题目内容
There is an old story about an army of frogs that went jumping through the forest one day when two of them suddenly fell into a deep 1 . All of the other frogs gathered around to look 2 at their two fallen friends. They all began to 3 shake their heads and croak out warnings. “It’s too deep!”said one frog. Another said that there was no 4 they would ever be able to get out 5 .
The two fallen frogs began to continuously jump as they 6 to get out, but the frogs that were 7 kept croaking louder at them that they might as well stop 8 they were as good as dead and just 9 their time. One of the two frogs finally gave up, 10 their advice and died.
The other frog just kept on jumping harder than ever 11 all the loud croaks of disapproval from the frogs around the top of the hole. They kept croaking at him to 12 jumping and save himself from all the 13 and suffering as he jumped and fell back down to the bottom 14 .
Finally, to the 15 of all the other frogs, he jumped right out of the deep hole. The other frogs asked him, “Why did you keep jumping 16 we yelled and croaked at you to stop?” The frog explained to them he was 17 at that time and that he had thought they were cheering for him and yelling words of 18 to him the entire time!
A little encouragement can go a long way. We don’t often think about the 19 that our words have upon others. Our words do have the power to hurt or to 20 .
1. A．hole B．river C．well D．valley
2. A．up B．down C．over D．around
3. A．violently B．gently C．sadly D．doubtfully
4. A．wonder B．doubt C．Problem D．way
5. A．alone B．alive C．aware D．awake
6. A．attempted B．chose C．preferred D．failed
7. A．helping B．jumping C．watching D．cheering
8. A．if B．because C．though D．until
9. A．saving B．spending C．killing D．wasting
10. A．ignored B．offered C．followed D．rejected
11. A．in spite of B．as a result of C．in terms of D．instead of
12. A．try B．practise C．imagine D．quit
13. A．stress B．pain C．panic D．trouble
14. A．here and there B．now and then C．over and over D．neck and neck
15. A．delight B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．surprise
16. A．even though B．now that C．as though D．in case
17. A．blind B．deaf C．numb D．clumsy
18. A．warning B．trust C．wisdom D．encouragement
19. A．pressure B．magic C．effect D．force
20. A．help B．protect C．prevent D．create
1.A
2.B
3.C
4.D
5.B
6.A
7.C
8.B
9.D
10.C
11.A
12.D
13.B
14.C
15.D
16.A
17.B
18.D
19.C
20.A
【解析】
试题分析：本文主要讲述了一群青蛙在穿过树林时，其中两只掉进了一个深洞里，其余的青蛙都在说它们死定了，其中的一只信以为真，最终死了，而另一种将话语以为是鼓励的话最终不断的尝试，终于跳出来了。
1.A. hole洞 B. river河流 C. well水井 D. valley山谷；从后文from the frogs around the top of the hole及句意：有两只青蛙掉进了一个洞里面，故选A
2.look down at朝下看，句意：其余的青蛙都聚拢来往下看这两只青蛙，故选B
3.A. violently暴力地 B. gently轻轻地 C. sadly悲伤地 D. doubtfully怀疑地，句意：它们都悲伤地说，这个洞太深了，故选 C
4.句意：另一只青蛙说，它们将没有办法能够跳出来，故选D
5.A. alone孤独的 B. alive活着的 C. aware意识到的D. awake醒着的，句意：它们将没有办法活着跳出来，故选 B
6.A. attempted企图 B. chose选择 C. preferred宁愿 D. failed失败；句意：两只掉下去的青蛙开始不断地跳，企图跳出来，故选A
7.A. helping 帮助 B. jumping跳 C. watching观看 D. cheering欢呼；句意：那些正在看着这两只青蛙的青蛙们，故选C
8.它们对那两只掉进去的青蛙说它们不妨停止这么做，因为它们是死定了，as good as dead死定了，故选B
9.这样做只是在浪费时间，故选D
10.A. ignored忽视 B. offered提供 C. followed采取 D. rejected拒绝；句意：其中的一只放弃了，采取了它们的建议，然后死了，故选 C
11.A. in spite of B. as a result of C. in terms of D. instead of 句意：尽管洞顶的青蛙都不赞成，但是它还是不停的跳，故选A
12.A. try尽力 B. practise练习 C. imagine想象 D. quit放弃，句意：它们都对它大喊，让它放弃这种尝试，故选D
13.A. stress 压力 B. pain疼痛 C. panic恐慌 D. trouble麻烦，句意：让它使自己免遭这些疼痛和苦难，故选B
14.A. here and there 到处 B. now and then偶尔 C. over and over一次又一次 D. neck and neck不分上下，句意：一次又一次的跳起又摔回了洞底，故选C
15.A. delight高兴 B. disappointment失望 C. embarrassment尴尬 D. surprise 惊讶，句意：令所有的青蛙惊讶的是，它跳出来了，故选D
16.A. even though即使 B. now that既然 C. as though好像 D. in case以防万一；句意：为什么你会继续的跳，即使我们在上面说要你停下来，故选A
17.A. blind瞎的 B. deaf聋的 C. numb麻木的 D. clumsy笨拙的；句意:这只青蛙向他们解释当时它就是聋的，以为它们是在给自己呐喊助威，故选B
18.A. warning警告 B. trust相信 C. wisdom智慧 D. encouragement鼓励，从后文A little encouragement can go a long way.及根据句意，它以为是它们在给自己说一些鼓励的话，故选D
19.A. pressure压力 B. magic不可思议的 C. effect影响D. force力量；句意：我们不会经常想到我们的话对别人的影响，故选C
20.A. help帮助 B. protect保护 C. prevent阻止 D. create创造；句意：我们的话确实有力量来伤害一个人或是帮助一个人，故选A
考点：故事类记叙文
点评：本文寓意深刻，文章并不难，中间有一些习惯表达，学生要注意理解。解答此类题型时，一定不要看一个做一个，要首先花两分钟的时间进行整体的浏览，在这两分钟里不是走马观花的看，而是要搞清楚事情的发展顺序、感情色彩以及段与段之间的关系、动词时态等。在这个基础上再进行逐一详细的解答，遇到个别不会时，可空下来，待整个文章读完后再进行解答。
help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might 34 my boat,” Vanity answered. Just then Sadness was 35 , so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh…Love, I am so 36 that I need to be by myself!” Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so 37 that she did not even 38 Love when Love called her. 
