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

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 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__ 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!

1.A. hole             B. worm               C. tall               D. snake

2.A. it        B. it’s                 C. itself              D. its

3.A. decided  B. asked               C. showed            D. ordered

4.A. afraid   B. interested             C. surprised          D. grateful

5.A. slimmer  B. bigger              C. shorter             D. smaller

6.A. touched   B. sounded             C. looked             D. smelt

7.A. wings    B. feet          C. eyes               D. head

8.A. success    B. excitement           C. kindness           D. humour

9.A. get        B. getting       C. to get              D. got

10.A. ready      B. quiet         C. glad              D. used

11.A. Somewhere   B. Something    C. Some time    D. Sometimes

12.A. as helpful as  B. as weak as  C. as strong as D. as creative as

13.A. repeats B. recommends   C. requires           D. represents

14.A. happiness        B. difficulties      C. pleasure          D. hope

15.A. served with    B. growing into       C. bringing in    D. faced with

 

I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman."You look36  Come and sit here,she  said. 37   are you going?"

"I don' t know. I just want to catch a 38          and see what it will be like at the

end."

"I' m afraid you' 11 see     39   there. Why don't you enjoy the sights on the way?"

“How can I do that while my heart’s  40  ?” I asked sadly. “My best friend had left me.”

The woman seemed to understand my feeling. "Don' t cry, little girl. Ive had a similar experience to you.Thirty- five     41    ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad.I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took     42    to the sea.    43they seemed to know what would happen, so they    44   loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 45     . How could I    46  my hope to live for one of life' s problems? Alter that,I worked hard to raise the children.Now They all live 47      and one of lthem has his own family.

Then the woman gave me a     48  ,” We should never wait for the door to 49       before us.We should find the key to the 50  or try to find another way.”

The bus came and I got on it with a smile.

1.A. tired              B. excited        C. happy

2.A. What       B. How          C. Where

3.A. train       B. bus           C. boat

4.A. nothing     B. everything     C. something

5.A. smiling     B. breaking       C. dancing

6.A. days        B. weeks         C. years

7.A. her         B. them          C. him 

8.A. So          B. Or            C. However

9.A. laughed     B. cried          C. spoke

10.A. in           B. out           C. up

11.A. give away    B. give up        C. get up

12.A. happily      B. sadly          C. badly

13.A. cry          B. shout         C. smile

14.A. open        B. close          C. lock

15.A. classroom   B. office          C. door

 

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