There was a wonderful old man who loved everything.
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man a cocoon（茧）. He to take the cocoon home to watch its from a little cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.
He softly placed the cocoon on his kitchen table and it for days.
One day the cocoon started to move. It moved quickly! The old man felt for the little butterfly inside. He watched it struggle（挣扎）and struggle! So he softly cut the cocoon with a knife so the butterfly could more quickly. The butterfly broke free from its cocoon, couldn’t move at all.
The old man didn’t know why and decided the thing he could do for the butterlfy was to place it softly back into its cocoon.
He placed a drop of honey on it to the cocoon, leaving the butterfly in its state.
The next day he noticed that the cocoon was moving . It struggled and struggled. the butterfly broke free from its cocoon. Its beautiful wings were filled with wonderful colors! It took off! It was !
That wonderful butterfly flew and flew till it was out of the old man’s sight. What a ! He shouted. But then he started to think. What did I do at first? The old man went to the library and read every he could find on butterflies and cocoons.
Finally the appeared. The butterfly has to struggle while the cocoon. That’s how it gets its strength（力量）. That’s just why they are created to in order to be strong and beautiful.
【小题1】A．lostB．ate C．found D．threw【小题2】A．refused B．fearedC．decided D．agreed【小题3】A．dream B．change C．mistake D．difference【小题4】A．beat B．cooked C．watched D．caught【小题5】A．ready B．good C．happy D．sorry【小题6】A．go back B．give up C．e in D．e out【小题7】A．and B．but C．so D．or【小题8】A．best B．easiest C．worst D．hardest【小题9】A．create B．mendC．fill D．open【小题10】A．warm B．clean C．strange D．natural【小题11】A．againB．later C．alone D．too【小题12】A．UsuallyB．GenerallyC．Unfortunately D．Finally【小题13】A．drinking B．running C．flying D．smiling【小题14】A．never B．still C．almost D．always【小题15】A．joy B．pity C．fool D．shame【小题16】A．wellB．simplyC．wrongD．fast【小题17】A．letter B．diary C．pictureD．book【小题18】A．newsB．plan C．person D．answer【小题19】A．behind B．inside C．under D．beside【小题20】A．learn B．struggle C．work D．understandC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章讲述了一个哲理小故事。一个老人好心帮助蜻蜓从蚕茧里出来，结果因为缺少了斗争的过程，这只蜻蜓无法飞行，告诉我们人生就是一个结论困难的过程，不经历困难，我们就无法取得成功。
【小题1】考查动词：A. lost失去，B. ate吃，C. found发现，D. threw扔，有一天走在树林里，老人发现一个茧，选C
【小题2】考查动词：A. refused拒绝，B. feared害怕，C. decided决定，D. agreed同意，他决定把茧带回家，选C
【小题3】考查名词：A. dream 梦，B. change改变，C. mistake错误，D. difference不同，看它从茧变成漂亮的蝴蝶，选B
【小题4】考查动词：A. beat击败，B. cooked烹饪，C. watched观看，D. caught抓住，他把茧放在厨房的桌子上观察它几天，选C
【小题5】考查形容词：A. ready准备好的，B. good好的，C. happy快乐的，D. sorry遗憾的，抱歉的，从后面的He watched it struggle（挣扎）and struggle!可知老人为它感到难过，选D
【小题6】考查词组：A. go back回来，B. give up放弃，C. e in进来，D. e out出来，从前面的So he softly cut the cocoon with a knife可知他用刀把茧割开让蝴蝶可以出来，选D
【小题7】考查连词：A. and并且，B. but但是，C. so所以，D. or或者，蝴蝶从茧里面出来但是它根本不会飞，两句话是转折关系，选B
【小题8】考查形容词：A. best最好的，B. easiest最容易的，C. worst最坏的，D. hardest最难的，老人决定它能为蝴蝶做的最好的事情，是把它放回到茧里面，选A
【小题9】考查动词：A. create创造，B. mend修补，C. fill填满，D. open打开，他用一滴蜂蜜把茧补起来，选B
【小题10】考查形容词：A. warm温暖，B. clean干净，C. strange奇怪的，D. natural自然的，使蝴蝶在它的自然状态，选D
【小题11】考查副词：A. again再次，B. later后来，C. alone单独，D. too也，第二天他发现茧又开了，选A
【小题12】考查副词：A. Usually通常，B. Generally一般地，C. Unfortunately 不幸地，D. Finally最后地，最后蝴蝶从茧里面挣脱出来，选D
【小题13】考查动词：A. drinking喝，B. running跑，C. flying 飞，D. smiling微笑，从前面的句子：Its beautiful wings were filled with wonderful colors! It took off!可知蝴蝶在飞，选C
【小题14】考查副词：A. never从不，B. still仍然，C. almost几乎，D. always总是，蝴蝶飞啊飞啊，几乎飞出了老人的视野，选C
【小题15】考查名词：A. joy 快乐，B. pity遗憾，同情，C. fool 笨蛋，D. shame羞愧，从He shouted.可知老人非常高兴，选A
【小题16】考查副词：A. well好，B. simply简单，C. wrong错误，D. fast快地，老人在想一开始我做错了什么？选C
【小题17】考查名词：A. letter信，B. diary日记，C. picture图画，D. book书，从前面的The old man went to the library可知老人翻阅关于蝴蝶和茧的书籍，选D
【小题18】考查名词：A. news新闻，B. plan计划，C. person人，D. answer回答，最后答案出来了，选D
【小题19】考查介词：A. behind在…后面，B. inside在…里面，C. under 在…下面，D. beside在…旁边，蝴蝶在茧里面的时候要挣扎奋斗，选B
【小题20】考查动词：A. learn学习，B. struggle斗争，C. work工作，D. understand理解，从前面的The butterfly has to struggle while 49 the cocoon.可知蝴蝶想要坚强和美丽要经过挣扎斗争，选B