Question

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　　Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know __1__ you think you are a __2__ person or a coward（懦夫）. But you'll never really know the answer to this question __3__ you are tested in real life. Some people __4__ they are brave but when they come face to face with real __5__, they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like __6__.

　　Lenny had always thought of himself as a __7__ person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. __8__, on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the __9__ water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very __10__ and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, __11__ to the woman, and kept her head __12__ the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not __13__.

　　When you are in a very __14__ situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin. __15__ adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are __16__ to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this __17__, the muscles become very hard and you find you __18__ move at all. You are then paralyzed（使無能為力）with fear. This is __19__ when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we're “petrified”. This word comes form the Greek work “petros”, which means “stone”. We are __20__ frightened we become stonelike.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.how	B.neither	C.whether	D.either
(2)A.brave	B.real	C.hard	D.certain
(3)A.when	B.until	C.after	D.once
(4)A.realize	B.find	C.think	D.agree
(5)A.life	B.question	C.mouse	D.danger
(6)A.soldiers	B.mice	C.heroes	D.cowards
(7)A.useful	B.brave	C.nervous	D.terrible
(8)A.So	B.Therefore	C.Then	D.Actually
(9)A.fresh	B.poisonous	C.warm	D.ice-cold
(10)A.nervous	B.calm	C.frightened	D.excited
(11)A.went	B.helped	C.spoke	D.swam
(12)A.in	B.under	C.above	D.from
(13)A.an accident	B.a mistake	C.seventy-eight	D.seventy-nine
(14)A.dangerous	B.comfortable	C.different	D.favorable
(15)A.With	B.Without	C.For	D.Like
(16)A.afraid	B.unable	C.ready	D.anxious
(17)A.gets	B.disappears	C.happens	D.goes
(18)A.needn't	B.can't	C.mustn't	D.shouldn't
(19)A.where	B.how	C.because	D.why
(20)A.really	B.very	C.such	D.so

Answer 1

答案：C;A;B;C;D;C;C;C;D;B;D;C;D;A;A;C;C;B;D;D
解析：

(1)whether...or表選擇。 (2)與a coward對應。 (3)never...until固定結(jié)構(gòu)“直到……才”。 (4)從句意看，應為“認為”的意思。 (5)從real及上文的coward下文的danger，可推測為danger。 (6)由but可知此處與coward意思相反。 (7)由He got worried....All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. 可知。 (8)由上下句意來看，并非因果關(guān)系，D項意思不符。 (9)由January l5th，2002及下文的拯救行為可推知。 (10)從Lenny did not feel afraid及did a very courageous thing可推知。 (11)由上文的...a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. 可知。 (12)由常理可知above the water才可使溺水人不致于被淹死。 (13)承接上句中的seventy-eight people。 (14)此段落總結(jié)上兩段內(nèi)容，由全文所講內(nèi)容可知是對人處于危險境況中時的身體及生理反應。 (15)由此句及上下句句意可知，在身體內(nèi)有腎上腺素時的情況。 (16)be ready to do sth. 做好準備干……。符合文意。 (17)“當這種情況發(fā)生時”。 (18)物極必反，從However可推知上下句所說意思相反。 (19)總結(jié)原因�！斑@就是……的原因�！� (20)so...(that)，that可省略�！叭绱撕ε乱灾掠谙袷�頭般動彈不得�！