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Buck's first day in the frozen Northland was like a bad dream. Every hour was filled with shock and surprise. Here was neither peace, nor rest, nor a moment's safety—only continual noise and movement. At evey moment life itself was in danger, because these dogs and men were not town dogs and men. They knew only the law of club and tooth.

He had never seen dogs fight as these wolfish creatures fought, and his first experience taught him an unforgettable lesson. Curly was the victim(牺牲者). She tried to make friends with a Husky, a dog only half as large as she was. There was no warning. The dog jumped on Curly, his teeth closed together, then he jumped away, and Curly's face was torn open from eye to mouth.

Wolves fight like this, biting and jumping away, but the fight did not finish then. Thirty or forty more dogs ran up and made a circle around the fight, watching silently. Curly tried to attack the dog who had bitten her; he bit her a second time, and jumped away. When she attacked him again, he knocked her backwards, and she fell on the ground. She never stood up again, because this was what the other dogs were waiting for. They moved in, and in a moment she was under a crowd of dogs.

So sudden was it, and so unexpected, that Buck was taken aback. He saw Spitz run out his tongue in a way he had of laughing; and he saw Francois, swinging an axe, spring into the mess of dogs. Three men with clubs were helping him to scatter them. It did not take long. Two minutes later the last of the dogs was chased away. But Curly lay dead in the snow, her body torn almost to pieces. Curly's death often came back to Buck in his dreams. He understood that once a dog was down on the ground, he was dead. He also remembered Spitz laughing,and from that moment he hated him.

Before he had recovered from the shock caused by the death of Curly, he received another surprise. Francois put a harness on him. Buck had seen harnesses on horses, and now he was made to work like a horse, pulling Francois on a sledge into the forest and returning with wood for the fire. Though his dignity was deeply hurt by becoming a work animal, he was too wise to rebel(反抗). It was all new and strange, but Buck did his best. Buck learned easily and under the combined teaching of Francois and his two mates, Dave and Spitz, two experienced sled dogs, he made remarkable progress. Before they returned to camp he knew enough to stop at "ho," to go ahead at "mush," to swing wide on the bends, and to stay clear when the heavy came shot downhill.

"Those three are very good dogs," Francois told Perrault. "That Buck pulls very well, and he's learning quickly."

Perrault had important letters and official papers to take to Dawson City, so that afternoon he bought two more dogs, two brothers called Billee and Joe. Billee was very friendly, but Joe was the opposite. In the evening Perrault bought one more dog, an old dog with one eye. His name was Solleks, which means The Angry One. Like Dave, he made no friends; all he wanted was to be alone.

That night Buck discovered another problem. Where was he going to sleep? Francois and Perrault were in their tent, but when he went in, they shouted angrily and threw things at him. Outside it was very cold and windy. He lay down in the snow, but he was too cold to sleep.

He walked around the tents trying to find the other dogs. But, to his surprise, they had disappeared.

He walked around Perrault's tent, very, very cold, wondering what to do. Suddenly, the snow under his feet fell in, and he felt something move. He jumped back, waiting for the attack, but heard only a friendly bark. There, in a warm hole under the snow, was Billee.

So that was what you had to do. Buck chose a place, dug himself a hole and in a minute he was warm and asleep. He slept well, although his dreams were bad.

1.The passage above is extracted from _______, written by an _________ writer, ___________.

A. The Call of the Wild;Australian;Jack London    B. The Iron Heel;American;Jack London

C. The Call of the Wild;American;Jack London    D. Oliver Twist;English;Charles Dickens

2.Curly lost her life because ________.

A. she didn't want to fight with a husky

B. she was not so large as a husky

C. she was warned not to attack a husky

D. she didn't know that life itself was in danger at any time

3.What does the underlined words stay clear in paragraph 4 refer to?

A. to stay out of the way    B. to understand clearly

C. to keep the trail clean    D. to remain in the same place

4.In the Northland dogs slept ________ in winter.

A. in the camp    B. near the fire    C. in the tent    D. under the snow

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The dogs and men were the same as those in Buck's previous town.

B. Francois was satisfied with Buck because he was learning quickly and made great progress

C. Solleks, an old dog with one eye, likes Dove very much.

D. Buck's dignity was deeply hurt by becoming a work animal, so he was unwilling to rebel.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】本文节选自美国作家杰克•伦敦的代表作《野性的呼唤》。节选的这部分故事讲得是叫巴克的一只圣伯纳犬和牧羊犬混种的大狗，野性、灵敏。这是只狼性很重的狗。第一次来到一个陌生的地方，看到许多令它震惊的事，能很快适应现实。虽然尊严被践踏，拉雪橇时还是尽职卖力，它很聪明，学东西快，如从别的狗那儿学会如何生存，如何在雪下睡觉等。

1.C

细节理解题。本题考查文学常识。根据常识可知，本文选自《野性的呼唤》，是美国作家杰克·伦敦的代表作。故选A。

2.D

推理判断题。根据第二段最后“She tried to make friends with a Husky,a dog only half as large as she was. There was no warning. The dog jumped on Curly, his teeth closed together, then he jumped away, and Curly's face was torn open from eye to mouth.”(Curly试着和一只只有她一半大的哈士奇犬交朋友，没有任何警告。那只狗跳到卷毛上，牙齿合在一起，然后跳了下去，Curly的脸从眼睛到嘴巴都被撕开了。)由此可推断，Curly没有意识到自己处于危险中。故选D项。

3.A

推理判断题。根据本段中的Before they returned to camp he knew enough to stop at "ho," to go ahead at "mush," to swing wide on the bends, and to stay clear when the heavy came shot downhill.（在他们返回营地时，他非常清楚当喊 “嗬”时要停下来，“mush”时要继续前进，在转弯处要摆动，当有重物下落时，要________。）分析选项可知，A（退到旁边去）与之符合。故选A项。B项（要了解清楚）；C项（保持道路清洁），D项（留在同一个地方）显然不符合题意，故选A项。

4.D

推理判断题。根据倒数第一、二段可知，巴克在帐篷外走来走去，很冷不知如何是好。突然觉得脚下的雪有东西动。发现比利在雪下面一个温暖的洞里。他明白了，于是巴克也选择了一个地方，给自己挖了个洞，过了一会儿，他暖暖和和地睡着了。由此可知，狗是在雪下面睡觉的。故D项正确。

5.B

细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“these dogs and men were not town dogs and men. They knew only the law of club and tooth.”A是错误的。根据第五段“he made remarkable progress”及六段Francois told Perrault “That Buck pulls very well, and he's learning quickly."”可知，Francois认为巴克学的快，进步大，所以很满意。所以B正确。根据第七段的“His name was Solleks,which means The Angry One. Like Dave, he made no friends; all he wanted was to be alone.”可知，Solleks像戴夫（而不是喜欢），他没有朋友；他一心只想独处。故C是错误的。根据第五段中间“Though his dignity was deeply hurt by becoming a work animal, he was too wise to rebel（反抗）”可知，尽管尊严受到伤害时，他很聪明不去反抗，而非不愿意。是转折关系，而非因果关系，故D是错误的。故选B项。