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If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonnet and say, “Hey, Butterfly Man,” his face would break into a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it.

Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly, once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back—thanks to him. But years ago if you’d told him this was what he'd be doing someday, he would have laughed, “You’re crazy.” As a boy, he used to be “a little tough guy on the streets”. At age thirteen, he was caught by police stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.

“I knew it had hurt my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison. “So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”

One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat for an endangered butterfly called EI Segundo blue.

“I saw the sign ‘Butterfly Habitat’ and asked, “How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?” Bonner recalls. “Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass（放大镜）. “Look at the leaves.” I could see all these caterpillars（蝴蝶的幼虫）on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, “Without the plant, there are no butterflies.”

Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.

The butterfly’s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Matoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.

For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.

1.Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he ________.

A. found the butterfly had died out

B. won many prizes from his professor

C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology

D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab

2.From the passage we know that before Bonnet met Professor Mattoni, he was ________.

A. interested in butterflies　　 B. a tough boy on the streets

C. known as Butterfly Man　　 D. a good student in a university

3.From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has ________.

A. made Bonner famous　　 B. changes Bonnet’s life

C. brought Bonner wealth　　 D. enriched Bonner’s knowledge

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. A Promise to Mom　　 B. A Story of Butterflies

C. A Man Saved by Butterflies　　 D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni

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If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, “Hey, Butterfly Man,” his face would break into a smile. The title suits him.，and he loves it.

Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly, once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back — thanks to him. But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday, he would have laughed, “You’re crazy.” As a boy, he used to be “a little tough guy on the streets”. At age thirteen, he was caught by police stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.

“I knew it had worried my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison. “So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”

One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat(栖息地) for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.

“I saw the sign ‘Butterfly Habitat’ and asked, ‘How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’” Bonner recalls. “Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass (放大镜), ‘Look at the leaves.’ I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, ‘Without the plant, there are no butterflies.’”

Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly that needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.

The butterfly’s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.

For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.

1.When he was young, Arthur Bonner _______.

A. broke the law and ended up in prison

B. was fond of shooting and hurt his mom

C. often laughed at people on the streets

D. often caught butterflies and took them home

2.Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.

A. found the butterfly had died out

B. won many prizes from his professor

C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology

D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab

3.From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has _______.

A. made Bonner famous　　 　 B. changed Bonner’s life

C. brought Bonner wealth　　 D. enriched Bonner’s knowledge

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If you were to see a cold，hungry cat in front of your house，would you feed it or walk away？Most people would walk away instead of taking the time to make sure the cat is okay. 1. They usually have so much to deal with in their daily life as to ignore their surroundings.

Now here’s another question: If you see a group of kids hitting and abusing an animal，would you stop them？2. Some people do not believe that animal abuse is a big issue.

Every day animals are abused in their homes or on the streets. It seems as if politicians do nothing to stop this issue. Everyone is worried about education and global warming. What about animals？3. These are the rights that allow animals a place to stay，a shelter if they have no place to stay，the right not to be abused and many other rights. Are we taking away animals’ right by not giving them a place to stay？Yes，we are. Since I was born，my mother，my sister and I have taken in over fifty homeless cats，fed them，cleaned them and sent them to good families.

Some people probably give different views，saying，“4.” It’s true. There are people in the world that need help but we cannot forget the animals. We are all living on this Earth together，why not help each other?

5. You can volunteer at your local animal shelter，raise money for animal shelters，and inform your community about animal abuse. You can easily buy a cheap box of dry cat/dog food to feed the animals.

A. Again people would walk away.

B. There are many things you can do to help animals around.

C. Many people have little knowledge about old animals.

D. Animals，like us Americans，have rights.

E. The problem is that people generally live busy lives.

F. I’m only one person and I can’t make a difference.

G. There are people in the world who need more help than old animals.

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“If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking,_____ you’ll make progress”, said the president Obama.

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If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 　　 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 　　　 ．

I do not　　　 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up．　　 , I could not recall （回忆） when I had 　　 said those words to him either．

One day, I decided to 　　 the ice and make the first 　　 ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my 　　　 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a 　　 at the other end and he awkwardly 　　　 , “Well, same back at you!”

