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Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked!
Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Having stopped laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasn't sure what to do. After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate's sake , even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate's safety seemed admirable. I couldn't do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.
Since then, I've used that butterfly’s courage as an inspiration and to remind myself that good things are worth fighting for.
【小题1】The writer changed his direction while walking down a path because he want__________.
| A．To get close to a butterfly. | B．To escape a sudden attack. |
| C．To look over the bad situation. | D．To avoid getting his shoes dirty. |
| A．Making the attacker pause. | B．Being stepped on by his mate. |
| C．Discovering the angry butterfly. | D．Being attacked by a butterfly. |
A. careless B. amusing D. aggressive D. courageous
【小题4】From this experience the man learned_____.
| A．how he should deal with attacks |
| B．how to deal with challenges in his life |
| C．people should protect butterflies |
| D．people should show sympathy to the weak |
A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess（女家庭教师）Julia to come into my study. “Be seated, Julia, ” I said, “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”
? “Forty.”
? “No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you’ve been here two months, so...”
? “Two months and five days.”
? “Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.
? “Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct?”
? Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but-still not a word.
? “Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn’t I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect（疏忽）, Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.”
? “You didn’t. ”sobbed Julia.
? “But I made a note of it.”
? “Well... if you say so.”
? “Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.”
? Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!
? “Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”
? “Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is!”
? I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.
? “Merci（法语: 谢谢）,” she whispered.
? I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. “For what, this - ‘merci’?” I asked.
? “For the money.”
? “But you know I’ve cheated you - robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this‘merci’?”
? “In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”
? “They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless（懦弱）? Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws（爪）-to be such a fool?”
? Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,“It is possible.”
? I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little“merci”several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,“How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”
1.While talking to Julia, the writer expected from her________.
A. a protest B. gratitude ? C. obedience D. an explanation
2.What shocked the writer was Julia’s ________.
A. nervousness in front of her boss???????
B. acceptance of injustice
C. shyness when talking about money?????
D. unwillingness to express herself
3.The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________.
A. to be more aggressive??????? B. to be more careful in her work
C. to protect her right?????????? D. to live independently
4.At the end of the story, the writer said,“ How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!” to show ________.
A. his understanding of Julia’s anxiety
B. his worry about Julia’s future
C. his concern on the living condition of working-class people
D. his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited
5.From the story, we can tell that Julia’s employer was________.
A. greedy but honest????? B. ill-tempered but warm-hearted
C. strict but forgiving??????? D. none of the above
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阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息．请阅读下列电影信息：
A．The Birth of a Nation(1915)186 minutes, D：D．W．Griffith
A landmark of American motion(动作)pictures．Griffith's story of two families during the Civil War and Reconstruction(重建)is still fascinating．Griffith's portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan in a heroic role has kept this film a center of controversy to the present day．
B．Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(小矮人)(1937)83 minutes, D：Ben Sharpsteen
Walt Disney's ground-breaking(创新的)lively feature film-the first of its kind-is still famous, a classic fairytale featuring seven dwarfs．Only bad-tempered(坏脾气的)people could fail to love it．Songs include Whistle While You Work, Heigh Ho and Some Day My Prince Will Come．
C．King Kong(1933)103 minutes, D：Merian
A classic version of the-beauty-and-the-beast(美女与野兽)theme is a must-see movie, with Willis O'Brien's special effects and animation(活泼)of a monster ape named Kong is still unsurpassed．The final sequence on top of the Empire State Building is now cinema folklore(民间传说); Max Steiner's music is also memorable．The film was followed immediately by The Son of Kong．
D．The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938)102 minutes, D：Michael Curtiz
