98. You can go swimming on _____ that you don’t go too far from the river bank.

A．account

B．purpose

C．condition

D．Situation

 

阅读理解

　　Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know if you think you are a brave person or a coward. But you will never really know the answer to that question until you are tested in real life. Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real danger, they act like cowards. Other people think of themselves as cowardly, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes.

　　Lenny Skutnik had always thought of himself as a nervous person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and his health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. Then, on 15th January 1982, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. Then he saw a woman in the ice-cold water. Suddenly Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very calm and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, swam to the woman, and kept her head above the water. Seventyeight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny Skutnik, it was not seventy-nine.

　　When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin(副肾素). With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and are ready to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this happens, the muscles become very hard and you find that you cannot move at all. You are then paralysed with fear. That is why, when we are very frightened, we sometimes say that we are ‘petrified’. This word comes from the Greek word‘petros’which means‘stone’. We are so frightened we have become like stone.

1．According to the writer’s opinion, a brave person can be judged by ________.

[　　]

2．From what Lenny did , we can conclude that ________.

[　　]

A．Lenny had a good chance

B．Lenny liked swimming

C．Lenny was brave

D．Lenny wanted to be a hero

3．In great danger, a hero always keeps ________.

[　　]

4．Adrenalin in our body is ________.

[　　]

5．If a person’s body produces too much adrenalin, he will ________.

[　　]

 

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

     This is a true story. Rex White lived in a  36  some distance from the coast, so he   37   to drive to Lytham and leave his car in a car park beside the river. Then he  38  row out to the pilot boat, and wait for the  39   ship that it was his duty to guide.

     Early one morning, Mr. White   40   to Lytham from a night on duty, only to   41 he couldn't start his car. He had driven from his village the evening before and left his car in the car park   42  . Now with his work finished; how he   43   to drive home to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and a warm bed!   44  , no matter what he did, he could not get the engine to start.

     It was a cold and windy night; there was no garage   45   to which he could turn for help. He was just about to   46 , and spend the rest of the night in his car,  when a bright idea 47   him.  He pushed his car round so that it was facing in the   48   of the wind, opened ail four doors,   49   it along a short way, and then jumped in. The doors acted like 50, and in no time the wind had taken him  51   out of the car park and away down the beach road. When he   52  the starter-switch once more,  the engine roared to   53  immediately.  All he had to do then was to stop the car and shut the   54  .

     He went to bed later than usual,   55   he did not go without his cup of hot chocolate. Mr. White was not a seaman for nothing.

36. A. city                     B. town                C. village                          D. family

37. A. decided                 B. had                 C. managed                      D. asked

38. A. could                     B. should                C. would                          D. might

39. A. old                      B. foreign               C. big                            D. particular

40. A. returned                 B. got                  C. went                         D. walked

41. A. accept                  B.  tell               C. find                            D. remember

42. A. once more         B. as usual            C. at last                  D. as well

43. A. prepared                 B. supposed             C. hurried                   D. desired

44. A. Sadly        B. Surprisingly        C. Naturally               D. Finally

45. A. inside                    B. around               C. away                          D. ahead

46. A. shout at                  B. break down      C. give out               D. give up

47. A. knocked          B. beat            C. kicked                          D. struck

48. A. position                  B. direction              C. speed                         D. strength

49. A. pulled                   B. rode                 C. pushed                        D. followed

50. A. brakes                  B. engines              C. energies                       D. batteries

51. A. nearly                   B. right                  C. almost                         D. hardly

52. A. opened                  B. checked              C. tried                          D. provided

53. A. effect                    B. way                  C. use                           D. life

54. A. windows                 B. doors                C. lights                          D. systems

55. A. but                           B. or                   C. and                           D. so

 

.Growing around the river ________ wild flowers of almost the same colour.

A．is

B．was

C．are

D．has been

 

_____ work has been done to prevent the river being polluted.

   A .A number of     B A mass of      C Several        D. A good many