One day, a boy found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 35 in the cocoon. He sat and 36 for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make its body through that little hole. Suddenly it 37 . So the boy decided to help the butterfly.He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole bigger.The butterfly came out 38 , but it looked a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 39 . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, it has to spend the rest of its life crawling (爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly. The boy acted with 40 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of getting out of the cocoon 41 the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 42 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never 43 the fluid and it can never fly. Sometimes struggles are what we need in our lives. 44 we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be as 45 as what we could have been. We would never fly. In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even means growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t 46 difficulties or problems. So, next time you are faced with a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly! 
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
题目分析：这篇短文主要通过一只蝴蝶经过小男孩的帮助从茧里出来的故事。告诉我们一个道理：当我们遇到问题或困难时，多挣扎一下，就能起飞。
小题1:考查名词及语境的理解。根据上下文意思，句意：那小男孩发现茧子上有一个小洞。以及第一段的最后一行“through that little hole”。故选D。
小题2:考查动词及语境的理解。 A. read 读； B. listened 听； C. watched 观察，看；D. found 发现。根据句子意思，及上下文，他坐着观察了几个小时。故选C。
小题3:考查动词及语境的理解。 A. stopped 停止； B. began 开始 ；C. continued 继续；D. moved移动。根据下文男孩想帮助一下蝴蝶，可知它突然停止了。故选A。
小题4:考查副词及语境的理解。A. quietly 静静地； B. easily 容易地；C. naturally 自然地；D excitedly兴奋地。根据上文，他用剪刀把洞剪得比较大。蝴蝶比较容易地出来了。故选B。
小题5:考查名词及语境的理解。A. wings 翅膀；B.head 头；C. feet 脚； D. eyes眼睛。根据The butterfly didn’t start to fly.它不能开始飞，可知它有很薄的翅膀。故选A。
小题6:考查名词及语境的理，A. kindness 善良； B. excitement 兴奋；C. success 成功；D. humour 荣誉。句子意思，男孩好心做了这件事，但他不理解为什么是这样的。故选A。
小题7:考查动词及语境的理解。根据上下文意思：努力地离开茧子使蝴蝶身体的液体进入他的翅膀。make 使，让。故选C。
小题8:考查固定短语及语境的理解。根据上下文意思：努力地离开茧子让蝴蝶身体的液体进入他的翅膀。它帮助蝴蝶准备飞行。be ready to “准备”，故选A。
小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。它的翅膀将永远不能得到液体，并且永远不能飞。get 得到，获得。故选D。
小题10:考查复合句及语境的理解。句子意思，假如我们生活没有任何困难，我们将永远不会成长。If假如，如果。故选D。
小题11:考查动词及语境的理解。A. wise 聪明的B. quiet 安静的；C. strong 强壮的；D. patient 有耐心的。 根据句意：我们将没有原本有的强大，我们将永远不会飞。故选C。
小题12:考查介词及语境的理解。A. cause 引起； B. avoid 避免；C. face 面对；D. have有。我们不能避免困难。故选B。