Question

The Brown Bear

My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.

Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!” An agreesive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back---- the sign (跡象) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.

I held my camera tripod (三腳架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.

Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.

The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.

Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back toward the forest, before returning for another attack----- The first time I felf panic.

Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I’m proud that my family reminded clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.

1.The brown bear approached the family in order to _______.

A. catch shore birdsB. start an attack

C. protect the childrenD. set up a barrier for itself

2.The bear finally went away after it _______.

A. felt safeB. got injured

C. found some foodD. took away the camera

3.The writer and his family survived mainly due to their ______ .

A. prideB. patience

C. calmnessD. cautiousness

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】

【文章大意】本篇是一篇故事，介紹的是我和全家人在海灘上拍照時突遇一頭棕熊的遭遇。作者和熊進行了搏斗，最后棕熊感覺他們沒有威脅時，返回了森林。

1.B 考查細節(jié)閱讀。A項為無效信息，因為文中沒有提到棕熊捕殺鳥類的事情；B項是由“An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy”推測而來，因此是正確答案；C項為錯誤答案，棕熊襲擊了他們，而不是來保護作者的孩子們；D項是倒置了文中的內容，文中提到作者提起照相機的三腳架作為保護自己和孩子的屏障，而不是棕熊建立屏障。

2.A 考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章最后一段中“Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat”可知，棕熊是因為沒了威脅才走的，也就是感到了安全。B、C、D選項都是文中沒有提到的信息，為無效信息。

3.C 考查細節(jié)推理。根據(jù)文章最后一段內容“I’m proud that my family reminded clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome”可知，他們全家保持了頭腦清晰（clear-headed），如不如此，可能結果迥異了。所以，他們全家無虞全仰仗他們的冷靜（calmness）。D. cautiousness小心，謹慎，與文章內容不合。

考點：考查故事類閱讀