Question

【题目】A little boy kept a caterpillar(蝴蝶幼虫)in a large box. One day the caterpillar climbed up a stick and started to create a cocoon(茧). His mother told him the caterpillar was going to go through a(n) _______ and become a butterfly.

The little boy watched every day，waiting for the coming out of the butterfly. One day it happened, a small hole _______ in the cocoon and the butterfly started to struggle(挣扎)to come out. At first the boy was _______ ，but soon he became worried. The butterfly was struggling so hard. But it looked like it was making no _______ . Hoping to see it out，the boy decided to help. He cut the cocoon with scissors to make the hole _______ and the butterfly quickly flew out.

To his surprise, the butterfly had an unexpectedly large body and small wings. He _______ towatch the butterfly， hoping that the wings would be dry and large to support the huge body. But nothing happened! It was never able to _______ .

The boy tried to _______ what had gone wrong. To help him，his mother took him to talk to a scientist. He _______ that the butterfly was supposed to struggle. Without the struggle，the butterfly would never fly . The boy's good wish ________ the butterfly.

As you go through school life，keep in mind that struggling is an important part of any experience for growth. It is the struggle that causes us to develop our ability to fly.

【1】A. stepB. levelC. changeD. accident

【2】A. actedB. formedC. remainedD. invented

【3】A. tiredB. excitedC. boredD. sad

【4】A. effortsB. mistakesC. progressD. promise

【5】A. biggerB. deeperC. smallerD. brighter

【6】A. rememberedB. happenedC. startedD. continued

【7】A. climbB. surviveC. moveD. fly

【8】A. find outB. try outC. carry outD. break out

【9】A. forgotB. guessedC. believedD. learned

【10】A. killedB. hurtC. satisfiedD. circled

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【7】D

【8】A

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

文章介绍了一个小男孩看到蝴蝶一直在茧中挣扎，无法破茧而出，便想帮助它，将茧口剪大。结果出来的蝴蝶无法展开双翅。生物学家告诉他，蝴蝶只有挣扎破茧后，才能飞翔。人生也是如此，不努力奋斗的话，很难有飞翔的能力。

【1】句意：他妈妈告诉他，毛毛虫将要经历一次变化，变成蝴蝶。A. step 步骤；B. level水平；C. change变化；D. accident事故。根据句子His mother told him the caterpillar was going to go through a(n) ___1___ and become a butterfly. 中的the caterpillar 和and become a butterfly，可知，毛毛虫要变成蝴蝶需要经历一次变化。故选C。

【2】句意：有一天，茧上出现了一个小洞，蝴蝶开始挣扎着出来。A. acted行为；B. formed出现，产生；C. remained保持不变；D. invented发明。根据the butterfly started to struggle(挣扎)to come out. 蝴蝶开始挣扎着出来。说明茧上出现了一个小洞。因此选择formed出现，产生；语境是：有一天，茧上出现了一个小洞，蝴蝶开始挣扎着出来。故选B。

【3】句意：起初这个男孩很兴奋，但很快他就开始担心起来。A. tired疲劳的；B. excited兴奋的；C. bored无聊的；D. sad悲伤的。根据but soon he became worried. 但很快他就开始担心起来。说明起初这个男孩是很兴奋的。因此选择excited兴奋的；语境是：起初这个男孩很兴奋，但很快他就开始担心起来。故选B。

【4】句意：但看起来没有任何进展。A. efforts努力；B. mistakes错误；C. progress进步；D. promise承诺。根据下文的句子Hoping to see it out，the boy decided to help. 希望看见它出来，男孩决定帮忙。可以推知上文是看起来没有任何进展。因此选择progress进步；语境是：但看起来没有任何进展。故选C。

【5】句意：他用剪刀把茧剪得更大，蝴蝶很快就飞了出来。A. bigger大的；B. deeper深的；C. smaller小的；D. brighter亮的。根据句子The butterfly was struggling so hard. 蝴蝶挣扎得很厉害。说明茧上的洞很小，因此他是用剪刀把茧剪得更大。故选A。

【6】句意：他继续观察着蝴蝶，希望它的翅膀会变干，变大以支撑巨大的身体。A. remembered记得；B. happened发生；C. started开始；D. continued继续。根据后文But nothing happened! 但什么都没发生！说明这是继续观察的结果，而且continue后跟动词不定式，即：continue to do sth. 继续做某事。故选D。

【7】句意：它永远飞不起来。A. climb爬；B. survive生存；C. move移动；D. fly飞。根据Without the struggle，the butterfly would never fly . 没有斗争，蝴蝶就不会飞。可知，本题选择fly飞。语境是：它永远飞不起来。故选D。

【8】句意：那男孩试图找出问题出在了哪里。A. find out找出；B. try out尝试；C. carry out执行；D. break out爆发。根据To help him，his mother took him to talk to a scientist. 为了帮助他，他妈妈带他去找一位科学家。可知，这是小男孩试图找出问题出在了哪里的途径。因此用find out找出；语境是：那男孩试图找出问题出在了哪里。故选A。

【9】句意：他了解到蝴蝶应该挣扎。A. forgot忘记；B. guessed猜测；C. believed相信；D. learned了解。根据下文的句子Without the struggle，the butterfly would never fly. 没有挣扎，蝴蝶就不会飞。这是小男孩在科学家那里了解到的知识。故选D。

【10】句意：男孩的好愿望伤害了蝴蝶。A. killed杀死；B. hurt伤害；C. satisfied满足；D. circled圈出。由句子It was never able to ___7___ . 它永远飞不起来。可知，是男孩的好愿望伤害了蝴蝶。故选B。