There was a blacksmith(铁匠) who wasn't satisfied with his work. Once he complained, “I am not well and my work is too warm. I want to be a ____1.____ on the mountain. There it must be _____2.____, for the wind blows and the trees give a shade..” A wise man who had ___3.____ over all things replied, “Go you, be a stone.” And he was a stone, high up on the ____4.____ side. It happened that a stone-cutter ____5.____ that way for a stone and when he saw the one that had been the  ____6.____, he knew that it was what he ____7._____ and he began to cut it. The stone ____8.____ out, “This hurts! I no longer want to be a stone. A stone-cutter I want to be. That ____9.____ be pleasant.” The wise man, humoring him, said, “Be a cutter.” ____10.____ he became a stone-cutter and as he went seeking a suitable stone, he ____11.____ tired and his feet were sore（酸痛）. He ____12.____,” I no longer want to cut stone. I would be the sun; that would be pleasant.” The wise man ___13.___, “Be the sun.” And he was the sun. But the sun was warmer than the blacksmith, than a stone, than a stone-cutter, and he complained, “I do not ____14.___ this. I would be the moon. It ___15.____ cool.” The wise man spoke yet again, “Be the moon.” And he was the moon. This is warmer than being the sun,” ____16.___ he, “for the light from the sun ____17.____on me ever. I do not want to be the moon. I would be a ___18.____ again. That, indeed, is the ___19.____ life.” But the wise man replied, “I am ____20.___of your changing. You wanted to be the moon; the moon you are and you will remain.”

If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong. You must also _ ▲__as if your life is completely out of control at times. It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or_ ▲___strangers can boost(增强)your spirits. It is also during those _ ▲__that negative words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression.

   For example, consider this story about a group of _39__who were traveling through the woods when _ ▲__of them fell into a deep pit(坑). All of the other frogs gathered around the _ ▲__.When they saw how _ ▲__the pit was, they told the two _ ▲__frogs they would never get out.

   The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to _ ▲__ out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, _ ▲__it was in vain. Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply _ ▲__. He fell down and _ ▲__ The other frog continued to jump as _ ▲__as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to _ ▲__the pain. The more they _ ▲__, the harder he jumped and finally he _ ▲__to safety.

   When he _ ▲__, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all _ ▲__him to simply quit. The frog _ ▲__to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were _ ▲__him all the time.

1． A. think                 B. experience        C. seem               D. feel

2． A. so                    B. just           C. even          D. ever

3． A. processes          B. times         C. courses           D. practices

4． A. frogs                B. mice                 C. dogs         D. cats

5． A. two                  B. three          c.many                D. few   

6． A. hole              B. pit                    C. water            D. well

7． A. muddy            B. wide                 C. deep               D. long

8． A. uncomfortable B. unpleasant  C. unhappy      D. unfortunate

9． A. run                  B. walk          C. climb         D. jump

10． A. so                  B. as long as   C. because           D. although

11． A. gave out          B. gave up            C. gave away       D. gave off

12． A. died                B. wounded           C. destroyed   D. damaged

13． A. fast                B. hard                  C. easily         D. swiftly

14． A. help                B. ban                   C. forbid     D. stop

15． A. cried                     B. spoke               C. shouted            D. read

16． A. get it               B. forget it     C. use it         D. made it

17． A. turned out     B. kept out     C. got out             D. held out

18． A. taking to        B. shouting at        C. throwing at  D. speaking to    

19． A. explained       B. announced       C. introduced   D. told

20． A. encouraging  B. helping      C. pulling      D dragging

第二节．完形填空（共20题，每小题1分，共20分）  

　　There was a blacksmith(铁匠) who wasn't satisfied with his work. Once he complained, “I am not well and my work is too warm. I want to be a ____36____ on the mountain. There it must be _____37____, for the wind blows and the trees give a shade..” A wise man who had ___38____ over all things replied, “Go you, be a stone.” And he was a stone, high up on the ____39_____ side. It happened that a stone-cutter ____40____ that way for a stone and when he saw the one that had been the  ____41____, he knew that it was what he ____42_____ and he began to cut it. The stone ____43____ out, “This hurts! I no longer want to be a stone. A stone-cutter I want to be. That ____44____ be pleasant.” The wise man, humoring him, said, “Be a cutter.” ____45____ he became a stone-cutter and as he went seeking a suitable stone, he ____46____ tired and his feet were sore（酸痛）. He ____47____,” I no longer want to cut stone. I would be the sun; that would be pleasant.” The wise man ___48____, “Be the sun.” And he was the sun. But the sun was warmer than the blacksmith, than a stone, than a stone-cutter, and he complained, “I do not ____49____ this. I would be the moon. It ___50____ cool.” The wise man spoke yet again, “Be the moon.” And he was the moon. This is warmer than being the sun,” ____51___ he, “for the light from the sun ____52____on me ever. I do not want to be the moon. I would be a ___53____ again. That, indeed, is the ___54____ life.” But the wise man replied, “I am ____55____of your changing. You wanted to be the moon; the moon you are and you will remain.”

