Question

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) 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 over came 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.

1.From the story we know that the butterfly can’t fly because ________.

A. it gets out by itself    B. the man feels sorry for it

C. it tries to challenge itself    D. the man helps it come out

2.Dennis’s example shows that successful people should ________.

A. overcome the difficulties    B. take up business early

C. become the leaders of tomorrow    D. sell clothes from door to door

3.The meaning of the underlined word “mature” in the passage is “________”.

A. wake up    B. give up    C. grow up    D. bring up

4.What is the writer trying to do in this passage?

A. Describe where a butterfly comes from.

B. Encourage young people to face challenges.

C. Suggest how to become a successful businessman.

D. Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Successful People Have a Sense of Achievement

B. Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively

C. Countries Should Continue to Become Successful

D. Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】本文通过蝴蝶破茧而出、一位成功的商人的经历讲述了勇敢面对生活中的苦难的重要性。

1.句意：从故事中我们知道蝴蝶不能飞是因为男人帮助它出来了。A.它自己出来的B.男人为此感到难过C.它试图挑战自己D.男人帮助它出来。原文“He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily.”（他切割了蛹，蝴蝶很容易出来。）导致了蝴蝶不能飞，故选D

2.句意：丹尼斯的例子表明成功的人应该克服困难。A.克服困难B.早早开展业务C.成为明天的领导者D.挨家挨户卖衣服。原文“He took up the challenges and overcame them.”（他接受了挑战并战胜了他们。），最后他获得了成功，说明要学会克服苦难，故选A

3.句意：段落中带下划线的“mature”一词的含义是“长大”。A.醒来B.放弃C.长大D.抚养。他父亲的去世（His father’s death）属于磨难，肯定是起到了迫使他“成长、长大”的作用，故选C

4.句意：作者通过这篇文章中试图做什么？A.描述一只蝴蝶来自哪里。B.鼓励年轻人面对挑战。C.建议如何成为一名成功的商人。D.解释如果一个人未通过考试会发生什么。原文“We must meet and overcome challenges.”（我们必须迎接并克服挑战。）等多处地方都在试图鼓舞年轻人勇敢面对挑战，故选B

5.句意：这篇文章的最佳标题是什么？A.成功人士有成就感B.年轻人必须积极发展自己的能量C.各国应继续取得成功D.生活的挑战为年轻人带来最佳状态，这篇文章讲了很多案例，这些案例的共同点都是起着鼓舞年轻人迎接挑战，迎难而上，故选D