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阅读理解专项训练（20） a a group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. the other frogs tried to help them. when they saw how 51 the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. the two frogs didnt 52 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. the other frogs 53 saying that they were sure to die. 54, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, 55 . then he fell down and died. the other frog, however, 56 to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. when he 57 , the other frogs asked, didnt you hear us? the frog, who had a poor 58, explained, i thought you were encouraging me all the timid. the story teaches us a 59 : there is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. an 60 word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them. b everybody dreams. some people think dreams can tell us about the future. other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. its like our 61 is talking to us. why are dreams 62 strange and hard to understand? some people think our brain uses 63 to talk to us. when we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a 64 meaning. lots of doctors help people 65 their dreams. they find that dreams tell us about our 66 and fears. these days, many scientists 67 that dreams are very important. during the day, we have many 68, and our brain receives a lot of information. when we dream, our brain 69 information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our 70. as we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams.cdoctor seuss was born in 1904. by the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful childrens book writers in the world. his books are very popular with young readers. they enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.in 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. the report said many childrens books were not interesting. doctor seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. he used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. he did not receive training in art. yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books. in 1957, dr. seuss wrote the cat in the hat. he used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. it was a fun story and easy to read. children loved it. their parents loved it, too. today it is still one of the stories they like best. the success of the cat in the hat made him want to write more books for children. in 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. the book is called green eggs and ham. in 1984, doctor seuss won a pulitzer prize (普利策奖). he was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided american children and their parents. he died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. millions of his books have been sold worldwide. people say his books helped change the way american children learned to read. yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. doctor seuss once said, i do not write for children. i write for people. 91. doctor seuss learned from the magazine that _. a. some school children could not read b. many childrens books were interesting c. children wanted to learn to read d. a writer for children was wanted 92. people like his books because the books _. a. are cheap and easy to get b. were written in different languages c. are easy and interesting to read d. were written with invented words93. he wrote the book the cat in the hat at the age of _. a. 50 b. 53 c. 56 d. 87 dcarl orff was bom in germany on july 19, 1895. he began to show interest in music at an early age. he studied composing music at the music academy (学院)in munich. after graduation in 1914, he became a professional musician and teacher. in 1920, he made his home in munich and worked as a teacher and composer. he composed lots of songs, operas and orchestral music that were popular.in 1924, orff started a primary school in munich. in this school, music was played together with the movement of dance and gymnastics. this special way of teaching music made the children hear and feel what music was. the instruments orff used more than any others in his school were percussion instruments (打击乐器).orff did successfully, and many other schools began to follow him. after world war ii, his ideas spread all over the world. the special way at this school even has an effect on primary musical education today. many of his ideas can be found in the book called music for children.carl orff gave all his life to primary musical education, and he was most successful in it. on march 29, 1982, he died.44. carl orff was from . a. canada b. germany c. england d. america45. carl orff began to show interest in music when .a. he was young b. world war ii beganc. he made his home in munich d. he graduated from the music academy46. carl orff was most successful in .a. building schools b. writi