One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___31___ in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___32___ body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy ___33___ to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be___34___  .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___35___  .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it ___36___ a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___37___  .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___38___  but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___39___  out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be___40___ 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.___41___ 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 ___42___ as we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___43___ growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___44___  or problems. So, next time you are ___45___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little----then fly!
【小题1】
A.hole B.worm C.tall D.snake
【小题2】
A.it B.it’s C.itself D.its
【小题3】
A.decided B.asked C.showed D.ordered
【小题4】
A.afraid B.interestedC.surprised D.grateful
【小题5】
A.slimmer B.bigger C.shorter D.smaller
【小题6】
A.touched B.sounded C.looked D.smelt
【小题7】
A.wings B.feet C.eyes D.head
【小题8】
A.success B.excitement C.kindness D.humor
【小题9】
A.get B.getting C.to get D.got
【小题10】
A.ready B.quiet C.glad D.used
【小题11】
A.SomewhereB.SomethingC.Some timeD.Sometimes
【小题12】
A.as helpful B.as weak C.as strong D.as creative
【小题13】
A.repeats B.recommends C.requires D.represents
【小题14】
A.happiness B.difficulties C.pleasure D.hope
【小题15】
A.served withB.growing intoC.bringing inD.faced with
On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It’s a hand, a simple hand.
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. “I think it must be the hand of God that bring us food,” said one child, “A farmer,” said another, “Because he grows beautiful flowers.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” she said quietly and shyly.
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone’s thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.
【小题1】When did the story happen?
A.On Christmas Day.B.On Teachers’ Day.
C.On Mother’s Day.D.On Thanksgiving Day.
【小题2】Why did Douglas draw the picture?
A.He was good at drawing it.
B.His teacher asked him to draw it.
C.He wanted to show his thanks to the teacher.
D.He hoped to get a prize in drawing.
【小题3】What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?
A.He was a lonely child.B.He was very active in class.
C.He always kept his hand clean.D.He often answered questions loudly.
【小题4】According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion (意见;主张;看法), but not a fact?
A.The teacher went over Dauglas’ desk and talked to him.
B.Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways.
C.The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class.
D.Most of the students were drawing the pictures of flowers or tables with food.

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