11."Well,what did I say?Buck's a real fighter,all right,"said Francois the next morning when he discovered that Spitz had disappeared and that Buck was covered in blood.
"Spitz fought like a wolf,"said Perrault,as he looked at the bites all over Buck.
"And Buck fought like ten wolves,"answered Francois."And we'll travel faster now.No more Spitz,no more trouble."
Francois started to harness the dogs.He needed a new lead-dog,and decided that Solleks was the best dog that he had.But Buck jumped at Solleks and took his place.
"Look at Buck!"said Francois,laughing."He's killed Spitz,and now he wants to be lead-dog.Go away,Buck!"
He pulled Buck away and tried to harness Solleks again.Solleks was unhappy too.He was frightened of Buck,and when Francois turned his back,Buck took Solleks'place again.Now Francois was angry.
"I'll show you!"he cried,and went to get a heavy club from the sledge.
Buck remembered the man in the red coat,and moved away.This time,when Solleks was harnessed as lead-dog,Buck did not try to move in.He kept a few meters away and circled around Francois carefully.But when Francois called him to his old place in front of Dave,Buck refused.He had won his fight with Spitz and he wanted to be lead-dog.
For an hour the two men tried to harness him.Buck did not run away,but he did not let them catch him.Finally,F(xiàn)rancois sat down,and Perrault looked at his watch.It was getting late.The two men looked at one another and smiled.Francois walked up to Solleks,took off his harness,led him back and harnessed him in his old place.Then he called Buck.All the other dogs were harnessed and the only empty place was now the one at the front.But Buck did not move.
"Put down the club,"said Perrault.
Francois dropped the club,and immediately Buck came up to the front of the team.Francois harnessed him,and in a minute the sledge was moving.
Buck was an excellent leader.He moved and thought quickly and led the other dogs well.A new leader made no difference to Dave and Solleks; they continued to pull hard.But the other dogs had had an easy life when Spitz was leading.They were surprised when Buck made them work hard and punished them for their mistakes.Pike,the second dog,was usually lazy;but by the end of the first day he was pulling harder than he had ever pulled in his life.The first night in camp Buck fought Joe,another difficult dog,and after that there were no more problems with him.The team started to pull together,and to move faster and faster.
"I've never seen a dog like Buck!"cried Francois,"Never!He's worth a thousand dollars.What do you think,Perrault?"
Perrault agreed.They were moving quickly,and covering more ground every day.The snow was good and hard,and no new snow fell.The temperature dropped to 45°C below zero,and didn't change.
This time there was more ice on the Thirty Mile River,and they crossed in a day.Some days they ran a hundred kilometers,or even more.They reached Skagway in fourteen days; the fastest time ever.
55.The writer mentioned"the man in the red coat"in the passage to show thatA.
A.the man in the red coat once beat Buck severely with a club.
B.Buck remembered Francois was the man in the red coat.
C.the man in the red was quite friendly to Buck in his memory.
D.Buck remembered Francois was a friend of the man in the red coat.
56.Why did Buck fight Joe the first night in camp?D
A.He wanted to get rid of Joe.
B.He wanted to make some trouble.
C.He was interested in fighting with others.
D.He wanted to teach Joe a lesson.
57.According to the passage,which of the following is true about the other dogs?D
A.Dave stood in the second position in the team.
B.Joe was always quite lazy in the team.
C.Pike was a trouble-maker in the team.
D.Solleks was hard-working in the team.
58.What did Francois think of Buck at the end of the passage?B
A.a(chǎn)nnoying
B.a(chǎn)dmirable
C.a(chǎn)ggressive
D.a(chǎn)verage
59.Which of the following best shows that Buck was an excellent leader?D
A.He killed Spitz at the beginning of the story.
B.He punished them for their mistakes.
C.He fought Joe the first night in camp.
D.They reached Skagway in the fastest time ever.
60.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?B
A.The Fight with Dogs
B.The New Lead-dog
C.A Dog Called Buck
D.A Real Fighter.
分析 本文敘述了一支狗隊爭奪領(lǐng)隊的故事,因為巴克(Buck)想做頭犬,開始巴克(Buck)把斯皮茲(spitz)咬死了,而后弗朗索瓦斯(Francois)想讓索拉克斯(Solleks)來代替斯皮茲(spitz)做頭犬,但是巴克(Buck)很生氣,他不歸隊,沒有辦法弗朗索瓦斯(Francois)和佩羅特(Perrault)商量后決定只有讓巴克(Buck)做頭犬,結(jié)果巴克(Buck)做頭犬后,行進的速度加快了,兩個人對它很欣賞.
解答 55.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)"He kept a few meters away and circled around Francois carefully.Francois dropped the club,and immediately Buck came up to the front of the team."可以推出弗朗索瓦斯(Francois) 曾經(jīng)用棍子打過巴克(Buck),故選A.
56.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)"The first night in camp Buck fought Joe,another difficult dog,and after that there were no more problems with him"可知,巴克(Buck)教訓了喬(Joe),故選D.
57.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段"A new leader made no difference to Dave and Solleks;they continued to pull hard."可知,索拉克斯(Solleks)在隊里依舊是很賣命的;根據(jù)本段中Pike,the second dog,was usually lazy,可知,A和B錯誤;根據(jù)but by the end of the first day he was pulling harder than he had ever pulled in his life以及and after that there were no more problems with him可知,頭犬巴克(Buck)解決里隊伍里面的所有問題,所以排除C;故選D.
58.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"I've never seen a dog like Buck!"cried Francois,"Never!He's worth a thousand dollars.What do you think,Perrault?"可知弗朗索瓦斯(Francois)非常佩服巴克(Buck),故選B.
59.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"They reached Skagway in fourteen days; the fastest time ever."表明速度快,故選D.
60.B.標題歸納題.因為整篇文章都是狗為了爭奪頭領(lǐng)的地位而展開的,所以The New Lead-dog作為標題更貼切;故選B.
點評 文章標題是文章的點睛之筆.標題歸納題在英語閱讀理解題中屬深層理解題,它要求考生在通讀全文的基礎(chǔ)上,準確把握文章大意及作者的寫作意圖.一般說來,標題應(yīng)該具有概括性、針對性、簡潔性三個突出特點.