完型填空

　　Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a water puddle(水坑)ahead on the path．I changed my direction to 　　1　　 it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water and mud．　　2　　 I reached the puddle, I was suddenly attacked!But I was 　　3　　．After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

　　I took a step forward．My attacker 　　4　　 me again．He pushed and struck me 　　5　　 with his head and body, striking me over and over again with all his might．For a second time, I moved back a step 　　6　　 my attacker gave up his attack．Yet again, I tried moving 　　7　　, my attacker charged me again．I was struck heavily in the chest over and over again．I wasn't sure what to do 　　8　　 to walk back a third time．This time, though, I stepped back several paces to 　　9　　 the situation．My attacker moved back as well to land on the ground．That's when I discovered 　　10　　 my attacker was charging me only moments earlier．He had a mate and she was dying．She was 　　11　　 the puddle where he landed．

　　Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his 　　12　　 as if to fan her．I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his 　　13　　 for his mate．He had bravely attacked me for his mate's 　　14　　, 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, I 　　15　　 careless enough to step on her．Now I knew why and what he was fighting for．There was really only one choice 　　16　　 for me．I carefully 　　17　　 my way around the puddle to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely 　　18　　．He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed．

　　Since then, I've always tried to remember the 　　19　　 of that butterfly whenever I see huge obstacles facing me．I use that butterfly's courage as an inspiration to 　　20　　 myself that good things are worth fighting for．

阅读理解

　　The city is an accumulation of human civilization．Just as the American social philosopher(哲学家)Lewis Mumford put it, it is a special system which, fine and compact, has been designed to preserve the fruits of human civilization．Many Western languages have developed their versions of the term “civilization” from the same Latin(拉丁语的)word “civitas”(meaning “city”), and it is by no means a coincidence．The city has played a significant role in the perfection of order in human society．

　　The emblem, showing the image of three people－you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind．Inspired by the shape of the Chinese character “世”(meaning the world), the design conveys the organizers' wish to host an Expo which is of global scale and which displays the various urban cultures of the world．

　　Created from the inspiration of Chinese character “人”, the design roots deeply in Chinese culture．It tells the world the eternal core(永恒的核心)and theme of Shanghai World Expo will be always human．The mascot “Haibao” will become the messenger for the theme of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China “Better City, Better Life”．

　　The basic structure of the Chinese character “人” in which each stroke(一笔，一划)supports each other also shows the concept that the beautiful life should depends on mutual-help．If the human are willing to support one another, the harmony among human, nature, and society will be available．Such an urban life will be nice．

　　Haibao’s confident smile is expressing his sincere greeting from China－“World Expo 2010 Shanghai China welcomes you!”

阅读理解

Section One

　　The city is an accumulation of human civilization．Just as the American social philosopher(哲学家)Lewis Mumford put it, it is a special system which, fine and compact, has been designed to preserve the fruits of human civilization．Many Western languages have developed their versions of the term“civilization”from the same Latin(拉丁语的)word“civitas”(meaning“city”), and it is by no means a coincidence．The city has played a significant role in the perfection of order in human society．

Section Two

　　The emblem, showing the image of three people－you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind．Inspired by the shape of the Chinese character“世”(meaning the world), the design conveys the organizers' wish to host an Expo which is of global scale and which displays the various urban cultures of the world．

Section Three

　　Created from the inspiration of Chinese character“人”, the design roots deeply in Chinese culture．It tells the world the eternal core(永恒的核心)and theme of Shanghai World Expo will be always human．The mascot“Haibao”will become the messenger for the theme of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China“Better City, Better Life”．

　　The basic structure of the Chinese character“人”in which each stroke(一笔，一划)supports each other also shows the concept that the beautiful life should depends on mutual-help．If the human are willing to support one another, the harmony among human, nature, and society will be available．Such an urban life will be nice．

　　Haibao's confident smile is expressing his sincere greeting from China－“World Expo 2010 Shanghai China welcomes you!”