Question

    I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.

The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively (冲动地), I had pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favor to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff (执法官) in our town. But my reckless behavior had my dad's closest advisor talking.

"John, he's your son and he's a kid, but he is dragging you down," I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. "If you can't make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?"

So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants (军士). I was determined not to be broken. I was who I was,

Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization.

Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.

One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw happiness and love in his eyes.

"So what's it like being sheriff?." I asked on the ride home.

"I lost the race, Danny," he said.

"I'm sorry, Dad." I knew my behavior probably had a lot to do with the defeat.

Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. "As long as I don't ever lose you, I'm okay."

1.The author was finally sent to wilderness because _________.

A.he could learn how to survive in the wild

B.his teacher insisted on giving him a lesson

C.he pushed his math teacher down the stairs

D.his mother feared that he would be accused

2.The underlined word "reckless" in Paragraph 2 probably means _________.

A.selfish B.careless

C.rude D.reasonable

3.What can we learn about the author from the passage?

A.He changed a lot after the camp.

B.He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.

C.He was still what he used to be after the camp.

D.He made enemies with other troubled teens at the camp.

4.How did the author's father feel at the end of the story?

A.Anxious. B.Annoyed.

C.Disappointed. D.Relieved.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是记叙文。文章讲述了作者在学校非常冲动地把数学老师推下台阶，作者被迫被父亲送去野营训练。虽然因为作者的事，父亲失去竞争的机会，但父亲对于儿子的改变非常的欣慰，只要不失去儿子，一切没有问题。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段提到Impulsively(冲动地), I had pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school.可知，作者冲动地把数学老师推下楼，故被送到野营地，因此选C项。

2.词义猜测题。根据第二段提到作者把数学老师推下楼伤到胳膊，作者的粗鲁的行为让作者父亲的最亲密的顾问在不停的说服父亲，故reckless意为“粗鲁的”。故选C项。

3.推理判断题。根据第六段提到I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.可知，野营结束之后，作者感到自己变了，平静了，会思考了，不再冲动了，故选A项。

4.推理判断题。根据最后四段可知，作者的父亲竞争失败，但父亲说只要没有失去儿子，一切都没有问题，可知作者父亲是很欣慰的，故选D项。