第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 　阅读下面短文，从短文后所

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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

　 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time there was a group of tiny frogs that held a running competition. The 36 was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had  37  around the tower to see the race and cheer on the  38 .

The race began,  39 , no one in the crowd really  40  that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard  41  such as, “They will never  42  it to the top.” or “There is no  43  that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”

The tiny frogs began  44 , one by one, except for those who were climbing  45  in different paces.

The crowd continued to yell, “It’s too difficult!  46  will make it!”

47  tiny frogs got tired and gave up,  48  one continued higher and higher.

49 , everyone else had given up climbing the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a lot of  50 , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs  51  wanted to know how this one frog  52  to do it?

A competitor asked the tiny frog how he had found the  53  to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was  54 !

Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…because they  55  your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you--- the one you have in your heart!

36. A. wish         B. goal        C. plan        D. idea

37. A. looked      B. walked    C. turned     D. gathered

38. A. competitors        B. holders   C. actors     D. performers

39. A. Generally  B. Probably        C. Actually   D. Basically

40. A. wondered  B. believed         C. guessed    D. hoped

41. A. statements    B. conclusions    C. arguments       D. explanations

42. A. achieve     B. spot   C. encourage D. make

43. A. problem   B. chance    C. doubt      D. favor

44. A. giving up  B. cheering up    C. escaping  D. settling down

45. A. faster and faster             B. higher and higher  

C. farther and farther           D. stronger and stronger

46. A. No one    B. Everyone       C. Anyone    D. Someone

47. A. Fewer      B. Less        C. More       D. Larger  

48. A. and   B. but         C. so    D. or

49. A. At the same time   B. At each time      C. At no time      D. In the end

50. A. step   B. attempt   C. effort      D. jump

51. A. naturally   B. weightlessly   C. sadly       D. strangely

52. A. managed   B. planed    C. intended  D. started  

53. A. energy      B. force      C. strength   D. power

54. A. deaf   B. violent    C. foolish     D. religious

55. A. send         B. pass        C. keep        D. take