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The Brown Bear

My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.

Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, "Dad! The bear is right behind us!" An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back — the sign (迹象) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.

I held my camera tripod (三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.

Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.

The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.

Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five or six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards the forest, before returning for another attack — the first time I felt panic.

Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I'm proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.

【小题1】The brown bear approached the family in order to   _______.
A.catch shore birdsB.start an attack
C.protect the childrenD.set up a barrier for itself
【小题2】The bear finally went away after it   _______.
A.felt safeB.got injured
C.found some foodD.took away the camera
【小题3】The writer and his family survived mainly due to their_______   .
A.prideB.patience
C.calmnessD.cautiousness
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同类题2

   A couple of weeks back,my friend had a yard sale(庭院拍卖会).She ___________ to sell some of our stuff for us. I thought it would be a good chance to ___________ my 7-year-old son's room and sell some toys that he no longer _______.We agreed that whatever we sold in toys would be his ______.

The night before the sale,we loaded up the ___________ with toys and a little bike that he was now ___________tall for. He had taken the bike for a final spin(高速旋转)___________we left home but ___________ put it on the truck for the sale. This little bike had at least two ___________owners that we knew of. It was not in the best ____________ and it certainly was not shiny new but it was still a bike,and the tires were still good.

We put a price of $ 10 on it but it didn't ____________.So,after the sale was ____________,my friend put it on the sidewalk with a sign that ____________"FREE BIKE". Within five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was standing there. His English was not very good but he asked if the bike was really ____________.She said yes and told him that he could have it for nothing. He smiled,jumped on the bike and ____________ away.

Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had ____________ at the yard sale, he was very excited. The next day we were going to take the money to the bank. He asked about a few of his things, ____________ if they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that he made a big ____________because he got the bike for free. The smiles on my son's face were truly ____________, much more than when I told him how much he had made. He was so excited to hear that someone else would get good ____________out of that little bike.

【小题1】
A.appliedB.offeredC.contributedD.happened
【小题2】
A.repairB.paintC.fillD.clean
【小题3】
A.likedB.usedC.ownedD.designed
【小题4】
A.moneyB.workC.successD.salary
【小题5】
A.roomB.truckC.yardD.sidewalk
【小题6】
A.fairlyB.quiteC.tooD.enough
【小题7】
A.beforeB.unlessC.onceD.after
【小题8】
A.sadlyB.merrilyC.strangelyD.angrily
【小题9】
A.previousB.similarC.perfectD.private
【小题10】
A.colorB.shapeC.sizeD.age
【小题11】
A.competeB.matterC.sellD.fit
【小题12】
A.onB.upC.awayD.over
【小题13】
A.saidB.wroteC.decoratedD.described
【小题14】
A.cheapB.expensiveC.oldD.free
【小题15】
A.rodeB.droveC.walkedD.ran
【小题16】
A.boughtB.madeC.borrowedD.lent
【小题17】
A.supposingB.wonderingC.worryingD.trying
【小题18】
A.changeB.smileC.cryD.face
【小题19】
A.relaxingB.traditionalC.pricelessD.meaningless
【小题20】
A.useB.luckC.resultsD.chances

同类题3

Grandpa’s Investment Pays Off

When I was a student, my family went through a few rough financial years. We _______, but with much effort and many worries.

I had a pick-up truck that was _______ breaking down and the thought of the 600 km drive to school in it was a(n)_______ one. As I drove away from home one day, my uncle walked up. I stopped and he _______something onto my dashboard(仪表板).

He leaned against the window, speaking softly. “Years ago,” he said, “when I was a _______ student myself your grandfather once did this to me. I _______ one day I would return the _______. And now I have.”

Then he _______ without looking back, and I _______ he did so in order to hide his emotions.

A few miles later I opened the __________. It contained a few bank notes. It was a gift __________ more than two decades later to a second generation; it is almost like a full circle, __________ I’m the only one who bears my grandfather’s name. The amount(金额)was not large. Twenty years ago it had been __________ to buy a full trolley of groceries,or a few tanks of fuel. At this moment it was just a(n)__________, something to express his good intentions. But my uncle was jobless at the time and I almost had no money. Therefore for both of us, it was a(n)__________ amount.

I paid it forward some years later to another poor boy with an old car, __________ the amount for inflation(通货膨胀). As far as I can __________ that boy has been the only one I’ve told this __________ to-until now. I can only __________ that one day he will pay it forward too.

I couldn’t help but feel that Grandpa made a good __________ all those years ago.

【小题1】
A.got byB.came outC.arrivedD.survived
【小题2】
A.stillB.foreverC.neverD.ever
【小题3】
A.interestingB.tiringC.idealD.worrying
【小题4】
A.knockedB.threwC.movedD.lifted
【小题5】
A.smartB.poorC.hard-workingD.naughty
【小题6】
A.imaginedB.promisedC.requiredD.warned
【小题7】
A.boxB.truckC.giftD.award
【小题8】
A.walked intoB.walked outC.walked onD.walked away
【小题9】
A.sensedB.decidedC.desiredD.admitted
【小题10】
A.doorB.windowC.envelopeD.truck
【小题11】
A.receivedB.offeredC.madeD.returned
【小题12】
A.ifB.becauseC.whenD.though
【小题13】
A.niceB.enoughC.commonD.useful
【小题14】
A.tipB.fortuneC.gestureD.image
【小题15】
A.typicalB.disappointingC.meaningfulD.average
【小题16】
A.increasingB.reducingC.changingD.emphasising
【小题17】
A.rememberB.expectC.relateD.complain
【小题18】
A.thoughtB.eventC.storyD.happening
【小题19】
A.hopeB.guessC.realizeD.suppose
【小题20】
A.choiceB.investmentC.planD.preparation