Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects．．．
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly．He took it home．A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther．Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon．
The butterfly then appeared easily．
But it had a swollen body and small, fragile wings．The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would be smaller in time．Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling （慢慢爬行）around with a swollen body and fragile wings．
It never was able to fly．
What the man in his kindness and hurry did not understand was that the limited cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid （液体）from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon．
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life．If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles and difficulties, it would disable us．We would not be as strong as what we could have been．And we could never fly．
【小题】The butterfly could never fly because ________．
A．it was too fat and strong．
B．it loved crawling around．
C．it got out of the cocoon easily．
D．it didn’t get through the cocoon ．
【小题】The text is most likely to be found in a book about__________．
A．popular science B．humorous stories．
C．successful people D．philosophy events ．
【小题】What is the implied meaning of the passage?
A．Life without any obstacles and difficulties is perfect．
B．Obstacles and difficulties contribute to success．
C．Never help a butterfly to get out of the cocoon．
D．A butterfly can never fly without going through the cocoon．
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
【小题】 A. keep fit B. rise early C. earn money D. collect money
【小题】A. magic B. romantic C. fantastic D. attractive
【小题】A. simple B. easy C. relaxing D. luxurious(奢侈)
【小题】 A. the questionB. question C. reach D. control
【小题】 A. feeling B. love C. quarrel D. smile
【小题】 A. raised B. shook C. lifted D. bowed
【小题】A. hurt B. injured C. wounded D. harmed
【小题】 A. in great surprise B. in a great embarrassment
C. with delight D. in great astonishment
【小题】A. happens B. comes about C. appears D. occurs
【小题】A. warm and soft B. hot and hard
C. thin and cool D. strong and durable (耐用的)
【小题】 A. somewhere and sometime B. anywhere or anytime
C. more or less D. everyhere and everywhere
【小题】A. inside B. outside C. faraway D. nearby
【小题】A. could believe B. couldn’t understand
C. wouldn’t recognize D. might know
【小题】 A. got sick B. got stuck C. threw up D. became disabled
【小题】 A. quite healthyB. very pale C. fairly red D. much surprised
【小题】A. jump high B. go hurriedly C. run fast D. walk slowly
【小题】 A. think about B. talk with C. worry about D. laugh at
【小题】A. Reading B. Listening C. Speaking D. Writing
【小题】A. fresh rosesB. gold ring C. sweet kisses D.beautiful jewelry
【小题】A. a thread B. a needle C. the cloth D. the cotton
If he _____ his legs in the last training, he _____ the coming World Cup, which he has been longing to compete in.
A. hadn’t hurt; would join in
B. hadn’t hurt; would have taken part in
C. didn’t hurt; would go in for
D. didn’t hurt; would have taken part in
In our hometown, about 1,500 meters east of my house,_______ an old temple_______ back to the 17th century．
A．stands; dating B．is standing; dated
C．standing; dated D．stand; dating
– Can we get the computer before Wednesday?
– _____. If it is 30 kilometers, we can make it, but if farther away, it will be on Thursday.
A. I don't know for sure B. Well, that all depends
C. It's up to you, sir D. There's no need to rush
______the road ,don’t forget to look both ways.
A.As crossing B. While you cross
C.While crossing D. Cross
