Kenny and Grandfather sat together in front of their house. They could hear the frogs (青蛙) singing in the lake behind the fence. It was the most beautiful ____1____ Kenny enjoyed. “Have the frogs sung every summer?” Kenny asked Grandfather. “Every summer,” Grandfather told him.

Kenny ____2____ the lake. It was part of a wetland area where water birds lived. All the animals lived a ____3____ life here. Butterflies danced over the flowers happily and wild ducks swam freely.

But one day, ____4____ came. As more people came to live here, they needed more houses and more roads. The whole lake was taken up to build them. The frogs ____5____ their home.

It was getting cold. Kenny started to worry and turned to his grandfather. “What happens to the frogs in winter?” “They stay at the bottom of the lake. They ____6____, hiding in the mud (淤泥). They won’t wake up until spring comes back to the lake,” Grandfather explained.

Thinking about the frogs without a home, Kenny decided to do something. He ____7____ a letter, asking the government to build a new lake for them. Soon the lake was built but it was not safe for the frogs to go across the road. Kenny felt ____8____. He asked his family to help the frogs cross the road, ____9____ the family still needed more help.

_____10_____, more and more people noticed their efforts and joined them. The police came to put up stop signs and watched the frog-helping _____11_____ pick the frogs up, put them into the baskets and carry them to the other side of the road. Hundreds of frogs began to hop towards their new home.

Kenny _____12_____ Grandfather. He knew that next summer the frogs would sing for them once more.

1.1.

A song

B story

C news

D

解析：选A。1.A. song【完形填空题】 线索：hear the frogs singing；singing 对应 song。 解析：青蛙鸣叫是歌声，这是肯尼听到最美的歌声。

2.2.

A built

B loved

C cleaned

D

解析：选B。B. loved【完形填空题】 线索：后文描写湖里动植物美好景象，体现喜爱。 解析：肯尼喜爱这片湖泊。built 建造；cleaned 打扫，不符合。

3.3.

A hard

B busy

C peaceful

D

解析：选C。C. peaceful【完形填空题】 线索：Butterflies danced happily and wild ducks swam freely。 解析：动物在这里过着安宁平静的生活。hard 艰难的；busy 忙碌的。

4.4.

A dreams

B changes

C wonders

D

解析：选B。4.B. changes【完形填空题】 线索：人们建房修路，湖泊被占用，环境发生改变。 解析：变故来临，生态环境被破坏。dreams 梦想；wonders 奇迹。

5.5.

A lost

B found

C saved

D

解析：选A。5.A. lost【完形填空题】 线索：The whole lake was taken up。 解析：湖泊被占用，青蛙失去家园。found 找到；saved 拯救。

6.6.

A sing

B play

C sleep

D

解析：选C。C. sleep【完形填空题】 线索：They won’t wake up until spring comes。 解析：青蛙在湖底淤泥冬眠。sing 唱歌；play 玩耍。

7.7.

A got

B read

C wrote

D

解析：选C。C. wrote【完形填空题】 线索：a letter 写信固定搭配 write a letter。 解析：他写信向政府求助。got 得到；read 阅读。

8.8.

A afraid

B sad

C shy

D

解析：选B。B. sad【完形填空题】 线索：新湖建成，但青蛙过马路不安全。 解析：青蛙仍面临危险，肯尼感到难过。afraid 害怕；shy 害羞。

9.9.

A but

B or

C because

D

解析：选A。9.A. but【完形填空题】 线索：家人帮忙，仍然需要更多帮助，转折关系。 解析：but 但是，表转折。or 或者；because 因为。

10.10.

A Suddenly

B Usually

C Luckily

D

解析：选C。C. Luckily【完形填空题】 线索：更多人注意到并加入他们。 解析：幸运的是，志愿者越来越多。Suddenly 突然；Usually 通常。

11.11.

A boy

B family

C people

D

解析：选C。C. people【完形填空题】 线索：more and more people noticed their efforts and joined them。 解析：救助青蛙的这群人们。boy 男孩；family 家庭，范围太小。

12.12.

A pointed at

B smiled at

C shouted at

D

解析：选B。B. smiled at【完形填空题】 线索：青蛙成功抵达新家，明年还能听见蛙鸣，心情愉悦。 解析：Kenny 对着爷爷微笑。pointed at 指向；shouted at 大喊。