以where you ask a man when he became a real man为开

以where you ask a man when he became a real man为开
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Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know 31 you think 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 river, ? 41? to the woman, and kept her head 42? the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks 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 actually feel stronger and stronger and are ? 46? to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified (or completely afraid), the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this ? 47? , the muscles become very hard and you find you 48? go at all. You are then paralyzed (使无能为力) with fear. This is ? 49? when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are ? 50? frightened that we become stonelike.
31. A. how B. neither C. whether D. either
32. A. brave B. real C. hard D. certain
33. A. when B. until C. after D. once
34. A. realize B. find C. think D. agree
35. A. life B. question C. mouse D. danger
36. A. soldiers B. mice C. heroes D. cowards
37. A. useful B. brave C. nervous D. bored
38. A. So B. Therefore C. Then D. Actually
39. A. fresh B. poisonous C. warm D. ice-cold
40. A. nervous B. calm C. frightened D. excited
41. A. went B. helped C. spoke D. swam
42. A. in B. under C. above D. from
43. A. an accident B. a mistake C. seventy-eight D. seventy-nine
44. A. dangerous B. comfortable C. different D. interesting
45. A. With B. Without C. For D. Like
46. A. afraid B. unable C. ready D. anxious
47. A. gets B. disappears C. happens D. goes
48. A. needn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t
49. A. where B. how C. because D. why
50. A. really B. very C. such D. so
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;