I was unexpectedly 　　 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say．”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 　　　　 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad 　　　 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “　　 ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this 　　　　 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 　　　 ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly　 　　 death following heart surgery（外科手术）．Many times 　　　 , I have 　　　　 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 　　 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．

1.A．works out　　　　　　　　　 B．breaks out　　　　　　　 C．comes out　　　　　　　 D．turns out

2.A．wiser　　　　　　　　　　　 B．busier　　　　　　　　　　 C．weaker　　　　　　　　　　 D．older

3.A．remember　　　　　　　　 B．enjoy　　　　　　　　　　　 C．mind　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．regret

4.A．Truthfully　　　　　　　　 B．Fortunately　　　 C．Naturally　　　　　　 D．Obviously

5.A．only　　　　 B．last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．once　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．first

6.A．melt　　　　　　　　 B．break　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．strike　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．build

7.A．complaint　　　　 B．promise　　　　　　　　　　 C．move　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．impression

8.A．strength　　　　 B．ideas　　　　 C．words　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．attention

9.A．sigh　　　　　　 B．silence　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．voice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．cry

10.A．refused　　　　　　 B．shouted　　　　　　　　　　 C．replied　　　　 D．explained

11.A．touched　　　　　　　　　　 B．frightened　　　　　　　　 C．shocked　　　　　　　　　　 D．annoyed

12.A．excitedly　　　　　　　　 B．nervously　　　　　　　　 C．willingly　　　　　　　　　　 D．sadly

13.A．continued　　　　　　　　 B．checked　　　　　　　　　　 C．concluded　　　　　　　　 D．interrupted

14.A．accepted　　　　　　　　　 B．expected　　　　　　　　　　 C．learned　　　　　　　　　　　 D．heard

15.A．quiet　　　　　　 B．difficult　　　　　　　　　　 C．special　　　　　　　　　　　 D．different

16.A．level　　　　 B．idea　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．world　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．end

17.A．managed　　　　 B．escaped　　　　　　　　　　 C．avoided　　　　　　　　　　 D．faced

18.A．then　　　　　　　 B．ago　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．before　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．since

19.A．realized　　　 B．found　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．doubted　　　　　　　　　　 D．wondered

20.A．challenged　　　 B．experienced　　　　　　 C．survived　　　　　　　　　　 D．received

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If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 36  to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows37

I do not 38 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. 39 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 40 said those words to him either.

One day, I decided to _41_ the ice and make the first 42_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 43 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a 44  at the other end and he awkwardly45 _, “Well, same back at you!”

I was unexpectedly 46  and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 47  asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad 48  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__49 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this 50  moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 51 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 52  death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times __53 , I have 54  if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 55  the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

1.A. works out      B. breaks out           C. comes out            D. turns out

2. A. wiser         B. busier               C. weaker           D. older

3.A. remember      B. enjoy                C. mind             D. regret

4.A. Truthfully     B. Fortunately          C. Naturally            D. Obviously

5.A. only           B. last             C. never               D. first

6.A. melt           B. break                C. strike               D. build

7.A. complaint      B. promise          C. move             D. impression

8.A. strength           B. ideas                C. words                D. attention

9.A. sigh           B. silence              C. voice                D. cry

10.A. refused           B. shouted              C. replied         D. explained

11.A. touched           B. frightened           C. shocked          D. annoyed

12.A. excitedly     B. nervously            C. willingly           D. sadly

13.A. continued     B. checked          C. ended               D. interrupted

14. A. accepted         B. expected         C. learned         D. heard

15. A. quiet            B. difficult            C. special         D. different

16.A. level         B. idea             C. world               D. end

17.A. managed       B. escaped          C. avoided         D. faced

18.A. then          B. ago              C. before          D. since

19.A. realized          B. found                 C. doubted         D. wondered

20.A. challenged        B. experienced          C. survived            D. received

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If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 31  to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows32

I do not 33 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. 34 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 35 said those words to him either.

One day, I decided to _36_ the ice and make the first 37_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 38and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a 39  at the other end and he awkwardly 40 _, “Well, same back at you!”

I was unexpectedly 41  and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 42  asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad 43  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__44 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this 45  moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 46 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 47  death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times __48 , I have 49  if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 50  the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

1.A. works out      B. breaks out           C. turns out            D. comes out

2.A. wiser          B. busier               C. older                D. weaker

3.A. enjoy          B. remember             C. mind                 D. regret

4.A. Fortunately      B. Truthfully         C. Naturally            D. Obviously

5.D A. only             B. never                C. last                D. first

6.D A. melt             B. build                C. strike               D. break

7.A A. complaint        B. promise              C. impression           D. move

8.B  A. words           B. ideas                C. strength             D. attention

9.A. sigh               B. cry                  C. voice                D. silence

10.A. refused           B. shouted             C. explained            D. replied

11.A. frightened        B. touched              C. shocked              D. annoyed

12.A. excitedly     B. sadly                C. willingly            D. nervously

13.A. continued     B. checked             C. interrupted          D. ended

14.A. accepted          B. expected             C. learned              D. heard

15.A. quiet         B. difficult           C. special              D. different

16.A. level         B. idea                C. world                D. end

17.A. managed           B. escaped             C. avoided              D. faced

18.A. then              B. ago                 C. before               D. since

19.A. realized          B. found                C. doubted              D. wondered

20.A. challenged        B. experienced         C. survived             D. received

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If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 36 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 37．

I do not 38 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up．39, I could not recall(回忆) when I had 40 said those words to him either．

One day, I decided to 41 the ice and make the first 42．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my 43 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a 44 at the other end and he awkwardly 45, “Well, same back at ya!”

