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(2019·安徽省合肥市高三第一次教学质量检测)Created by Casey and Shelley Black, the Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Centre focuses on not only rescuing young abandoned wolves but educating the public. Unlike other centres, you can actually walk with the wolves and have exciting, handson interaction with them here. And so, we gathered on late winter morning to learn, prepare and walk.
Scrappy and Flora, our wolves that day, were brought to the centre when only a few days old. “They lived in the house with us for the first several months. We treated them like human babies, fed them and slept with them，” said Shelley. So, they are totally used to people. However, these are wild animals. For that reason, Shelley and Casey explained, the walk is totally on the wolf's terms. “We don't approach them, but if they come up to us, we can touch them.”
With all this in mind, we headed for the woods. We were walking on a logging road when suddenly, Flora, all 60 pounds of her, hurried up to me and raised up on her legs. She was almost as tall as me. As she leaned in, put her huge muddy paws on my shoulders and sniffed my face, apparently she was saying hello in wolf talk.
We walked farther, maybe half a mile, while Scrappy and Flora dashed in and out of the woods stopping to occasionally roll in the snow, dig for this or that and just play. Then we all headed into the trees to a picturesque (美丽的) stream where the wolves splashed, drank and had a great time.
One could point out that this whole adventure was staged (筹划) and quite artificial. But the purpose, Casey and Shelley said, is to explain the wolves' place in the environment and, primarily, to let people know wolves don't have to be universally feared—they really don't hide secretly in the woods just waiting to eat people, but they'd rather avoid people, for the most part.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者去北光野狼中心徒步旅行的经历。
1．How is the Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Centre different from others?
A．It trains and educates wild wolves.
B．It aims to rescue young abandoned wolves.
C．It raises wolves for commercial purposes.
D．It allows visitors to take a walk with wolves.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“Unlike other centres, you can actually walk with the wolves”可知，在北光野狼中心游客能够和狼一起散步，故选D。
2．What can be inferred from Shelley and Casey's explanation in Paragraph 2?
A．The walk can be potentially dangerous.
B．The wolves have lost all their wildness.
C．People should get close to the wolves actively.
D．The wolves can read people's mind like human babies.
答案：A 推理判断题。根据第二段第四、五句可知，尽管狼已完全适应了和人待在一起，但是他们是野生动物；又根据本段最后两句“For that reason, Shelley and Casey explained, the walk is totally on the wolf's terms. ‘We don't approach them, but if they come up to us, we can touch them.’”可推知，和狼散步可能存在潜在的危险。
3．Why did Flora behave like that when she saw the author on the logging road?
A．To express curiosity. B．To show friendliness.
C．To attract attention. D．To seek companionship.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“apparently she was saying hello in wolf talk”可知，Flora的举动显然是在用狼的说话方式表达问候，因此B项正确。
4．Why do Casey and Shelley organize such an adventure?
A．To advertise the centre.
B．To publicize wolf hunting.
C．To promote environmental protection.
D．To clarify some conventional views of wolves.
答案：D 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“But the purpose ... but they'd rather avoid people, for the most part.”可推知，Casey和Shelley组织这个冒险旅行的目的是澄清一些关于狼的守旧观点。
