Thisstorywillwarmyoubetterthan-优题课

Some years ago，on a hot summer day in south Florida，a little boy decided to go for a swim in the river in front of his house．

In a（36）　　to dive into the cool river，he ran out through the back door，leaving（37）　　his shoes and shirt as he went．He dived into the water，not（38）　　that as he swam toward the middle of the river，an alligator（鳄鱼） was swimming（39）　　him．Inside the house，his mother was looking out by the window．She saw the two as they got closer and closer．In great fear，she rushed out of the house and（40）　　toward the water，（41）　　to her son as loudly as she could．

Hearing her voice，the little boy became alarmed and made a（42）　　to swim to his mother．It was too （43）　　．Just as the mother reached her son，so did the ailigator．

From the bank，the mother caught the boy by the（44）　　while the alligator snatched his leg．Then began an unbelievable tug﹣of﹣war （拔河比赛） between the two．The alligator was much（45）　　than the mother，but the mother wouldn't give up．

A farmer（46）　　to drive by．He heard the cry，raced from his truck，took aim and shot the alligator．

After weeks and weeks in hospital，the tittle boy was in good（47）　　again．But on his legs there were scars（伤疤）（48）　　by the animal and，on his arms，there were also scars left by his mother in her effort to hold on to the son she loved．

A newspaper reporter asked the boy（49）　　he would show his scars．The boy lifted his legs．And then，with clear（50）　　，he said to the reporter，"But look at my arms，I have great scars on my arms，too．I have them because my mother wouldn't let go．"

36．A．hurry	B．dream	C．hungry	D．time
37．A．for	B．over	C．behind	D．out
38．A．hearing	B．understanding	C．feeling	D．realizing
39，A．backward	B．downward	C．toward	D．upward
40．A．ran	B．walked	C．jumped	D．moved
41．A．smiling	B．shouting	C．talking	D．nodding
42．A．change	B．mistake	C．face	D．turn
43．A．dangerous	B．close	C．late	D．early
44．A．legs	B．arms	C．hands	D．feet
45．A．faster	B．taller	C．bigger	D．stronger
46．A．happened	B．came	C．noticed	D．stopped
47．A．shape	B．health	C．look	D．build
48．A．followed	B．written	C．left	D．broken
49．A．where	B，how	C．when	D．whether
50．A．sadness	B．pride	C．purpose	D．service

care；keep clear of；understand；you；suffer from； present；century；out of；quick；make into

（1）Do you have trouble 　　the meaning of this poem？

No，I have learnt it already．

（2）My hobby doesn' t cost as much as 　　﹣I collect tickets，bus tickets and train tickets．

（3）Billy has made great progress in his maths．

Exactly．He doesn' t do his homework so 　　as he used to be．

（4）You can see objects and paintings from different 　　in the Louvre Museum．

（5）Many picture﹣books 　　cartoons in the past 20years．

（6）Thanks to the development of the Internet，it is much 　　to search for information now．

（7）What should I do next？

Choose one 　　these ten．

（8）What did his wife say to him just now？

He was warned 　　drinking wines while driving．

（9）The party was great! But I didn' t see you．

I didn' t go there．I 　　a headache．

（10）How can I become a 　　？

I think you need to speak English very well．

Sally likes singing very much， and her beautiful voice can be______（听到）every morning．

After leaving school， he ______（继续）working hard at English because he wanted to travel around the world．

All my classmates went to the old people's home ______（除了）Enic because he was ill．

41．A．walked	B．went	C．ran	D．entered
42．A．After	B．Before	C．While	D．As soon as
43．A．asked	B．spent	C．cost	D．paid
44．A．Because of	B．Instead of	C．As for	D．But
45．A．asked for	B．said to	C．thanked for	D．looked up
46．A．when	B．what	C．why	D．where
47．A．in the front of	B．behind	C．in front of	D．at the back of
48．A．to drink	B．to eat	C．drank	D．ate
49．A．sell	B．want	C．buy	D．afford
50．A．hottest	B．warmer	C．warmth	D．hotter．