Question

【题目】 The cub(幼兽)learned quickly. If he met mother hen he would become angry, remembering the pecks on his nose from his first day out of a cave.

Famine came again and for a while, neither mother or cub had anything to eat. Then one day, She-wolf brought home some meat! It was strange stuff, different from anything the cub had smelled or tasted before. And it was for him! Little could he know that his mother had taken the left fork by the stream, by the lair of the lynx(山猫巢穴), and stolen kitten. As he finished his meal, he heard his mother snarling(咆哮)in strange and terrible way. He shivered with fear.

The lynx was mad with anger at the loss of her child and she had tracked She-wolf to her cave.

In the glare of the afternoon light, the lynx crouched at the cave entrance. A coarse scream left no doubt what she meant to do. The cub and his mother were trapped!

The lynx threw herself inside the cave, and She-wolf leaped upon her.

Snarling and howling, the two mothers fought like crazy, the lynx pulling and tearing with her teeth and claws, She-wolf using her teeth alone.

Seeing his mother in such danger, the cub sank his teeth into the wild cat’s leg. Although he didn’t know it, this is probably what saved their lives. The lynx beat at the cub, tearing his shoulder, but he had slowed her down. After a brief, cruel fight, She-wolf put an end to her once and for all.

They had won, but at a price.

The cub licked his mother’s wounds. He knew she was weak and sick. For a week she never left the cave.

Then at last, her strength returned and she was ready to hunt again. This time, the cub went with her. She-wolf noticed a change in her child. He had complete faith in himself from their victory over the lynx. They had fought a wild cat and lived!

The cub now knew another law of the wild-eat or to be eaten: kill or to be killed.

【1】What can be inferred about the cub from Paragraph 1 and 2?

A.A mother hen once attacked him.

B.He shared the meat with She-wolf.

C.The cub didn’t like the strange meat.

D.He could obtain meat secretly.

【2】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “crouched” in Paragraph 4?

A.Fought.B.Tracked.C.Hid.D.Trapped.

【3】What mostly helped She-wolf and the cub win the fight against the lynx?

A.The lynx fighting with her teeth and claws.

B.The cub biting into the leg of the lynx.

C.The three being wounded seriously.

D.She-wolf using her sharp teeth.

【4】What did the cub get from the victory?

A.Carefulness.B.Strength.C.Friendship.D.Confidence.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。母狼幼崽和它母亲共同力战寻仇而来的山猫，最终取得了胜利。幼崽由此体会到了丛林的生存法则：吃或被吃，杀或被杀。

【1】

推理判断题。根据第一段“...remembering the pecks on his nose from his first day out of a cave.”如果他遇到母鸡，他会生气的，想起他第一天从山洞里出来时鼻子上的啄痕。可推知，幼崽曾经被母鸡袭击过，故选A项。

【2】

词义猜测题。根据第四段最后一句“The cub and his mother were trapped!”可知，幼崽和它的母亲被困在了洞里，说明the lynx(山猫)藏在洞穴入口等待母狼和它的幼崽，所以“crouched”的意思是“躲藏”。故选C项。

【3】

推理判断题。根据倒数第五段“Seeing his mother in such danger, the cub sank his teeth into the wild cat’s leg. Although he didn’t’ know it, this is probably what saved their lives.”可知，幼崽看到母亲处于如此危险的境地，就咬住了山猫的腿。这招可能救了它和它母亲的命，所以是幼崽咬了山猫的腿帮助它们赢得这场战斗。故选B项。

【4】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“She-wolf noticed change in her child. He had complete faith in himself from their victory over the lynx.”可知，幼崽从对山猫的胜利中赢得了对自己的信心，故选D项。