2012届高三英语二轮专题复习综合测试题17.docVIP

2012届高三二轮专题复习综合测试题(十七)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Test 1 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’ll never really know the answer to that question __3__ you are tested in real life．Some people __4__ they are brave，but when they come face to face with real __5__，they act like cowards．Other people think of themselves as cowards，but when they meet danger，they act like __6__． Lenny Skutnic had always thought of himself as a __7__ person．He got worried before examinations．He worried about his job and health．All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy．__8__，on 15th 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 __9__ water．Lenny did not feel afraid．He kept very __10__ and did a very courageous thing．He jumped into the Potamac，__11__ to the woman，and kept her head __12__ the water．Seventy-eight people died that day．Thanks to Lenny Skutnic，it was not __13__． When you are in a very __14__ situation and feel afraid，the body automatically (自动地) produces a chemical in the blood．This chemical is called adrenalin (肾上腺素)．__15__ adrenalin in the blood system，you actually feel stronger and stronger and are __16__ to fight or run away．However，when you’re absolutely (完全) terrified，the body can produce too much adrenalin．When this __17__，the muscles become very hard and you find you __18__ move at all．You are then paralyzed (瘫痪) with fear．That is __19__ when you’re very frightened，we sometimes say we’re “petrified”．This word comes from the Greek word “petros”，which means “stone”．We are __20__ frightened that we have become like stone． 1．A．how B．why C．if D．either 2．A．brave B．real C．hard D．certain 3．A．when B．until C．after D．once 4．A．realize B．find C．think D．agree 5．A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger 6．A．soldiers B．mice C．heroes D．cowards 7．A．useless B．brave C．nervous D．dangerous 8．A．So B．