Unit 6外刊阅读拓展-【拔尖特训】2023-2024学年七年级上册英语 译林版

外刊阅读拓展 ▶ “答案与解析”见P28 与众不同的狼 Outside the Arctic(北极区), humans(人 类) and wolves(狼) don􀆳t always get along. They often fight for the same living place and the same food. Wolves sometimes kil livestock (家畜) too, causing many people to think the animals are dangerous. Humans often kil wolves, so in most places, these animals have learned to stay away from people. But here on Elesmere Island, Canada􀆳s northernmost island, it is so far away and so cold that humans hardly ever visit. Only a few scientists have ever studied these Arctic wolves. Because of that, they􀆳ve never learned to fear humans. There may be no other places in the world where wolves would let a human sit beside them like I􀆳m doing. It􀆳s why I travel here to join a film team. We􀆳re hoping this lack(缺乏) of fear wil alow us to watch these animals and learn how they live. A I􀆳ve been watching these nine wolves for hours now, keeping a good distance (距离) from them so they don􀆳t feel afraid. B They know I am there, but they haven􀆳t paid any attention to me—until now. I feel afraid as we look at each other. C However, I remember that these are stil wild animals. D The seven smal wolves begin to walk to me. They come close to me. But they pass me and get to the dead(死的) cow. Most of the meat is gone, but there is stil much left(留下 的) for each wolf . Every few minutes, one of the wolves looks up at me. But none of them seem to be troubled by me. I relax a little as I watch them