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高三英语CLOZE TEST专题训练一 A “…She was married to an officer in India long ago and she had a life of physical adventure as exciting as her poetry. Her husband could cross rivers, using crocodiles(鳄鱼) as stepping stones. He died when she was only thirty-nine. Unwilling to exist without him, she took her life, leaving a son in England.” I stared at the paper,　36　reading, couldn’t help thinking. Crocodiles are lazy animals as a rule, but they can 　37　like lightning when they want to. And they don’t mind hurrying 　38　they’re hungry. There used to be lots in Indian rivers, living on fish mostly; but what’s a little fish 　39　a fifteen-foot crocodile? They ate people, fisherman or anyone else delicious enough to get too near; women doing the 　40　, or children playing at the water’s 　41　. A hungry crocodile’s mouth 　42　over a meal with a sound like a gunshot. A big fellow can 　43　in a man in two bites. That woman’s husband crossed rivers 　44　from one crocodile’s back to the next. I believe it. It had to be done 　45　before the creature could see what was happening. It wasn’t 　46　a brave, active man; and no doubt he improved with practice. He could never look 　47　while crossing. The wife used to watch him—I felt 　48　of that. She lived　49　the adventure the 　50　excitement of it all. Their real life was with tigers, snakes… It’s no wonder she wrote 　51　poetry. Then he 　52　. I imagined how she felt. Was there another man 　53　him in India, in the world? She was still young, hardly a sitting-room widow(寡妇).“I must 　54　, too.” she said to herself. So she did what she felt she had to do. A　55　probably, to her head. But her young son, their son? Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband? Well, what do you think? 36. A. started B. began C. finished D. stopped 37. A. run B. move C. walk D. roll 38. A. whenever B. when C. because D. as 39. A. in B. on C. to D. for 40. A. shopping B. washing C. cooking D. cleaning 41. A. border B. end C. side