Question

【题目】 I used to hunt and have killed quite a few deer. There was great __________ in waiting and shooting.

One cold morning in winter, I went alone to a hillside. I carried my gun and three thick sandwiches. I found a natural hiding place. It was pretty cold, but I had __________ clothing on. I sat there waiting for one hour. Nothing showed. The place was really ___________.

Suddenly, a beautiful buck(雄鹿) appeared. Surely I couldn’t _________ it. I must wait for him to realize I was there. I waited for him to __________ with a start (惊吓).

To my surprise, he came towards me! He was curious, I suppose. He must have known about men and their ________which would kill him. But he walked right up where I was sitting. Then he stopped and looked at me! I was getting a bit __________ now. A big buck can do a lot of damage.

What happened next was hard to believe. But it all seemed quite natural. I reached up and scratched(抚摸) his head. And he __________ it. That big, wild, beautiful buck bent his head.

I scratched his body and fed him my last sandwich. Then he went his way, down the hill. I just watched him go--a strong buck carrying a proud head.

I picked up my gun and started walking back. __________, I heard the shots—two of them. If you’ve hunted enough you know two shots mean a(n) ____________. I had forgotten that there were other hunters around.

I decided to give up hunting from that day on.

【1】A. excitementB. troubleC. interestD. mistake

【2】A. beautifulB. cleanC. warmD. little

【3】A. dirtyB. quietC. funD. small

【4】A. tellB. seeC. callD. miss

【5】A. runB. playC. smileD. walk

【6】A. feelingsB. habitsC. gunsD. clothes

【7】A. curiousB. nervousC. angryD. painful

【8】A. refusedB. stoppedC. helpedD. liked

【9】A. SuddenlyB. LuckilyC. UsuallyD. Actually

【10】A. decisionB. killC. warningD. action

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】D

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】

作者打猎时看到一只雄鹿，但是这只雄鹿不逃跑反而向作者走过来。且那头大的，野生的，美丽的公鹿低下头要求作者更多的爱抚。当作者决定不猎杀时却听到其他猎人的枪声，从此作者不再打猎。

【1】句意：在等待和射击时有巨大的刺激。

A. excitement激动，刺激；B. trouble麻烦；C. interest兴趣；D. mistake错误。根据in waiting and shooting打猎中的等候和射击是令人激动的事情，故选A。

【2】句意：天气非常寒冷，但是我穿着暖和的衣服。

A. beautiful美丽的；B. clean干净的；C. warm温暖的；D. little少的。根据It was pretty cold及转折，故选C。

【3】句意：这个地方真的很安静。

A. dirty脏的；B. quiet安静的；C. fun有趣的；D. small小的。根据I sat there waiting for one hour. Nothing showed.故选B。

【4】句意：当然，我不会错过它。

A. tell告诉；B. see看到；C. call喊，叫；D. miss错过。根据I must wait for him to realize I was there.故选D。

【5】句意：我在等候他惊吓地跑起来。

A. run跑；B. play玩；C. smile微笑；D. walk步行。根据上文I must wait for him to realize I was there.可知作者在等候鹿跑起来，故选A。

【6】句意：他一定知道有人和那些人的会杀了他的枪。

A. feelings感情；B. habits习惯；C. guns枪；D. clothes衣服。根据which would kill him.故选C。

【7】句意：我现在有点紧张了。

A. curious好奇的；B. nervous紧张的；C. angry生气的；D. painful疼痛的。根据上文Then he stopped and looked at me!及后文A big buck can do a lot of damage.可知作者有点儿紧张，故选B。

【8】句意：他喜欢它（我的抚摸）。

A. refused拒绝；B. stopped停止；C. helped帮助； D. liked喜欢。根据后文That big, wild, beautiful buck bent his head.可知公鹿喜欢我的抚摸，故选D。

【9】句意：突然，我听到枪声——两声枪响。

A. Suddenly突然；B. Luckily幸运地；C. Usually通常；D. Actually的确，事实上。根据上文I picked up my gun and started walking back.可知作者不打算猎取这头鹿了，所以听到枪声很突然，故选A。

【10】句意：如果你打猎够多，你知道两枪意味着捕杀。

A. decision决定；B. kill杀死,捕杀；C. warning警告；D. action行动。根据前文及I had forgotten that there were other hunters around.可知这两声枪声意味着捕杀，故选B。