《2025年红对勾高考一轮复习金卷英语》

Test4(2024·辽宁大连高三双基测试)
One day, a girl came upon a cocoon, and she could tell that a butterfly was trying to　1　. She waited and watched the butterfly struggle for hours to　2　 itself from the tiny hole.　3　, the butterfly stopped moving—it seemed to be　4　. The girl then decided to help get the butterfly out and with a pair of scissors cut open the cocoon. The butterfly was then　5　 able to escape. However, its body was swollen(肿胀的) and its wings were　6　.
The girl still thought she had done the butterfly a favor as she sat there waiting for its wings to grow in order to　7　 its body. That wasn't happening. The butterfly was unable to fly, and for the rest of its life, it could only move by crawling around with little wings and a　8　 body. Despite the girl's good intentions, she didn't understand that the　9　 of the butterfly's cocoon and the struggle the butterfly had to　10　 in order to escape served an important purpose. As butterflies　11　 from tight cocoons and stretch wings out, it forces liquid from their body into their wings to prepare them to be able to fly.
The　12　 that we face in life help us grow and get stronger. There is often a reason behind the requirement of being　13　 and persistent. When bearing difficult times, we will develop the necessary　14　 that we'll need in the future. Without having any struggles, we won't grow, which means it's very important to　15　 personal challenges ourselves rather than relying on other people to always help us.
1. A. hatch
B. hang
C. swing
D. nest
2. A. trap
B. release
C. wrap
D. throw
3. A. Even so
B. Sooner or later
C. All of a sudden
D. As usual
4. A. scared
B. sought
C. kicked
D. stuck
5. A. easily
B. hardly
C. merely
D. slightly
6. A. overestimated
B. underdeveloped
C. overgrown
D. underfed
7. A. protect
B. shade
C. support
D. survive
8. A. tiny
B. skinny
C. strong
D. large
9. A. conservation
B. restriction
C. tension
D. variation
10. A. come out
B. pull up
C. go through
D. leave off
11. A. run
B. recover
C. generate
D. emerge
12. A. struggles
B. adventures
C. details
D. guidelines
13. A. industrious
B. tolerant
C. superior
D. straightforward
14. A. carefulness
B. strength
C. optimism
D. patience
15. A. hold onto
B. turn down
C. take on
D. bring up

答案： 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.C
11.D 12.A 13.A 14.B 15.C