Question

One day a man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling（爬）around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.

The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid（流体）from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.

1.What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?

A. It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.   

B. It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.

C. It was flying among the trees in the forest.  

D. It was crawling around quietly on the ground.

2. What do you think of the man?

A. Patient but cruel.    B. Careful and wise.   C. Kind but unwise.   D. Brave and funny.

3.What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life.

B. Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it.

C. Every good deed will come back with a good result.

D. The greatest happiness in the world is to help others.

4.What is the best title for the story?

A. The love for the cocoon.             B. The joy of helping each other.

C. The lesson of the cocoon.            D. The expectation for the butterfly.

Answer

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【解析】

试题分析：作者在本文中叙述了一个人处于好心帮助蝴蝶破茧而出，但是好心却做了坏事，让这只蝴蝶无法起飞。作者认为奋斗是我们人生的必要的组成部分，如果我们不能战胜困难，我们就会像这只蝴蝶一样，无法起飞。

1.B 推理题。根据文章第一段Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.可知这个人在观察蝴蝶如何从蚕茧里出来。故B正确。

2.C 推理题。根据文章第4段The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules.可知他很善良，希望自己的行为能够帮助到这个蝴蝶，但是他的做法不够明智，反而给蝴蝶带来了不好的影响，让蝴蝶无法飞行。故C正确。

3.A 推理题。根据最后一段Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.可知作者认为奋斗是我们人生的必要的组成部分，如果我们不能战胜困难，我们就会像这只蝴蝶一样，无法起飞。故A正确。

4.C 主旨大意题。作者在本文中叙述了一个人处于好心帮助蝴蝶破茧而出，但是好心却做了坏事，让这只蝴蝶无法起飞。所以本文可以使用The lesson of the cocoon.这个标题。故C正确。

考点：考察人生哲理类短文阅读