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 e 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 bee 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 bee stonelike.
【小题1】A．howB．neitherC．whetherD．either【小题2】A．braveB．realC．hardD．certain【小题3】A．whenB．untilC．afterD．once【小题4】A．realizeB．findC．thinkD．agree【小题5】A．lifeB．questionC．mouseD．danger【小题6】A．soldiersB．miceC．heroesD．cowards【小题7】A．usefulB．braveC．nervousD．terrible【小题8】A．SoB．ThereforeC．ThenD．Actually【小题9】A．freshB．poisonousC．warmD．ice-cold【小题10】A．nervousB．calmC．frightenedD．excited【小题11】A．wentB．helpedC．spokeD．swam【小题12】A．inB．underC．aboveD．from【小题13】A．an accidentB．a mistakeC．seventy-eightD．seventy-nine【小题14】A．dangerousB．fortableC．differentD．favorable【小题15】A．WithB．WithoutC．ForD．Like【小题16】A．afraidB．unableC．readyD．anxious【小题17】A．getsB．disappearsC．happensD．goes【小题18】A．needn’tB．can’tC．mustn’tD．shouldn’t【小题19】A．whereB．howC．becauseD．why【小题20】A．thatB．for C．suchD．soC
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(答案→)C
解析：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。
【小题1】考查连接词：和后面or搭配应该用whether，选C
【小题2】考查形容词：和a coward(懦夫)对应的是brave。选A
【小题3】考查until和否定词连用，直到…才…,选B
【小题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。
【小题5】考查名词：根据后面的they act like cowards可知是面对危险。选 D
【小题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
【小题7】考查形容词：从后面的got worried 可知是nervous，选C
【小题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
【小题9】考查形容词：因为是一月份，所以是ice-cold，冰冷的。选D
【小题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
【小题11】考查动词：jumped into the Potomac，swam和kept her head 42 the water.是并列动作，选D
【小题12】考查介词：keep one’s head above the water，头保持在水面上。选C
【小题13】考查上下文串联，上文有Seventy-eight people 可知选D
【小题14】考查形容词：从后面的feel afraid 可知选dangerous，选A
【小题15】考查with复合结构，with+宾语+介词短语。选A
【小题16】考查形容词：be ready to do准备做。选C
【小题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。
【小题18】考查情态动词：表示;你发现你会不能动。选B
【小题19】考查疑问副词：that’s why…那就是为什么….选D
【小题20】考查连词，我们害怕因此就会象石头一样。选D