高中英语Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars 同步练习(八)人教版必修三.docVIP

Unit 4 Astronomy:the science of the stars 同步练习(八) I．完形填空(40分) 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 youll never really know the answer to this 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. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like 6 Lenny 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 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 9 water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very 10 and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, 11 to the woman, and kept her head 12 the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny. it was not 13 When you are in a very 14 situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin. 15 adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are 16 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 you 18 move at all. You are then paralyzed (使无能为力 ) with fear. This is 19 when we are very frightened, we sometimes say were petrified. This word comes form the Greek work petros, which means stone. We are 20 frightened we become stonelike. 1. A. how B. neither C. whether