One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be .He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even growth, without it , there's no way of life. We can't avoid or problems. So, next time you are a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!
A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake
A．it B．it's C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with
“what’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is . It’s unusual —she usually the door and welcomes me with a smile!
“She's dying,” mum says sadly. I what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s is dying.
A month ago, we moved our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. . she was free, she would sit her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour sweet smell.
She treated it like a baby and looked after it . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she every morning was the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.
She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and , But the tulip was dying too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It's true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.
A．happy B．unhappy C．pleased D．pleasure
A．closes B．opens C．keeps D．takes
A．know B．love C．think D．find
A．favourite B．hate C．unlike D．like
A．into B．around C．across D．with
A．Though B．Because C．After D．When
A．at B．in C．on D．under
A．but B．and C．for D．or
A．happily B．brightly C．carefully D．usually
A．other B．place C．two places D．another
A．got up B．made the bed C．played the piano D．washed her face
A．to take B．to cut C．to water D．to pull
A．dry B．strong C．wet D．old
A．because B．for C．since D．because of
A．must B．should C．may D．need
Dad never tried to hug or kiss me when I was a child. And of course, he never said "I love you"to me, . Maybe it's a Chinese cultural(文化) thing, or maybe that's the way my dad was. But whenever I felt , defeated(被打败) or lonely, dad was always there. Dad was a man of words, but I always liked to talk to him, and I could always feel a very special connection(联系) to him.
When I was in high school, dad retired(退休) and had a stand(摊位) on the street near my school. Dad was very good at making fried noodles, and a lot of people liked his noodles. Every day when I finished school, my classmates and I would pass his food stand. But I really talking to dad in front of his food stand, I did not want my classmates to know that my dad was selling noodles on the street!
One night, I couldn't it any more and shouted, "Dad, could you stop selling your stupid noodles? I don't need a father who sells noodles on the street!" At that moment, dad was shocked. He tried to say but didn't. When he his head away, something happened that I had never seen and would never forget the rest of my life. His eyes were filled with tears and sadness. It was the first time that I saw dad . My mom later told me that dad was selling noodles to save money for my college education. I was such a fool, and even today I still feel for that night.
Time really flies. I finished college and then left my home city. For the past ten years, whenever I've visited home, dad was always there meeting me and seeing me off at the railway station. Whenever mom was calling me, dad would sit her with a list of questions. He would ask mom to talk to me for him. That's the way dad is, and that's dad shows his love to me.
Dad is still quiet, but I still feel a connection. —"a silent father's love."
A． also B．still C．too D．either
A．excited B．sad C．pleased D．interested
A． few B．a few C．little D．a little
A． fruit B．vegetable C．food D．meat
A． hoped B．hated C．worried D．wondered
A． because B．so C．or D．but
A． hold B．forget C．stand D．but
A． everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A． ran B．fell C．dropped D．turned
A． at B．to C．in D．from
A． crying1 B．saying C．talking D．listening
A． angry B．serious C．sick D．sorry
A． quickly B．slowly C．quietly D．loudly
A． next B．beside C．through D．across
A． what B．where C．why D．how
Long ago, in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers, Harry and Peter. Harry was very hard working while Peter was , Every day Harry got up early and came home late, but Peter walked around for fun.
One summer there was no and the crops（庄稼）were dying. Harry thought, “I must do something to save these crops, or they shall die.” With this in mind, he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal (沟渠) to his field. He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty. After a search, he found a river full of blue water. He was very happy. He started digging a canal to his field. it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home lunch. But Harry did not go. He did not want to leave his work unfinished. He completed his work at night. He was very satisfied.
He went home and had a good meal and into a sound sleep.
Peter did the same. But he was not at all determined (有决心的). He also digging a canal to his field but he didn't have his work completed. His field did not get water and all his crops died.
Harry’s field would be watered when needed. He had a good harvest because of his hard work.A. cruel B.1azy C. careless
A. rain B. wind C. cloud
A. dream B. problem C. thought
A. quick B. long C. slow
A. When B. Although C. Unless
A. to B. for C. with
A. early B. late C. deep
A. fell B. looked C. turned
A. stopped B. forgot C. started
A. clean B. fresh C. enough
Many kids think whatthey are like.They think they aren't the prettiest or the smartest. At the same time, they think they aren't even the ugliest or the silliest, which would at least make them out. Everyone feels that way sometimes, in middle school. Kids realize how special they are.
It is growing up. Growing up means understanding what you can offer the world. When you're young, you realize that just by being yourself, you do offer to other people. Maybe you aren't the best, but that doesn't make you "not amazing".
Do yourself a favor. Think about your friends carefully. Write down a list of things that you like about them. Think about you make friends with them. You will know that in the end, no matter if they aren't the smartest or the prettiest or talented, they are great in their own way. And they feel just the same you!
Remember, it gets easier as you grow older. If you try your best, you are still pretty .
