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 .
【小题1】A．holeB．riverC．wellD．valley【小题2】A．upB．downC．overD．around【小题3】A．violentlyB．gentlyC．sadlyD．doubtfully【小题4】A．wonderB．doubtC．ProblemD．way【小题5】A．aloneB．aliveC．awareD．awake【小题6】A．attemptedB．choseC．preferredD．failed【小题7】A．helpingB．jumpingC．watchingD．cheering【小题8】A．ifB．becauseC．thoughD．until【小题9】A．savingB．spendingC．killingD．wasting【小题10】A．ignoredB．offeredC．followedD．rejected【小题11】A．in spite ofB．as a result ofC．in terms ofD．instead of【小题12】A．tryB．practiseC．imagineD．quit【小题13】A．stressB．pain C．panicD．trouble【小题14】A．here and thereB．now and thenC．over and overD．neck and neck【小题15】A．delightB．disappointmentC．embarrassmentD．surprise【小题16】A．even thoughB．now thatC．as thoughD．in case【小题17】A．blindB．deaf C．numbD．clumsy【小题18】A．warningB．trustC．wisdomD．encouragement【小题19】A．pressureB．magicC．effectD．force【小题20】A．helpB．protectC．preventD．createA
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(答案→)A
解析：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。
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题4】句意：另一只青蛙说，它们将没有办法能够跳出来，故选D
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题9】这样做只是在浪费时间，故选D
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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
【小题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