Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked!
Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Having stopped laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasn't sure what to do. After all, it’s just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate’s sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life. Should I have been careless enough to step on her? His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate’s safety seemed admirable. I couldn’t do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.
Since then, I’ve used that butterfly’s courage as an inspiration and to remind myself that good things are worth fighting for.
1.The writer changed his direction while walking down a path because he wanted_______.
A. to get close to a butterfly
B. to escape a sudden attack
C. to look over the bad situation
D. to avoid getting his shoes dirty
2.From the passage we can learn that the attacker _________.
A. struck the author four or five times and made him badly hurt
B. paused until the author took a step backwards
C. thought it was the author who caused the death of his mate
D. attacked the author for his mate’s safety and to accompany her for the last moments of life.
3.From this experience the man learned_____.
A. butterflies are brave insects
B. the small can defeat the large
C. how to deal with challenges in his life
D. people should try their best to fight for everything
4.Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?
A. amusing B. ambitious
C. courageous D. aggressive
假设你是育才中学学生会主席李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛（speech contest），希望附近某大学的外籍教师Smith女士来做评委。请参照以下比赛通知给她写一封信。
英语演讲比赛
主题：人与自然
时间：6月15日下午2：00－5：00
地点：501教室
参赛选手：10名学生
联系人：李华（电话44876655）
欢迎大家光临
注意：词数100左右。
Dear Ms. Smith,
短文改错（共10小题； 每小题1分， 满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。 错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1每处错误下画一横线，并在该词下面写互相修改的词。
2 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In my view, the Internet is helpful. It is known to all, the Internet is playing a important part in our daily life. On the Internet, we can read news home and abroad and got as much information as we can. We can also attend to the net school and read many books. We can even do shopping online. Beside, our ability to operate the computer can be improved great.
So we should not be addicted to the Internet, or we’ll get our life and study destroying. In addition, we should keep off the harmful website. Anyhow, this doesn’t prevent the Internet from becoming our friend.
There was once a young shepherd boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was lonely and 1. (bore) for him watching the sheep all day.
No one was near 2. there farmers he could sometimes see working in the fields in the valley below.
One day the boy thought of a plan by 3. he could get a little company and have some fun. He ran down toward the valley 4. (cry), “Wolf! Wolf!”
The men ran to meet him, and 5. they found out there was no wolf at all, they complained and returned to their work. However, the boy was very happy when he saw the men come running.
The boy enjoyed the company so much that a few days later he tried 6. same trick again, and again the men ran to help him.
A few days later, a real wolf came from the forest and was heading 7. the sheep.
The boy ran toward the valley, and more loudly 8. ever he cried,“Wolf! Wolf! A wolf has really appeared. ”
But the men, who had been 9. (fool) twice before, thought that he was tricking them again. No one came 10. (help) the boy. The lying shepherd boy was eaten up by the wolf with all his sheep.
Arthur Ashe, an African American, was a great tennis player. In his autobiography (自传)Days of Grace, Arthur Ashe an incident that occurred when he was 17years old. He was playing in a match in West Virginia. As was often the case, he was the only of color in the match.
One night, some of the kids broke a gate. They completely it and then decided to say that Authur was . The incident was reported in the newspapers; Arthur his involvement, but the boys would not change their story. The part for Arthur was worrying about what his father would say and do. He made a phone call.
As he imagined, his father had already learned of the . his father’s tone was severe. He asked Arthur only one question. “Arthur Junior,” he asked, “all I want to is--- were you mixed up in that ?”
Author answered, “No, Daddy, I wasn’t. ” his father asked about it again. Arthur learned on that day why he had always been encouraged to tell the . There would come a time when he must be , and this was such a time. Because he had already earned his trust and , he knew his father believed him. From that day on he was , above all else, to live a life of honesty.
, we find examples of modern leaders in every field who have less honesty. we do not need saints(圣人)---we need people like you; people who will be known for their ; people who earn the trust and respect of others, their age or status in life; people who the importance of character. Our world does not need another saint. But it needs you.
1.A. avoids B. imagines C. relates D. plans
2.A. competitor B. judge C. passenger D. teacher
3.A. purchased B. repaired C. discovered D. destroyed
4.A. cruel B. responsible C. serious D. greedy
5.A. denied B. forgot C. reported D. kept
6.A. strangest B. worst C. funniest D. least
7.A. quietly B. usually C. eventually D. frequently
8.A. theft B. operation C. tour D. incident
9.A. promise B. show C. know D. announce
10.A. mess B. game C. project D. career
11.A. even B. never C. sometimes D. often
12.A. truth B. joke C. secret D. news
13.A. rewarded B. praised C. moved D. believed
14.A. interest B. strength C. respect D. attention
15.A. afraid B. unable C. ashamed D. determined
16.A. Hopefully B. Financially C. UnfortunatelyD. Traditionally
17.A. But B. If C. In case D. As if
18.A. knowledge B. honesty C. humor D. generosity
19.A. other than B. but for C. because of D. regardless of
20.A. forget aboutB. insist on C. turn down D. give away
They are both so much related to each other. And both are so dissimilar!. What are the difference between friendship and love? Is platonic(柏拉图式的)friendship possible between persons of the opposite sex? 1.
What is friendship? Why do we call a person our friend? When do we call someone a very good friend? If we care for a person, if we are always ready to help that person and if we share most of our thoughts with a person, they are our good friends. We can always count upon our good friends in an emergency. We are always sure that our friends will understand why we acted in a certain way.
2. The friendship is so deep and the relationship is so intimate, that most of the things automatically understood by our friends.
3. In a relationship of deep love, all the sharing that we discussed above is taken for granted. But love transcends(超出)all this. During love, we are attached with a particular person, while in friendship, one many have many friends. A loving relationship makes one so much attached to the other that one gets pained if his/her beloved is hurt! Love also involves a physical element.
4. This is a vital difference. Nature gives us love so that the species can go forward. Nature does not give us friendship.
Your heart beats will never increase in anticipation of meeting your friend. 5. You will not feel totally lost if you don’t meet your friend for a few days. You will not have dreams in your eyes thinking about your friendship.
A. What about love?
B. My answer is “Yes!”
C. Let us try and understand.
D. Friendship does not have that.
E. We need not explain anything to our very good friends.
F. You will not lie awake at night thinking about your friend.
G. The physical element may include hand in hand while walking.
