Question

【题目】 Once upon a time, in the middle of a pool, there lived a frog. One day, a princess (公主) rowed ______ the pool in a boat. As she moved past, the frog raised his head and called to her.

"Kiss me, and I will ______ a handsome prince."

"Not likely," replied the princess, "I rule my own kingdom. I lead my own armies. I make my own laws. I need ______ prince, husband or others. What else do you have to offer?"

Kiss me, and I will give you great ______.

"I think not," answered the princess, "I control all the money in my country. Your great riches won't bring me any support, but just make my money less valuable. Is that the best you have to ______?"

"Kiss me, and I will promise you attractive ______."

"Ha-ha," sneered (讥讽) the princess, "How very ______! I may be not good-looking ______beauty does not last."

"What do you want then?" the frog stuck to his ______.

The princess thought hard, and moved back.

"I want to be happy," she said quietly and kissed the frog.

"You ______love, riches, beauty, and yet you want happiness from kissing a frog! This isn't a fairy tale you know," laughed the frog, diving into the clear, blue pool.

Actually, frogs always get you in the end. It's hard to escape from them.

【1】A.throughB.pastC.across

【2】A.knock intoB.turn intoC.care about

【3】A.neitherB.eitherC.no

【4】A.happinessB.beautyC.wealth

【5】A.offerB.payC.show

【6】A.hairB.lookC.clothes

【7】A.happyB.excitingC.funny

【8】A.andB.butC.so

【9】A.tradeB.questionC.change

【10】A.refusedB.promisedC.expected

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】C

【8】B

【9】A

【10】A

【解析】

文章讲述了一支青蛙与公主做交易，他提出的爱、财富和美丽都被公主拒绝了，但是公主想要幸福，结局却是青蛙骗了公主，他只是一只青蛙变不成王子。

【1】句意：一天，一位公主坐着小船划过池塘。

through穿过，从内部穿过；past经过，从某物旁边经过；across穿过，从表面穿过；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是划船“穿过池塘”，是从表面穿过，英语中从表面穿过的是across，故选C。

【2】句意：吻我，我就会变成一个英俊的王子。

knock into撞上；turn into变成；care about关心；根据句意理解可知，这里指的是公主吻了青蛙之后，青蛙会“变成”王子，英语是turn into，故选B。

【3】句意：我不需要王子，丈夫或其他人。

neither两者都不；either两者之一；no没有；根据句意理解及前句I rule my own kingdom. I lead my own armies. I make my own laws.可知，这里表达的是“不需要王子”，故选C。

【4】句意：吻我，我会给你巨大的财富。

happiness幸福；beauty美丽；wealth财富；根据句意理解及后句I control all the money in my country.可知，这里指的是“财富”，故选C。

【5】句意：这是你能提供的最好的吗？

offer提供；pay支付；show展示；根据句意理解及前文I will give you great ___4___.可知，这里表达的是“提供”，英语是offer，故选A。

【6】句意：吻我吧，我保证你会有迷人的容貌。

hair头发；look外貌；clothes衣服；根据句意理解及后句I may be not good-looking ___8___beauty does not last.可知，这里指的是“外貌”，故选B。

【7】句意：真好笑！

happy快乐的；exciting激动的；funny有趣的，好笑的；根据句意理解及前句“Ha-ha,” sneered (讥讽) the princess可知，这里表达的是“好笑的”，故选C。

【8】句意：我可能长得不好看，但美丽不会持久。

and和；but但是；so所以；根据句意理解可知，I may be not good-looking与beauty does not last.之间是转折关系，所以这里表达的是“但是”，所以这里应该用but，故选B。

【9】句意：青蛙坚持做他的交易。

trade生意，交易；question问题；change改变；根据句意理解及前文Kiss me, and I will ___2___ a handsome prince.以及Kiss me, and I will give you great ___4___.以及Kiss me, and I will promise you attractive ___6___.可知，这里是青蛙想跟公主做交易，所以这里表达的是“交易”，故选A。

【10】句意：你拒绝了爱，财富，美丽，但是你想从吻青蛙中得到幸福！

refused拒绝；promised承诺；expected期待；根据句意理解及前文中青蛙与公主的对话I rule my own kingdom. I lead my own armies. I make my own laws. I need ___3___ prince, husband or others.以及I control all the money in my country. Your great riches won’t bring me any support, but just make my money less valuable.可知，这里表达的是“拒绝”，英语是refuse，故选A。