完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)
On a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the
36 door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.
He
37 into the water, not realizing that as he swam to the middle of the lake, a(n)
38 was swimming toward the
39 . His mother in the house saw the two. Full of
40 , she ran toward the water, screaming at her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became
41 and made a U-turn to swim hurriedly to his mother. But it was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile
42 him. The mother grabbed her little boy by the
43 just as the crocodile seized his legs.
The crocodile was
44 stronger than the mother; but the mother was much too
45 to pull her son back. A farmer heard the
46 , raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
Remarkably, a few weeks later, the little boy
47 . His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal.
48 , on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh(肉体) in her
49 to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who
50 the boy after the accident, asked if he would show him his scars（疤痕）: The boy, with obvious
51 , said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom would not let go.”
You and I can
52 with that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from a crocodile, but the scars of a painful
53 . some of those scars are ugly and have
54 us deep regret. But , some wounds, my friend, are because our relatives have
55 to let go. In the course of your struggle, they have been there holding on to you.
| 小题1: | | A．back | B．front | C．open | D．closed |
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| 小题2: | | A．swam | B．flew | C．went | D．drived |
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| 小题3: | | A．child | B．fish | C．animal | D．crocodile |
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| 小题4: | | A．shore | B．centre | C．middle | D．lake |
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| 小题5: | | A．shock | B．surprise | C．fear | D．joy |
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| 小题6: | | A．realized | B．alarmed | C．cleared | D．pleased |
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| 小题7: | | A．hold | B．arrived | C．closed | D．reached |
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| 小题8: | | A．body | B．head | C．arms | D．hands |
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| 小题9: | | A．less | B．much | C．little | D．few |
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| 小题10: | | A．hurried | B．worried | C． eager | D．anxious |
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| 小题11: | | A．screams | B．shouts | C．voices | D．sound |
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| 小题12: | | A．lived | B．saved | C．rescued | D．survived |
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| 小题13: | | A．And | B．Therefore | C．But | D．However |
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| 小题14: | | A．force | B．power | C．effort | D．strength |
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| 小题15: | | A．asked | B．interviewed | C．questioned | D．reported |
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| 小题16: | | A．regret | B．pride | C．joy | D．worry |
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| 小题17: | | A．agree | B．disagree | C．admire | D．respect |
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| 小题18: | | A．past | B．future | C．memory | D．reminder |
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| 小题20: | | A．accepted | B．delayed | C．denied | D．refused |
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