II. Answer the following questions.

1．    Why did the author freeze his tracks as he emerged from a forest?
Because he saw a huge, black Alaska timber wolf caught in a trap no more than 20 paces away in a flat marshy area.

2．    Why did the author say that the wolf was lucky he had happened along?
Because the hunter who had laid the trap had died of a heart attack a week before.

3．    What was the author’s first response when he saw the wolf was a female full of milk?
His first response is that there must be a batch of hungry baby wolves somewhere.

4．    In what way did he lure the baby wolves out of the hole?
By imitating the high-pitched sound of a mother wolf calling her young.

5．    Why was the mother wolf becoming aggressive?
Because she wanted to protect her babies.

6．    How did the author find the mother wolf something to eat?
He spotted the leg of a winter-killed deer sticking out of the snow, cut off a piece and gave it to the mother wolf.

7．    Did the author win the mother wolf’s confidence finally? If so, how did he manage to do this?
Yes, he did. Over the next few days, the author played with the baby wolves and brought her food each day. When he felt the time was right, he slowly placed his hand on her leg. She made no threatening move—he had won her confidence.

8．    On the fifth day, how did the mother wolf respond to the author’s warm-hearted efforts to help?
The mother wolf seemed to understand the author. She moved her tail slightly. When the author placed his hand on its injured leg, the wolf jumped back but made no threatening move.

9．    How did the author free the wolf?
He wedged a stick between the jaws of the trap and applied pressure; the slot between the two jaws of the trap became wider, and the wolf pulled free.

10． Based on his experience with wild animals, the author expected that the wolf would gather her pups and vanish into the woods. But what was the mother wolf’s response after she was set free?
The wolf crept towards him cautiously; she sniffed his hands and arms slowly and then began licking his fingers. All this was contrary to common beliefs about the wolf’s nature.

VI. Translate the following into English.

1.       当这个小男孩看见陌生人出现在通往村子的大道上时，他立刻回身奔进村子里去了。
When the boy noticed a stranger appear on the road to the village, he immediately turned back and darted into the village.

2.       当一棵树受到病虫的攻击时，它会向空气中释放出一种化学品以警告周围的树木。
When a tree is being attacked by an insect, it will release a chemical in the air to warn the other trees around it.

3.       猎人在雪地里发现了一种罕见的动物爪印。
The hunter spotted paw marks of a rarely seen animal on the snow.

4.       一阵微风吹过，带来了山坡上青草和野花的清香气息。
A breeze came down from the slope with the fresh scents of the green grass and wildflowers.

5.       生活在山区的人们常常搭一个简陋的小木屋过夜。
The people living in the mountainous areas always fashion a rough wooden hut for the night.

6.       我们决不能做出任何违背人民利益的事来。
We must in no case do anything that goes against the interest of people.

7.       听完这位英雄的动人事迹后，听众们爆发出一阵阵热烈的掌声。
After hearing about the hero’s moving deeds, the audience broke into bursts of warm applause.

8.       霸权主义和强权政治威胁着世界的和平。
Hegemonism and power politics menace the world peace.

9.       狗嗅了嗅尸体，然后就沿着臭迹追踪而去。
The dog sniffed at the dead body and trotted off, following the scent.

10.   突然一只手碰了她的肩膀，她吓得尖叫起来。
Suddenly a hand touched her shoulder, and she let out a scream of terror.