四、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
A group of frogs were travelling through the forest, but unluckily two of them 1 a hole(洞). The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how deep the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't 2 and tried their best to jump out of the hole. The other frogs 3 saying that they were sure to die. Finally, one of the two frogs gave up 4 he heard what the other frogs were saying. Then he fell down and 5.
The other frog went on jumping as hard as he could, and at last he 6 of the hole. The other frogs were 7, “Didn't you hear us?” The frog, with poor 8, explained, “I thought you were encouraging me all the time.”
The story tells us a 9. There is power of life and death in the tongue(语言). An 10 word to those in need can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
() 1. A. came out
B. fell into
C. dropped off
D. worked on
() 2. A. care
B. look
C. sound
D. think
() 3. A. kept
B. finished
C. practised
D. stopped
() 4. A. before
B. so
C. if
D. because
() 5. A. left
B. died
C. agreed
D. sat
() 6. A. went away
B. went on
C. went out
D. went off
() 7. A. surprised
B. sad
C. interested
D. silly
() 8. A. speaking
B. tasting
C. hearing
D. looking
() 9. A. way
B. skill
C. sentence
D. truth
() 10. A. interesting
B. exciting
C. excellent
D. encouraging

1.B
2.A
3.A
4.D
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.C
9.D
10.D

1.B：根据上下文，两只青蛙掉进了洞里，"fell into"表示掉入，符合语境。"came out"出来，"dropped off"减少，"worked on"从事，均不符合。
2.A：根据后文青蛙努力跳出去可知它们没在意，"didn't care"不在意。"look"看，"sound"听，"think"想，均不准确。
3.A："keep doing sth."持续做某事，其他青蛙一直说它们会死，"kept"符合。"finished"完成，"practised"练习，"stopped"停止，均不合适。
4.D：一只青蛙听到其他青蛙的话后放弃，"because"表示因果关系。"before"在...之前，"so"所以，"if"如果，都不符合逻辑。
5.B：根据语境，放弃后摔倒并死亡，"died"符合。"left"离开，"agreed"同意，"sat"坐，都不对。
6.C：青蛙最后跳出洞，"went out"出去。"went away"走开，"went on"继续，"went off"离开，均不准确。
7.A：其他青蛙对它跳出洞感到惊讶，"surprised"惊讶。"sad"悲伤，"interested"感兴趣，"silly"愚蠢，都不合适。
8.C：青蛙听力不好，"hearing"听力。"speaking"说话，"tasting"品尝，"looking"看，都不符合。
9.D：故事告诉我们一个道理，"truth"道理。"way"方法，"skill"技能，"sentence"句子，都不准确。
10.D：与后文"discouraging"对应，这里应是鼓励的话，"encouraging"鼓励。"interesting"有趣，"exciting"令人兴奋，"excellent"优秀，都不符合。

五、语篇填空。
第一节
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
leave idea among quick if question wrong smile hold go
There was once a wise old woman. She lived in the mountains. All the children nearby always 1. to ask her all kinds of questions. It was easy for her to answer all the children's strange 2..
There was a naughty(淘气的)little boy 3. the children. One day he caught a little bird and 4. it in his hands. Then he got his friends together. He said, “Let's trick the old woman. I will tell her I'm holding a bird in my hands. Then I will ask her 5. the bird is alive or dead. If she says the bird is dead, I'll open my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive, I'll quickly crush(挤压)it and show her the bird. Either way, she'll be 6..”
All the children liked such a good 7.. Then they went to the old woman's house.
“Granny, you are so smart that we all believe you. Now we have a question for you,” said the little boy with a 8.. “There is a bird in my hands. Is it alive or dead?”
The old woman answered 9., “It is up to you to decide, my child.”
All the children looked at each other in surprise. But the old woman smiled and said, “I told you the right answer just now.” Then she 10. her house and walked up to the mountains.

1. went
2. questions
3. among
4. held
5. if
6. wrong
7. idea
8. smile
9. quickly
10. left

1. “go to ask sb”表示“去问某人”，根据语境用一般过去时，go的过去式是went，所以此处填went，表示孩子们总是去问她各种问题。
2. “strange questions”表示“奇怪的问题”，all kinds of后接可数名词复数，question用复数形式questions。
3. “among the children”表示“在孩子们当中”，among用于三者或三者以上之间，这里指淘气小男孩在孩子们这个群体中。
4. “hold a bird”表示“抓住一只鸟”，and连接并列成分，caught是过去式，hold也用过去式held。
5. “if”表示“是否”，引导宾语从句，这里是说问她鸟是活着的还是死的。
6. 根据前文小男孩想捉弄老妇人的计划，可知这里说无论哪种情况她都会是“错的”，wrong“错误的”。
7. “such a good idea”表示“如此好的一个主意”，孩子们喜欢小男孩想出的这个捉弄老妇人的主意。
8. “with a smile”表示“带着微笑”，小男孩带着微笑对老妇人说。
9. 修饰动词answered要用副词，quick的副词形式是quickly，表示老妇人快速回答。
10. “leave her house”表示“离开她的房子”，根据语境用一般过去时，leave的过去式是left。