SomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswiminthecoldswimmingholebehindhishouse.Inahurrytodiveintothecoolwaterhedidnotrealizeanalligatorwasswimmingtowardstheshore.Hism
SomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswiminthecoldswimmingholebehindhishouse.
Inahurrytodiveintothecoolwaterhedidnotrealizeanalligatorwasswimmingtowardstheshore.Hismotherinthehouselookingoutofthewindowsawthetwoastheygotcloserandclosertogether.Infearsherantowardsthewateryellingtothesonasloudlyasshecould.
Itwastoolate.Thealligatorreachedhim.
Fromthedockthemothergrabbedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthealligatorgothislegs.Thatbegananincredibletugofwar（拔河）betweenthetwo.Thealligatorwasmuchstrongerthanthemotherbutthemotherwouldnotletgo.Afarmerhappenedtodrivebyheardherscreamsranfromhistruckandshotthealligator.
Amazinglyafterweeksandweeksinthehospitalthelittleboysurvived.Hislegwereextremelyscarredbytheanimal’sattackandonhisarmswerescratches(抓痕)frommothers’fingernailswhereshehadtriedtohangontothesonsheloved.
Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyaskedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhispantlegs.Andthenheproudlysaidtothereporter:“Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarmstoo.Ihavethembecausemymomwouldnotletgo.”
YouandIcanidentifywith(理解)thatlittleboy.Wehavescarstoo.Nonotfromalligatororanythingquitesodramatic.Butthescarsofapainfulpast.Someofthosescaresareuglyandhavecausedusdeepregret.
Butsomewoundsmyfriendarebecausesomeonehasrefusedtoletgo.Inyourstrugglemaybesomeonehasbeenthereholdingontoyou.
21.Uponseeingthealligatorgettingclosetoherboythemother________.
A.divedintothecoolwateratonce
B.wastooafraidtomove
C.gotreadytofightthealligator
D.shoutedawarningtoherboy
22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Themotherwonthe“match”becauseofherstrength.
B.Therewerescarsontheboy’sarmsandlegs.
C.Afarmerscaredthealligatorawaybyhittingitintheeyes.
D.Aalligatorattackedtheboywhenheandhismotherwereswimming.
23.Bysaying“Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarmstoo”theboyreallywantedtosh