Question

【题目】阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容完成信息卡。

Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly (蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis (蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle(挣扎；奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.

When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.

Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

Title: 56.【1】.
From the story we know why the butterfly can’t fly.	57. Because【2】.
What does Dennis’s example show?	58. That successful people should 【3】.
What is the meaning of the underlined word “mature”?	59. It is 【4】.
What is the writer trying to do?	60. He (She)【5】.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People

【2】the man helps it come out

【3】overcome the difficulties

【4】grow up

【5】encourages young people to face challenges.

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述一个人善意地帮助蝴蝶破茧，却弄巧成拙，毁了蝴蝶的一生。讲述了努力奋斗、迎接挑战是通往成功的道路。

【1】根据The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly可知，生活带来的挑战在会让年轻人发挥出最好的一面，故填Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People。

【2】根据He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle(挣扎；奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly可知，这个人帮助蝴蝶破茧，蝴蝶不挣扎出茧，它就不能飞，故填the man helps it come out。

【3】根据When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life以及Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives可知，表示成功的人都要克服困难，故填overcome the difficulties。

【4】根据His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them可知，他抚养了一家9口人，并且迎接挑战克服它们，所以他是成熟的，成长了，故填grow up。

【5】根据We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them可知，作者鼓励年轻人面对挑战，故填encourages young people to face challenges.