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    Sam， I say to myself as I start across the bridge， you must stop these thoughts and start thinking about what to do now that you have lost your falcon（猎鹰）， Frightful．

Life， my friend Bando once said， is meeting problems and solving them whether you are an amoeba or a space traveler． I have a problem． I have to provide my younger sister Alice and myself with meat． Fish， nuts， and vegetables， are good and necessary， but they don't provide enough fuel for the hard physical work we do． Although we have venison（鹿肉） now， I can't always count on getting it． So far this year， our venison has been only road kill from in front of Mrs． Strawberry's farm．

I decide to take the longest way home， down the flood plain of the West Branch of Delaware to Spilkill， my own name for a fast stream， that cascades down the south face of the mountain range I'm on． I need time to think． Perhaps Alice and I should be like the early Eskimos． We should walk， camp and hunt， and when the seasons change， walk on to new food sources． But I love my tree and my mountaintop．

Another solution would be to become farmers， like the people of the Iroquois Confederacy who once lived here． They settled in villages and planted corn and squash（南瓜）， bush beans and berries． We already grow groundnuts in the damp soil and squash in the poor land． But the Iroquois also hunted game． I can't do that anymore

I'm back where I started from．

Slowly climb the Spillkill． As I hop from rock to rock beneath shady basswoods and hemlocks， I hear the cry of the red﹣tailed hawk who nests on the mountain crest． I am reminded of Frightful and my heart aches． I can almost hear her call my name， Cree， cree， car﹣ree．

Maybe l can get her back if l beg the man who is in charge of the peregrines（游隼） university． "But it's the law，" he would say． L could write to the president of the United states and ask him to make an exception of Alice and me． That won't work． The president swore to upload the constitution（宪法） and laws of the United States when he took office．

I climbed on． I must stop thinking about the impossible and solve the problem of what to do now． I must find a new way to provide for us． Frightful is going to be in good hands at the university and she will have young．

I smile at the thought of little Frightfuls and lift my reluctant feet．

When I am fat above the river，1take of my clothes and moccasins（鹿皮鞋） and bathe in a deep， clear pool until I am refreshed and thinking more clearly． Climbing up the bank， I dress and sit down． I breath deeply of the mountain air and try to solve my problem more realistically．

1.What does this excerpt（节选） main describe？

A. Delicate mental activity

B. Unique story environment

C. Complicated character relationship

D. Ever﹣changing story events

2.What is Sam's first worry？

A. The shortest way to go back．

B. Survival for Alice and himself

C. The safety of Frightful

D. How to get enough venison

3.What do we know about Frightful？

A. He left Sam and Alice due to lack of food．

B. He helped Sam hunt before being taken away

C. He is living with the red﹣tailed hawk happily

D. He is giving birth to babies in the university

4.Which of the following can best describe Sam？

A. Humorous

B. Aggressive

C. Responsible

D. Unrealistic

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇文学作品节选，讲述了作者一路上思考自己生存问题过程中的心理活动。

1.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了作者从一开始过桥时默默对自己说的话、想起朋友曾说过的话，到走最远的路回家途中对自己和妹妹生活方式的思考、再到爬山时又想起了猎鹰Frightful以及思考一些不可能的事情，最后决定更现实地解决自己的问题这些细微的心理活动，故A项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I have a problem. I have to provide my younger sister Alice and myself with meat.”可知，作者首先担心的是自己和妹妹的食肉问题，故B项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据第一段中的“start thinking about what to do now that you have lost your falcon, Frightful.”可知，没有猎鹰后作者不知道该怎么办了，由此可知猎鹰以前帮作者捕猎，故B项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I have a problem. I have to provide my younger sister Alice and myself with meat.”可知，作者首要想的是给自己的小妹妹Alice解决保持体力的食肉问题，第三、四段中又想到了像爱斯基摩人一样生活或当农民，一路上都在为自己和妹妹如何生存绞尽脑汁，由此可知作者是一个负责任的人，故C项正确。