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One day a man found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort 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 further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid(流体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle (拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.
【小题1】What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story ?
| A.It was trying to make a cocoon for itself. |
| B.It was struggling to get out of its cocoon. |
| C.It was flying among the trees in the forest. |
| D.It was crawling around quietly on the ground. |
| A.to take the butterfly home |
| B.to help the butterfly come out easily |
| C.to kill the butterfly |
| D.to stop the butterfly growing bigger |
| A.Patient but cruel. |
| B.Careful and wise. |
| C.Kind but unwise. |
| D.Brave and funny. |
| A.Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life. |
| B.Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it. |
| C.Every good deed will come back with good result. |
| D.The greatest happiness in the world is to help others. |
| A.The Love for the Cocoon. |
| B.The Joy of Helping Each Other. |
| C.The Lesson of the Cocoon. |
| D.The Expectation for the Butterfly. |
We hope our country can _______ a way to solve the problem of Diaoyu Island.
A.catch up with B.put off C.come up with D.come out of
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It is a good habit for us that we should never today’s work till tomorrow.
A put on B. put off C put up D put down
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DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK----“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge number of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions. Many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
Therefore , DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
【小题1】How do many English people spend their hoildays to the passage?
| A.Making their homes beautiful. |
| B.Visiting their friends. |
| C.Travelling all over the world |
| D.Making a lot of money |
| A.Many stores sell DIY things. |
| B.DIY can bring them fun. |
| C.TV programmes teach them to DIY |
| D.All DIY projects are easy. |
| A.DIY is a waste of money. |
| B.it is always difficult to DIY. |
| C.We should be careful while doing DIY. |
| D.It is very safe for us to DIY. |
| A.We can eat everything we like. |
| B.We should do something difficult. |
| C.We do something that is too difficult. |
| D.We eat too much food that is not safe. |