Question

Wild

I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.

The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively(冲动地), I hade pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favour to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff(执法官) in our town. But my reckless behaviour had my dad’s closest advisor talking.

“John, he’s your son and he’s a kid, but he is dragging you down,” I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. “If you can’t make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?”

So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants(警官). I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was.

Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization.

Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.

One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes.

“So what’s it like being sheriff?” I asked on the ride home.

“I lost the race, Danny,” he said.

“I’m sorry, Dad.” I knew my behaviour probably had a lot to do with hid defeat.

Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. “As long as I don’t ever lose you, I’m okay.”

1.The author was finally sent to wilderness because _____.

A. he could learn how to survive in the wild

B. his teacher insisted on giving him a lesson

C. he pushed his math teacher down the stairs

D. his mother feared that he would be accused

2.The underlined word “reckless” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A. selfish   B. careless   C. rude    D. reasonable

3.What can we learn about the author from the passage?

A. He changed a lot after the camp.

B. He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.

C. He was still what he used to be after the camp.

D. He made enemies with other troubled teen at the camp.

4.How did the author’s father feel at the end of the story?

A. Grateful.   B. Annoyed.

C. Disappointed  D. Relieved

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述作者在学校非常冲动地把数学老师推下楼，作者被迫进行野营进行训练，父亲失去竞争的机会，但父亲对于儿子的改变非常的欣慰，只要不失去儿子，一切没有问题；

1.C 推断题。根据第二段提到Impulsively(冲动地), I hade pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school.我冲动地把数学老师推下楼，故被被到野营地，因此选C项。

2.C 词意猜测。根据第二段提到我把数学老师推下楼伤到胳膊，我的粗鲁的行为让我父亲的最亲密的顾问在不停的说服父亲，故选C项。

3.A 推断题。根据第六段提到I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.我感到自己变了，平静了，会思考了，我的冲动过去，故选A项。

4.D 推断题。根据最后四段可知作者的父亲竞争失败，但父亲说只要没有失去儿子，一切都没有问题，可知作者父亲是很欣慰的，故选D项。