A．standing B．stand C．stands D．to stand
A．especial B．especially C．more often D．often
A．often B．more often C．not often D．hardly ever
A．part of B．one of C．some D．about
A．anything B．everything C．something D．some thing
A．reason B．season C．where D．why
A．get to B．got to C．have to D．getting to
A．/ B．more C．most D．the most
A．as B．to C．about D．for
A．smart B．amazing C．clever D．well
Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then ? Here is an example.
There was a farmer who corn （玉米） all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the and won the first prize.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something about how he grew it. The farmer his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.
"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the with you each year. "
"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The picks up pollen {花粉)from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If nay neighbors grow corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, f must my neighbors to grow good corn. "
The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve his neighbor's corn improves.
As a great man says, "We make a living by what we ; we make a life by what we give." We can't without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningf~I1 life is not decided by how much we can get, by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us from other animals. So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find in their life.
A．why B．how C．when D．where
A．grew B．bought C．sold D．collected
A．cheapest B．prettiest C．best D．shortest
A．popular B．serious C．terrible D．surprising
A．lent B．showed C．offered D．recommended
A．game B．fight C．experiment D．competition
A．wind B．water C．farmer D．neighbor
A．tasty B．bad C．tall D．unusual
A．teach B．remind C．help D．require
A．unless B．though C．because D．when
A．do B．own C．get D．grow
A．cheer B．move C．work D．live
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．different B．free C．safe D．far
A．hope B．success C．friendship D．happiness
My life is always full of sadness and little joy. However, no matter(无论) what happens, I can always face it bravely.
Last year, I couldn’t believe the that I could enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn’t seem as as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help .
I knew very well what my family was ___ . My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset(心烦意乱) but I could say to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work my family.
To my surprise, things completely changed the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family some money, which was raised by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. No matter when I meet difficulties, I always my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter how life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”
A．idea B．story C．news D．thought
A．nervous B．excited C．interested D．worried
A．crying B．laughing C．saying D．shouting
A．about B．before C．against D．like
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．support B．to support C．supporting D．supported
A．after B．since C．before D．on
A．on B．for C．to D．with
A．dream of B．think of C．hear of D．talk of
A．happy B．sad C．interesting D．hard
American people like to “Thank you” when others help them or say to them. Many Chinese people do so, . It is a very . You must say “Thank you” when someone passes you something on the table, when someone the door open for you, when someone says you do your work , or you buy a nice thing or your city is
“Excuse me” is another sentence（句子）they often say. When you hear someone say “Excuse me” you, you know he wants to pass you without touching（接触）you. If you want others, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking.
Let’s “Thank you: and “Excuse me” from now.
A．speak B．say C．tell D．talk
A．something good B．anything good C．good something D．good anything
A．also B．so C．either D．too
A．healthy habit B．good habit C．good lifestyle D．healthy lifestyle
A．keeping B．keep C．keeps D．kept
A．hardly B．good C．well D．nice
A．beautiful B．dirty(脏的) C．crowded(拥挤的) D．boring
A．next from B．across to C．in front D．behind
A．break B．to break C．breaking D．breaks
A．say B．to say C．saying D．said
Tom is a son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15,his father asked him on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was with his father’s idea. “ That isn’t my job. I have school work to do.” Hearing this , his father said,” I promise to give you the best present if you finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening ,just like famers.Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼)grew well. the last day of the year, the father called his son to him.“I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard year,”said his father.” Now tell me you want.”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the best present: No pains, No gains. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was to hear that.
A．works B．work C．working D．to work
A．happy B．exciting C．excited D．unhappy
A．much too B．too much C．a lot D．many
A．can B．need C．must D．should
A．said B．answered C．agreed D．asked
A．other B．the others C．any else D．others
A．On B．at C．in D．from
A．the whole B．whole the C．all the D．the all
A．where B．what C．which D．why
A．pleased B．unpleased C．unsatisfied D．sad
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My name is Tony. I have a big . There are six people in family.
They are my grandfather, my grandmother, my , my sister and I. I don’t have any brothers. I am a at a school in Beijing. It’s really big. There are many students at our school. In the front of our classroom there a blackboard. We can write it. There are forty desks and in our classroom. Miss Zhang is our English teacher. There is a new on her desk. But there aren’t computers on our desks. I love my family, school teachers.
A．room B．family C．home D．school
A．my B．his C．her D．your
A．father B．mother C．brothers D．parents
A．doctor B．student C．policeman D．manager
A．is B．isn’t C．are D．aren’t
A．of B．at C．on D．in
A．chairs B．bags C．students D．teachers
A．book B．pen C．computer D．hat
A．some B．an C．any D．a
A．and B．but C．so D．or
When I was twenty-eight, I left my hometown and went to another city. There I found my first . I worked a dentist in a hospital..
It was cloudy yesterday .When I was to go home ,it started to rain. Then I found I to take my umbrella. So I ran to the quickly. When I reached there, , my clothes were all . It got colder and colder. I for about half an hour, but there weren’t any buses coming. Just then a car behind me. The woman in the car rolled（滚动）down the window and asked if I a ride. I remembered my mother told not to take rides from strangers（陌生人）. So I said , “No, thanks.” she still asked me to get into her car . I looked at her and she looked like a kind woman . So I in and she took me all the way to my house . I thanked her and wanted to her some money . She refused (拒绝) and went off before I ask for her name . I was really lucky to meet such a kind woman in the strange city.