Dashing Flynn is the definitive swashbuckler(暴徒), with the help of de Havilland(never lovelier as Maid Marian), stops evil prince Rains, and fights with bad Rathbone．Erich Wolfgang Korngold's outstanding music earned an Oscar, as did the art direction and editing．
E．Gone with the Wind(1939)222 minutes, D：Victor Fleming
Margaret Mitchell's story is, in effect, a Civil War soap opera, focusing on vixenish(泼辣的)Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, brilliantly played by Leigh．She won an Oscar, as did the picture, McDaniel, director Fleming, and many others．
F．The Gold Rush(1925)82 minutes, D：Charlie Chaplin(卓别林)
An immortal Chaplin classic, pitting Little Tramp against the Yukon．Also a love story with dance hall girls and strong miners trying to make it in the wild north．Scenes like：dance of the rolls, eating your leather shoes, cabin tottering over a cliff-all highlight this wonderful, time-less comedy．Chaplin re-edited the film in 1942．His version, with his narration and music, runs 72m．
以下是个人信息，请阅读后将他们与相应的电影进行匹配．
1．Ms Green will take a group of her history students to see a film．She wants them to know something about US history in cinema．
2．Just learning about Chaplin's silent films for the first time, Jack is so interested in his films that he is looking for any and all works by Chaplin．
3．May is fond of romantic stories and the ones that have a beautiful woman and an ugly animal will be at the top of her list of things to see．
4．The Smiths together with the three children, aged from 5－10, are planning for some fun．The little 5-year-old girl Tammy wants to see a film and she loves the song Heigh Ho．
5．Mary likes reading English literature．She was so impressed with Margaret Mitchell's works that she wanted to know more, so she was advised to see a movie about the writer's works
My Teacher in the School of Life
I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes ___1___ 30 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E. Offutt's British literature class, listening to him __2___ what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would __3__.I'm the principal(校长) of the school now, but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, __4__ what the future held.
I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha.He not only taught me to think, he __5__ me, as much by example as___6__， that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __7__.
Neither of us could know how our __8__ would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, then the department chair. After several years, I was __9__ department chair, and our relationship changed __10__. I thought that it might be __11__chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt __12__ me throughout. He knew when to give me __13__ about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course.
In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __14__， he encouraged me to seize the new __15__.
Five years ago, I became the __16__ of DeMatha.Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could__17__ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes, I've learned from him that great teachers have a(n) __18__ wealth of lessons to teach. __19__ his students don't know it yet, I know how __20__ they are; I'm still one of them.
1．A.mostly B．exactly C．only D．simply
2．A.explain B．predict C．speak D．teach
3．A.keep B．achieve C．choose D．take
4．A.preparing B．discovering C．wondering D．realizing
5．A.assisted B．reminded C．advised D．convinced
6．A.words B．action C．explanation D．models
7．A.the others B．everyone C．others D．anyone
8．A.relationship B．position C．situation D．condition
9．A.pointed B．named C．given D．taken
10．A.already B．yet C．still D．again
11．A.foolish B．surprising C．uncertain D．challenging
12．A.promoted B．accepted C．supported D．welcomed
13．A.advice B．information C．notice D．thought
14．A.Otherwise B．Therefore C．Furthermore D．Instead
15．A.choice B．opportunity C．occupation D．possibility
16．A.teacher B．principal C．officer D．clerk
17．A.live B．look C．depend D．take
18．A.rich B．little C．valuable D．endless
19．A.Once B．Even if C．Unless D．Until
20．A.fortunate B．curious C．innocent D．satisfied
查看习题详情和答案>>Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6,1962. Her father had 1 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water 2 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports 3 if she made it.
In gay spirits Trudy 4 out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the morning. Her father and trainer were 5 along in a boat beside her.
At ten o'clock, rain began falling. At midday, Trudy trod (踩) water while 6 and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming again. The wind was 7 and the sea became rougher.
Late 8 the wind became even worse. The trainer decided it was 9 trying to finish. He called to Trudy to 10 .“No human being could do it in this 11 ,” he said,“It's stupid to go on.”
However, her father shouted,“Don't grab (抓住) her. Let her 12 .”
At seven o'clock the tides turned 13 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She 14 victory was possible now, for the 15 coast was in sight.
It was getting dark. A sound could be heard over the 16 ; hundreds of car horns (喇叭) were cheering her on. With the remaining 17 , she finished the last 200 yards. At 18 p.m., Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in 19 the 21-mile-wide Channel, 20 a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.
“Well, Pop,” she said to her father,“I guess I get my car this time, don't I?”
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