Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly. The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle to leave the chrysalis, it can fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make them fly.

When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.

Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

1.From the story we know that the butterfly can’t fly because __________________.

A. it gets out by itself B. the man feels sorry for it

C. it tries to challenges itself D. the man helps it come out

2.Dennis’s example shows that successful people should ____________.

A. overcome the difficulties

B. take up business early

C. become the leaders of tomorrow

D. sell clothes from door to door

3.The meaning of the underline word “mature” in the passage is “_______”.

A. wake up B. give up

C. grow up D. bring up

4.What is the writes trying to do in this passage?

A. Describe where a butterfly comes from

B. Encourage young people to face challenges

C. Suggest how to become a successful businessman.

D. Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Successful People Have a Sense of Achievement

B. Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively

C. Countries Should Continue to Become Successful

D. Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People

Li Ruyan, 13 and his classmates in Shanghai did something special last summer. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(乱穿马路).

As part of the school project. Li's school has encouraged its students to do more community work.After the half day of exhausting work Li told himself not to jaywalk anymore.

“I think through community work we get to help others and, more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility(责任感),” he said

Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work, they can be awarded nearly $ 5,000(33,000 yuan).

Chinese students today do more community work, too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grade.

Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets(对联) on the walls and cheered up the people living there.

Li Xiaotian, 15, of Anshan said he used to clear flyers(小广告) from telephone poles (电线杆) with his classmates. They brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours under the summer sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads---we really felt proud,” he said.

1.What was the special thing Li Ruyan did last summer?

A. He joined a special group of Class13 B. He become a policeman

C. He helped the traffic police at a crossroad D. He stopped people from talking

2.From this passage we know that  .

A. Li Ruyan's school is in the middle of a big city

B. Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community work every day

C. Ruyan and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads

D. Ruyan and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work

3.Community service  .

A. has become a very important part of education only in China

B. is very important in school education in some foreign countries

C. is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world

D. needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work

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

A. The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules

B. The students in Suzhou visited the old people's home

C. The students in Anshan cleaned the walls under the summer sun

D. The students in Sichuan sent Spring Festival couplets to the old people

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

A. Community service helps students grow a sense of responsibility

B. Through community work students get to help others and learn something

C. Students are now encouraged to do more community work in many school in China

D. Students will be awarded much money for doing more community work in Canada and the US

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