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If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say,“Hey,Butterfly Man,”his face would break into a smile.The title suits him.And he loves it.
Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly(蝴蝶),once thought to have died out.Today the butterfly is coming back—thanks to him.But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday,he would have laughed,“You’re crazy.”As a boy,he used to be “a little tough guy on the streets”.At age thirteen,he was caught by police for stealing.At eighteen,he landed in prison for shooting a man.
“I knew it had hurt my mom,”Bonner said after he got out of prison.“So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”
One day he met Professor Mattoni,who was working to rebuild the habitat(棲息地) for an endangered butterfly called EI Segundo blue.
“I saw the sign‘Butterfly Habitat’and asked,‘How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’”Bonner recalls,“Dr.Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大鏡),‘Look at the leaves.’I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼蟲) on the plant.Dr.Mattoni explained,‘Without the plant,there are no butterflies.’”
Weeks later,Bonner received a call from Dr.Mattoni,who told him there was a butterfly that needed help.That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue.Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back.He grows astragalus,the only plant the butterfly eats.He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs.Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.
The butterfly’s population,once almost zero,is now up to 900.For their work,Bonner and Dr.Mattoni received lots of awards.But for Bonner,he earned something more:he turned his life around.
For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison.While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue,the butterfly has helped bring him back,too.
【小題1】When he was young,Arthur Bonner _______.
| A．broke the law and ended up in prison |
| B．was fond of shooting and hurt his mom |
| C．often laughed at people on the streets |
| D．often caught butterflies and took them home |
| A．found the butterfly had died out |
| B．won many prizes from his professor |
| C．met Dr.Mattoni,a professor of biology |
| D．collected butterflies and put them into a lab |
| A．made Bonner famous |
| B．changed Bonner’s life |
| C．brought Bonner wealth |
| D．enriched Bonner’s knowledge |
| A．A Promise to Mom |
| B．A Man Saved by Butterflies |
| C．A Story of Butterflies |
| D．A Job Offered by Dr.Mattoni |
If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say,“Hey,Butterfly Man,”his face would break into a smile.The title suits him.And he loves it.
Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly(蝴蝶),once thought to have died out.Today the butterfly is coming back—thanks to him.But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday,he would have laughed,“You’re crazy.”As a boy,he used to be “a little tough guy on the streets”.At age thirteen,he was caught by police for stealing.At eighteen,he landed in prison for shooting a man.
“I knew it had hurt my mom,”Bonner said after he got out of prison.“So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”
One day he met Professor Mattoni,who was working to rebuild the habitat(棲息地) for an endangered butterfly called EI Segundo blue.
“I saw the sign‘Butterfly Habitat’and asked,‘How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’”Bonner recalls,“Dr.Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大鏡),‘Look at the leaves.’I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼蟲) on the plant.Dr.Mattoni explained,‘Without the plant,there are no butterflies.’”
Weeks later,Bonner received a call from Dr.Mattoni,who told him there was a butterfly that needed help.That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue.Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back.He grows astragalus,the only plant the butterfly eats.He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs.Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.
The butterfly’s population,once almost zero,is now up to 900.For their work,Bonner and Dr.Mattoni received lots of awards.But for Bonner,he earned something more:he turned his life around.
For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison.While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue,the butterfly has helped bring him back,too.
When he was young,Arthur Bonner _______.
A.broke the law and ended up in prison
B.was fond of shooting and hurt his mom
C.often laughed at people on the streets
D.often caught butterflies and took them home
Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.
A.found the butterfly had died out
B.won many prizes from his professor
C.met Dr.Mattoni,a professor of biology
D.collected butterflies and put them into a lab
From the last sentence of the text,we learn that raising butterflies has _______.
A.made Bonner famous
B.changed Bonner’s life
C.brought Bonner wealth
D.enriched Bonner’s knowledge
Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.A Promise to Mom
B.A Man Saved by Butterflies
C.A Story of Butterflies
D.A Job Offered by Dr.Mattoni
If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say,“Hey,Butterfly Man,”his face would break into a smile.The title suits him.And he loves it.
Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly(蝴蝶),once thought to have died out.Today the butterfly is coming back—thanks to him.But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday,he would have laughed,“You’re crazy.”As a boy,he used to be “a little tough guy on the streets”.At age thirteen,he was caught by police for stealing.At eighteen,he landed in prison for shooting a man.
“I knew it had hurt my mom,”Bonner said after he got out of prison.“So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”
One day he met Professor Mattoni,who was working to rebuild the habitat(棲息地) for an endangered butterfly called EI Segundo blue.
“I saw the sign‘Butterfly Habitat’and asked,‘How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’”Bonner recalls,“Dr.Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大鏡),‘Look at the leaves.’I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼蟲) on the plant.Dr.Mattoni explained,‘Without the plant,there are no butterflies.’”
Weeks later,Bonner received a call from Dr.Mattoni,who told him there was a butterfly that needed help.That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue.Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back.He grows astragalus,the only plant the butterfly eats.He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs.Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.
The butterfly’s population,once almost zero,is now up to 900.For their work,Bonner and Dr.Mattoni received lots of awards.But for Bonner,he earned something more:he turned his life around.
For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison.While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue,the butterfly has helped bring him back,too.
1.When he was young,Arthur Bonner _______.
A.broke the law and ended up in prison
B.was fond of shooting and hurt his mom
C.often laughed at people on the streets
D.often caught butterflies and took them home
2.Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.
