough to go farther.
D. It would have stopped struggling through the cocoon.
3.The underlined word “cripple” in Paragraph 7 probably means ______.
A. disable B. climb C. enable D. beat
4.What can we learn from this story?
A. Man can never go against nature.
B. It’s necessary to live with some difficulties.
C. One cannot help others without thinking twice.
D. Mankind should take good care of insects.
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects．
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly．He took it home．A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther．Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon．
The butterfly then appeared easily．
But it had a swollen body and small, fragile wings．The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would be smaller in time．Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling （慢慢爬行）around with a swollen body and fragile wings．
It never was able to fly．
What the man in his kindness and hurry did not understand was that the limited cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon．
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life．If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles and difficulties, it would disable us．We would not be as strong as what we could have been．And we could never fly．
1.The butterfly could never fly because _______________．
A．it was too fat and strong．
B．it loved crawling around．
C．it got out of the cocoon easily．
D．it didn’t get through the cocoon．
2.The text is most likely to be found in a book about_______________．
A．popular science B．humorous stories．
C．successful people D．philosophy events
3.What is the implied meaning of the passage?
A．Life without any obstacles and difficulties is perfect．
B．Obstacles and difficulties contribute to success．
C．Never help a butterfly to get out of the cocoon．
D．A butterfly can never fly without going through the cocoon
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was an old man who lived alone in a small shack (棚屋). Every day at _________, when the birds were singing from branches in the treetops, as the sun set and the sky grew _________, the old man would sit outside his shack and tell _________ to the dandelion that grew in his garden. So _________ were the tales that no one could remember if they really happened.
One day, a group of _________ walked past the shack. They heard the old man talking and telling a story. They found it to be _________. The children remained standing there _________ until the old man finished telling another old tale. One of the girls _________, “Granddad! Who are you telling your stories to?” “I tell them to this dandelion growing down here, _________ next to me,” the old man replied. The children looked and for the first time ______________ the small dandelion growing in the old man’s garden. How ______________, they thought -telling stories to a dandelion. Why?
“He knows how to listen,” answered the old man, responding to the children’s ______________ look.
So, day after day, the children ______________ and listened to Granddad’s stories until one morning, when the dandelions were noticed to have ______________.Its small yellow petals disappeared and in their place were fuzzy (毛茸茸的) white hairs. A sudden ______________ dispersed the fuzzy white hairs off the dandelion and scattered its seeds in ______________ direction. Children looked at the white hairs ______________ in the air.
As the children ______________ adults, they left their homes and built new homes here or there. Granddads stories, just like the dandelion’s ______________ from which dozens of new dandelions ______________, were scattered along with the children who grew up.
1.A.dawn B.night C.noon D.dusk
2.A.bright B.blue C.white D.dark
3.A.lies B.tales C.messages D.news
4.A.old B.interesting C.mysterious D.good
5.A.people B.children C.scholars D.students
6.A.dull B.scary C.fascinating D.instructive
7.A.telling B.sharing C.debating D.listening
8.A.called out B.gave in C.called back D.asked for
9.A.right B.fully C.seldom D.even
10.A.heard B.noticed C.felt D.praised
11.A.amusing B.strange C.boring D.pleasant
12.A.confused B.determined C.thrilled D.worried
13.A.left B.played C.returned D.arrived
14.A.grown B.changed C.improved D.died
15.A.storm B.rain C.snow D.wind
16.A.another B.one C.every D.no
17.A.fighting B.dropping C.diving D.flying
18.A.took care of B.looked up to C.grew up into D.got along with
19.A.seeds B.petals C.hairs D.leaves
20.A.planted B.withered C.blossomed D.faded
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects...
One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.
Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then came out with ease.
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled（萎缩的）wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the kind-hearted man did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid（液体）from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any hardships, it would fail us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
【写作内容】
1.以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2.以约120个词就“个人成长需要艰难生活的磨砺”的主题发表看法，至少包含以下内容要点：
（1）你读了这个故事的感受；
（2）叙述当前父母溺爱子女的现象和由此造成的后果；
（3）假如你是父母的一方，你会如何磨砺自己的孩子？
【写作要求】
1.你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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高三英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
Back in the old times, there was an old man, who had spent his life learning many different things. He had traveled to many places as well. “I must be the wisest man in the world.” The man thought to himself. As he grew old, he felt that there was no need for him to learn any longer because of the arrival of the end of life. Every day he spent his time complaining about many things. It seemed that he was satisfied with nothing his life.
One day while he was sitting in the chair, there was a knock on the door. The old man opened the door and found a little girl，whose face was covered with soil． “Can I borrow some fire ?”the girl whispered softly．At that time，matches hadn’t been invented，and people used to borrow fire from neighbors by loading a bucket （铲子） with a few hot coals．It was much better than trying to start a fire with sticks．
Not finding a bucket in her hand，the old man asked impatiently , “Well , where’s your bucket ? How are you going to get the coals home ?” However , the girl said she didn’t have one and went to the fireplace ．She put a pile of cold ashes into her hand and put the coal on top of the ash heap （灰堆）．“Thanks !”she said on her way out．Seeing the girl’s happy and grateful appearance, the man was moved and felt ashamed of himself．“If I can learn something new from a little farm girl, there must be a lot I still don’t know．I’d better get busy while I still have time．”
1．We can learn from the first paragraph that the old man ____________________
A．failed to know what he needed to do
B．lost confidence in himself
C．lost the fame of the world’s wisest man
D．often expressed his dissatisfaction with life
2．How did the girl change the old man’s opinions ?
A．By solving an old problem in a new way
B．By following the old man’s instructions
C．By pointing out his mistakes politely
D．By helping the old man to make a fire
3．It can be inferred from the underlined part in me last paragraph that the old man would become_______________．
A．more confident C．more modest
C．more modest D．more intelligent
4．What can we infer from the text ?
A．Failure is the mother of success B．Action speaks louder than words
C．It’s never too late to learn D．Great minds think alike
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat preparing to cross a river1. he accidentally dropped his sword into the water. 2. the ship moving fast on and the water running, the people on board reminded that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt in great 3. ( anxious) too. However, he turned a deaf ear to that and instead, he 4. (immediate) took out a knife and made a notch（刻痕） on the side of the boat 5. his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help 6. (get) his sword back. Shortly after the 7. (arrive) at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. Though 8. (spend) rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became 9. well-known joke in China.
Today the idiom 10. (relate) to the story is used to describe a person who stick to rigid rules without considering a changing environment or describes an action made pointless by changing circumstances.
高三英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat preparing 1.(cross) a river, when he accidentally 2.(drop) his sword into the water. The people on board reminded him that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt 3.(anxiety), too. 4., he turned a deaf ear to that. And instead, he 5.(immediate) took out a knife and made a notch(刻痕) on the side of the boat 6. his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help get his sword back. Shortly after the 7.(arrive) at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. After rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became 8. well-known joke in China.
Today the idiom 9.(relate) to the story is used to describe a person who stick 10. strict rules without considering a changing environment.
高三英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Once upon a time in a land far far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything. Animals, spiders, insects...
One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly. He took it home.
A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.
Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then came out easily.
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled (萎缩的) wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
[写作内容]
1. 以约30词概括短文内容要点;
2. 以约120词就 “个人成长需要艰难生活的磨砺”这一话题发表你的看法，并包含以下要
点：
(1) 你读了这个故事后的感受；
(2) 叙述当前父母溺爱子女的现象和由此造成的后果；
(3) 假如你是父母一方，你会如何磨砺自己的孩子？
[写作要求]
1.可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引
用原文中句子;
2. 文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
高三英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析