There is an old story about a group of frogs that went jumping through the fores

There is an old story about a group of frogs that went jumping through the forest one day when two of them suddenly fell into a deep   36  . All of the other frogs gathered around to look  37   at their two fallen friends. They all began to   38   shake their heads. “It­­­‘s too deep!” shouted one frog. Another shouted that there was no   39   they would ever be able to get out   40  .

The two fallen frogs began to continuously jump as they   41   to get out, but the frogs that were   42   kept shouting louder at them that they might stop   43   they were just   44   their time. One of the two frogs finally gave up,  45   their advice and died.

The other frog just kept on jumping harder than ever   46   all the loud shouts of disapproval from the frogs around the top of the hole. They kept shouting at him to   47   jumping and save himself from all the   48   and suffering as he jumped and fell back down to the bottom   49  .

Finally, to the   50   of all the other frogs, he jumped right out of the deep hole. The other frogs asked him, “Why did you keep jumping   51   we yelled and shouted at you to stop?” The frog explained to them he was   52   at that time and that he had thought they were cheering for him and yelling words of   53   to him the entire time!

A little encouragement can go a long way. We don’t often think about the   54    that our words have upon others. Our words do have the power to hurt or to   55  .

36. A. hole                    B. river                  C. well                  D. valley

37. A. up                      B. down                C. over                  D. around

38. A. violently              B. gently                C. sadly                 D. doubtfully

39. A. wonder               B. doubt                C. Problem            D. way

40. A. alone                  B. alive                  C. aware               D. awake

41. A. attempted            B. chose                C. preferred           D. failed

42. A. helping                B. jumping             C. watching           D. cheering

43. A. if                        B. because             C. though                     D. until

44. A. saving                 B. spending            C. using                D. wasting

45. A. ignored               B. offered              C. followed            D. rejected

46. A. in spite of            B. as a result of      C. in terms of        D. instead of

47. A. give off               B. give away          C. give out             D. give up

48. A. stress                 B. pain                  C. panic                D. trouble

49. A. here and there      B. now and then   C. over and over    D. arm in arm

50. A. delight                B. disappointment   C. embarrassment  D. surprise

51. A. even though        B. now that       C. as though         D. in case

52. A. blind                   B. deaf                  C. cold                  D. fever

53. A. warning                     B. trust                  C. wisdom             D. encouragement 

54. A. pressure                     B. magic                C. effect                D. force

55. A. help                    B. protect                     C. prevent             D. create

试题答案

36—40 ABCDB      41—45 ACBDC        46—50 ADBCD       51—55 ABDCA