Pompeii was a busy city of 22, 000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered 76. volcano. 77. Unfortunately, in August of AD 79, the Mount Vesuvius78. erupted. The entire top of the mountain 79. exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon 80. stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was 81. buried under 20 feet of stones and 82. ash. Then in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Giuseppe began to 83. uncover Pompeii. The city looked the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains, 84. houses and shops and a stadium with 20, 000 seats. Most of all, there were everyday objects, 85. which tell us a great deal about people who lived in Pompeii.

75. It was said that (据说)she was the first woman to travel to the Arctic Ocean.

74. Unfortunately, she had her money stolen(她的钱被人偷走了)on the bus.

73. I will go on business either this week or next week(这星期或者下星期).

72. The firm has been taken over(已被接管)by a Japanese company.

71. Though he is over eighty years old, he is in good condition(他身体很健康).

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods and two of them fell into a deep pit(坑). Immediately, all the other frogs in the group 　36　　 the pit and watched as the　 37　 frogs tried to jump out. The pit was very　 38　 so the frogs on top started yelling at the two frogs in the pit to give up. 　39　　 the trapped frogs kept trying, the crowd yelled louder, “Give up. You’re　　　 40　　 　dead. ”After a while, one of the exhausted(筋疲力尽的) frogs took notice of what the others were saying, and fell down and died. But　 41　　 the second frog kept jumping as hard as she could despite the　 42　 remarks. Finally, with one brave jump, she　　 43　　 　it out of the pit!

This amazing　 44　 occurred because the second frog was　 45　　　 and unable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they had been　 46　 her on the entire time they were yelling! What she had 　47　 considered as encouragement encouraged her to try harder to succeed. And that made all the　 48　　　 　!

　　 　　49　　 a positive attitude, and being deaf to others’ opinions, the second frog overcame obstacles(障碍) and 　50　　 her goals by using it as encouragement. 　51　 　, when we avoid others’ criticism, or laughter, we can do　 52　　 we set our minds to, just as the second frog did. But, if we are not deaf, like the first frog, who would be 　53　　 by others, we need　 54　　 to guide us to the proper way, so as not to be blindly　　 55　　　 by wrong opinions.

36. A. gathered around　 B. ran round

C. jumped into　　　　　　　 　　 D. escaped from

[解析]选A。有同伴掉进深坑，其余青蛙聚在坑周围大喊。而不是围绕着坑跑，更不会跳进去，由下文可知它们也没有逃跑。

37. A. lucky　　 B. tired　　　　　 C. unfortunate　　　　 D. strong

[解析]选C。掉进深坑的青蛙当然是不幸的。

38. A. dangerous　　 B. deep

C. safe　　　　　　　　　 D. soft

[解析]选B。只有坑深，其他青蛙才会让它们放弃跳出坑的做法。

39. A. Before　　　　 B. When　　　　　 C. Because　　　　　 D. After

[解析]选B。when“当……时候”，当在坑中的青蛙在继续做跳出坑的努力时，其他青蛙更大声地喊着让它们放弃。

40. A. as long as　　　　　 B. as well as

C. as soon as　　　　　　　 D. as good as

[解析]选D。as good as“和……一样；几乎”。与下文的一只青蛙听到后死去了相符。

41. A. fortunately　　　　　　　 B. surprisingly

C. naturally　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. actively

[解析]选B。看到第二只青蛙仍然在努力跳出时，让其他青蛙吃惊。

42. A. innocent　　　　　　　　 B. frightening

C. discouraging　　　　　　　　 D. inspiring

[解析]选C。上文的“Give up. You’re as good as dead. ”应该是让人泄气的语言。

43. A. made　　　　　 B. reached　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　 D. kept

[解析]选A。make it out of the pit成功跳出了坑。

44. A. decision　　　　 B. answer　　　　　 C. event　　　　　 D. result

[解析]选D。那么深的坑，一只青蛙都累死了，而另一只却跳了出来。这样的结果(result)是令人吃惊的。

45. A. deaf　　　 B. disabled　　　　 C. foolish　　　　 D. young

[解析]选A。因为只有“deaf”才会“unable to hear. . . ”。

46. A. congratulating　　　　　 B. admiring

C. requiring　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cheering

[解析]选D。cheer sb. on“为某人加油，欢呼，喝彩”。

47. A. obviously　　 B. honestly

C. mistakenly　　　　 D. completely

[解析]选D。completely“完全地”，跳出坑的青蛙把别人的喊声完全看成是鼓舞，才使得自己成功了。

48. A. success　　　　 B. difference

C. importance　　　　 D. failure

[解析]选B。make all the difference“产生不同，有影响”。

49. A. Across　　　　 B. With　　　　　 C. Under　　　　　 D. From

[解析]选B。with“由于，因为”，由于态度积极，对别人的意见不理睬，才使得第二只青蛙克服障碍，取得成功。

50. A. kicked　　　　 B. struck

C. reached　　　　　　 D. performed

[解析]选C。reach one’s goal达到某人的目标。

51. A. Besides　　　　 B. However

C. Thus　　　　　 D. Instead

[解析]选C。thus“因此，所以”。

52. A. something　　 B. anything

C. nothing　　　　　　 D. everything

[解析]选B。anything“任何事情”。只要我们避开别人的批评和嘲笑，我们可以做好我们想做的任何事情。

53. A. warned　　　　 B. persuaded

C. suggested　　　　　 D. affected

[解析]选D。第一只青蛙之死是受别人的影响；affect(影响)。

54. A. courage　　　　　　　 B. wisdom

C. sense　　　　　 D. knowledge

[解析]选B。wisdom智慧；要选择适当的方法需要智慧而不是courage(勇气)；sense(感觉)或者knowledge(知识)。

55. A. guided　　　　 B. doubted

C. refused　　　　　　　 D. destroyed

[解析]选A。guide指导，指引。