Question

When he was a small boy, he had loved butterflies. Now a grown man with his first son to be born in a few weeks, he found once again fascinated with a cocoon（繭）．He had it at the side of the park path. Somehow the twig(嫩枝）had been knocked from the tree and the cocoon had undamaged and still woven to the branch.

As he had seen his mother do，he gently protected it by it in his handkerchief and carried it home. The cocoon found a home in a jar with holes in the lid. The man it every day. One day, for the first time，the cocoon moved. He watched more closely and soon the cocoon was trembling with activity but nothing else . The cocoon remained tightly glued to the twig and there was no of wings.

Finally the shaking became so ，the man thought the butterfly would die from the .He removed the lid on the jar，took a sharp pen knife from his desk drawer and made a tiny slit(切口)in the side of the cocoon. Almost immediately，one wing appeared and then outstretched the other. The butterfly was !

It seemed to its freedom and walked along the edge of the jar. But it didn’t fly. At first the man thought the 54 needed time to dry but time passed and still the butterfly did not .

The man was worried and called up his neighbor who high school science. He told the neighbor he had found the cocoon，placed it in the mason jar, and the terrible trembling as the butterfly struggled to get out. When he how he had carefully made a small slit in the cocoon，the teacher stopped him, “Oh, that is the . You see，the struggle is what gives the butterfly the strength to fly.”

And so it is with us. Sometimes it’s the struggles in life that us the most.

1.A. them B. us C. itself D. himself

2.A. searched B. raised C. found D. pulled

3.A. survived B. appeared C. existed D. hidden

4.A. hanging B. covering C. hiding D. wrapping

5.A. awful B. temporary C. forever D. luxurious

6.A. realized B. noticed C. watched D. recognized

7.A. happened B. arose C. helped D. proved

8.A. scene B. mark C. signal D. sign

9.A. nervous B. strong C. constant D. weak

10.A. struggle B. beat C. quarrel D. fight

11.A. confidently B. finally C. carefully D. proudly

12.A. different B. free C. happy D. alive

13.A. hate B. share C. desire D. enjoy

14.A. wings B. arms C. feet D. hands

15.A. bring up B. get down C. take off D. come out

16.A. observed B. invented C. searched D. taught

17.A. how B. why C. when D. where

18.A. reported B. described C. expressed D. imagined

19.A. excuse B. purpose C. reason D. evidence

20.A. strike B. strengthen C. trouble D. impress

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.B

【解析】

試題解析：破繭成蝶的故事大家應(yīng)該都很熟悉，本文主人公對此也頗為好奇，出于同情，他帶回了一只幸存的繭，每天觀察它，這只繭越來越弱的頻率讓主人公十分擔(dān)憂，于是用小刀在繭的一側(cè)劃開了一道口，立刻便出來了一只蝴蝶，然而過了很久，蝴蝶還是不會飛。原來，正是破繭而出時的那股動力使得蝴蝶有力量飛行，現(xiàn)在失去了破繭的力量，蝴蝶便不會飛翔了。而我們?nèi)艘彩侨绱耍�在生活中，往往是挫折和困難給予了我們更大的力量。

1. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段“When he was a small boy, he had loved butterflies. Now a grown man with his first son to be born in a few weeks, he found once again fascinated with a cocoon（繭）．”推測句意：當(dāng)她還是一個小男孩的時候，他就很喜歡蝴蝶，現(xiàn)在一個他第一個孩子即將出世的成年人，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己再一次的對繭著迷。once again表明空白處為前文出現(xiàn)過的事物，只有這個人自己，故選D。

2. 考查詞義辨析。A搜索，調(diào)查；B提高，撫育；C發(fā)現(xiàn)；D拉，牽引。根據(jù)前后文“He had it at the side of the park path”根據(jù)推測，it代指前文中的繭，可知空白處意為養(yǎng)。故選C。

3. 考查詞義辨析。A幸存；B出現(xiàn)；C生存；D隱藏。根據(jù)前后文“ Somehow the twig(嫩枝）had been knocked from the tree and the cocoon had undamaged and still woven to the branch.”不知怎么得一個嫩枝從樹上掉下敲打在繭上，繭卻完好無損，仍然在織網(wǎng)。由此推測，繭被樹枝砸到了，卻沒有被破壞，所以應(yīng)是幸存下來，故選A。

4. 考查詞義辨析題。A懸掛；B覆蓋；C藏；D包裝，裹住。根據(jù)前后文“As he had seen his mother do，he gently protected it by it in his handkerchief and carried it home. ”推測句意：像他媽媽以前做過的那樣，他輕輕地把繭裹在自己的手帕中，然后帶回了家。故選D。

5. 考查詞義辨析題。A可怕的，極壞的；B暫時的，臨時的；C永遠(yuǎn)；D奢侈的。根據(jù)前后文“The cocoon found a home in a jar with holes in the lid.”這只繭在找到了一個家，在一個瓶蓋有洞的廣口瓶中，主人公只是暫時收養(yǎng)這只繭，所以作者給繭安置的地方也是暫時的。故選B。

6. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A領(lǐng)悟到；B注意到，觀察到；C看到；D認(rèn)出，意識到。根據(jù)前后文“The man it every day”可以推測，主人公收養(yǎng)了這只繭，帶回家后每天觀察它的變化。故選C。

7. 考查推理判斷題。A發(fā)生；B出現(xiàn)；C幫助；D證明。根據(jù)前后文“He watched more closely and soon the cocoon was trembling with activity but nothing else .”他更近地觀察，很快發(fā)現(xiàn)這只繭開始顫動，根據(jù)but可知除了顫動，主人公沒有觀察到別的現(xiàn)象，所以可以推測沒有別的事發(fā)生。故選A。

8. 考查詞義辨析題。A場面，情景；B標(biāo)志，記號；C信號；D跡象。根據(jù)前后文“The cocoon remained tightly glued to the twig and there was no of wings.”推測句意：這只繭還是保持原狀，緊緊地纏繞著嫩枝，沒有任何翅膀的跡象。主人公每天都觀察它的變化，期待著它變成蝴蝶，但還沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)任何長翅膀的跡象。故選D。

9. 考查詞義辨析題。A緊張的；B強壯的；C連續(xù)的；D虛弱的。根據(jù)前后文“Finally the shaking became so ，the man thought the butterfly would die from the .”可知主人公以為蝴蝶會死掉，所以可以推測他看到的震動越來越弱。故選B。

10. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A掙扎；B敲擊；C吵架；D打架。“the man thought the butterfly would die from the .”推測句意：這個人認(rèn)為蝴蝶會因為無力掙扎而死掉。其他選項均不符合題意，故選A。

11. 考查詞義辨析題。A自信地；B最后地；C仔細(xì)地；D驕傲地。根據(jù)前后文“He removed the lid on the jar，took a sharp pen knife from his desk drawer and 51 made a tiny slit(切口)in the side of the cocoon”推測句意：他將瓶蓋移開，從桌子抽屜里拿出一把削筆刀，小心地在繭的一邊劃開一道小切口。故選C。

12. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A不同的；B免費的，自由的；C高興的；D活著的。根據(jù)前文“Almost immediately，one wing appeared and then outstretched the other. The butterfly was !”幾乎在同時，一只翅膀出現(xiàn)了，接著另一只也伸展出來，可見蝴蝶還活著，此處表示活著活著自由都符合語境，但根據(jù)后文第一句中的freedom可知此處應(yīng)他們獲得了自由。故選B。

13. 考查詞義辨析題。A討厭；B分享；C渴望；D享受。根據(jù)前后文“ It seemed to its freedom and walked along the edge of the jar.”蝴蝶沿著瓶子邊緣走動，可以推測它很享受現(xiàn)在的自由，其它選項不服題意，故選D。

14. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A翅膀；B臂；C腳；D手。根據(jù)前后文“But it didn’t fly. At first the man thought the needed time to dry”蝴蝶不會飛，可以推測主人公會考慮到是翅膀的問題，句意：但它不會飛，開始這個人以為翅膀需要一些時間干燥。故選A。

15. 考查短語辨析。A提出，教育，養(yǎng)育；B下來，使沮喪；C起飛，脫下，離開；D出現(xiàn)，結(jié)果是，出版�！癰ut time passed and still the butterfly did not .”推測句意：但是時間過去了，這只蝴蝶仍舊沒有起飛，此處take off意同fly。故選C。

16. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A觀察；B發(fā)明；C調(diào)查，研究；D教。根據(jù)前后文“The man was worried and called up his neighbor who high school science.”于是這個人非常擔(dān)心，叫來了他的鄰居，根據(jù)推測，他的鄰居應(yīng)該是高中的科學(xué)老師，故選D。

17. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題�！癏e told the neighbor he had found the cocoon，placed it in the mason jar, and the terrible trembling as the butterfly struggled to get out.”他叫來了他的鄰居，希望教高中科學(xué)的鄰居能夠給他一些幫助，所以他把這件事的始末都告訴了鄰居，所以應(yīng)為告訴鄰居他是如何發(fā)現(xiàn)、安置這只繭以及這只繭的行為。故選A。

18. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A報道；B描述；C表達(dá)；D想象。根據(jù)前后文“ When he how he had carefully made a small slit in the cocoon，the teacher stopped him”推測句意：當(dāng)他講到他如何仔細(xì)地在繭上劃開一道口的時候，老師止住了他�？芍�他還在描述這件事的經(jīng)過。故選B。

19. 考查詞義辨析題。A借口，理由；B意圖，目的；C原因；D證據(jù)。“the teacher stopped him, “Oh, that is the ”推測句意：老師止住了他，說道：天哪，這就是原因（蝴蝶不飛的原因），故選C。

20. 考查詞義辨析題。A打擊；B給予力量；C困難；D使印象深刻。根據(jù)最后一段“ And so it is with us. Sometimes it’s the struggles in life that us the most.”根據(jù)老師所說，蝴蝶正是靠破繭的力量飛行，可以推測句意：所以我們也是一樣，有時候正是生活中的努力給予了我們最多的力量。故選B。

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