A．boat B．job C．diary D．role
A．like B．of C．through D．as
A．ready B．similar C．famous D．bored
A．remembered B．learned C．forgot D．hoped
A．hospital B．bus stop C．bank D．post office
A．poor B．hot C．fresh D．wet
A．tried B．touched C．waited D．swung
A．stopped B．grew C．picked D．happened
A．followed B．won C．stood D．needed
A．me B．him C．her D．them
A．If B．So C．But D．Although
A．loudly B．carefully C．differently D．beautifully
A．turned B．jumped C．blew D．camped
A．feed B．choose C．share D．give
A．could B．must C．should D．might
With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet tall, the building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved by his determination(决心) and offered train him. They more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ seems that he never knows how difficult it is. I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I found when climbing the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll point(指着) to the building and ‘Look at this building I climbed’,”
A．largest B．highest C．earliest D．latest
A．seldom B．hardly C．always D．almost
A．enjoyed B．needed C．made D．kept
A．while B．after C．if D．though
A．mind B．legs C．body D．love
A．by B．for C．in D．from
A．as B．since C．until D．before
A．help B．to help C．helping D．helped
A．used B．spent C．took D．wasted
A．Here B．There C．He D．It
A．However B．Sometimes C．Again D．Then
A．friends B．helpers C．time D．exercise
A．strong B．stronger C．strongest D．strongly
A．excited B．curious C．worried D．proud
A．say B．speak C．talk D．tell
Mr. Wang is a forty—year—old man. He is a worker in a car factory. He ____ hard in the factory every day. He often thinks it’s not easy _____ money. He usually says that he didn’t study hard when he was a middle school student. And he wasn’t able to go to college, _ ___. He says if he were a student, he would study hard at school. He _____ up early in the morning . After getting up ,he would read English and Chinese. In class, he would listen to the teachers carefully and take a lot of notes. But when he was a student, he didn’t listen to his teachers carefully . Sometimes he even went out to play with his friends ______ having classes. If he were a student, he would do his homework with his friends after class. He wouldn’t copy others’ homework. He wouldn’t watch TV _____. He would try his best to learn all the subjects well.
Mr. Zhang is our neighbor and he is blind ( 失明；盲的 ). I often talk with him after school. He can play the guitar very well. He usually says that if he could see things ______,he would do many things. He would go to Beijing and visit the Great Wall. He would go to see all the people who have ever ______ him. He wants to know ______ they look like. He would learn how to drive and get a driver’s license. He likes cars very much . ______ he hopes to drive a car !
A．work B．works C．worked D．has worked
A．make B．made C．to make D．for making
A．either B．neither C．too D．also
A．gets B．got C．will get D．would get
A．instead B．more than C．instead of D．rather than
A．too much B．much too C．too many D．many
A．clear B．clearly C．careful D．carefully
A．help B．to help C．helping D．helped
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．How B．What C．Why D．When
Much meaning can be carried clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of ? On a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And he finds that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. If you are looked at for necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel with the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are . If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand-that he loves her. When two people are in a conversation, the will look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what he or she is speaking. Lovers will looking at each other or being looked at for long time, to show something that cannot express.
So contact should be done accordion the relationship (关系) between two people and the place where you stay.
A．experience B．fact C．mind D．news
A．where B．before C．if D．whether
A．more than B．lack of C．less than D．kind of
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．happy B．angry C．sad D．thankful
A．different B．same C．difficult D．funny
A．player B．listener C．speaker D．other
A．practise B．finish C．hate D．enjoy
A．thoughts B．words C．minds D．ideas
A．arm B．body C．eye D．face
When I was young, my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness, Since then I have tried to help people in .
One hot summer afternoon, I was down the highway to New York when another car suddenly into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane, so it ran into the roadside. As a(n) driver, I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing and accident.
I was with that driver, but I thought that he just did not pay attention to the lane change, and he did not do that on purpose.
The car ran away after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while, I came around a curve(弯道) and found the car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked . With no telephone nearby and the nearest services twenty miles away. I decided to and see what the problem was.
The man’s car has a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had a spare tire, he had nothing to work with. I decided to him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later, I the work. I was hot and tired, but I really felt after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier my car ran off the road.
You can really enjoyed great from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.
A．need B．school C．danger D．summer
A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving
A．fell B．floated C．came D．climbed
A．active B．experienced C．frightened D．energetic
A．unhappy B．satisfied C．familiar D．friendly
A．even B．certainly C．almost D．simply
A．quickly B．quietly C．politely D．carefully
A．new B．red C．same D．other
A．excited B．relaxed C．surprised D．worried
A．stay B．research C．stop D．hide
A．punish B．train C．help D．encourage
A．began B．finished C．took D．continued
A．good B．sorry C．angry D．shy
A．noticed B．made C．watched D．heard
A．friendship B．success C．excitement D．happiness
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