Question

    When my son, Justin, was 4, he found a caterpillar(毛毛虫) and put it in a jar. Each day, he ______ it plenty of fresh grass and leaves. In a few weeks, the caterpillar was ______ and ready to sleep. One morning, we discovered the caterpillar wrapped (包裹) in a cocoon(茧).

Justin was ______. He knew a moth (蛾子) or butterfly was about to be born. The cocoon had become clear and we would see ______ inside. A few days later, a beautiful black moth broke free from its cocoon and began to lay eggs on the grass.

The next day, Justin took the jar outside, opened the jar, and the little moth flew out. It circled the yard twice, came back, and ______ on Justin’s arm. Justin picked it up, let it go into the air, and it came back. He tried over and over to set it ______, but each time, it would return to his arm. After a few return flights, the moth finally flew off into the tall grass.

I believe the moth, like a person, was afraid to ______ what it was comfortable with. It wanted to stay with something familiar, and was scared to move on and experience ______ things.

I was ______ that little moth and felt scared to move. But if I hadn’t ______, I wouldn’t have been able to watch my wonderful son experience the cycle of life.

1.A.caught B.fed C.put

2.A.fat B.new C.alive

3.A.sad B.scared C.excited

4.A.eggs B.wings C.birds

5.A.started B.landed C.jumped

6.A.back B.free C.off

7.A.drop B.stay C.leave

8.A.new B.bad C.wild

9.A.often B.never C.once

10.A.went B.moved C.flew

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

这篇短文主要描述了一个小男孩将一只毛毛虫喂养成蝴蝶之后，小男孩想要将他放飞，但是每次蝴蝶都会自己飞回来。因此，作者感悟到人类和动物一样，都不愿意离开妈妈温暖舒适的怀抱。但是，如果我们不改变环境就不会见到新的事物。

1.

句意：每天，他都会喂它很多新鲜的草和树叶。

考查动词。caught抓住；fed喂养；put放。根据he…it fresh grass and leaves，可知是指他喂它新鲜的草和树叶，feed sb sth喂养某人某物，故选B。

2.

句意：几周后，毛毛虫变得胖胖的，已经准备睡觉了。

考查形容词。fat胖的；new新的；alive活着的。根据上一句Each day, he ___1___ it plenty of fresh grass and leaves.，可知每天喂养毛毛虫，所以毛毛虫变得胖胖的，故选A。

3.

句意：贾斯汀感到兴奋。

考查形容词。sad难过的；scared恐惧的；excited激动的。根据He knew a moth（蛾子） or butterfly was about to be born.他知道毛毛虫快要变成蝴蝶或蛾子了，所以感到兴奋。故选C。

4.

句意：茧已经变清了，我们可以看到里面的翅膀了。

考查名词。eggs鸡蛋；wings翅膀；birds 鸟。根据The cocoon had become clear and we could see …inside，推出是指：能看到茧里面的翅膀，其他三个选项都不符合题意，故选B。

5.

句意：它绕着院子转了两圈，回来了，落在贾斯汀的胳膊上。

考查动词。started开始；landed降落；jumped跳。根据 on Justin's arm，蛾子降落在贾斯汀的手臂上，land on降落在……。故选B。

6.

句意：他一遍又一遍地试着把它放飞，但每次，它都会回到他的手臂上。

考查副词。back向后的；free自由的；off 脱离的，根据Justin picked it up，let it go into the air，可知贾斯廷把它捡起来，让它飞到空中，推出是想给它自由，set…free使……自由。故选B。

7.

句意：我相信飞蛾，就像人一样，害怕离开一直和它在一起的东西。

考查动词。drop落下；stay停留；leave离开。根据后一句It wanted to stay with something familiar，and was scared to move on and experience ___8___ things.它想要和一些熟悉的东西呆在一起，害怕继续前进，体验新的东西。推出此处是指：它害怕离开。故选C。

8.

句意：它想和一些熟悉的事物呆在一起，害怕继续前进，体验那些新的东西。

考查形容词。new新的；bad坏的；wild野生的。根据It wanted to stay with something familiar，and was scared to move on 它想要和一些熟悉的东西呆在一起，害怕继续前进，推出它害怕体验新的东西。故选A。

9.

句意：我曾经是吓得不敢动的小飞蛾。

考查副词。often经常；never从不；once曾经。根据I was …that little moth and felt scared to move，结合后文意思“但是如果我不继续前行，我也不会有今天这番经历”，推出句意：我曾经是吓得不敢动的小飞蛾。故选C。

10.

句意：但是如果我不继续前行，我也不会有看到我儿子经历生命的轮回。

考查动词。went去；moved移动；flew 飞。根据But if I hadn't…，I wouldn't have been able to watch my wonderful son experience the cycle（循环）of life.结合前文 felt scared to move吓得不敢动，可知意思是指：但是如果我不继续前行，我也不会有今天这番经历。故选B。