银川市西夏区2023年考研《英语一》预测试卷含解析.docVIP

银川市西夏区2023年考研《英语一》预测试卷 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Life Struggle Once upon a time, there was a kind old man who loved everything. One day while walking through the woods the 1 old man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small 2 appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it 3 to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop 4 any progress. It appeared 5 it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no 6 . Then the man decided to 7 the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and 8 the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then appeared 9 . But it had a swollen body and small, 10 wings. The man continued to 11 the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge an 12 to be able to support the body. 13 happened! In fact, the butterfly 14 the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and wrinkled wings. It never was 15 to fly. The man did not understand that the restricting 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 18 for flight from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our 19 . If we were allowed to go through our life without any 20 , it would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly. 1、A．nice B．cruel C．serious D．small 2、A．butterfly B．opening C．body D．worm 3、A．hoped B．decided C．refused D．struggled 4、A．taking B．owning C．making D．putting 5、A．as if B．even if C．only if D．if only 6、A．longer B．more C．farther D．less 7、A．beat B．help C．kill D．throw 8、A．cut across B．cut up