语篇组合练（四）一、完形填空Froggie was a frog who never remembered where he had been. His biggest dream was to find the best pond to 1 in freely without worrying about water snakes, which were his natural enemies. One day, Froggie hopped (跳)to a kitchen and jumped into a pot full of hot water. Froggie felt the burning heat 2hurried out of the water as fast as his legs could carry him. I almost3 there!Froggie thought.A few days later, Froggie 4 back to the same kitchen, pletely forgetting he had been there. He again hopped into the same pot. This time, the water inside was 5.He felt very fortable. He 6 and thought, Theres no water snake trying to eat me and I can have this place all to myself!At that moment,Froggie knew it was his 7 pond. What he didnt know was that the water was warming up over a low heat.After thirty8 of swimming, Froggie felt the water was warmer but he regarded this as a nice surprise.This sure is the best place for swimming. I get to have a hot bath, too.9his fortable bath, the water kept getting warmer and warmer. Froggie was so fortable that he fell asleep. And he10 woke up.From Froggies story, we can learn that people are blind to problems that slowly get worse over time.1.A. walkB. swimC. talkD. jump2.A. andB. butC. orD. for3.A. sleptB. fellC. diedD. lay4.A. broughtB. gaveC. wentD. turned5.A. hotB. coolC. icyD. warm6.A. looked aroundB. looked backC. looked downD. looked up7.A. fishB. dreamC. swimmingD. water8.A. monthsB. daysC. minutesD. years9.A. DuringB. BeforeC. AfterD. When10.A. soonB. oftenC. neverD. later二、阅读理解ARay Charles is a black singer and pianist of the USA. He had won 12 Grammy Awards and performed at 10,000 concerts around the world. Many musicians called him simply the Genius. Ray Charles was born into a poor family, without a father. When he was 5 years old, his younger brother died, and around the same time, Charles started to lose his sight. By the age of 7 he was pletely blind. He had already been learning the piano for a year, and when he went blind, his mother knew this would be the only way he would make money in the future. All his life, Charles remembered her saying Do it right, or dont do it at all. Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children. There the teachers also encouraged him to study music. Sadly, while he was still at school, his mother died. He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players. He sang, played the piano and wrote music. He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles. In 2003, a film of his life Ray was made. The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx. The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles. After they had been playing together for two hours, Charles, then aged 73, jumped up and said, Hes the one.he can do it. A year later Charles died, aged 74. The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles music will live on.1.What can we learn from Rays childhood story?A. His father died when he was 5 years old.B. He started to go blind at the age of 7.C. He was born in a rich musician family.D. He started to learn the piano at the age of 6.2.Ray Charles went to a school for .A. normal childrenB. deaf and blind childrenC. talented children onlyD. children without parents3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Being a musician.B. The childhood story.C. The film of Rays life.D. Master of many styles.BLets Explore(探险)Nature!Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your winter holiday and learn something interesting and useful?Here es your chance! Youth Explorer provides you with a three-day program! You can meet with animals giraffes, pandas, tigers, and so on! More information about the program is as follows: Age: Students aged 816 Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students. Program ADates: 1416 FebruaryTime: 10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.Program BDates: 13 MarchTime: 10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.Program cost: ￥230 for members; ￥250 for non-members(非会员). How to do: Simply e to get an application form(申请表)and hand it in before 11th February.Notes:1.No free lunches are provided because people have different tastes. You may either bring a lunchbox or pay for lunch at our restaurants.2.Both programs will start one day later if there is a rainstorm.E AND JOIN US NOW! DONT MISS THE CHANCE!1.Two members and one non-member should payfor the program. A. ￥690B. ￥710C. ￥730D. ￥7502.Free lunches arent provided because . A. the lunches cost too much B. people may bring lunchboxesC. there are many restaurants D. people have different tastes 3.If there is a rainstorm on 14th Fe