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Buck could not read the newspapers. So he did not know that trouble was coming. The trouble was for every dog with strong muscles (肌肉) and warm long hair, from Seattle to southern California. Some men had found a yellow metal (金属) in the Arctic darkness, and thousands of other men were rushing there. Those men wanted dogs that were heavy, with strong muscles for working hard and furry coats to protect them from the cold.

Buck lived at a big house in a sunny valley in California which was owned by Judge Miller. And Buck ruled over it all. He was born there, and had lived there for the four years of his life. There were many other dogs, but they lived together in the Kennels (狗窝), or inside the house. But Buck was neither a house dog nor a kennel dog. The whole of Judge Miller’s lands was his. Buck was the king over all the crawling, flying things of Judge Miller’s lands, humans included.

His father, Elmo, a huge St Bernard, had been Judge Miller’s inseparable (不可分离的) partner. And when he died, Buck took his father’s place. He was not so large—he weighed only sixty kilograms—for his mother, Shen, had been a Scottish sheepdog. He had had a good life and he was proud of himself, for he had not become a house dog. Hunting and other outdoor activities had strengthened his muscles, and swimming had made him healthy.

This was Buck in the autumn of 1897, when the discovery of gold in the Klondike brought men from everywhere to the frozen north. But Buck couldn’t read the newspapers. And he did not know that Manuel, one of the gardener’s helpers, was not a good man. Manuel gambled (赌博) and wasted the little money he had. And one time when Judge Miller was away on business, and his sons were busy with an athletics (竞技) club, Manuel did something terrible. No one saw him and Buck go off on what Buck thought was a walk. No one saw them arrive at the railway station, where Manuel sold Buck to a man who was waiting for him.

Manuel put a rope round Buck’s neck, under his collar. Buck accepted this because he knew Manuel, but when the rope was given to another man, he growled (发出低吠声) dangerously. And when the rope was tightened (紧绷) round neck, he started to choke (窒息) and jumped at the man in anger. The man fought him off and forced Buck to lie on his back, and tightened the rope even more. Buck had never been treated so badly in his life, and he had never been so angry. But then his strength drained (消耗) away and he soon became unconscious (失去意识的). He was still unconscious when the train arrived and the two men threw him into the baggage car.

When Buck woke up, the train was still moving. The man was sitting and watching him, but Buck was too quick for him and he bit the man’s hand hard. Then the rope was pulled again and Buck had to let go.

That evening, the man took Buck to the back room of a bar in San Francisco. The barman looked at the man’s hand and trousers covered in blood.

—Taken from The Call Of The Wild

1．What kind of dog did the gold-seekers (淘金者) want?

A．Heavy dogs with short hair.	B．Strong dogs with long hair.
C．Small dogs with furry hair.	D．Kennel dogs with furry hair.

2．What can we learn from paragraph 2 to 4?

A．All the people in Miller’s house liked Buck.

B．Buck’s dad and mother were not large in size.

C．Buck was happy with his life in Judge Miller’s house.

D．Buck was given by Manuel to a man.

3．How did Buck feel after the rope round Buck’s neck was tightened by the man?

A．Angry.

B．Pleased.

C．Excited.

D．Uncomfortable.

4．What is the correct order of what happened in the story?
a. Buck started to choke and jumped at the man in anger.
b. Buck’s strength drained away and he soon became unconscious.
c. Buck bit the man’s hand hard.
d. Manuel put a rope round Buck’s neck.

A．c-b-d-a

B．a-c-b-d

C．d-a-b-c

D．a-c-d-b

5．The author mentioned the sentence “Buck could not read the newspapers.” twice in order to show that ______.

A．Buck didn’t learn a lot about the information in the newspapers

B．Buck didn’t expect himself to face a dangerous situation

C．Buck didn’t know Manuel was such a bad man who would sell him

D．Buck didn’t think himself to be strong enough to help discover gold