One day a man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly...

One day a man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort 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 further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling（爬）around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.

The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid（流体）from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.

1.What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?

A．It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.　　

B．It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.

C．It was flying among the trees in the forest.　　

D．It was crawling around quietly on the ground.

2.The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon　　　　　　　　　 .

A．to take the butterfly home

B．to help the butterfly come out easily

C．to kill the butterfly

D．to stop the butterfly growing bigger

3.What do you think of the man?

A．patient but cruel　　 B．careful and wise　　 C．kind but unwise　　 D．brave and funny

4.What does the last paragraph tell us?

A．Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life

B．Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it

C．Every good deed will come back with a good result

D．The greatest happiness in the world is to help others

5.What is the best title for the story?

A．The love for the cocoon.　　　　　　　　 B．The joy of helping each other

C．The lesson of the cocoon　　　　　　　　 D．The expectation for the butterfly

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One day a man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort 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 further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling（爬）around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.

The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid（流体）from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.

1.What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?

A. It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.　　

B. It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.

C. It was flying among the trees in the forest.　　

D. It was crawling around quietly on the ground.

2. What do you think of the man?

A. Patient but cruel.　　 B. Careful and wise.　　 C. Kind but unwise.　　 D. Brave and funny.

3.What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life.

B. Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it.

C. Every good deed will come back with a good result.

D. The greatest happiness in the world is to help others.

4.What is the best title for the story?

A. The love for the cocoon.　　　　　　　　 B. The joy of helping each other.

C. The lesson of the cocoon.　　　　　　　　 D. The expectation for the butterfly.

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On the way to school, a little boy found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and watched it everyday. One day, it started to break through a small hole in the cocoon, but it 26 greatly. Finally, it seemed it couldn’t succeed.

The boy felt 27 for the butterfly because he knew it was going to die if it didn’t get out. So he ran into the house and got a pair of 28 and cut the cocoon a little. The butterfly came out and was free.

The only strange thing was that the butterfly has a swollen(肿胀的) body and dry 29  . The boy kept waiting for the swelling to go down and for the wings to grow, but 30didn’t. The butterfly crawled（爬）around and unable to 31 and then it died an early death.

Therefore, he learnt that the butterfly was supposed to struggle to get out of the cocoon. In fact, the struggle to get out of the cocoon32 the fluid(液) out of the body and it its wings.33 the struggle, the butterfly couldn’t grow, and would 34 fly. By trying to help the butterfly, the boy 35  hurt it.

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Smith, an old man, lived in the middle of town. One day he found his watch ______ in his own store. It ______ a lot to him because it was from his wife. After searching ______ in the store for a long while, he ______ to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He ______ them that the person who found it would be rewarded. ______ this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the ______ store, but still could not find the watch.

Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to ______. A little boy went up to him and asked for another ______. The man looked at him and thought, “Why not? ______, this kid looks sincere enough.” ______ the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy ____

with the watch in his hand! The man was very ______, and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had ______. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit on the ground and

____. Then I heard the ticking (嘀嗒声) of the watch and just looked for it in that ______.”

We usually do something in a hurry and don’t think about our own needs, which can’t bring peace into our mind. ______, we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a ______ result. So allow a few minutes of ______ to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make ______ as you expect to!

