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her in the house was looking out the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. 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 Uturn 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 motherdid 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 mother39。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 his 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 Mom wouldn39。t let go.31. According to the passage, which is the right order? a. The mother saw the alligator getting close to her son. b. With the help of the farmer, the boy was saved. c. The mother tried not to let go. d. The mother shouted to her son. e. The boy swam back to his mother. f. The boy ran out to swim. A. f→ a→ d→ e→ c→ b B. f→ a→ c→ b→ e→ d C. a→ d→ f→ e→ c→ b D. d→ b→ a→ c→ e→ f32. 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.33. 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 Unforgettable TugofwarD Scientists have tried to e up with biological explanations for the difference between boys and girls. One scientist points out, There are small genetic(遺傳的) differences between the sexes(性別) at birth which may influence the subjects boys and girls choose. But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age, there are so many other reasons that it is almost impossible to tell whether boys worker harder at science and maths, or whether girls been brought up to think of these subjects as boys39。39。 territory. A study show that in maths, at least, girls are the same as boys. A report suggests that girls only stop studying maths because of social opinions and feelings. A reporter says, While it is socially unacceptable for people not to be able to read and write, it is still acceptable for women to say that they are 39。hopeless39。 at maths. Although girls get marks which are as good as the boys39。, they have not been encouraged to do so. The explanation for the difference, which is very clear during the teenage years, goes as far back as early childhood experiences. From their first days in kindergarten(幼兒園), girls are not encouraged to work on their own or to plete tasks, although boys are. For example, boys and not girls, are often asked to 39。help39。 with repair work. This encouragement leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later on in life. A further report on maths teaching shows that teachers seem to give more attention to boys than to girls. They think boys have more brains than girls. Most teachers who took part in the study agreedthat they expect their boy students to do better at maths and science subjects than their girl students. All of this leads to encourage boys to work harder in these subjects, gives them confidenceand makes them believe that they can succeed. Interestingly, both boys and girls regard maths and science as difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls avoid maths courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons.34. The underlined word territory in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______. A. natural ability B. interesting activity