Question

Once, in a lovely garden, lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitions that she had become very          . One day, the naughty cockroach (蟑螂) got fed up with her showing off, and decided  to teach her a          .

  She went to see the butterfly, and in front of everyone she told her that she wasn’t really that          and that the butterfly only won the competitions because the judges had been          . In reality, the cockroach was the most beautiful.

The butterfly was          and told the cockroach, “I will          you in a beauty competition, with whichever judges you yourself choose.”

“OK, I          . See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach, and left without waiting for a           .

That Saturday everyone went to the beauty competition. The butterfly arrived completely          of victory until she saw who the judges were: cockroaches, worms, beetles. All of them preferred the ugliness and bad          of the cockroach.

The butterfly was left          and disappointed, wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life.          , the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends.

1.A. pleasedB. kindC. proudD. friendly

2.A. lessonB. classC. messageD. text

3.A. excellentB. usefulC. wonderfulD. beautiful

4.A. fooledB. paidC. threatenedD. instructed

5.A. angryB. disappointedC. sadD. sorry

6.A. aidB. beatC. showD. strike

7.A. doubtB. objectC. acceptD. know

8.A. competitionB. wordC. replyD. question

9.A. nervousB. confidentC. clearD. afraid

10.A. shapeB. tasteC. lookD. smell

11.A. sobbingB. laughingC. tremblingD. singing

12.A. CertainlyB. FortunatelyC. SurprisinglyD. Immediately

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

【解析】

试题分析：一个花园里生活着世界上最漂亮的蝴蝶，她因自己的美貌和屡次在选美比赛中获胜而变得骄傲起来。有一只蟑螂对蝴蝶的炫耀忍无可忍，她决定给蝴蝶一个教训。

1.She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitions”可知，蝴蝶的漂亮和在选美比赛中获胜让蝴蝶逐渐变得骄傲起来，根据下句“her showing off”可知，蝴蝶一直在炫耀自己的美，根据最后“forgave the butterfly for her pride”可知答案，故选C。

2.

3.won the competitions because the judges had been .”可知，蟑螂说蝴蝶并不漂亮，根据“the cockroach was the most beautiful”可知答案，故选D。

4.the judges had been 蟑螂说蝴蝶贿赂了裁判，其它三项与语境不符，故选B。

5.The butterfly was 当听到蟑螂说自己并不漂亮，蝴蝶变得很生气，故选A。

6.I will you in a beauty competition蝴蝶说她会在选美比赛中打败蟑螂，beat指在比赛中打败某人或某队，故选B。

7.

8.left without waiting for a .蟑螂接受了挑战之后就离开了，蟑螂没有等着听蝴蝶的答复，故选C。

9. 考查形容词辨析。 A紧张的； B自信的； C清晰的； D害怕的。The butterfly arrived completely of victory蝴蝶对获胜充满了信心，故选B。

10.All of them preferred the ugliness and bad of the cockroach裁判们一致选择了又丑又臭的蟑螂，故选D。

11.The butterfly was left and disappointed蝴蝶非常失望，独自在一边啜泣，蝴蝶因为落选而变得很伤心、很失望，故选A。

12.the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends”可知，蟑螂原谅了蝴蝶，她们成了和朋友，这是幸运的事情，故选B。

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