1.A. broken　　 B. lost　　 C. hidden　　 D. put

2.A. meant　　 B. learned　　 C. performed　　 D. bargained

3.A. young and old　　 B. heavy and light　　 C. black and white　　 D. up and down

4.A. forgot　　 B. agreed　　 C. decided　　 D. pretended

5.A. promised　　 B. taught　　 C. worried　　 D. warned

6.A. Seeing　　 B. Hearing　　 C. Wearing　　 D. Feeling

7.A. strange　　 B. dusty　　 C. busy　　 D. whole

8.A. calm down　　 B. set off　　 C. give up　　 D. show off

9.A. chance　　 B. reason　　 C. reward　　 D. date

10.A. So far　　 B. After all　　 C. At first　　 D. In short

11.A. But　　 B. Or　　 C. And　　 D. So

12.A. ran away　　 B. fell down　　 C. came out　　 D. went back

13.A. amazed　　 B. proud　　 C. nervous　　 D. angry

14.A. finished　　 B. failed　　 C. regretted　　 D. doubted

15.A. played　　 B. waited　　 C. watched　　 D. listened

16.A. room　　 B. situation　　 C. direction　　 D. darkness

17.A. Instead　　 B. Possibly　　 C. Besides　　 D. Luckily

18.A. clear　　 B. straight　　 C. good　　 D. natural

19.A. exercise　　 B. silence　　 C. pleasure　　 D. conversation

20.A. noise　　 B. sense　　 C. mistake　　 D. progress

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In the lobby(休息室) after a long day at work, I found myself standing next to a handsome young man with a nice smile. A __ showed what we had in common: I had ____ in New York city from Germany while he had ____ from South America.

We exchanged stories about the ____ of starting a new life in a new country. “I’ve been ___an apartment within walking distance from my ____. And what I want is to have a good ____ of Central park! But I’m dreaming. I can’t ____ to rent a room like that myself and I haven’t found a roommate to share in expenses.” The young man wrote a ___ down on a piece of paper. “Her name’s Carol and she is a good girl,” he said. “You’ll ____ her, and she needs a roommate.”

I called her right away. “I’ve been ___ to hear from you,” said Carole, who lived near Central Park. ___, she became my best roommate, and has been my ___ for 34 years.

“We were sure lucky to ____ each other,” Carole said to me recently. “But I wondered what took you so ____ to call.” I said. “I called right after I ____ your South American friend.” Carole looked amazed. “Not a friend, ___ I met him only once, and he told me about you. But that was a whole week before you finally ____.” “But I don’t understand; I didn’t know him until that afternoon.” “Maybe he know of you before because you were ____ known in the company for your achievement.”

Though you are a small potato, if you work hard and do ___, people will find you sooner or later.　

1.A. chat        　　 B. action            　　 C. letter            D. sentence

2.A. got            　　     B. arrived        　　　　　 C. reached        D. approached

3.A. returned            B. appeared            C. heard            D. come

4.A. pleasure            B. difficulties        　　 C. excitement    　　 D. danger

5.A. finding out        B. adopted            C. decorated　　 　 D. searching for

6.A. job            　　     B. home                C. school        　　 D. friend

7.A. sight            B. visit                C. view    　　     D. point

8.A. realize            B. provide    　         C. afford    　　 　     D. stand

9.A. number            B. sign        　         C. mark        　     D. note

10.A. meet             B. like        　         C. believe        D. agree

11.A. looking             B. staying    　         C. waiting    　　     D. keeping

12.A. And                B. However    　         C. Then        　     D. Indeed

13.A. wife                B. friend    　　         　　 C. roommate    　     D. partner

14.A. receive            　　 B. find        　　         C. notice    　　     　　 D. see

15.A. short                B. fast        　　         C. long            D. slow

16.A. ran into            　　 B. heard from        　　 C. knew of        D. referred to

17.A. hurriedly            B. rapidly            　　 C. commonly    　　 D. exactly

18.A. said                B. called            　　 C. spoke        　　 D. visited

19.A. far                B. much                C. well            D. rather

20.A. everything            B. anything            C. nothing        D. something

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In the lobby(休息室) after a long day at work, I found myself standing next to a handsome young man with a nice smile. A ______ showed what we had in common: I had ______ in New York city from Germany while he had ______ from South America.

We exchanged stories about the ______ of starting a new life in a new country. “I’ve been ______ apartment within walking distance from my ______. And what I want is to have a good ______ of Central park! But I’m dreaming. I can’t ______ to rent a room like that myself and I haven’t found a roommate to share in expenses（费用）.” The young man wrote a ______ down on a piece of paper. “Her name’s Carol and she is a good girl,” he said. “You’ll ______ her, and she needs a roommate.”

I called her right away. “I’ve been ______ to hear from you,” said Carole, who lived near Central Park. ______, she became my best roommate, and has been my ______ for 34 years.

“We were sure lucky to ______ each other,” Carole said to me recently. “But I wondered what took you so ______ to call.” I said. “I called right after I ______ your South American friend.” Carole looked amazed. “Not a friend, ______ I met him only once, and he told me about you. But that was a whole week before you finally ______.” “But I don’t understand; I didn’t know him until that afternoon.” “Maybe he know of you before because you were ______ known in the company for your achievement.”

