Ⅰ.完形填空
Once upon a time in a land far away，there was a __1__ old man who loved everything such as animals，spiders，insects.
One day __2__ walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon(茧)of a butterfly.He __3__ it home.
A few days later，a small __4__ appeared；he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours __5__ it struggled to force its body through that little hole.Then it seemed to stop __6__ any progress.It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go __7__ farther.
Then the man came up to help the __8__，so he took a pair of scissors and __9__ the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then came out __10__.
__11__ it had a swollen body and small，shriveled(皱缩的) wings.The man was __12__ about the butterfly because he expected that，at any moment，the wings would __13__ and expand to be able to support the body，which would contract(收缩) in time.However，neither happened! __14__，the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings.
It never was able to __15__.
What the man in his kindness and haste(轻率) did not understand was that the restricting (限制) __16__ and the struggle required for the butterfly to __17__ the tiny opening were nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its __18__ from the cocoon.
Sometimes __19__ are exactly what we need in our life.If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles，it would cripple us.We would not be as __20__ as what we could have been.
And we could never fly.
本文为记叙文。一位善良的老人用剪刀帮助蝴蝶破茧而出，但他不知道这样做反而使蝴蝶再也不能飞翔。有时候，挣扎正是我们需要经历的，它会使我们变得更强壮。
1．A.cold B．kind
C．polite D．upset
答案：B
解析：考查形容词辨析。A.cold 冷的；B.kind善良的；C.polite礼貌的；D.upset失望的。根据后面“old man who loved everything”可知，有一位善良的老人，他热爱一切。故选B。
2．A.unless B．if
C．while D．because
答案：C
解析：考查连词辨析。A.unless除非；B.if如果；C.while 当……时候，然而；D.because因为。根据语境可知，“一天，当这位善良的老人走过树林时发现了一只蝴蝶的茧”，while意为“当……时候”，故选C。
3．A.took B．moved
C．settled D．based
答案：A
解析：考查固定搭配及动词辨析。A.took拿；B.moved移动，搬家；C.settled 解决，定居；D.based基于。根据下文可知，老人把它带(took)回了家。take...home为固定搭配，意为“把某物带回家”，故选A。
4．A.bag B．skin
C．pipe D．opening
答案：D
解析：考查名词辨析。A.bag袋子； B．skin皮肤；C.pipe管道；D.opening开幕，口子。根据下文“watched the butterfly for several hours __5__ it struggled to force its body through that little hole.”可知，几天后，蝴蝶的茧上出现了一个小开口(opening)，老人坐着观察蛹变蝴蝶。故选D。
5．A.and B．until
C．as D．since
答案：C
解析：考查连词辨析。A.and和；B.until 一直到；C.as当……时候；D.since自从。此处是指“当它挣扎着把身体从那个小洞里出来时，老人坐在那儿观察它”。故选C。
6．A.making B．coming
C．getting D．suffering
答案：A
