Question

Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was ____ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou（北美驯鹿）? Do they kill people?

They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to ____. The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.

People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was _____. He had his gun with him______.

Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them. Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very ____ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to ____ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf ____ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his ____ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were ____. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.

Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to ____ them and not to kill them.

1.A. seen B. told  C. heard D. found

2.A. a small town  B. a big city C. a far place D. a lonely village

3.A. afraid B. happy C. angry D. tired

4.A. at times B. all the time C. once a week  D. every afternoon

5.A. bad B. good C. hungry D. thirsty

6.A. cook B. make C. get D. pick

7.A. shouted at B. looked into C. laughed at D. played with

8.A. food B. clothes C. gun D. plane

9.A. not good B. not true C. not easy D. not clear

10.A. grow B. have C. teach  D. understand

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一位叫做Farley的加拿大政府工作人员为了了解更多有关的狼族的事情，和狼族待在一起一段时间。而后发现狼并不是人们想象的那样，以此文告诉人们不要再杀害狼。

1.B考查动词及语境的理解。seen：看见；told：告诉；heard：听；found：找到。根据语境可知，这里指的是“有一天他被告知了解多一些有关的狼的知识”。故应选B。

2.C考查短语及语境的理解。根据下文“There were no houses or people in this place.”的描述可知，这里指的是“他们把它送上飞机去了一个很远的地方”。故应选C。

3.A考查形容词及语境的理解。afraid：害怕的；happy：高兴的；angry：生气的；tired：累的。联系上文“People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people.“的描述可知，这里指的是“Farley记住了这些故事并很害怕”。故应选A。

4.B考查短语及语境的理解。at times：有时； all the time：一直；once a week：一周一次；every afternoon：每个下午。根据上文提到Farley很害怕，可知他一直拿着枪。故应选B。

5.B考查形容词及语境的理解。bad：坏的；good：好的；hungry：饿的；thirsty：渴的。根据下文“She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life.“的描述可知，这里指的是“这个妈妈是个好妈妈”。故应选B。

6.C考查动词及语境的理解。cook：做饭；make：使，让；get：得到；pick：摘，采。根据语境可知，这里指的是“他们学着如何得到食物”。故应选C。

7.D考查动词短语及语境的理解。shouted at：对……喊； looked into：调查，观察；laughed at：嘲笑……；played with：和……玩。根据语境可知，这里指的是“狼崽和孩子们玩”。故应选D。

8.C考查名词及语境的理解。句意：Farley不再需要他们的枪了。food：食物；clothes：衣服；gun：枪；plane：飞机。根据上文“In a short time, he got on well with the family.”的描述可知，由于短时间内，他和这个家庭相处得很好，因此不再需要枪了。故应选C。

9.B考查形容词及语境的理解。good：好的；true：真实的；easy：容易的；clear：清楚的。根据语境可知，这里指的是“他了解了许多有关狼族的真实的故事”。故应选B。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。grow：成长；have：有；teach：教；understand：理解。根据上文Farley对于狼的了解，发现他们并不是人们想的那样，因此写一本书让人们理解。故应选D。

考点：故事类短文。