Seven arctic wolves (北极狼) move smoothly across a frozen pool and begin to run after a thick piece office.

The three older wolves are ___1___ wildly, hitting the four young wolves and sending them rolling (打滚) on the frozen grass. But the young jump up and run back onto the frozen pool to ___2___ the game. Finally, the youngest wolf quickly catches the ice, making it to pieces. Game over. The rest of the wolves ___3___ him, as if to say, “What now?” Then, one by one, they all turn to look at me.

I’ve been ___4___ these seven wolves for hours, keeping a good distance (距离) between us so they don’t feel ___5___. There’s probably no other place on Earth than Ellesmere Island (Canada’s northernmost island) where wolves would let a human sit alongside them like I’m doing. For this ___6___, I traveled here to join a documentary (纪录片) film team.

They ___7___ I was there, but they hadn’t paid any attention to me—until now. I ___8___ as our eyes meet. No matter how playful they appeared a few minutes before, I remember that these are ___9___ wild animals.

The wolves begin to walk toward me. But they ___10___ me before stopping at their preferred prey (猎物). Most of the meat is ___11___, but enough for each wolf to have something to eat. Every few minutes, one of the wolves looks over at me, but none of them seem ___12___. I relax a little as I watch them eat.

After they finish feeding on the prey, they walk slowly to the grass for a ___13___. The young stay together while each older wolf finds a comfortable place alone.

Many hours later, they begin to wake up. It’s time to eat again. What happens next makes me ___14___: The three older wolves run off into the hills for food, leaving me with the young! I suppose they understood it would be ___15___ to be with me.

1.1.

A eating

B looking

C digging

D playing

解析：选D。句意：三只老狼疯狂地玩耍，把四只小狼打得在冰冻草地上打滚。 eating吃；looking看；digging挖；playing玩。根据“The three older wolves are...wildly, hitting the four young wolves and sending them rolling (打滚) on the frozen grass.”和下文“the game”可知，几只狼在玩，故选D。

2.2.

A start

B continue

C stop

D end

解析：选B。句意：但是年轻小狼跳起来，跑回结冰的池子上继续游戏。 start开始；continue继续；stop停止；end结束。根据“But the young jump up and run back onto the frozen pool to...the game.”可知，小狼继续游戏。故选B。

3.3.

A stare at

B escape from

C fight with

D step on

解析：选A。句意：其余的狼盯着他，好像在说：“现在怎么办？” stare at盯着；escape from逃离；fight with打仗；step on踏上。根据“The rest of the wolves...him”可知，其余的狼盯着他，故选A。

4.4.

A drawing

B protecting

C watching

D guiding

解析：选C。句意：我已经看这七只狼好几个小时了，我们之间保持着一定的距离，这样它们就不会感到害怕。 drawing画画；protecting保护；watching观看。guiding引导。根据“I’ve been...these seven wolves for hours”可知，看这七只狼好几个小时了，故选C。

5.5.

A lonely

B afraid

C tired

D hungry

解析：选B。句意：我已经看这七只狼好几个小时了，我们之间保持着一定的距离，这样它们就不会感到害怕。 lonely孤独的；afraid害怕的；tired累的；hungry饥饿的。根据“keeping a good distance (距离) between us so they don’t feel...”可知，保持距离这样就不会害怕，故选B。

6.6.

A chance

B reason

C purpose

D result

解析：选B。句意：为此，我来到这里加入了一个纪录片摄制组。 chance机会；reason原因；purpose目的；result结果。根据“For this..., I traveled here to join a documentary (纪录片) film team.”可知，为此来到这里加入了一个纪录片摄制组，故选B。

7.7.

A doubted

B forgot

C knew

D hoped

解析：选C。句意：它们知道我在那里，但它们没有注意到我——直到现在。 doubted怀疑；forgot忘记；knew知道；hoped希望。根据“They...I was there, but they hadn’t paid any attention to me”可知，它们知道我在那里，故选C。

8.8.

A smile

B nod

C leave

D shake

解析：选D。句意：当我们的目光相遇时，我发抖了。 smile微笑；nod点头；leave离开；shake发抖，哆嗦。根据常识可知，与野生狼四目相对会害怕、发抖，故选D。

9.9.

A once

B only

C also

D still

解析：选D。句意：不管它们几分钟前显得多么顽皮，我记得它们仍然是野生动物。 once曾经；only只；also也；still仍然。根据“No matter how playful they appeared a few minutes before, I remember that these are...wild animals.”可知，它们仍然是野生动物。故选D。

10.10.

A warn

B catch

C rush

D pass

解析：选D。句意：但它们从我身边经过后才在它们喜欢的猎物前停下来。 warn警告；catch抓；rush冲；pass经过。根据“But they...me before stopping at their preferred prey (猎物).”可知，它们从我身边经过。故选D。

11.11.

A broken

B hidden

C gone

D done

解析：选C。句意：大部分肉都没了，但足够每只狼有东西吃。 broken打破；hidden隐藏；gone消失，不见；done做。根据“ Most of the meat is..., but enough for each wolf to have something to eat.”可知，大部分肉都没了，故选C。

12.12.

A bothered

B controlled

C forced

D fooled

解析：选A。句意：每隔几分钟，其中一只狼就会看我一眼，但它们似乎都没有觉得被打扰。 bothered打扰；controlled控制；forced强迫；fooled愚弄。根据“Every few minutes, one of the wolves looks over at me, but none of them seem...”可知，它们似乎都没有觉得被打扰。故选A。

13.13.

A game

B sleep

C meal

D film

解析：选B。句意：吃完猎物后，它们慢慢地走到草地上睡觉。 game游戏；sleep睡觉；meal餐；film电影。根据后文“Many hours later, they begin to wake up.”可知，先睡觉，才会醒来，故选B。

14.14.

A scared

B satisfied

C surprised

D stressed

解析：选C。句意：接下来发生的事情让我很惊讶：三只老狼跑到山上去找食物了，把我和小狼留在一起！ scared害怕的；satisfied满意的；surprised惊讶的；stressed有压力的。根据“The three older wolves run off into the hills for food, leaving me with the young”可知，老狼把我和小狼留在一起这件事让人惊讶，故选C。

15.15.

A safe

B lucky

C funny

D free

解析：选A。句意：我想它们知道和我在一起是安全的。 safe安全的；lucky幸运的；funny有趣的；free自由的。根据“I suppose they understood it would be...to be with me.”可知，它们知道和我在一起是安全的。故选A。