Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know you think you are a person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question you are tested in real life. Some people they are brave but when they come face to face with real , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes.Lenny had always thought of himself as a nervous person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. But December 15th, 2013, a plane crashed into a river in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He behaved very and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the river and to the woman, and kept her head above the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not .When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically(自动地) produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin(肾上腺素). With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are ready to fight.
小题1:A. neither B. whether C. either
小题2:A. brave B. real C. hard
小题3:A. when B. until C. after
小题4:A. realize B. find C. think
小题5:A. question B. mouse C. danger
小题6:A. on B. in C. for
小题7:A. fresh B. warm C. ice-cold
小题8:A. nervously B. calmly C. fearfully
小题9:A. went B. spoke C. swam
小题10:A. an accident B. seventy-eight C. seventy- nine
答案：
小题1:B 小题2:A 小题3:B 小题4:C 小题5:C 小题6:A 小题7:C 小题8:B 小题9:C 小题10:C
解析：
本文以一个问题开bai始：当人们问你是人还是老鼠时，他们是想知道，你是一个勇敢的人还是一个懦夫.。接下来短文对什么样的人是勇敢的，什么样的人是懦夫，进行了一个对比与论证。最后得出一个结论，外表并不等于实际的表现。
小题1:考查介词及语境的理解。A. neither两者都不;B. whether 两者中的哪一个;C. either两者中的任何一个。分析句意：当人们问你是人还是老鼠时，他们是想知道，你是一个勇敢的人还是一个懦夫。考查宾语从句，从句中有两个选择一个是勇敢另一个是懦夫。表示两者中的一个为whether.故选B。
小题2:考查形容词及语境的理解。A. brave勇敢的;B. real真的;C. hard困难的。结合上文：当人们问你是人还是老鼠时，他们想知道，你是一个勇敢的人还是一个懦夫。分析：考查与懦夫相对应的词为勇敢。故选A。
小题3:考查连词及语境的理解。A. when当时;B. until直到;C. after在之后。分析句意：直到你在生活中真正的感受了，你才能真正地回答这个问题。通过对两个句子的分析，考查固定句型：not……until(直到……才)得知用until引导。故选B。
小题4:考查动词及语境的理解。A. realize意识到; B. find发现;C. think认为。分析句意：一些人认为他们是勇敢的，但是当他们与危险面对面的时候，他们的表现像一个懦夫。联系下文:others think of themselves as cowards.(其他人认为自己是懦夫。)得知选择：think认为。故选C。
小题5:考查名词及语境的理解。A. question问题;B. mouse老鼠;C. danger危险。分析下文： 一些人认为他们是勇敢的但是当他们与危险面对面的时候，他们的表现像一个懦夫。结合下文：when they meet danger,句意：当他们面对危险时。推断出此处填写名词，danger危险。故选C。
小题6:考查介词及语境的理解。A. on最小的时间为具体某一天;B. in最小时间为月份;C. for接段时间。分析：本段是描述一个真实的事件，时间为2013年12月15日，在具体的某一天用介词on, 故选A。
小题7:考查形容词及语境的理解。A. fresh新鲜的;B. warm温暖的;C. ice-cold冰冷的。分析句意：他看见一位妇女在冰冷的河水中。结合现实情况分析，在十二月份的时候，河水一定是冰冷的。故选C。
小题8:考查副词及语境的理解。A. nervously焦急地;B. calmly冷静地;C. fearfully可怕地。分析句意：Lenny 并没有害怕。他的行为很冷静，并且在做着非常危险的事情。联系上下文得知：冷静地符合语意。故选B。
小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。A. went去;B. spoke说话;C. swam游泳。联系句意：他跳进河里，游向这位妇女，保持她的头在河水之上。结合前文，他看见河里面有人，因此去河水中救人，一定是游着过去救人。故选C。
小题10:考查词意及语境的理解。A. an accident 一个事故;B. seventy-eight七十八; C. seventy- nine七十九。联系句意：那一天有78人死亡。由于Lenny的帮助，它没有成为第79个。分析前面是78，这个则为79.故选 C。