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 Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know 31   you are a   32  person or a coward(懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question  33  you are tested in real life. Some people  34  they are brave but when they come face to face with real  35 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like  36 .

Lenny had always thought of himself as a  37  person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.  38 , 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  39  water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very  40  and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, 41  to the woman, and kept her head  42  the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thank to Lenny, it was not  43 .

When you are in a very  44  situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin(肾上腺素). 45 adrenalin in the blood system, you will feel stronger and stronger and are  46 to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this  47 , the muscles become very hard and you find you  48  move at all. You are then paralyzed(使瘫痪,使麻痹) with fear. This is  49  when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”, which means “stone”. We are   very frightened 50  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.that           B.for            C.such  D.so

 

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文从Lenny的故事介绍了懦弱的人在关键时刻也会表现的很勇敢,并且介绍这种情况的生理原因。

1.考查连接词:和后面or搭配应该用whether,选C

2.考查形容词:和a coward(懦夫)对应的是brave。选A

3.考查until和否定词连用,直到…才…,选B

4.考查动词辨析:A. realize意识到B. find发现C. think认为D. agree同意,选C符合句意。

5.考查名词:根据后面的they act like cowards可知是面对危险。选 D

6.考查名词:句意:但是当遇到困难时,他们表现的象英雄。选C

7.考查形容词:从后面的got worried 可知是nervous,选C

8.考查副词:A. So那么B. Therefore因此C. Then然后D. Actually实际上,表示时间顺序,选 C

9.考查形容词:因为是一月份,所以是ice-cold,冰冷的。选D

10.考查形容词:前面是Lenny did not feel afraid.所以用keep calm保持冷静。选B

11.考查动词:jumped into the Potomac,swam和kept her head  42  the water.是并列动作,选D

12.考查介词:keep one’s head above the water,头保持在水面上。选C

13.考查上下文串联,上文有Seventy-eight people 可知选D

14.考查形容词:从后面的feel afraid 可知选dangerous,选A

15.考查with复合结构,with+宾语+介词短语。选A

16.考查形容词:be ready to do准备做。选C

17.考查动词:A. gets得到B. disappears消失C. happens发生D. goes走, C符合句意。

18.考查情态动词:表示;你发现你会不能动。选B

19.考查疑问副词:that’s why…那就是为什么….选D

20.考查连词,我们害怕因此就会象石头一样。选D

考点:考查夹叙夹议类短文

点评:文章结构严谨,层次分明,考查知识面广,立足语篇,侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力,要注意故事发展的细节,注意上下文串联和语法分析,因为在本文中语法分析题考查较多。

 

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