43．A．So　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Therefore　　　　　　 C．Then　　　　　　　　　 D．Actually

42．A．useless　　　　　　　　 B．brave　　　　　　　　　 C．nervous　　　　　　　 D．dagnerous

41．A．soldiers　　　　　　　 B．mice　　　　　　　　　 C．heroes　　　　　　　　 D．cowards

40．A．life　　　　　　　　　　 B．question　　　　　　　 C．mouse　　　　　　　　 D．danger

39．A．realize　　　　　　　　 B．find　　　　　　　　　　 C．think　　　　　　　　　 D．agree

38．A．when　　　　　　　　　 B．until　　　　　　　　　 C．after　　　　　　　　　 D．once

37．A．brave　　　　　　　　　 B．real　　　　　　　　　　 C．hard　　　　　　　　　　 D．certain

36．A．how　　　　　　　　　　 B．why　　　　　　　　　　 C．if　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．either

55. A. guess　　　　　　 B. understand　　　 C. forget　　　　　 D. remember

　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know　 　　　36　　 　

You think you are a　 　　37　 　person or a coward(懦夫). But you’ll never really know the answer to that question　 　　38　　 　you are tested in real life. Some people　 　　39　 　they are brave, but when they come face to face with real　 　　40　　 　,they act like cowards. Other people think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like　 　　41　　 　.

Lenny Skutnic had always thought of himself as a　 　　　42　　 　person. He got worried before examinations. He worried　 about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. 　43 　,on 15^th January 1982,　 a plane crashed into the Potamac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. Then he saw a woman in the　 　　44　 　water. Lenny did not feel afraid . He kept very　 　　45　　 　and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into the Potamac, 　　46　　 　to the woman , and kept her head　 　　　47　　 　the water . Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny Skutnic, it was not　 　　48　　 　.

When you are in a very　 　　49　　 　situation and feel afraid, the body automatically(自动地) produce a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin(肾上腺素). 　　50　　 　adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are　 　　51　　 　to fight or run away. However, when you’re absolutely(完全) terrified, the body can produce too

much adrenalin. When this　 　52 　,the muscles become very hard and you find you 　53　 　

move at all. You are then paralysed(瘫痪) with fear. That is　 　54　　 　when you’re very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are　 　　　55　　 　frightened we have become like stone.

54. A. impolite　　　　 B. polite　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. easy　　　　　　 　　　 D. uneasy