36. A. tree             B. iron              C. stone            D. stone-cutter

37. A. warm            B. hot              C. cold             D. cool

38. A. energy           B. force             C. power           D. strength

39. A. river             B. mountain         C. lake             D. sea

40. A. went             B. took             C. came            D. made

41. A. moon            B. sun              C. wise man         D. blacksmith

42. A. bought           B. caught            C. sought           D. protected

43. A. cried             B. read              C. spoke           D. looked

44. A. would            B. should            C. will             D. shall

45. A. Though          B. Nevertheless        C. Thus            D. But

46. A. became          B. turned             C. grew            D. went

47. A. complained       B. suggested          C. persuaded        D. nodded

48. A. refused          B. commanded         C. mentioned        D. married

49. A. like             B. hate                C. want            D. get

50. A. feels            B. sounds              C. looks            D. smells

51. A. whispered        B. shouted             C. stated           D. declared

52. A. twinkles         B. shines               C. drops            D. falls

53. A. smith            B. carpenter            C. woodcutter       D. stone-cutter

54. A. worst           B. best                 C. longest           D. shortest

55. A. bored            B. fond                C. proud            D. afraid

       There was a blacksmith（铁匠） who wasn't satisfied with his work．Once he complained, “I am not well and my work is too warm．I want to be a ____1____ on the mountain．There it must be _____2____, for the wind blows and the trees give a shade．．” A wise man who had ___3____ over all things replied, “Go you, be a stone．” And he was a stone, high up on the ____4_____ side．It happened that a stone-cutter ____5____ that way for a stone and when he saw the one that had been the  ____6____, he knew that it was what he ____7_____ and he began to cut it．The stone ____8____ out, “This hurts! I no longer want to be a stone．A stone-cutter I want to be．That ____9____ be pleasant．” The wise man, humoring him, said, “Be a cutter．” ____10____ he became a stone-cutter and as he went seeking a suitable stone, he ____11____ tired and his feet were sore（酸痛）．He ____12____,” I no longer want to cut stone．I would be the sun; that would be pleasant．” The wise man ___13____, “Be the sun．” And he was the sun．But the sun was warmer than the blacksmith, than a stone, than a stone-cutter, and he complained, “I do not ____14____ this．I would be the moon．It ___15____ cool．” The wise man spoke yet again, “Be the moon．” And he was the moon．This is warmer than being the sun,” ____16___ he, “for the light from the sun ____17____on me ever．I do not want to be the moon．I would be a ___18____ again．That, indeed, is the ___19____ life．” But the wise man replied, “I am ____20____of your changing．You wanted to be the moon; the moon you are and you will remain．”

1.A．tree                         B．iron                     C．stone              D．stone-cutter

2.A．warm                     B．hot                     C．cold                   D．cool

3.A．energy                    B．force                  C．power               D．strength

4.A．river                        B．mountain            C．lake                    D．sea

5.A．went                      B．took                  C．came                 D．made

6.A．moon                     B．sun                     C．wise man            D．blacksmith

7.A．bought                    B．caught                C．sought             D．protected

8.A．cried                       B．read                   C．spoke                D．looked

9.A．would                     B．should                C．will                  D．shall

10.A．Though                B．Nevertheless        C．Thus                D．But

11.A．became                B．turned                C．grew                D．went

12.A．complained            B．suggested           C．persuaded           D．nodded

13.A．refused                B．commanded        C．mentioned           D．married

14.A．like                       B．hate                    C．want                 D．get

15.A．feels                    B．sounds               C．looks               D．smells

16.A．whispered              B．shouted            C．stated                D．declared

17.A．twinkles                B．shines                C．drops                D．falls

18.A．smith                     B．carpenter           C．woodcutter         D．stone-cutter

19.A．worst                   B．best              C．longest             D．shortest

20.A．bored                    B．fond                    C．proud              D．afraid

If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong. You must also _36__as if your life is completely out of control at times. It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or __37_strangers can boost(增强)your spirits. It is also during those __38_that negative words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression.

For example, consider this story about a group of _39__who were traveling through the woods when __40__of them fell into a deep pit(坑). All of the other frogs gathered around the __41__.When they saw how _42__the pit was, they told the two _43__frogs they would never get out.

The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to __44__ out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, _45__it was in vain. Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply _46. He fell down and _47_. The other frog continued to jump as __48_as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to _49__ the pain. The more they _50__, the harder he jumped and finally he __51__to safety.

When he __52_, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all __53__him to simply quit. The frog __54_to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were _55__him all the time.

5. A. two            B. three        c.many        D. few 

20. A. encouraging  B. helping      C. pulling      D dragging