Question

Froggie was a frog who never remember where he had been. His biggest _______ was to find the best pond to swim lively without worrying about water snakes. One day, Froggie hopped to a kitchen and jumped into a pot full of_________ water. Froggie felt the burning belt and burned out of the water _________ his legs could carry him. “I’m almost died there!” Froggie thought.

A few days later, Froggie went back to the same _________, totally forgetting he had been there. He again hopped into the same pot. This time, the water inside was cool. He looked around and thought, ” there’s no _____________ trying to eat me and I can have this place all to myself?”___________ , Froggie knew it was his dream pond. What he didn't know was that the water was warming up over a low ___________.

__________.thirty minutes' of swimming. Froggie felt the water was warmer, he thought of this as a nice surprise “This sure is the best place for swimming. I get to have a hot bath，too.”___________ his comfortable bath, the water kept warmer and warmer. Froggie was so comfortable that he ___________ And he never woke up.

1.A. mistake B. dream C. achievement

2.A. hot B. salty C. dirty

3.A. as long as B. as often as C. as fast as

4.A. pot B. pond C. kitchen

5.A. water snake B. human being C. flying

6.A. At last B. At that moment C. At times

7.A. voice B. heat C. price

8.A. Before B. When C. After

9.A. After B. Before C. During

10.A. fell asleep B. fell behind C. fell down

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

【解析】

短文大意：本文通过温水煮蛙的故事，说明失去戒备而招灾的道理。

1.句意：他最大的梦想是找到一个最好的池塘。考查名词辨析。mistake错误；dream梦想；achievement成就。根据to find the best pond to swim lively without worrying about water snakes.可知这是他的梦想，故选B。

2.句意：一天，青蛙跳到了厨房，跳进了一个装满热水的锅里。考查形容词辨析。hot热的；salty咸的；dirty脏的。根据下文Froggie felt the burning belt可知选A。

3.句意：青蛙感觉到灼热袭来，飞快地从水里跑了出来。考查副词短语辨析。as long as只要，表条件；as often as每当；as fast as和……一样快。根据上文Froggie hopped to a kitchen可知青蛙迅速跳离水面符合句意，故选C。

4.句意：几天后，青蛙回到了同一个厨房，完全忘记了他曾经去过那里。考查名词辨析。the same相同的；根据前文One day, Froggie hopped to a kitchen可知选C。

5.句意：他环顾四周，心想:“这里没有水蛇要吃我，我可以独享这个地方吗?”考查名词短语辨析。根据开头His biggest dream was to find the best pond to swim lively without worrying about water snakes.可知选A。

6.句意：在那一刻，青蛙知道这是他的梦想池塘。考查介词短语辨析。A. At last 最后；B. At that moment那一刻；C. At times有时/间或。根据下文What he didn't know was that the water was warming up over a low heat.可知At that moment符合句意，故选B。

7.句意：他不知道的是水是在低温下变暖的。考查名词辨析。voice声音；heat温度；price价格。根据句意语境，可知AC两项意思不合句意，故选B。

8.句意：青蛙游了三十分钟，感到水越来越热了。考查连词辨析。before在……之前；when当……的时候；after在……之后。根据句意语境，可知前面两项不合句意，故选C。

9.句意：在他舒服的洗澡时，水变得越来越暖和。考查连词辨析。after在……之后；before在……之前；during在……期间。根据上文青蛙正在洗澡，可知AB不合句意，故选C。

10.句意：青蛙太舒服了，他睡着了。考查动词辨析。根据最后一句And he never woke up.可知青蛙睡着了，fall asleep睡着，故选A。