Question

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 (跡象) 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 (三腳架) 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 to 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 toward 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.

1.The brown bear approached the family in order to _______________.

A. catch shore birds

B. start an attack

C. protect the children

D. set up a barrier for itself

2.The bear finally went away after it _______________.

A. felt safe B. got injured

C. found some food D. took away the camera

3.The writer and his family survived mainly due to their _______________.

A. pride B. patience

C. calmness D. cautiousness

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了作者一家被熊襲擊自救的具體過程，告訴我們在遇到危險時，要保持冷靜的頭腦思考問題，遇事不要慌張。

1. 推理題，根據文章2、3段This one was silent and its ears pinned back— the sign (跡象) of an animal that is going in for the kill.和I held my camera tripod (三腳架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me.可知熊靠近我們就是為了向我們發動攻擊。故選B。

2. 推理題，文章最后一段第一句話Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went.可知它突然離開是因為它知道我們對它沒有威脅，它很安全，故選A。

3. 推理題，根據文章最后一段最后一句I’m proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.我很自豪當熊襲擊我們的恐慌本可以導致不同的結果的時候，我和家人有著清醒的頭腦，說明我與家人在面對危險時是鎮靜的。故選C。

考點：考查文化教育類文章。