One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___16___in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___17___body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy ___18___to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be ___19___. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___20___. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it ___21___a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___22___. 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___23___but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___24___out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be ___25___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.
___26___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 ___27___ we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___28___ growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___29___ or problems. So, next time you are ___30___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!

【小题1】
A.holeB.wormC.tailD.snake
【小题2】
A.itB.it’sC.itselfD.its
【小题3】
A.decidedB.askedC.showedD.ordered
【小题4】
A.afraidB.interestedC.surprisedD.grateful
【小题5】
A.slimmerB.biggerC.shorterD.smaller
【小题6】
A.touchedB.soundedC.lookedD.smelt
【小题7】
A.wingsB.feetC.eyesD.head
【小题8】
A.successB.excitementC.kindnessD.humour
【小题9】
A.getB.gettingC.to getD.got
【小题10】
A.readyB.quietC.gladD.used
【小题11】
A.SomewhereB.SomethingC.Some timeD.Sometimes
【小题12】
A.as helpful asB.as weak asC.as strong asD.as creative as
【小题13】
A.repeatsB.recommendsC.requiresD.represents
【小题14】
A.happinessB.difficultiesC.pleasureD.hope
【小题15】
A.served withB.growing intoC.bringing inD.faced with


Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was only twelve years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to 16  off most of his right leg.
 17  Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假肢). The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.
Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs,  18 . They decided to  19  across America. They all wore special T-shirts. 20  it was “Run, Jeff, Run, Jeff Keith’s Run Across America”.
Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west  21  he was twenty-two years old. He started running in Boston(波士顿). Seven 22  later, he stopped 23  in Los Angeles(洛杉矶). He ran 3,200 miles (1 mile =" 1.6093km)." Jeff wore out thirty-six pairs 24  running shoes and five plastic legs. Jeff 25  in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, 26  for the American Cancer Society. The Society used the money to help people know  27  about cancer.
On the way to Los Angeles, Jeff talked to people about 28 . Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do 29  they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran 30 for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”

【小题1】
A.takeB.cutC.putD.set
【小题2】
A.Every dayB.One dayC.Some dayD.A day
【小题3】
A.alsoB.tooC.eitherD.neither
【小题4】
A.walkB.flyC.swimD.run
【小题5】
A.OnB.InC.WithD.Above
【小题6】
A.whileB.becauseC.whenD.if
【小题7】
A.months  B.daysC.hoursD.minutes
【小题8】
A.running B.to runC.walkingD.to walk
【小题9】
A.atB.forC.inD.of
【小题10】
A.reachedB.studiedC.stoppedD.started
【小题11】
A.andB.butC.orD.so
【小题12】
A.moreB.lessC.fewerD.little
【小题13】
A.cancerB.walkC.societyD.America
【小题14】
A.anyB.thingC.nothingD.anything
【小题15】
A.not onlyB.notC.onlyD.just

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