Question

请阅读下面短文， 理解其大意， 然后从每小题所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day, while walking through the woods, a nice old man found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly.

He took it home.

A few days later, a small opening ______. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to ______ its body through that little hole.

Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared that it could go no ______.

Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and ______ the remaining bit of the cocoon.

The butterfly then got out of the cocoon easily.

But it had a swollen (肿胀) body and small, shriveled (皱的) wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected it ______ enlarge its wings and reduce its body. ______happened! In fact, it was never able to fly.

In the man’s kindness, he did not understand that the butterfly required the struggles to get ______ the tiny opening. It would be ready for fight if it can force fluid (液体) from the body into its wings. Only in that way did it achieve its ______ from the small cocoon finally.

Sometimes difficulties are ______ what we need in our life. ______ life is always a bed of roses, it would make us weak. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.

1.A.produced B.fell C.appeared

2.A.complete B.force C.spread

3.A.faster B.better C.farther

4.A.cut off B.took off C.put off

5.A.should B.would C.might

6.A.Either B.None C.Neither

7.A.into B.through C.against

8.A.ability B.energy C.freedom

9.A.hardly B.exactly C.clearly

10.A.If B.When C.Though

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文通过讲述蝴蝶自己破茧而出才能有结实的翅膀和小的身体，飞起来，获得自由。从中我们可知，有时困难正是我们生活中所需要的。如果生活总是称心如意，我们就会变得软弱。

1.句意：几天以后，一个小口出现了。

produced生产，fell摔倒，appeared出现。根据后文的“through that little hole”可知，此处指的是出现了一个小口，故选C。

2.句意：他坐着几个小时，看着蝴蝶挣扎着把身体从那个小洞里挤出来。

complete完成，force强迫，spread传播。根据“through that little hole”可知，此处表示要从那么小的孔里出去，应是费力的，因此表示强迫，故选B。

3.句意：看来它不能再往前走了。

faster更快的，better更好的，farther更远的。根据“Then it seemed to stop making any progress.”可知，他停止进展，因此表示不再往前走，故选C。

4.句意：于是这个人决定帮助蝴蝶，所以他拿了一把剪刀，把茧的剩余部分剪了下来。

cut off剪下，took off脱下，put off推迟。根据“he took a pair of scissors”可知，用剪刀剪下来，故选A。

5.句意：这个人继续观察蝴蝶，因为他希望它能扩大翅膀，缩小身体。

should应该，would将要，might可能。根据“expected”可知，此处表示期望将要发生的事，因此用would，故选B。

6.句意：两者都没有发生！

Either两者中的任何一个，None三者都不，Neither两者都不。根据前文的“enlarge its wings and reduce its body.”可知，此处他希望扩大翅膀和缩小身体，这两者都没有发生，故选C。

7.句意：出于好心，他不明白蝴蝶要费好大的劲才能从那个小口飞过去。

into进入，through通过，against违反。根据“the tiny opening”可知，蝴蝶的身体要从那个小孔里通过，故选B。

8.句意：只有这样，它才最终从小的茧中获得了自由。

ability能力，energy精力，freedom自由。根据“It would be ready for fight if it can force fluid (液体) from the body into its wings.”可知，他从小孔里挤出去，把身体里的液体挤到翅膀里，这样它就能有小身体和大翅膀，飞起来，获得自由，故选C。

9.句意：有时困难正是我们生活中所需要的。

hardly几乎不，exactly精确地，clearly清楚地。根据“___10___ life is always a bed of roses, it would make us weak.”可知，困难正是我们需要的，故选B。

10.句意：如果生活总是称心如意，我们就会变得软弱。

If如果，When当……时候，Though尽管。此处表示假设，如何生活称心如意，我们就会变得软弱，故选A。