Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I changed my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn’t covered by water or mud. As Ireached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable andfrom somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or fivetimes. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt, I wouldn’t have found itamusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but invain. For a second time, I took a stepbackwards while myattacker paused. I wasn’t sure what to do. After all, it’s just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That’s when I discovered why my attacker was charging at me onlymoments earlier. He had a mate andshe wasdying.
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fanher. I could only admire the loveand courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me forhis mate’s sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give herthose extra few precious moments of life. His courage inattacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate’s safety seemedadmirable. I couldn’t do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.
Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.
1. Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?
A. To get close to a butterfly.
B. To look the bad situation over.
C. To escape a sudden attack.
D. To avoid getting his shoes dirty.
2.What did the man find funny?
A. Making the attacker pause.
B. Being attacked by a butterfly.
C. Stepping on a butterfly.
D. Discovering the energetic butterfly.
3. Which of the following words can best describe the male butterfly?
A. Careless. B. Amusing.
C. Courageous. D. Aggressive.
4.From this experience the man learned ________.
A. what he should do when faced with trouble
B. people should show sympathy to the weak
C. how he should deal with attacks
D. people should protect butterflies
假如你是学生会主席李华，你校将于12月25日接待美国友谊校来访师生，请根据以下提示写一份书面通知。
活动安排：1. 9:00在校操场举行欢迎仪式；
2. 12:00-13:00 在校体育馆进行中美学生篮球赛；
3. 18:00 在校礼堂举办中美学生文艺晚会。
活动要求： 全体穿着校服，举止得体。
注意：1. 100词左右；2. 可以适当增加细节使行文连贯。
参考词汇：友谊校 sister school；校礼堂 the school auditorium
NOTICE
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December 19, 2015 The Students’ Union
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mr. Robinson had to travel on business. As he was in a hurry, he decided to go 1. air. When he got aboard the plane, he tried to look for 2. window seat and he found only one was left. There was a soldier 3. (sit) in the seat beside it. Mr. Robinson at once went towards it.
When he reached it, 4. , he saw that there was a notice on it. It was written in ink and said, “This seat 5. (preserve) for proper load balance, thank you.” Never 6. Mr. Robinson seen such an unusual notice in a plane before, but he thought the plane must be carrying something 7. (particular) heavy, so he walked on and found another empty seat.
Several 8. (passenger) tried the same but they also read the notice and went on. When the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl hurried into the plane. The soldier, 9. was watching people coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat. And 10. was in this way that he succeeded in having the company of the girl during the whole trip.
单句改错
1.To tell you truth, your proposal surprised us.
2.He was too shocked that he couldn’t even say a word.
3.As well as know some Russian, she speaks English very well.
4.The news which he won the scholarship inspired us all.
5.Though facing with difficulties, Frank decided not to give up.
单词或短语填空
1.My schedule is quite ____________ (灵活)—I could arrange to meet with you at any time.
2.We will ____________ (赔偿) you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.
3.Since her husband died, she has been so ____________ (抑郁) that she cries at the least thing.
4.The police will have the pictures ____________ (扩大) in order to identify the thief.
5.Tom has a ____________ (偏好) for meat rather than vegetables.
6.He had come half a dozen times to ____________ ____________ (拜访) the musician.
7.He seems strange; I don’t know what to ____________ ____________ (理解) him.
8.He ____________ the team ____________ (使失望) by not trying hard enough.
9.The excitement of moving to a new house will soon ____________ ____________ (消失).
10.Robert has ____________ ____________ (接管) the running of the family firm from his father.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I never looked up when my friends were talking and joking about the retarded (智障的) boy a few tables away. It didn’t even cross my mind that he might feel when people whispered about him. So I let them talk.
Then came the day when I learned my little brother Martin’s testing for autism (自闭症) came out positive (阳性). I , crying. Over time, I was able to his illness a little more. We had to move because of Martin’s treatment. So Martin and I both at a new school. One day, I was standing in the bus line waiting when a “short” bus (for the retarded) came and up some kids. The children in the other line started making about the “retarded” on that bus and I felt a feeling in my heart. I said quietly that those remarks weren’t very nice, no one listened.
My family moved again. In the new school I got a to speak up pretty soon. That day, in a band class, my teacher our playing to make some comments, “Guys, we’re playing like the kids on the short bus! Come on!” The entire room was laughing loudly. Then, I raised my hand. I wasn’t sure what I was going to say but I wanted to be . And this came out: “I don’t think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are people on that bus who have a lot in common with us and have the same feelings as we do.” I could feel my getting louder. “So I would it if you didn’t make fun of them.” The room was very quiet and everyone stared at me. My teacher for his words. At the end of the class, everyone was giving me strange looks. But I didn’t because I knew three things: I had spoken the , I had taught everyone something, and while everyone in the classroom was being a follower, I had to take a different path since I wanted to become a and a role model.
1.A. worried B. hurt C. disappointed D. confused
2.A. still B. again C. just D. seldom
3.A. wiped out B. broke out C. broke down D. calmed down
4. A. treat B. know C. bear D. accept
5.A. changed B. started C. suffered D. behaved]
6.A. set B. took C. brought D. picked
7. A. jokes B. complaints C. enquiries D. discoveries
8.A. violent B. strange C. similar D. clear
9. A. because B. if C. but D. so
10. A. chance B. position C. topic D. point
11. A. encouraged B. bothered C. enjoyed D. stopped
12.A. heard B. praised C. spotted D. taught
13. A. exactly B. slightly C. hardly D. fairly
14.A. pace B. voice C. pulse D. breath
15. A. excuse B. appreciate C. stand D. permit
16.A. apologized B. fought C. allowed D. argued
17. A. understand B. notice C. return D. care
18. A. wisdom B. reason C. matter D. truth
19.A. helped B. decided C. agreed D. hoped
20. A. reporter B. thinker C. leader D. trainer
