Question

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 will never really know the answer to this question3 you are tested in real life. Some people4 they are brave but when they come face to face with real5 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like6.
Lenny had always thought of himself as a7 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.8 , on January 15^th, 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 the9 water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very10 and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into Potomac,11 to the woman, and kept her head12 the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not13 .
When you are in a very14 situation and feel afraid, the body automatically(自动地)produces a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin(肾上激素).15 adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are16 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 you18 move at all. You are paralyzed(使无能为力) with fear. This is19 when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we are ‘petrified’, this word comes from a Greek word ‘petros’, which means ‘stone’. We are20 frightened that we become stonelike.

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

Answer 1

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