【正文】 key. C Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. He ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (短吻鱷 ) was getting close. The mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy made a U—turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. The mother caught her little boy by the arms just as the alligator pulled his legs. That began an unbelievable tugofwar (拔河比賽 ) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother did her best not to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, rushed from his truck and helped them. Luckily, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were seriously scarred（疤痕） by the terrible attack of the animal. And on his arms, were deep scars where his mother’s fingernails dug into his arms in her effort to pull the son she loved. The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted the legs. And then, he said to the reporter, ―Look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go.‖ ( ) 58. ________ was in the middle of the lake. A. An alligator B. The boy C. Mother D. Father ( ) 59. The underlined part ―the two‖ in the second paragraph refers to . A. the son and the alligator B. the mother and the son C. the driver and the alligator D. the mother and the alligator ( ) 60. From the passage we can infer (推斷 ) ________. A. the son was proud of his scars on his legs B. the son was proud of his scars on his arms C. the mother was unwilling to let the alligator go D. the mother was stronger than the alligator in fact ( ) 61. What’s the best title of the passage? A. A Terrible Attack B. The Scars on the Legs C. The Scars of Love D. An Unfettable Tugofwar D American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which had bee one of London’s main tourist attractions. Looking thinner and darker, 30 yearold Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames (泰晤士河 ) and sent to hospital at once. Doctors said he had to eat food slowly, or he would risk losing his life. He had been drinking only water since September 5. Blaine was brought up by his grandparents in Brooklyn, New York since he was born. He first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends. Over the last ten years Blaine has bee famous with a bination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention. In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材 ) for one week and, in 2021, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25meter pillar (柱子 ) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes. ―I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,‖ he said. ―They don’t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation.‖ But he seemed to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that sometimes he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste. ( ) 62. The underlined word ―starvation‖ means ___________ in Chinese. A. 疼痛 B. 冷凍 C. 魔術(shù) D. 饑餓 ( ) 63. Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered (遭受 ) the following EXCEPT that________. A. he became blind B. he had serious back pains C. he lost his sense of taste D. he was in weak health ( ) 64. Which of the following can best describe David Blaine? A. Mad. B. Brave. C. Crazy. D. Creative. ( ) 65. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of David Blaine? A. In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder. B. Blaine was born and brought up in England. C. Blaine was sent to hospital at once after he was taken out of his box. D. Blaine once performed magic tricks for the famous actor and his friends. 五 、 詞匯運用 （共 10 小題 ； 每小題 1 分， 計 10 分） 根據(jù)句子 意思，用括號中 所給漢語 提示或英語單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確的答案，完成信息記錄表。