Though you are a small potato, if you work hard and do ______, people will find you sooner or later.

1.A. chat　　 B. action　　 C. letter　　 D. sentence

2.A. got　　 B. arrived　　 C. reached　　 D. approached

3.A. returned　　 B. appeared　　 C. heard　　 D. come

4.A. pleasure　　 B. difficulties　　 C. excitement　　 D. danger

5.A. finding out　　 B. adopted　　 C. decorated　　 D. searching for

6.A. job　　 B. home　　 C. school　　 D. friend

7.A. sight　　 B. visit　　 C. view　　 D. point

8.A. realize　　 B. provide　　 C. afford　　 D. stand

9.A. number　　 B. sign　　 C. mark　　 D. note

10.A. meet　　 B. like　　 C. believe　　 D. agree

11.A. looking　　 B. staying　　 C. waiting　　 D. keeping

12.A. And　　 B. However　　 C. Then　　 D. Indeed

13.A. wife　　 B. friend　　 C. roommate　　 D. partner

14.A. receive　　 B. find　　 C. notice　　 D. see

15.A. short　　 B. fast　　 C. long　　 D. slow

16.A. came across　　 B. heard from　　 C. knew of　　 D. referred to

17.A. hurriedly　　 B. rapidly　　 C. commonly　　 D. exactly

18.A. said　　 B. called　　 C. spoke　　 D. visited

19.A. far　　 B. much　　 C. well　　 D. rather

20.A. everything　　 B. anything　　 C. nothing　　 D. something

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One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young. When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flew about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I about how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.

Arthur Wayne, the famousornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time. Hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous (有毒的) berries(干果). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

A.He had just got a new cage.

B.He liked its beautiful feather.

C.He wanted a pet for a companion.

D.He wanted it to sing for him.

2.The mockingbird died because it ______.

A.drank the poisonous water by mistake

B.was frightened to death

C.ate the poisonous food its mother gave it

D.refused to eat anything

3.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

A.Freedom is very valuable to all living things.

B.All birds put in a cage won’t live long.

C.You should keep the birds from their mother.

D.Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

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One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young. When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flew about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I about how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time. Hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous (有毒的) berries (干果). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

A. He had just got a new cage.

B. He liked its beautiful feather.

C. He wanted a pet for a companion.

D. He wanted it to sing for him.

2.The mockingbird died because it ______.

A. drank the poisonous water by mistake

B. was frightened to death

C. ate the poisonous food its mother gave it

D. refused to eat anything

3.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

A. Freedom is very valuable to all living things.

B. All birds put in a cage won’t live long.

C. You should keep the birds from their mother.

D. Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

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In ancient Greece, Socrates was a widely-recognized wise man. One day one fellow met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?”

“Hold on a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before telling me anything I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.”. “Triple filter?”. “That’s right,” Socrates continued. “Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you’re going to say. That’s why I call it the triple filter test.

The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?” “No,” the man said, “actually I just heard about it and…”. “All right,” said Socrates. “So you don’t know if it’s true or not.

Now let’s try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?” . “No, on the contrary…”. “So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad about him, but you’re not certain it’s true.

You may still pass the test though, because there’s one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?” “No, not really.”

“Well,” concluded Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?”

Well we can always participate in loose talks to curb our boredom. But when it comes to your friends its not worth it. Always avoid talking behind the back about your near and dear friends.

1.Why did Socrates stop the fellow when he wanted to tell him about his friend?

A.Because he didn’t know the fellow.

B.Because he wanted to tell the fellow something first.

C.Because he knew the fellow wouldn’t tell him something useful.

D.Because he wanted the fellow to think twice before speaking.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Socrates was a great philosopher in Ancient Greece.

B.The fellow wanted to tell Socrates something bad about his friend.

C.Socrates was curious to hear what the fellow wanted to tell him.

D.It’s not a good idea to gossip about our friends behind the back.

3.What does the underlined “curb” mean in the last paragraph?

A.increase B.describe

C.reduce D.hide

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No one knows the age of the old man wandering in the street all day, but judging from his appearance, he is 　　　　 in his sixties.

A. approximately　　 B. exactly

C. actually　　 　　　 D. gradually

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