Question

7．Keesh lived at the North Pole a long time ago．He lived near the edge of the polar sea．He was a bright thirteen-year-old boy with a strong，healthy body．His father was a brave man who had died during a food shortage in the village．His father tried to save the lives of his people by fighting a giant polar bear．Keesh's father was crushed to death during the struggle．But he killed the bear，and the meat from the bear kept the people from starving．
     Keesh was his only son，and he lived alone with his mother．But people are forgetful，and they soon forgot how Keesh's father had saved their lives．And since Keesh was only a boy and his mother was a woman and not a warrior（勇士），they were forced to live in the smallest and poorest igloo in the village．
     One night there was a council meeting in the large igloo of Klosh-Kwan，who was the chief．At that meeting Keesh showed how much courage he possessed．He rose to his feet and waited for silence．Then，with the dignity（尊严）of an older man，he said，"It is true that my mother and I are given meat to eat．But the meat is always old and tough，filled with bones，and difficult to eat．"
     The hunters-both the young and the old-were shocked to hear a child speak to them that way．But Keesh went on steadily，"Because my father，Bok，was a great hunter，I can speak these words．You know that Bok brought home more meat than any hunter in the village．The oldest woman，the weakest old man，received a fair share．"
     Keesh waited calmly until the shouting died down．"My mother has no one except me，and therefore I must speak．My father put his life in danger and died，to provide food for this village．It is only right that I，his son and his wife should have enough good meat as long as there is plenty of good meat in this village．I，Keesh，the son of Bok，have spoken．"
     He sat down．He could hear angry murmuring all around him．Some men began to shout at Keesh．They ordered him to leave．They threatened to punish him by not giving him any food at all．Keesh's eyes flashed and the blood pounded under his skin．In the midst of the noise and the uproar，he jumped to his feet．
"Listen to me，you men!"he shouted．"I shall never speak in this council again-not until you come to invite me to speak．My father was a great hunter，and so will I be．"
     They laughed at Keesh and followed him out of the igloo，shouting at him．But Keesh said nothing more．He walked away with his head raised，looking neither to the left nor the right…．
---Based on a story by Jack London
56．How did Keesh's father die？D
A．He died of hunger several years ago．
B．He died when he tried to save a bear．
C．He died in a fight with other warriors．
D．He died during a struggle with a bear．
57．Keesh showed his courage at the council meeting byA．
A．complaining of the unfair treatment he and his mother received
B．asking for more help from the chief
C．demanding a bigger igloo to live in
D．quarreling with the hunters angrily
58．Where should the following missing words be filled？A
"Quiet!"shouted the men．"Throw the child out!Send him to bed!No child may speak such words to warriors like us!"
A．Between the 4^th paragraph and the 5^th paragraph
B．Between the 3^rd paragraph and the 4^th paragraph
C．Before the last paragraph．
D．Between the 6^th paragraph and the 7^th paragraph．
59．From the passage we can inferC．
A．Keesh will kill another bear．
B．Keesh makes up his mind to leave his village forever
C．Keesh will prove his words by going out to hunt
D．Keesh will take revenge （报复） on his villager later．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Keesh 的父亲在为村里人的生存而死之后，Keesh 和他的母亲却受到了不公平的待遇，让Keesh发誓成为父亲一样优秀的猎人，证明自己．

解答 56．D．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"Keesh's father was crushed to death during the struggle．But he killed the bear，and the meat from the bear kept the people from starving"可知他的父亲是在和熊的搏斗中死去的；故选D．
57．A．细节理解题．根据文章第四段"You know that Bok brought home more meat than any hunter in the village．The oldest woman，the weakest old man，received a fair share"可知他显示了他的勇气在理事会会议抱怨了他和他的母亲受到的不公正待遇；故选A．
58．A．推理判断题．根据文章第五段：Keesh waited calmly until the shouting died down他静静等着这些叫嚣声消失，可知对他不满的语言应该在45段之间；故选A．
59．C．推理判断题．根据文章倒数第二段"I shall never speak in this council again-not until you come to invite me to speak．My father was a great hunter，and so will I be"可知他将通过打猎来证明自己的能力；故选C．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．