A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __36__ was he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of __37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to __38__ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the __39__ of the rescue.

It is almost __40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his __41__: “First of all I checked up my __42__ conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no __43__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from __44__.  In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the __45__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men __46__ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __47__ to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __48__. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the __49__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the __50__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to __51__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with __52__ itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. __53__ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle __54__. It seems to be a negative attitude, __55__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.

36.A.hopeless B.worst   C.more    D.best

37.A.service   B.way     C.order   D.work

38.A.cry  B.lie       C.wait     D.sleep

39.A.delay      B.success C.team    D.arrival

40.A.untrue    B.unimaginable      C.true     D.useless

41.A.plan       B.decision      C.explanation  D.excuse

42.A.physical  B.mental C.working      D.medical

43.A.method   B.way     C.alternative   D.strength

44.A.rotting    B.spreading    C.hurting D.bleeding

45.A.loss B.failure  C.disappointment   D.sadness

46.A.had B.managed     C.tried    D.planned

47.A.Willing  B.Unable C.Determined D.Deciding

48.A.hearing   B.sight    C.feeling D.direction

49.A.rescue    B.village C.local    D.brave

50.A.end B.top      C.opening       D.side

51.A.save       B.help     C.stop     D.calm

52.A.adventure      B.work    C.life      D.mankind

53.A.Mind      B.Watch  C.Imagine      D.Warn

54.A.really     B.immediately       C.carefully     D.hopefully

55.A.and B.so C.but      D.while

Another small animal that tigers eat in Ranthambhore (a wildlife park in northern India) is the porcupine (豪猪).These animals are spread widely across India in open areas and grasslands; they often live in the earth and between rocks.They are good diggers, and in Ranthambhore are nocturnal (夜出的); they only come out at night.They weigh 12 to 16 kilograms and reach the length of 80 to 90 centimetres.They live usually on vegetables and fruit and seem to have a good sense of smell.Porcupines defend themselves when attacked by moving backwards with their quills upright, often making a strange noise.
Several times, I have found the remains of quills where a tiger has killed and eaten a porcupine, but I have never actually seen the kill.In spite of the quills, experienced tigers will try to kill clearly by biting the porcupine’s head, its weakest spot.But the quills are very sharp and can give painful injuries to young tigers.If the quills have gone in very deeply or if they are stuck in the tiger’s paw, it will try to pull them out.Often, it will be successful, and the wound will get better.But, if the quills have gone in very deeply or if they are stuck in the tiger’s neck or mouth, where they cannot be reached, the wound will often turn bad.If this happens, the tiger is in pain and is less able to hunt animals.It has to look for easier prey and so may turn to cows on the edges of the forest.From this, it is a small step to becoming a man-eater.
【小题1】 A porcupine is a small animal which _____.

A.likes to stay on vegetables and fruit
B.eats nothing but vegetables and fruit
C.prefers to stay on vegetables and fruit rather than anywhere else
D.has vegetables and fruit as its main food
【小题2】 The word “quill” here means ____.
A.teeth of a porcupine
B.feathers on a porcupine
C.long, sharp needle-like parts on a porcupine
D.paws of a porcupine
【小题3】According to this passage, what causes a tiger to become a man-eater?
A.When there are no porcupine for a tiger to catch.
B.When it turns to cows on the edges of the forest.
C.When a tiger wasn’t hurt seriously.
D.When it is difficult for a tiger to catch other animals.
【小题4】What is the proper title for this passage?
A.A Tiger and Its Food.
B.How Do Tiger Kill Porcupines?
C.What Can Cause a Tiger to Become a Man-eater?
D.A Porcupine.

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