Question

    There was once a wonderful old man who loved everything animals, spiders, insects and all sorts of living things.

One day while walking through the woods, the old man found a cocoon (面). He decided to take the cocoon home to watch its magic process of _______ from a little cocoon to beautiful _______.

A few days later the cocoon stared to move. It moved frantically (狂乱地). A small _______ appeared. He sat and watched it struggle and struggle for several hours to _______ its body through the little hole. But it seemed not to make any progress. Then the old man felt _______ for the little butterfly inside, and rushed to its aid. With a pair of scissors and _______, he cut the little opening big enough in the cocoon for the butterfly to come out. And then the butterfly came out of its cocoon, but it had a _______ body and small, fragile wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, _______ the wings would expand and be able to _______ the body, but nothing happened! It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his ________ and eagerness, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle ________ 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 ________ it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes ________ are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to ________ our life without any obstacles and difficulties, it would weaken or even damage us over time both physically and mentally. We would not be as ________ as we could have been. In fact, it is necessary to live with some difficulties. And it is these obstacles and difficulties that make us strong and get prepared for the greater challenges in our life.

1.A.advancing B.growing C.transforming D.developing

2.A.dog B.butterfly C.cat D.snake

3.A.spot B.passage C.opening D.butterfly

4.A.expand B.push C.shrink D.force

5.A.sorry B.moved C.excited D.happy

6.A.cheerfully B.gently C.casually D.randomly

7.A.powerful B.awkward C.swollen D.flexible

8.A.in no way B.in no case C.by any chance D.at any moment

9.A.support B.protect C.control D.lift

10.A.carefulness B.willingness C.kindness D.sadness

11.A.arranged B.required C.intended D.prepared

12.A.if only B.as if C.as though D.so that

13.A.struggles B.pains C.failures D.sufferings

14.A.adapt to B.care for C.go through D.reflect on

15.A.potential B.strong C.patient D.energetic

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了，一位老人善意帮蝴蝶破茧，但蝴蝶无法飞翔，告诉我们一个道理：生活中有一些困难是必要的，因为这些障碍和困难使我们坚强起来。

1.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他决定把茧带回家，看看它从一个小茧变成美丽蝴蝶的神奇过程。A. advancing前进；B. growing成长；C. transforming转变；D. developing发展。由下文的a little cocoon to beautiful ___2___可知，是从茧到蝴蝶的转变过程，transform…into…（从……转变成……）。故选C项。

2.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他决定把茧带回家，看看它从一个小茧变成美丽蝴蝶的神奇过程。A. dog狗；B. butterfly蝴蝶；C. cat猫；D. snake蛇。由下文的Then the old man felt ___5___ for the little butterfly inside可知，茧里面的是蝴蝶，看茧化蝶。故选B项。

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个小洞出现了。A. spot地点；B. passage通道；C. opening洞；D. butterfly蝴蝶。由下文的he cut the little opening big enough in the cocoon for the butterfly to come out可知，茧上有小洞，因为蝴蝶要出来了。故选C项。

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他坐在那里看着它挣扎了好几个小时才强行把它的身体从小洞里钻出来。A. expand扩大；B. push推；C. shrink缩小；D. force强行。由上文的it struggle and struggle for several hours可知，蝴蝶破茧很艰难，挣扎了几小时才强行把它的身体从小洞里钻出来。故选D项。

5.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这时，老人为里面的小蝴蝶感到难过，赶紧去帮助它。A. sorry难过的；B. moved感动的；C. excited兴奋的；D. happy快乐的。由上文的it struggle and struggle for several hours可知，蝴蝶破茧很艰难，老人为蝴蝶感到难过。故选A项。

6.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：他用剪刀轻轻地把茧里的小开口剪得足够大，让蝴蝶出来。A. cheerfully快乐地；B. gently轻轻地；C. casually随意地；D. randomly随机地。由常识和全文语境可知，蝴蝶茧很小，老人很心疼蝴蝶，所以是轻轻地拿剪刀剪开。故选B项。

7.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后蝴蝶从茧里出来了，但是它的身体肿胀，翅膀又小又脆弱。A. powerful强大的；B. awkward尴尬的；C. swollen肿胀的；D. flexible灵活的。由small, fragile wings.可知，它的身体肿胀，翅膀又小又脆弱。故选C项。

8.

考查介词短语辨析。句意：这个人继续看着蝴蝶，因为他期待着，在任何时候，蝴蝶翅膀都会展开，能够支撑身体，但什么也没发生！A. in no way决不；B. in no case在任何情况下；C. by any chance可能；D. at any moment随时。由全文语境可知，老人希望在任何时候，蝴蝶都会展开翅膀，能够支撑身体。故选D项。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个人继续看着蝴蝶，因为他期待着，在任何时候，蝴蝶翅膀都会展开，能够支撑身体，但什么也没发生！A. support支持、支撑；B. protect保护；C. control控制；D. lift举起。由常识可知，蝴蝶展开翅膀是用来支撑自己身体的。故选A项。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个人，在他的善良和急切中，不明白的是，有限制的茧和蝴蝶通过这个微小的洞所需要的斗争，是大自然将液体从蝴蝶身体中注入翅膀的方式，以便于蝴蝶可以准备好飞翔，一旦它从茧中解脱出来。A. carefulness粗心；B. willingness意愿；C. kindness善意；D. sadness悲伤。由上文语境可知，老人是出于善意，才用剪刀帮助蝴蝶破茧。故选C项。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个人，在他的善良和急切中，不明白的是，有限制的茧和蝴蝶通过这个微小的洞所需要的斗争，是大自然将液体从蝴蝶身体中注入翅膀的方式，以便于蝴蝶可以准备好飞翔，一旦它从茧中解脱出来。A. arranged安排；B. required需要；C. intended打算；D. prepared准备。由本处语境可知，此处指蝴蝶通过这个微小的洞所需要的斗争，这种挣扎、斗争是蝴蝶会飞所需要的。故选B项。

12.

考查连词词义辨析。句意：这个人，在他的善良和急切中，不明白的是，有限制的茧和蝴蝶通过这个微小的洞所需要的斗争，是大自然将液体从蝴蝶身体中注入翅膀的方式，以便于蝴蝶可以准备好飞翔，一旦它从茧中解脱出来。A. if only要是……就好了；B. as if好像；C. as though好像；D. so that以至于/以便于。由本处语境可知，此处指有限制的茧和蝴蝶通过这个微小的洞所需要的斗争，是为了以便于蝴蝶有飞翔的能力。是故选D项。

13.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候奋斗正是我们生活中所需要的。A. struggles挣扎、奋斗；B. pains痛苦；C. failures失败；D. sufferings痛苦。由全文语境可知，本文主要讲struggle对蝴蝶/人的重要作用。故选A项。

14.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果我们能在没有任何障碍和困难的情况下经历我们的生活，随着时间的推移，它会削弱甚至损害我们的身心。A. adapt to适应；B. care for照顾；C. go through经历；D. reflect on反思。由上文语境可知，蝴蝶就是因为没有经历困难破茧了，才失去了飞翔的能力，人如果也没经历困难，身心也会受到损害。故选C项。

15.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们不会像以前那样强大。A. potential潜力的；B. strong强大的；C. patient耐心的；D. energetic精力充沛的。由上文的our life without any obstacles and difficulties, it would weaken or even damage us over time both physically and mentally可知，人如果没经历困难，身心也会受到损害，人就不会强大。故选B项。