was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?” “It was 44 ,” Knowledge answered. “Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge 45 with d
eep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable Love is!”There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.
In the ancient world, as is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are strictly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers.This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.
What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. The changes have been mostly in terms of skill, mechanics, and technology. It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their insistence to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, the US, China,Japan and among the Arctic peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Variations depended on local customs and ways of life because toys reflect their surroundings.Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.
Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been affected by technological quick development that characterize inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the ox-cart to the automobile is a direct line of ahievement. The progress from a rattle(拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3000 BC to one used by a baby today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of times and subject to the limtations of available materials.
【小题1】. The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that_________.
| A．their social roles are strictly determined |
| B．most boys would like to follow their fathers’ professions |
| C．boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers |
| D．they like challenging activities |
| A．The making skills in toys has remained essentially unchanged. |
| B．Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries. |
| C．The toy industry has witnessed great improvement in technology in recent years. |
| D．Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child’s character. |
| A．follow a direct line of achievement |
| B．also appeal greatly to adults |
| C．are not characterized by technological progress |
| D．reflect the pace of social progress |
| A．in toy-making there is a continuity in the use of materials |
| B．even the simplest toys can reflect the progress of technology |
| C．it often takes a long time to introduce new technology into toy-making |
| D．even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the time |
Most British telephone cards are just plain green, but card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interest is that cards from around the world come in a wide variety of different and often very attractive designs. There are 100, 000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a blank card simply by using a photograph or a business card.
The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are attractive, small and light , and they do not need much space. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards cost up to 4, 000 pounds. The first Japanese card has a value of about 28, 000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors magazine.
【小题1】The text is mainly about ________ .
| A．the history of phone cards | B．phone card collecting as a hobby |
| C．reason for phone card collecting | D．the great variety of phone cards |
| A．In 1971. | B．In 1975. | C．In 1976. | D．In 1981. |
| A．they find the cards beautiful and easy to keep |
| B．they like to have something from different countries |
| C．they want to make money with cards |
| D．they think the cards are convenient to use |
| A．card collecting is popular among young people |
| B．French and Japanese cards are the most valuable |
| C．people can make money out of card collecting |
| D．card collectors magazines are very useful |
Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized(把…归类) as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky(卑鄙的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate(演示) that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility(高尚).
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
【小题1】According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our_______.
| A．self-respect | B．financial rewards | C．advertising ability | D．friendly relationship |
| A．lying | B．stealing | C．cheating | D．advertising |
| A．telling the truth to the clerk | B．offering advice to the clerk |
| C．asking the clerk to be more attentive | D．reminding the clerk of the charged item |
| A．We'll be very excited. | B．We'll feel unfortunate. |
| C．We'll have a sense of honor. | D．We'll feel sorry for the clerk. |
| A．How to Live Truthfully | B．Importance of Peacefulness |
| C．Ways of Gaining Self-respect | D．Happiness through Honorable Actions |
A farm planted levels or floors is called a vertical（垂直的）farm. A skyscraper type building can house a vertical farm. Since the garden is built upwards，rather than outwards，it requires much less space than a conventional farm.
The world is quickly running out of room for conventional farming. Vertical farms could be a key to this situation. An 18story vertical farm could feed as many as 50,000 people，all in an area which is the size of the average city block. Vertical farms in the city could cut down on transportation costs as well. Think about the amount of fuel it takes to transport food from farmland to city. The resources saved would be surprising. Besides saving travel time，food would be delivered in fresher condition and with less damage.
There is a growing concern about the use of pesticides(杀虫剂) in agriculture today. But the vertical farm would be a greenhouse type environment, avoiding the need for a large number of pesticides. Vertical farms can be built in a contained space，therefore they are an excellent solution for living well in an environment far different from our own. Hydroponics(水耕法) could be a big part of vertical gardening. This would reduce the amount of soil needed to grow food. Of course，not all food does well with this type of planting，but there are many crops that actually seem to do better.
In some climates，a lack of sunlight creates a short growing season. The solar power option may not work as well here. The addition of grow lights would make it possible to grow crops in vertical gardens in these areas .In other words，we could grow crops in areas where we never could before.
Vertical farms may just be a concept for now，but they are a concept that will solve many of our problems in the future.
【小题1】According to the passage, a vertical farm________.
| A．is mainly built outwards |
| B．is dependent on solar power |
| C．is planted on levels upwards |
| D．is only an environmental friendly farm |
| A．depend far less on sunlight |
| B．greatly increase the use of soil |
| C．help to protect the limited gardens |
| D．reduce the use of harmful pesticides |
| A．have been put into use |
| B．only use hydroponics to grow food |
| C．need less room than conventional farms |
| D．may increase the transportation costs |
| A．Vertical farms for our future |
| B．Ways to deal with future problems |
| C．Vertical farms and green skyscrapers |
| D．Making Full Use of Our Limited Land |