20．Some years ago，on a hot summer day in south Florida，a little boy decided to go for a swim in the cold swimming hole behind his house．
In a hurry to dive into the cool water，he did not realize an alligator was swimming towards the shore．His mother in the house，looking out of the window，saw the two as they got closer and closer together．In fear，she ran towards the water，yelling to the son as loudly as she could．
It was too late．The alligator reached him．
From the dock，the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator got his legs．That began an incredible tug of war（拔河）between the two．The alligator was much stronger than the mother，but the mother would not let go．A farmer happened to drive by，heard her screams，ran from his truck，and shot the alligator．
Amazingly，after weeks and weeks in the hospital，the little boy survived．His leg were extremely scarred by the animal's attack，and on his arms were scratches （抓痕） from mothers'fingernails where she had tried to hang on to the son she loved．
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show him his scars．The boy lifted his pant legs．And then，he proudly said to the reporter："But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms，too．I have them because my mom would not let go．"
You and I can identify with （理解） that little boy．We have scars，too．No，not from alligator，or anything quite so dramatic．But the scars of a painful past．Some of those scares are ugly and have caused us deep regret．
But some wounds，my friend，are because someone has refused to let go．In your struggle，maybe someone has been there holding on to you．
21．Upon seeing the alligator getting close to her boy，the motherD．
A．dived into the cool water at once
B．was too afraid to move
C．got ready to fight the alligator
D．shouted a warning to her boy
22．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text？B
A．The mother won the"match"because of her strength．
B．There were scars on the boy's arms and legs．
C．A farmer scared the alligator away by hitting it in the eyes．
D．A alligator attacked the boy when he and his mother were swimming．
23．By saying，"But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms，too，"the boy really wanted to showC．
A．how deep the scars were
B．what a brave boy he was
C．how great his mother was
D．how recently he had survived an attack
24．According to the author，how are we all similar to the boy in the story？C
A．We can be brave and never let go of our loved ones．
B．We may be faced with danger in our lives．
C．We may have scars that come from pain and love．
D．We may have to depend on the kindness of strangers．
分析 本文寫了一位媽媽從鱷魚嘴中救出兒子的故事，告訴我們有時候我們的傷是因為愛．
解答 21．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子yelling to the son as loudly as she could，她的媽媽盡自己最大的力量向她的兒子呼喊警告兒子，所以答案選D．
22．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子His leg were extremely scarred by the animal's attack，and on his arms were scratches （抓痕） from mothers'fingernails，他的腿被鱷魚傷的很厲害，胳膊上滿是媽媽手指甲的抓痕，可見孩子胳膊和腿都有傷，所以答案選B．
23．C 根據(jù)作者的感慨But some wounds，my friend，are because someone has refused to let go．In your struggle，maybe someone has been there holding on to you，有一些傷是因為愛，這個孩子的這些話正是為了表明媽媽的愛不讓他離開，所以答案選C．
24．C 寫作意圖題．根據(jù)文章最后一段文字我們可以理解為我們的傷有時候是因為愛，所以答案選C．
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