I was unexpectedly 46 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say．”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 47 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad 48 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “49” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this 50 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 51．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 52 death following heart surgery（外科手术）．Many times 53, I have 54 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 55 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．

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If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that _________ my life forever.

One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later, I was in a __________　 on life support with less than twenty percent __________ of living. It wasn’t until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a ___________ blood infection. Over the __________ of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knees. When my parents ___________　 me out of the hospital, I __________　 that I had been put together like a patchwork （拼接物）doll and I had to live with ___________ legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken, ________ streaming down.

But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and ____________　 the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant　 ______________ . And that is when it __________ me that I didn’t have to be five-foot-five anymore, __________ I could be as tall as I wanted. And ________ of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were _________ here.

Four months later, I was back upon a __________. And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals, _________ me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.

So, instead of looking at our ____________ and limitations as something ____________ or bad, we can begin looking at them as a wonderful ____________ that can be used to help us to further than we ever know we could go.

1.A. ruined B. changed C. saved D. risked

2.A. field B. stadium C. hospital D. club

3.A. chance B. decision C. thought D. degree

4.A. potential B. slight C. mild D. severe

5.A. course B. schedule C. journey D. break

6.A. pulled B. delivered C. wheeled D. dragged

7.A. worked out B. put forward C. made sure D. felt like

8.A. shapely B. false C. muscled D. heavy

9.A. tears B. water C. blood D. sweat

10.A. fix B. introduce C. hug D. recognize

11.A. information B. favor C. plan D. question

12.A. depended on B. looked into C. dawned on D. knocked into

13.A. while B. but C. although D. so

14.A. best B. luckiest C. first D. strangest

15.A. rewards B. conflicts C. struggles D. benefits

16.A. track B. playground C. stage D. snowboard

17.A. calling B. making C. allowing D. giving

18.A. devotions B. hesitations C. challenges D. achievements

19.A. negative B. terminal C. active D. amazing

20.A. tool B. gift C. ability D. skill

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If your life were a book and you were the author, how would you want your story to go? That’s the question that changed my life forever.

At the age of 19, I became a massage therapist(治疗师). For the first time in my life, I felt free, independent and completely in control of my life. That is, until my life took a detour. I was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis . Over the course of two months, I lost my spleen(脾) , my kidneys , and both of my legs below the knees.

One day, I went home. I crawled into bed and this is what my life looked like for the next few months: me passed out, escaping from reality, with my legs resting by my side. I was completely physically and emotionally broken. But I knew that in order to move forward, I had to let go of the old Amy and learn to embrace the new Amy. And that is when I began to realize that I didn’t have to be small any more. I could be as tall as I wanted or as short as I wanted depending on whom I was dating. And if I snowboard again, my feet aren’t going to get cold. And the best of all, I thought, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes that are on the sales shelf. And I did!

I started snowboarding. Then I went back to work. And then I co-founded a non-profit organization for physical disabilities so that they could get involved in action sports. And just this past February, I won two World Cup gold medals, making me the highest-ranked adaptive female snowboarder in the world.

Eleven years ago, when I lost my legs, I had no idea what to expect. But if you ask me today, if I would ever want to change my situation, I would have to say no, because my legs haven’t disabled me. They’ve forced me to rely on my imagination and to believe in possibilities, and that’s why I believe that our imaginations can be used as tools for breaking through borders, because in our minds, we can do anything and we can be anything. It’s belief in those dreams and facing our fears directly that allow us to live our lives beyond our limits.

1.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph3?

A.The author no longer wanted to make friends with Amy.

B.The author realized she had to learn to accept a new “herself” gladly.

C.The author wanted a new friend in her new life eagerly.

D.The author felt hard to choose between the old Amy and the new Amy.

2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.The author didn’t like her job as a massage therapist.

B.The author is still very sensitive to her disabilities.

C.The author has learnt to see her disabilities as blessings.

D.The author hopes to return to her old life.

3.What message does the author want to convey with her speech?

A.Roman is not built in one day.

B.Failure is the mother of success

C.Imagination is more important than knowledge.

D.It is not what happens to you but how you respond that counts.

4.The tone of the passage is best described as ________.

A.proud but stubborn B.interesting but regretful

C.optimistic and inspiring D.pessimistic and doubtful

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