A.found the butterfly had died out
B.won many prizes from his professor
C.met Dr.Mattoni,a professor of biology
D.collected butterflies and put them into a lab
3.From the last sentence of the text,we learn that raising butterflies has _______.
A.made Bonner famous
B.changed Bonner’s life
C.brought Bonner wealth
D.enriched Bonner’s knowledge
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.A Promise to Mom
B.A Man Saved by Butterflies
C.A Story of Butterflies
D.A Job Offered by Dr.Mattoni
It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before EI Capitan, a huge mass of rock almost three-quarters of a mile high in California's beautiful Yosemite Valley. It had been Mark's dream to climb El Capitan for as long as he could remember. But how could a person without the use of his legs hope to try to climb it?
Mark knew he couldn't finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter, an expert rock climber, would be there to lend a helping hand. He and Mark thought that it would take seven days to reach the top.
Peter climbed about 100 feet up and hammered a piton (巖釘) into the rock. Fastening one end of a 165-foot rope to the piton, he let one end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt with a special instrument. This instrument would allow Mark to move upward, but would prevent him from falling even as much as a single inch. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-shaped bar to the rope, using the same kind of instrument.
Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T-bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first of the 7, 000 pull-ups needed to reach the top. High above, Peter let out a cheer. “You're on your way.”
Seven years before, at the age of twenty-one, he had fallen while mountain climbing, injuring his backbone. The fall cost him the use of his legs, but he never lost his love of adventure or his joyful spirit.
For the first four days the two men progressed steadily upward without incident. But on the fifth day an unbearably hot wind began to blow, and as time went by, it became stronger and stronger, causing Mark to sway (搖擺) violently on his rope. But Mark kept on determinedly pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up. In spite of that, he had to admit that he felt a lot better when the wind finally died down and his body touched solid rock again.
It took them one day more than they had expected, but on July 26 at 1:45 in the afternoon, the crowd of people waiting on the top went wild with joy as the two heads appeared. Mark Wellman had shown that if you set your heart and mind on a goal, no wall is too high, no dream impossible.
1．What had Mark Wellman long desired to do?
A. To finish one of the most difficult rock climbs in the world.
B. To be the first to climb EI Capitan.
C. To climb the highest mountain in California.
D. To help his friend Peter climb EI Capitan.
2．How did Mark climb the mountain?
A. He fastened the rope to his wheelchair.
B. He hammered in pitons so that he had something to hold on to.
C. He held on to the T bar and Peter pulled him up.
D. He pulled himself up using a T-bar and special equipment.
3．How did Mark lose the use of his legs?
A. He lost his footing and fell from the side of a mountain.
B. He fell during his first attempt on EI Capitan.
C. His legs were broken by falling rocks.
D. While working out in the gym, he injured his backbone.
4．What was the worst problem Mark had during the climb?
A. He struck against the rock and hurt his arms.
B. A strong wind blew him away from the rock.
C. He kept falling several inches.
D. While swaying in space, he became terrified.
5．How did Mark react to difficulties during the climb?
A. He admitted that he was frightened.
B. He often worried about his friend's condition.
C. He was able to remain calm and determined.
D. He was joking to cheer himself up.
When I was 14, I was hitchhiking（搭便車）from Houston, through EI Paso on my way to California, following my dream．I was a high school drop-out with learning disabilities and was set on surfing the biggest waves in the world, first in California and then in Hawaii．
Upon reaching downtown EI Paso, I met an old man, a bum, on the street corner．He stopped me and questioned me as I passed by．He asked if I was running away from home．I suppose because I looked so young．I told him, “Not exactly, sir．” since my father had given me a ride to the freeway in Houston and given me his blessings．
The friendly bum then invited me to have a cup of soda with him．After talking for a while, he told me he had something great to show me and share with me．I followed him into the EI Paso Public Library．I was asked to sit down and wait while he looked for something special among the shelves．A few moments later, he returned with some old books in his hand．He said, “There are two things that I want to teach you, young man．” “Number one is: never judge a book by its cover, for a cover can fool you．” He followed with, “I’ll bet you think I’m a bum, don’t you?” I admitted．“Well, young man, I’ve got a little surprise for you．I am one of the wealthiest men in the world．I have probably everything any man could ever want．But a year ago, my wife passed away, and since then I have been deeply doubted about life．I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum asking people for money on the streets．For the past year, I have been going from city to city doing just that．So, you see, don’t ever judge a book by its cover． ” “Number two is to learn how to read．” For, there is only one thing that people can’t take away from you, and that is your wisdom．” At that moment, he put my right hand upon the old books—the writings of Plato Aristotle．
His parting request was for me to never forget what he taught me．I haven’t．
1．According to the passage, the boy left school because______．
A．his father wanted him to experience something new
B．he had some difficulty in learning at school．
C．he was going to realize his dream
D．he wanted to go surfing
2．The underlined word “bum” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “_____．”
A．begger B．robber C．librarian D．story-teller
3．Which of the following is the boy’s planned route?
A．Houston-EI Paso-California-Hawaii
B．Houston-EI Paso-Hawaii-California
C．EI Paso-Houston-California-Hawaii
D．California-Hawaii-Houston-EI Paso
4．The old man told the boy something about his own experience in order to_______．
A．tell him he was not a bum
B．persuade him to go back to school
C．prove that he must read some classical books
D．teach him not to judge a person by his clothes
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