文章大意:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了女孩出于好心帮助蝴蝶破茧而出,却导致蝴蝶无法飞翔的故事。通过蝴蝶的成长过程,暗示了人们在面对挑战时,需要经历挣扎和磨练,才能成长和飞翔。
2 . One day, a girl came upon a cocoon (茧), and she could tell that a butterfly was trying to hatch. She waited and _________ the butterfly struggle for hours to release itself from the tiny hole. All of a sudden, the butterfly stopped moving — it seemed to be _________.
The girl then decided to _________ to get the butterfly out. She went home to get a pair of scissors to cut open the cocoon. The butterfly was then easily able to _________, however, its body was swollen and its wings were _________.
The girl still thought she had given the butterfly a(an) _________, and continued to watch it, _________ that any minute the wings would enlarge and expand enough to support the body. _________ happened! The butterfly was unable to fly, and for the _________ of its life, it could only move by crawling around __________ with little wings and a large body.
Despite the girl’s good __________, she didn’t understand that the restriction of the butterfly’s cocoon __________ an important purpose. In fact, the butterfly had to __________ the struggle in order to make an escape. As butterflies emerge from __________ cocoons, the fluid from their body is forced into their __________ to prepare them to be able to fly.
Similarly, there are days when we __________ challenges, preventing us from moving forward. However, the challenges we face along the way are meant to test if we’re made of stronger __________, not to make us quit. They will __________ the best in us and make us fly. Anyone who refuses to make an effort, or gets the __________ sort of help, is left unprepared to fight the next __________ and never manages to fly off to his destiny.
1. A.experienced | B.found | C.enjoyed | D.observed |
2. A.asleep | B.bored | C.stuck | D.lost |
3. A.help | B.order | C.instruct | D.follow |
4. A.wake | B.escape | C.play | D.dance |
5. A.unfriendly | B.undervalued | C.underdeveloped | D.uncovered |
6. 7. A.making | B.expecting | C.demanding | D.searching |
8. A.All | B.Neither | C.That | D.Either |
9. 10. A.secretly | B.quickly | C.easily | D.awkwardly |
11. A.intentions | B.reflections | C.discoveries | D.memories |
12. A.improved | B.completed | C.served | D.created |
13. A.make up | B.look through | C.go through | D.give up |
14. A.tight | B.dangerous | C.updated | D.bright |
15. A.nerves | B.wings | C.brains | D.breasts |
16. A.explore | B.control | C.measure | D.encounter |
17. A.exercise | B.stuff | C.gratitude | D.knowledge |
18. A.check out | B.bring out | C.bring down | D.check off |
19. A.wrong | B.normal | C.critical | D.inner |
20. A.complaint | B.conflict | C.battle | D.injustice |