Question

    Once upon a time, some little frogs (青蛙) had a competition. The first to ________ the top of a very high tower (塔) would be the winner.

A number of people were around the ________ to watch the race. The race began. No one in the crowd really believed that any of the frogs would reach the top of tower. “They will ________ get to the top.” Someone said.

One by one, the frogs began to ________ the tower. The crowd kept crying, “It’s too difficult. No frog will make it!” More frogs got ________ and gave up, but one kept climbing higher and higher. This one wouldn’t give up!

In the end, he was the only one to get to the ________. The other frogs naturally wanted to know ________ the frog made it. One frog went over to ask the ________. It was surprising that the winner was deaf (聋的).

He succeeded ________ he was able to stay in his own mind. He couldn’t hear others’ good or bad words to him.

There is a ________ for us all in the little frog’s story: Don’t let others turn you away from your road in life.

1.A.shake B.reach C.cross D.move

2.A.village B.tower C.mountain D.country

3.A.never B.surely C.probably D.luckily

4.A.catch up B.come up C.make up D.climb up

5.A.excited B.surprised C.tired D.interested

6.A.ground B.top C.middle D.sky

7.A.how B.what C.where D.when

8.A.loser B.dreamer C.winner D.teacher

9.A.if B.while C.although D.because

10.A.lesson B.danger C.mirror D.mistake

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.A

【解析】

本文讲述了一些青蛙比赛，第一个到达一个非常高的塔的塔顶将成为赢家。许多人围着塔观看比赛，人群中没有人真的相信青蛙会爬上塔顶。青蛙们一个接一个地爬上了塔，越来越多的青蛙开始累了并放弃了，其他的青蛙自然想知道这只青蛙是怎么做到的，令人惊奇的是那个赢家是聋子。小青蛙的故事给我们所有人上了一课：不要让别人左右你的人生路。

1.句意：第一个达到一个非常高的塔的塔顶的将成为赢家。

shake动摇；reach到达；cross穿过；move移动；根据下文“any of the frogs would reach the top of tower”可推测出是到达塔顶，故选B。

2.句意：许多人围着塔观看比赛。

village乡村；tower塔；mountain山；country国家；根据“any of the frogs would reach the top of tower”可知是围着塔观看比赛，故选B。

3.句意：它们永远也到不了顶端。

never从不；surely当然；probably可能；luckily幸运的；根据“No one in the crowd really believed that any of the frogs would reach the top of tower.”人群中没有人真的相信青蛙会爬上塔顶，可推测出此处是“从不”，故选A。

4.句意：青蛙们一个接一个地爬上了塔。

catch up赶上；come up发生；make up编造；climb up爬上；根据下文“but one kept climbing higher and higher.”可知是向塔顶爬，故选D。

5.句意：越来越多的青蛙开始感到累并放弃了。

excited激动；surprised惊喜；tired累；interested感兴趣；根据“gave up”可推测出“越来越多的青蛙开始感到累”，所以此处用“tired”，故选C。

6.句意：它是唯一一个到达塔顶的。

ground地面；top顶；middle中间；sky天空；根据“any of the frogs would reach the top of tower.”可知推测出是到塔顶，故选B。

7.句意：其他的青蛙自然想知道这只青蛙是怎么做到的。

how如何；what什么；where哪里；when什么时候；根据“the frog made it”可推测出此处是“这只青蛙是怎么做到的”，所以用“how”，故选A。

8.句意：一只青蛙走过去问怎么回事。

loser失败者；dreamer梦想者；winner赢家；teacher老师；根据“It was surprising that the winner was deaf (聋的).”可知是问赢家，故选C。

9.句意：他成功了，因为他能够坚持自己的想法。

if如果；while当……时；although尽管；because因为；根据“he was able to stay in his own mind”可知此处是给出了理由，所以此处用“because”，故选D。

10.句意：小青蛙的故事给我们所有人上了一课。

lesson教训；danger危险；mirror镜子；mistake错误；根据“in the little frog’s story”及“Don’t let others turn you away from your road in life.”可推测出“教训”，故选A。