Question

Once an Englishman named Larry Belmont went to Russia for a holiday. After he got back, some of his friends came. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia,” Larry said. “I went to see a friend in the country when the sun went down, I was still traveling through a forest in a sleigh(雪橇). It was a long way from my friend’s house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh.”

“It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! Then I saw long, grey forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near me. They were running very fast, and they didn’t seem to get tired like the horses.”

“What did you do?” one of Larry’s friends asked.

“When the wolves got very near,” Larry answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf dead. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so my sleigh got away from them for a few minutes. Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another one of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it. The same thing happened again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following me.”

“Wasn’t it too fat to run?” one of Larry’s friends asked.

1.The purpose of this passage is to_______.

A. amuse readers

B. tell an exciting adventure

C. praise Larry Belmont’s bravery

D. show the danger of traveling through a forest

2.Larry told his friends what happened to him when he was ______.

A. in Russia one winter morning

B. in England one winter evening

C. in Russia one winter evening

D. in America one winter morning

3.According to what Larry said, the last wolf ______.

A. was the strongest of all

B. had eaten up all the other wolves

C. ran much faster than the other wolves

D. was very fat and couldn’t run fast enough

4.From what Larry’s friend asked in the end we know that_______,

A. Larry’s trip was really dangerous

B. the last wolf was too fat to run

C. all the wolves had been shot by Larry

D. the friend did not believe what Larry had said

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1. put up my gun and shot the first wolf dead. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it,我举起枪射死第一只狼，然后所有的其他的狼停下来吃它。then I shot another one of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it.然后我射中它们当中的另一只，其他的狼都停下来再次吃它。第四段最后一句after two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following me.两小时之后，只有一只狼仍然活着，跟着我。第四段最后一句after two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following me.两小时之后，只有一只狼仍然活着，跟着我。从这些当中可知作者在讲一个笑话，让人们开心，取悦读者，故选A。

2. 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia,我在俄罗斯期间我有一个非常危险的旅行。第四段中的The moon was shining brightly on the snow now现在月光照耀在雪上。所以选C。

3. put up my gun and shot the first wolf dead. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it,我举起枪射死第一只狼，然后所有的其他的狼停下来吃它。第四段最后一句after two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following me.两小时之后，只有一只狼仍然活着，跟着我。所以选B。

4. it too fat to run?” one of Larry’s friends asked. Larry的一个朋友问，“它太胖难道能跑得动吗”？，从这里可知他的朋友不信任他说的话，故选D。

考点：考查故事类阅读。