第一部分 知识运用（共两节，30分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John Oens was an enthusiastic hunter and enjoyed being in the woods. Once into the Wisconsin wilderness in November, his team encountered something unbelievable when he checked the ___1___.
Instead of a coyote, he saw a huge timber wolf, which is on the endangered species list, trying to get free. John realized he couldn’t ___2___ this wolf, since the animal might die of exposure. However, he had to put his ___3___ on the line to free the creature. His heart was pounding while he prepared.
His dad ran to the truck to get a gun as a precaution and some plywood(夹板). ___4___, they could figure it out without the gun.
A little time had passed since they found the wolf, but it seemed like an eternity(永恒) to John. When his dad returned, John put the plan in motion. He ___5___ the plywood, using it as his shield(盾牌). While all that happened, his friend filmed everything. His dad was also available to fire the gun if the wolf decided to attack. They were prepared but ___6___!
John ___7___ closer and closer all the while. His dad was a reassuring sight for him. John looked at his friend for moral support, ___8___ that now was when the action started.
Finally, John freed the wolf’s paw from the trap. It took one moment for it to spin and fly away. The three men were happy because the wolf was free, and John was still safe.
When they viewed the video to see it all ___9___ later, they noticed the wolf look at John for a brief moment before running back to the woods. Was it his way of showing appreciation? Anyhow, John made the best _____10_____!
1. A. traps B. plans C. routes D. numbers
2. A. free B. help C. miss D. abandon
3. A. hands B. life C. mind D. hope
4. A. Hopefully B. Excitedly C. Finally D. Causally
5. A. took over B. set down C. picked up D. gave away
6. A. determined B. interested C. scared D. disappointed
7. A. checked B. inched C. rushed D. rolled
8. A. signaling B. guessing C. remembering D. deciding
9 A. develop B. unfold C. end D. record
10. A. challenge B. preparation C. choice D. discovery
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述约翰·欧恩斯在威斯康星州的荒野外救助一只掉入陷阱里大灰狼。
【1题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年11月，他的团队进入威斯康星州的荒野，在检查陷阱时遇到了难以置信的事情。A. traps陷阱；B. plans计划；C. routes路线；D. numbers数字。根据文章倒数第二段“Finally, John freed the wolf’s paw from the trap.”可知，约翰·欧恩斯和他的团队检查陷阱时发现了大灰狼。故选A。
【2题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：约翰意识到他不能抛弃这只狼，因为它可能会冻死。A. free释放；B. help帮助；C. miss错过；D. abandon抛弃。根据“since the animal might die of exposure.”可知，为了不让狼冻死，所以约翰决定不抛弃这只狼。故选D。
【3题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，他不得不冒着生命危险去解救它。A. hands手；B. life生命；C. mind想法；D. hope希望。put one’s life on the line冒着生命危险。根据第四段“His dad was also available to fire the gun if the wolf decided to attack.”可知，约翰冒着生命危险去解救掉到陷阱里的狼。故选B。
【4题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：希望他们不用枪也能把它救出来。A. Hopefully怀着希望地；B. Excitedly激动地；C. Finally最终；D. Causally有原因地。根据“His dad ran to the truck to get a gun as a precaution and some plywood(夹板).”可知，他们希望不用枪也能把狼救出来。故选A。
【5题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他捡起夹板，把它当作盾牌。A. took over接受；B. set down写下；C. picked up捡起；D. gave away赠送。根据“His dad ran to the truck to get a gun as a precaution and some plywood(夹板).”和“using it as his shield(盾牌).”可知，约翰捡起夹板当作盾牌，以防狼的攻击。故选C。
【6题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们准备好了，但是很害怕! A. determined坚定的；B. interested有趣的；C. scared害怕的；D. disappointed失望的。根据“They were prepared”和转折词but可知，虽然准备好了，但仍然很害怕。故选C。
【7题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：与此同时，约翰慢慢地越靠越近。A. checked检查；B. inched慢慢移动；C. rushed猛冲；D. rolled滚动。根据“closer and closer all the while”可知，约翰慢慢移动去靠近狼。故选B。
【8题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：约翰看着他的朋友寻求精神上的支持，决定现在是行动开始的时候了。A. signaling表示；B. guessing猜；C. remembering记得；D. deciding决定。根据“John looked at his friend for moral support,”可知，有了朋友的支持，约翰决定开始营救狼了。故选D。
【9题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他们随后观看视频时，他们注意到这只狼看了约翰一会儿，然后跑回了树林。A. develop发展；B. unfold打开；C. end结束；D. record记录。根据第四段“While all that happened, his friend filmed everything.”可知，因为朋友全程录制了视频，所以营救过狼之后他们打开所录制的视频。故选B。
【10题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：无论如何，约翰做了最好的选择! A. challenge挑战；B. preparation准备；C. choice选择；D. discovery发现。根据“When they viewed the video to see it all ___9___ later, they noticed the wolf look at John for a brief moment before running back to the woods. Was it his way of showing appreciation?”可知，约翰成功地营救出狼，做出了最好的选择。故选C。
