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Buck —a dog

Judge (法官) Miller—Buck's owner

Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would know that trouble was coming.

In fact, trouble was on its way for every strong dog with warm long hair. This was because men, going throw the Arctic (北极的) darkness, had found a yellow metal—gold. And because shipping and transportation companies were advertising the discovery, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted heavy dogs, with strong muscles for working and thick coats to protect them from the cold.

Buck lived at Judge Miller’s house in the sunny-kissed Santa Clara Valley. There were big stable (马厩), long grape fields, fruit gardens and a big swimming pool. Buck ruled over the whole kingdom. Here he was born and here he had lived the four years of his life. He protected the judge's sons and daughters on long midnight or early morning walks. On cold winter nights, he lay at the Judge's feet in front of the warm library fire. He was king—King over everything, crawled (爬行), walked, or flew at Judge Miller's place, including humans.

Buck was this kind of dog in the autumn of 1897 when the discovery of gold in the Klondike pulled men from all over the world into the frozen North. But Buck did not read the newspapers. He did not know that Manuel, one of the gardener's helpers, was not to be trusted. Manuel loved to gamble (赌博). He believed he could win but he was doomed (注定) to failure.

On the night of Manuel's betrayal (背叛), no one saw him and Buck go off through the fields. Buck imagined it to be a relaxing walk. They arrived at a little train. A man talked with Manuel and money passed between them. Manuel tied a piece of thick rope around Buck's neck. Buck accepted it quietly. To be sure, it was unwanted, but Buck had learned to trust men he knew. However, when the ends of the rope were placed in the stranger's hands, he barked. Then, the rope tightened (收紧) painfully, his tongue hanging out of his mouth. Then his strength disappeared, his eyes grew dim (浑浊), and he knew nothing when the train pulled up. Two men threw him into the baggage car.

                       (Adapted from The Call of the Wild by Jack London)

1.Why were thousands of men rushing into Northland?

A.Because they could live a better life there.

B.Because they might discover gold there.

C.Because they could find the dogs they needed there.

D.Because they wanted to enjoy the beautiful views there.

2.Which description about Buck is NOT TRUE according to the story?

A.The Judge's family betrayed him so he ran away quietly.

B.He had lived in Judge Miller's house since he was born.

C.Life before the autumn of 1897 was enjoyable for him.

D.Manuel could take him out of Miller's house because he trusted Manuel.

3.The story is mainly about ___________.

A.animal's trust in humans B.people's discovery of gold

C.Buck's early life at Judge Miller's D.the turning point of Buck's life

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

【解析】

这篇文章节选自杰克伦敦的中篇小说《野性的呼唤》，小说讲述Buck原是Judge Miller家的一只爱犬，经过了文明的教化，一直生活在美国南部加州一个温暖的山谷里，却被一向信任的Manuel背叛，到美国北部寒冷偏远、盛产黄金的阿拉斯加，成了一只拉雪橇的狗。该作以一只狗的经历表现文明世界的狗在主人的逼迫下回到野蛮，写的是狗，也反映人的世界，表现了生命总是在不断挣扎求存的过程中获得意义与力量。本文主要讲了Buck生命的转折点——被Manuel背叛并卖掉。

1.细节理解题，根据文中“This was because men, going throw the Arctic (北极的) darkness, had found a yellow metal—gold”可知成千上万的人涌入北国的原因是他们可能在那里发现黄金，故选B。

2.推理判断题，B选项正确，文章第三段提到“Here he was born and here he had lived the four years of his life”所以他出生以来一直住在Judge Miller的房子里。C选项正确，根据文章第二章可知1897年秋天之前的生活对他来说很愉快，特别是文章提及“He was king—King over everything”，但后面Buck就被抓走了。D选项正确，文章最后一段提及“but Buck had learned to trust men he knew”，所以Manuel可以将他带离Miller的家，是因为他信任Manuel。根据文中最后一段“On the night of Manuel's betrayal”和“tied a piece of thick rope around Buck's neck”可知并不是Judge Miller的家人出卖了他，所以他悄悄地逃走了，所以A选项错误，故选A。

3.主旨大意题，根据文章结尾“Two men threw him into the baggage car”可知Buck被自己信任的Manuel背叛了，被两个男人扔进了行李车。结合文章开头因为淘金，人们需要像Buck这样狗可以推断出这篇故事主要是Buck生活的转折点，故选D。