Question

【題目】

Characters:

Buck—a dog Judge (法官) Miller—Buck’s owner

Characters:

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 through the Arctic (北極的) darkness, had discovered a yellow metal—gold. And because shipping and transportation (運輸) companies were advertising the discovery, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted heavy dogs, with strong muscles (肌肉) 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 stables (馬廄), 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 (爬行的), 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 gardener’s helpers, was not to be trusted. Manuel loved to gamble (賭博). He believed he could win but he was doomed 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 (收緊) painfully, his tongue hanging out of his mouth. Then his strength disappeared, his eyes grew dim (渾濁), 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 the 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 trouble Buck didn’t know at first is that .

A. he did not read the newspapers

B. Judge Miller would ask someone to send Buck away

C. men wanted heavy dogs to work for them in the cold areas

D. Manuel was doomed to lose money when gambling

【4】The story is mainly about .

A. animals’ trust in humansB. people’s discovery of gold

C. Buck’s early life at Judge Miller’sD. the turning point of Buck’s life

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

文章大意：作為一條狗，Buck曾經(jīng)生活得幸福而自豪，但是后來，他非常信任的Manuel因為錢把他賣掉，徹底改變了他的命運，使他在身體和精神上受到了雙重打擊。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子This was because men, going through the Arctic darkness, had discovered a yellow metal—gold. And because shipping and transportation companies were advertising the discovery, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland.可知，成千上萬的人涌入北方是因為他們可能會在那里發(fā)現(xiàn)金子。故答案選B。

【2】理解判斷題。根據(jù)He did not know that Manuel, one of gardener’s helpers, was not to be trusted.以及文章的最后一段，可知，園丁的助手Manuel為了錢而背叛了Buck，把它賣給了陌生人。結(jié)合選項可知A選項表述是錯誤的，故答案選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would know that trouble was coming. Buck不看報紙，否則他就會知道麻煩就要來了。以及These men wanted heavy dogs, with strong muscles for working and thick coats to protect them from the cold. 這些人想要強壯的狗，強壯的肌肉來工作，厚厚的外套可以保護它們免受寒冷的侵襲�？芍�Buck起初不知道這些人是想讓這些狗為他們在寒冷的地區(qū)工作的，故答案選C。

【4】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文主要講述了一條狗Buck曾經(jīng)生活得幸福而自豪，但是后來，他非常信任的Manuel因為錢把他賣掉，徹底改變了他的命運，使他在身體和精神上受到了雙重打擊。結(jié)合選項可知D選項“Buck生命的轉(zhuǎn)折點”符合題意，故答案選D。