题目内容
Stop making so much noise __________ the neighbor will start complaining.
A .or else B .but still C. and then D. so that
A
Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people's houses.
Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"
"Yes, certainly," answered her husband, "A big party will be the easiest thing, won't it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month."
So Mrs. Harris said, "Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."
"How many will that be?" Mr. Harris asked. "Don't invite too many."
Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."
"That isn't very nice, is it?" he said. "You're telling our guests that they must go at 8:30." So Mrs. Harris just wrote "Party: 6:30 p.m."
A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨)."
Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.
When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"
"I did," Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.
【小题1】Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?
| A．Mr. Harris changed his work. |
| B．They wanted to make some new friends. |
| C．They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people. |
| D．They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people's houses. |
| A．It was easy to hold a big party at home. |
| B．They could ask people to dinner in small numbers. |
| C．They had gone to other people's parties many times. |
| D．They liked making friends with others. |
| A．From the morning till night. | B．About two hours. |
| C．About fourteen hours. | D．Till midnight |
| A．At about 8:30. |
| B．About twelve o'clock.. |
| C．When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone. |
| D．When someone telephoned the police station. |
| A．Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night. |
| B．He did not want his friends to stay late that night. |
| C．His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired. |
| D．Because he hated the noise. |
Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects．
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly．He took it home．A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled 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 farther．Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon．
The butterfly then appeared easily．
But it had a swollen body and small, fragile wings．The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would be smaller in time．Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling （慢慢爬行）around with a swollen body and fragile wings．
It never was able to fly．
What the man in his kindness and hurry did not understand was that the limited cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon．
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life．If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles and difficulties, it would disable us．We would not be as strong as what we could have been．And we could never fly．
【小题1】The butterfly could never fly because _______________．
| A．it was too fat and strong． |
| B．it loved crawling around． |
| C．it got out of the cocoon easily． |
| D．it didn’t get through the cocoon． |
| A．popular science | B．humorous stories． |
| C．successful people | D．philosophyevents |
| A．Life without any obstacles and difficulties is perfect． |
| B．Obstacles and difficulties contribute to success． |
| C．Never help a butterfly to get out of the cocoon． |
| D．A butterfly can never fly without going through the cocoon |
A man found a cocoon of a moth. He took it home so that he could 31 the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small 32 appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to 33 the body through that little hole.
Soon it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had 34 as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the 35 bit of the cocoon. The 36 then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven（无用的） wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and 37 to be able to support the 38 , which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life 39 around with a small, swollen body and shriveled wings. It was 40 able to fly.
What the man in his kindness 41 was that the small cocoon and the 42 of the moth to get through the 43 opening was a way to push fluid(液体) 44 the body of moth 45 its wings so that it would be ready to fly 46 it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and 47 would come only after the struggle. By taking the moth of a struggle away, he also took away the moth’s health.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to 48 our lives without any difficulties, we would be disabled. We would not be as 49 as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for 50 .
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1 |
A, help |
B. protect |
C. watch |
D. see |
|
2 |
A. opening |
B. line |
C. moth |
D. butterfly |
|
3 |
A. push |
B. draw |
C. make |
D. force |
|
4 |
A. got |
B. done |
C. tried |
D. struggled |
|
5 |
A. covering |
B. remaining |
C. shell |
D. skin |
|
6 |
A. moth |
B. butterfly |
C. cocoon |
D. worm |
|
7 |
A. lessen |
B. widen |
C. expand |
D. shorten |
|
8 |
A standing |
B. flight |
C. themselves |
D. body |
|
9 |
A flying |
B. crawling |
C. walking |
D. lying |
|
0 |
A already |
B. certainly |
C. never |
D. seldom |
|
11 |
A shouldn’t do |
B. thought |
C. did |
D. didn’t understand |
|
12 |
A crawling |
B. struggle |
C. fight |
D. force |
|
13 |
A tiny |
B. beginning |
C. right |
D. above |
|
14 |
A in |
B. on |
C. by |
D. from |
|
15 |
A into |
B. to |
C. in |
D. onto |
|
16 |
A after |
B. once |
C. before |
D. until |
|
17 |
A courage |
B. hope |
C. flight |
D. survival |
|
18 |
A stand on |
B. get on |
C. go through |
D. live |
|
19 |
A great |
B. determined |
C. brave |
D. strong |
|
20 |
A regrets |
B. death |
C. failure |
D. wishes |