Question

    Andy lived high in the Rocky Mountains. He hunted (打猎)wild animals there and he also took other men hunting. That was his work.

One day a letter brought Andy a new job. This job changed both his feeling about animals and his way of hunting. The letter said: "I want to write a story about bighorn sheep. I need pictures to go with my story. Will you get pictures of the sheep for me?"

Andy’s two sons wanted their father to take the job. “We will help you!” they said. Bighorn sheep are very wild. Andy knew it would be hard to get their pictures. “But why not try?” they said.

For days, Andy and his sons tried to get their pictures. They did not want the sheep to hear or see them, so they walked softly. They hid behind rocks, but the sheep always ran away.

Then one day, Andy and his sons walked around a big rock. They met some sheep face to face. But they didn’t run! “Now I know why the sheep run away,” Andy said. “They run because we come up behind them. From now on, we will stay where they can see us.”

The next day, Andy saw some sheep right out in the open. He and his sons walked towards them. They did not worry to hide, but they did walk slowly. They knew that any fast move would frighten them away.

“Don’t look direct at the sheep,” Andy said. “Wild animals do not like to be looked at. They will run away.” They looked off to this side and to that side, and they walked closer and closer. And soon they were close enough to get good clear pictures.

They made good friends with the wild sheep and sent many fine pictures to the writer for his story. Since then, they have never hunted the bighorn sheep again.

1.What was the new job Andy got?

A.To hunt bighorn sheep. B.To write a story about bighorn sheep.

C.To protect bighorn sheep. D.To take pictures of bighorn sheep.

2.What is the correct way to get close to bighorn sheep?

a. Andy and his sons met some sheep face to face.

b. Andy and his sons walked towards the sheep.

c. Andy and his sons hid behind the rocks.

d. Andy and his sons tried to take photos.

A.a-c-b-d B.d-c-a-b C.d-c-b-a D.a-c-b-d

3.What did Andy gain from his new job?

A.He won respect from his children. B.He was well paid by the story writer.

C.He knew better how to use a camera. D.He learned more about bighorn sheep.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述安迪是一个猎人，一次他得到一份新的工作，即拍大角羊的照片，经过一番努力后，他终于拍到了大角羊的照片，并和他们做了朋友，从那以后，他再也没有猎杀过大角羊。

1.细节理解题。根据“One day a letter brought Andy a new job. This job changed both his feeling about animals and his way of hunting. The letter said: "I want to write a story about bighorn sheep. I need pictures to go with my story. Will you get pictures of the sheep for me?”一天，一封信给安迪带来了一份新工作。这项工作不仅改变了他对动物的看法，也改变了他打猎的方式。信中说:“我想写一个关于大角羊的故事。我需要图片来配合我的故事。你能给我拿几张羊的照片吗”可知，安迪得到的新工作是拍摄大角羊的照片，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据“For days, Andy and his sons tried to get their pictures”几天来，安迪和他的儿子们都试图拍下他们的照片；“They hid behind rocks, but the sheep always ran away”他们藏在岩石后面，但是羊总是跑开；“Then one day, Andy and his sons walked around a big rock. They met some sheep face to face”然后一天，安迪和他的儿子在岩石后面走，他们面对面地遇见了一些羊。以及“He and his sons walked towards them”他和他的儿子走向他们。可知，正确顺序为d-c-a-b，故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据“This job changed both his feeling about animals and his way of hunting”这项工作不仅改变了他对动物的看法，也改变了他打猎的方式。以及“They made good friends with the wild sheep and sent many fine pictures to the writer for his story. Since then, they have never hunted the bighorn sheep again”他们和野羊成了好朋友，还寄了许多精美的图画给作者写故事。从那以后，他们再也没有猎杀过大角羊”以及全文可知，他学了很多关于大角羊的东西。故选D。