Question

【題目】A little boy kept a caterpillar(蝴蝶幼蟲)in a large box. One day the caterpillar climbed up a stick and started to create a cocoon(繭). His mother told him the caterpillar was going to go through a(n) _______ and become a butterfly.

The little boy watched every day，waiting for the coming out of the butterfly. One day it happened, a small hole _______ in the cocoon and the butterfly started to struggle(掙扎)to come out. At first the boy was _______ ，but soon he became worried. The butterfly was struggling so hard. But it looked like it was making no _______ . Hoping to see it out，the boy decided to help. He cut the cocoon with scissors to make the hole _______ and the butterfly quickly flew out.

To his surprise, the butterfly had an unexpectedly large body and small wings. He _______ towatch the butterfly， hoping that the wings would be dry and large to support the huge body. But nothing happened! It was never able to _______ .

The boy tried to _______ what had gone wrong. To help him，his mother took him to talk to a scientist. He _______ that the butterfly was supposed to struggle. Without the struggle，the butterfly would never fly . The boy's good wish ________ the butterfly.

As you go through school life，keep in mind that struggling is an important part of any experience for growth. It is the struggle that causes us to develop our ability to fly.

【1】A. stepB. levelC. changeD. accident

【2】A. actedB. formedC. remainedD. invented

【3】A. tiredB. excitedC. boredD. sad

【4】A. effortsB. mistakesC. progressD. promise

【5】A. biggerB. deeperC. smallerD. brighter

【6】A. rememberedB. happenedC. startedD. continued

【7】A. climbB. surviveC. moveD. fly

【8】A. find outB. try outC. carry outD. break out

【9】A. forgotB. guessedC. believedD. learned

【10】A. killedB. hurtC. satisfiedD. circled

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【7】D

【8】A

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

文章介紹了一個小男孩看到蝴蝶一直在繭中掙扎，無法破繭而出，便想幫助它，將繭口剪大。結(jié)果出來的蝴蝶無法展開雙翅。生物學家告訴他，蝴蝶只有掙扎破繭后，才能飛翔。人生也是如此，不努力奮斗的話，很難有飛翔的能力。

【1】句意：他媽媽告訴他，毛毛蟲將要經(jīng)歷一次變化，變成蝴蝶。A. step 步驟；B. level水平；C. change變化；D. accident事故。根據(jù)句子His mother told him the caterpillar was going to go through a(n) ___1___ and become a butterfly. 中的the caterpillar 和and become a butterfly，可知，毛毛蟲要變成蝴蝶需要經(jīng)歷一次變化。故選C。

【2】句意：有一天，繭上出現(xiàn)了一個小洞，蝴蝶開始掙扎著出來。A. acted行為；B. formed出現(xiàn)，產(chǎn)生；C. remained保持不變；D. invented發(fā)明。根據(jù)the butterfly started to struggle(掙扎)to come out. 蝴蝶開始掙扎著出來。說明繭上出現(xiàn)了一個小洞。因此選擇formed出現(xiàn)，產(chǎn)生；語境是：有一天，繭上出現(xiàn)了一個小洞，蝴蝶開始掙扎著出來。故選B。

【3】句意：起初這個男孩很興奮，但很快他就開始擔心起來。A. tired疲勞的；B. excited興奮的；C. bored無聊的；D. sad悲傷的。根據(jù)but soon he became worried. 但很快他就開始擔心起來。說明起初這個男孩是很興奮的。因此選擇excited興奮的；語境是：起初這個男孩很興奮，但很快他就開始擔心起來。故選B。

【4】句意：但看起來沒有任何進展。A. efforts努力；B. mistakes錯誤；C. progress進步；D. promise承諾。根據(jù)下文的句子Hoping to see it out，the boy decided to help. 希望看見它出來，男孩決定幫忙�？梢酝浦�上文是看起來沒有任何進展。因此選擇progress進步；語境是：但看起來沒有任何進展。故選C。

【5】句意：他用剪刀把繭剪得更大，蝴蝶很快就飛了出來。A. bigger大的；B. deeper深的；C. smaller小的；D. brighter亮的。根據(jù)句子The butterfly was struggling so hard. 蝴蝶掙扎得很厲害。說明繭上的洞很小，因此他是用剪刀把繭剪得更大。故選A。

【6】句意：他繼續(xù)觀察著蝴蝶，希望它的翅膀會變干，變大以支撐巨大的身體。A. remembered記得；B. happened發(fā)生；C. started開始；D. continued繼續(xù)。根據(jù)后文But nothing happened! 但什么都沒發(fā)生！說明這是繼續(xù)觀察的結(jié)果，而且continue后跟動詞不定式，即：continue to do sth. 繼續(xù)做某事。故選D。

【7】句意：它永遠飛不起來。A. climb爬；B. survive生存；C. move移動；D. fly飛。根據(jù)Without the struggle，the butterfly would never fly . 沒有斗爭，蝴蝶就不會飛�？芍�，本題選擇fly飛。語境是：它永遠飛不起來。故選D。

【8】句意：那男孩試圖找出問題出在了哪里。A. find out找出；B. try out嘗試；C. carry out執(zhí)行；D. break out爆發(fā)。根據(jù)To help him，his mother took him to talk to a scientist. 為了幫助他，他媽媽帶他去找一位科學家�？芍�，這是小男孩試圖找出問題出在了哪里的途徑。因此用find out找出；語境是：那男孩試圖找出問題出在了哪里。故選A。

【9】句意：他了解到蝴蝶應該掙扎。A. forgot忘記；B. guessed猜測；C. believed相信；D. learned了解。根據(jù)下文的句子Without the struggle，the butterfly would never fly. 沒有掙扎，蝴蝶就不會飛。這是小男孩在科學家那里了解到的知識。故選D。

【10】句意：男孩的好愿望傷害了蝴蝶。A. killed殺死；B. hurt傷害；C. satisfied滿足；D. circled圈出。由句子It was never able to ___7___ . 它永遠飛不起來�？芍�，是男孩的好愿望傷害了蝴蝶。故選B。