2016届牛津英语第二轮复习限时训练第11讲五大高效解题步骤_高考复习指南

2016届牛津英语第二轮复习限时训练第11讲五大高效解题步骤

　　第十一讲　五大高效解题步骤

　　(1)(8 min.)

　　Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a water puddle(水池) ahead on the path. As I __1__ the puddle, I was suddenly attacked! I backed up a foot and my attacker __2__ attacking me. I took a step __3__.

　　My attacker rushed me again. He rammed(冲撞) me in the chest with his head and body, __4__ me over and over again with all his might. For a second time, I retreated a step. Yet again, I tried moving forward. My attacker charged me again. I wasn't sure what to do, __5__ to retreat a third time. This time, though, I stepped back several paces to __6__ the situation over. My attacker moved back as well to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was __7__.

　　She was beside the puddle where he landed.

　　Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing, but I was __8__， it was funny, and I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

　　Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to __9__ her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his __10__ for his mate. He had taken it upon himself to attack me for his mate's sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few __11__ moments of life. Now I knew there was really only one option left for me. I __12__ made my way around the puddle to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely muddy.