解析：考查固定搭配及动词辨析。A.making制造；B.coming 来；C.getting得到； D．suffering遭受。根据“It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could”及后面老人帮助蝴蝶破茧可知，此处是指此时的蝴蝶没有任何进展。make progress为固定搭配，意为“取得进展”，因此选A。
7．A.any B．more
C．no D．much
答案：C
解析：考查副词辨析。A.any稍微；B.more更；C.no不，一点也没有；D.much非常。根据语境可知，蝴蝶此时似乎没有进展，好像不能继续更进一步，故选C。
8．A.bug B．butterfly
C．animal D．fly
答案：B
解析：考查名词辨析。A.bug昆虫；B.butterfly 蝴蝶；C.animal动物；D.fly苍蝇。根据上下文的内容可知，老人决定帮助蝴蝶(butterfly)从茧中出来，故选B。
9．A.turn on B．take part in
C．cut down D．cut open
答案：D
解析：考查动词短语辨析。A.turn on打开；B.take part in参加；C.cut down减少；D.cut open切开。根据“so he took a pair of scissors”可知，老人用剪刀把茧剩余的部分剪开(cut open)。故选D。
10．A.calmly B．powerfully
C．easily D．hardly
答案：C
解析：考查副词辨析。A.calmly 冷静地；B.powerfully 有力地；C.easily 容易地；D.hardly几乎不。根据语境可知，因为老人把茧剪开了，所以蝴蝶很“容易(easily)”就出来了，故选C。
11．A.Gradually B．Even
C．So D．But
答案：D
解析：考查副词和连词辨析。A.Gradually渐渐地，慢慢地；B.Even甚至；C.So 因此；D.But但是。根据“__11__ it had a swollen body and small，shriveled(皱缩的) wings.”可知，此处表示转折，即“蝴蝶很容易就出来了，但它的身体肿胀，翅膀小而干瘪”。故选D。
12．A.looked B．lasted
C．concerned D．began
答案：C
解析：考查固定搭配。A.looked看；B.lasted 持续；C.concerned关心，关注；D.began开始。根据后面的语境“老人盼着蝴蝶的翅膀会变大展开”，可知，老人非常关心蝴蝶。be concerned about为固定搭配，意为“关心”，故选C。
13．A.enlarge B．shorten
C．frighten D．darken
答案：A
解析：考查动词辨析。A.enlarge 扩大；B.shorten缩短；C.frighten 使害怕；D.darken变暗。由上文对蝴蝶的描写可知，此处是指老人盼望着蝴蝶的翅膀能变大(enlarge)展开，以支撑它的身体。故选A。
14．A.At present B．In ruins
C．In fact D．On purpose
答案：C
解析：考查短语辨析。A.At present目前，现在；B.In ruins 成为废墟；C.In fact事实上；D.On purpose故意地。根据语境及常识可知，事实上(In fact)这只蝴蝶在它的余生中只能拖着肿胀的身体和皱缩的翅膀爬行，故选C。
15．A.run B．fly
C．move D．walk
答案：B
解析：考查动词辨析。A.run 跑；B.fly飞；C.move 移动；D.walk散步。根据前文内容“the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling”，可知，这只蝴蝶永远不能飞(fly)了。故选B。
16．A.wing B．tail
C．head D．cocoon
答案：D
解析：考查名词辨析。A.wing翅膀；B.tail尾巴；C.head头；D.cocoon蚕茧，茧。根据常识及前文的内容可知茧的束缚和挣扎是必要的。故选D。
17．A.go for B．go through
C．go away D．go into
答案：B
解析：考查动词短语辨析。A.go for追求；B.go through穿过，经历；C.go away走开；D.go into进入，调查。前文“it struggled to force its body through that little hole”提示，可知此处是指蝴蝶穿过(go through)小裂缝，破茧而出。故选B。
18．A.freedom B．track
C．loneliness D．route
答案：A
解析：考查名词辨析。A.freedom自由；B.track轨迹；C.loneliness孤独，寂寞；D.route路，路线。根据语境可知，蝴蝶一旦摆脱了茧的束缚，就获得了自由(freedom)，故选A。
19．A.struggles B．cares
C．cracks D．injuries
答案：A
解析：考查名词辨析。A.struggles斗争，奋斗，努力；B.cares 关心，在意；C.cracks裂缝； D．injuries伤害。根据前文中的“the restricting (限制)__16__ and the struggle required”可知，“挣扎(struggles)在生活中是必要的”，故选A。
20．A.weak B．hopeful
C．joyful D．strong
答案：D
解析：考查形容词辨析。 A．weak弱的；B.hopeful有希望的；C.joyful快乐的；D.strong强壮的。此处是指“如果我们的一生不经历任何的挑战，我们就会变得软弱，就不可能变得我们本应有的那么强壮(strong)”。分析选项可知D符合题意，故选D。
