Once in Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made his home near the town of Osaka, while the other lived in Kyoto. 36 , they didn’t know each other. Bothof them liked to see a little of the world: the Kyoto frog wanted to visit Osaka, and the Osaka frog wished to go to Kyoto.
So one morning they 37. However, the journey was more 38 than they had expected, for they didn’t know much about traveling. Half-way between the two towns, at the top of a mountain, the two frogs 39 each other! Soon they fell into 40 .
“What a(n) 41 we are too small, ” said the Osaka frog. “Otherwise, we could see both towns from here, and 42 if it is worth our going on.”
“Oh, that is easily 43 ,” replied the Kyoto frog. “We have only got to stand up on our hind (后面的) legs, and hold on to each other 44 we won’t fall down, and then we can both look at the towns we are 45 to.”
This idea 46 the Osaka frog; he stood up and put his front paws on the 47 of the other frog, who had risen also. There they both stood, stretching themselves as 48 as they could. The Kyoto frog turned his nose towards Osaka, and the Osaka frog, towards Kyoto, but the 49 frogs forgot that when they stood up, their eyes were in the backs of their heads, and that 50 their noses pointed to their destinations, yet their eyes looked at the places 51 which they had e.
“Dear me!” cried the Osaka frog. “Kyoto is 52 like Osaka. It is certainly not worth such a long journey.”
“If I had known that Osaka was only a 53 of Kyoto I should never have traveled all this way,” 54 the frog from Kyoto. Then they started off for their 55 again.
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解析：本文是日本版的井底之蛙，叙述了两只愚蠢的青蛙到对方的城市旅游的经历，到了半路上所发生的事情。
【小题1】D 副词辨析。A惊讶地B然而C幸运地D毫无疑问；这两只青蛙生活在不同的城市，毫无疑问是都不认识对方。
【小题2】D 短语辨析。A炫耀B离开C转身D出发；指这两只青蛙出发出了对方的城市。
【小题3】C 形容词辨析。A很棒B危险C筋疲力尽D兴奋；这次旅行比它们原来认为还让人疲惫。
【小题4】C 动词辨析。A使…危险B鼓励C相遇D使…尴尬；这两只青蛙在一座山顶上相遇了。
【小题5】A 上下文串联。根据下文可知这两只青蛙进行了一次对话。conversation对话。
【小题6】A 名词辨析。A遗憾B惊讶C缺点D巧合的事；我们个子太小了，这真让人遗憾。
【小题7】D 动词辨析。A怀疑B想知道C展示D告诉；告诉对方是否值得去这个地方。
【小题8】B 动词辨析。A完成B设法做到C想象D准备；这是很容易做到的。
【小题9】C 连词辨析。A只要B以防C以至于D除非；指两只青蛙相互支持以至于不摔倒下来。
【小题10】B 上下文串联。根据上文可知他们是去对方的城市旅行的。
【小题11】D 动词辨析。A使…担忧B打扰C使…困惑D使…高兴；这想法让另一个青蛙很高兴。
【小题12】B 名词辨析。A腿B肩膀C头D鼻子；根据上文描述可知这这两只青蛙是相互附着对方的肩膀才能站立起来。
【小题13】A 形容词辨析。A高B宽C远D快；指这两只青蛙尽量地伸展身体让自己站得更高。
【小题14】D 形容词辨析。A冒险的B亲密的C聪明的D愚蠢的；根据下文描述这两只青蛙很愚蠢，他们最终看见的都是自己所在的城市。
【小题15】B 上下文串联。根据下文的yet说明存在着转折关系，尽管他们的鼻子指向目的地，但是他们的眼睛所看见的却是自己来自的城市。
【小题16】A 介词辨析。但是他们的眼睛所看见的却是自己来自的城市。
【小题17】D 副词辨析。A几乎不Ｂ部分Ｃ大部分Ｄ完全地；Kyoto与Osaka完全一样。
【小题18】C 名词辨析。A角落B部分C复制品D点；Osaka只是Kyoto的复制品。
【小题19】A 动词辨析。A惊呼B宣布C犹豫D认为；一只青蛙惊呼：如果我知道Osaka只是Kyoto的复制品，我又为什么要一路在这里呢？
【小题20】C 上下文串联。这两只青蛙都认为自己没有必要去了，那么他们就回家去了。