胡永德　賈慶文

A

One day I was walking in a forest when I was suddenly attacked by a butterfly many times beside a pool. I was puzzled about it, laughing, and found it very funny. I stopped laughing, my attacker rushed at me again. He struck me in the chest with his head and body over and over again with all his strength. This time, though, I stepped back several paces to look the situation over. My attacker moved back as well to land on the ground.

He had a mate and she was dying on the ground. Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life so that I should have been careless enough to step on her.

Now I knew why and what he was fighting for. So I carefully made my way around the pool to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely muddy. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mates safety justified it. I couldnt do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.

Since then, Ive always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge obstacles facing me. I use that butterflys courage as an inspiration(精神) and to remind myself that good things are worth fighting for.

1. Why did the butterfly attack the writer again and again, then sat close beside the dying butterfly?

A. Because the writer disturbed the love conversation between them.

B. Because he was afraid the writer would be calreless enough to step on the dying butterfly.

C. Because the writer hurt his mate.

D. Because he was sad about his mates death.

2. The writer rewarded the brave butterfly for his courage by_______.

A. saving his dying partner

B. by changing his direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasnt covered by water and mud

C. by walking on the more difficult side of the pool

D. by reminding himself that good things are worth fighting for

3. Whats the best tile of the passage?

A. The Dying Butterfly

B. The True Love Between Two Butterflies

C. The Courage of the Male Butterfly

D. A Story of Love and Courage

4. What does the underlined “ it” indicate in the third paragragh?

A. I carefully made my way around the pool to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely muddy.

B. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.

C. The butterfly fought against me again and again.

D. There was only one choice left for me.

5. Which statement is Not True according to the passage?

A. Although the butterfly attacked him again and again, he found it amazing and funny.

B. The writer admired the butterflys courage.

C. The writer thought the male butterfly was worth learning from.

D. The writer was very sad about the dying butterfly.

B

China raises 13th-century ship and its porcelain treasures from seabed.

Published: 24 December 2007 Chinese archaeologists have successfully raised the wreck of the Nanhai No.1, an 800-year-old merchant ship, from the depths of the South China Sea and will begin the laborious process of sifting(篩選、挑選) through its cargo of fine porcelain(瓷器) and other treasures. The ship went down in storms as it left a southern Chinese port to sail the rich trade route known as the ancient Marine Silk Road and was quickly buried in silt, which has preserved the priceless haul of 80,000 relics on board. At 30 metres long and 10 metres wide, it is the largest cargo ship discovered from that golden age of Chinese merchant history.

Two boats pulled the barge carrying Nanhai No. 1, know as “South China Sea No. 1”, to a temporary port on December 24, 2007. It will be put on a huge air bed and sent to a custom-designed museum, built at a cost of 150 million yuan (￡10.3m) by the Guangdong provincial government. Initial excavations(發(fā)掘) have yielded gorgeous green glazed porcelain plates, blue porcelain and gold, silver and tin pots, chinaware specially designed for markets in the Middle East, as well as 6,000 copper coins from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) when the boat was built. Mr Jiancheng reckons there are still up to 80,000 relics on the ship.

It is impossible to put a value on the treasure, although given the prices old Chinese vases are garthering in the worlds auction houses these days, the haul must be worth billions of pounds. Some Chinese cultural relics experts in China say the importance of the find could be equal to that of the Terracotta Warriors in Xian.

Chinese traders began selling silks, porcelain and tea along the Marine Silk Road around 2,000 years ago, from southern ports in Guangdong and Fujian to countries in south-east Asia, Arab countries and Europe. There have been several ships discovered in the area and the Nanhai No. 1 was the first in 1987.

1. Why has the invaluable porcelain and other treasures on Nanhai No. 1 been kept well?

A. Because the goods were made in high quality.

B. Because the salt sea water has protected them.

C. Because the ship was interred in silt quickly.

D. Because few pirates(海盜) have visited the ship before.

2. According to the passage, the Naihai No. 1 was_______.

A. one of the largest cargo ships discovered recently

B. just on the way of ancient Silk Road

C. an 800-year-old sunk fishery ship

D. a large merchant ship 30m in length and 10m in width

3. The underlined word “yield” in the second paragraph might mean _______.

A. receive

B. come out

C. dig out

D. bring forth

4. In some Chinese cultural relics experts view, the find of the Nanhai No. 1_______ .

A. was just like the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors

B. would discover the secrets of the Song Dynasty

C. would bring in a lot money to the Guangdong government

D. was a sign for China to excavate(挖掘)the cultural relics undersea

5. The last sentence of the passage might tell us_______.

A. the ships in ancient China were not strong enough

B. it was 30 years later that the Naihai No. 1 was raised

C. the destination of the Naihai No. 1 was south-east Asia

D. Naihai No. 1 sank 2000 years ago

答案解析：

A

1. B。從第二段最后一句可知答案。He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life so that I should have been careless enough to step on her.

2. C。從第三段倒數(shù)第二句可知答案。I couldnt do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool.

3. D。本文既講述了兩個(gè)蝴蝶之間的真正愛情又贊賞雄性蝴蝶的勇敢。第二段第三句I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large.就說明了這一主題。

4. A。it在此指后面作者看到這一切后，決定繞道而行，盡管路很難走，但覺得是值得的。

5. D。本文只講述了作者對這對蝴蝶愛情的感動(dòng)和雄性蝴蝶的勇敢，而沒有提及作者對the dying butterfly的感受。

B

1. C。 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題，文章第一段第二句話談到輪船在離開中國南部港口后不久沉沒，并被埋在了淤泥中，故與選項(xiàng)C內(nèi)容相符。

2. D。細(xì)節(jié)推斷題，根據(jù)第一段最后談到的“it is the largest cargo ship discovered from that golden age of Chinese merchant history.”可以排除A選項(xiàng)；根據(jù)第一段中第二句中的“to sail the rich trade route known as the ancient Marine Silk Road”可排除B選項(xiàng)；根據(jù)文章第一句話中提到的“an 800-year-old merchant ship”可以排除C選項(xiàng)；只有D選項(xiàng)與第一段最后一句開頭談到的“At 30 metres long and 10 metres wide”相符，故答案選D。

3. B。根據(jù)下文“gorgeous green glazed porcelain plates, blue porcelain and gold, silver and tin pots, ...”可斷定是該單詞的意思應(yīng)該為B。

4. A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文章第三段最后一句談到的“Some Chinese cultural relics experts in China say the importance of the find could be equal to that of the Terracotta Warriors in Xian.”可知答案。

5. B。 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題，最初發(fā)現(xiàn)于1987年，然后在2007年被打撈出水，前后用了30年時(shí)間，故答案選B。