C
新语篇 名著节选 Scene 1 (On a cold night, Buck, the half-dog and half-wolf, sits with his kind master John. They are having a heart-to-heart talk by the fire.)

Buck: John, do you remember the day we met and you saved me from that cruel(残忍的) man? You gave me a chance to live again.
John: Of course, Buck. I could see the power in your eyes, even though you were hurt.
Buck: You're my family now. I'd do anything for you.
John: (Touching Buck's head) So would I. And you also saved me after we lived together, remember? You once jumped into the river to pull me out. You didn't hesitate(犹豫) at all.
Buck: I love you, John. But something is calling me. It's like a voice deep inside, telling me to run free in the wild.
John: I understand, Buck. You're not just any dog. You have the heart of a wolf. The wild is part of who you are.
Buck: I'll always remember you. But I think one day, I'll have to answer that call.
Scene 2
(Buck and his kind master(主人) John continued talking.)
Buck: (Thinking) The wild is calling me. I can feel it in my blood(血). But what about John? He saved me, cared for me ...
John: (Softly) You're a strong one, Buck. The strongest dog I've ever known. But I see it in your eyes—the wild is pulling you away.
Buck: You know I love you, John. But the forest, the wolves ... They're part of me too.
John: (Sighing)(叹气) I understand, boy. You don't belong to me or anyone. You belong to the wild.
(Later, Buck hears the howl(嚎叫声) of a wolf pack(狼群) outside. He looks back at John, crying.)
Buck: I don't want to leave you, John. But the call ... it's too strong.
John: (Smiling sadly) Go, Buck. Follow your heart. You'll always be my family, no matter where you are.
(Buck hesitates, and then takes a step towards the forest. He looks back one last time before running into the wilderness, answering the call.)
—Taken from The Call of the Wild
()36. What's the relationship between Buck and John?
A. Friends. B. Relatives. C. Strangers. D. Family.
()37. What is the CORRECT order of the events in the two scenes?
①Buck felt a call from the wild. ②Buck pulled John out of the river.
③John saved Buck from a cruel man. ④Buck left to answer the call of the wild.
A. ①③④② B. ②③④① C. ③②①④ D. ④①②③
()38. What does the underlined word "it" refer to?
A. John's love for Buck. B. The wolf in the forest.
C. The call of the wild. D. Buck's hesitation to leave John.
()39. Which of the following might describe the tone(气氛) of the two scenes?
A. Sad but touching. B. Relaxing and happy.
C. Cold but encouraging. D. Friendly and humorous.
()40. 新考法 创新设问 According to the passage, what will most probably(可能) happen next?
A. Buck tries to get used to the new life.
B. Buck becomes a house pet for someone else.
C. Buck forgets John and lives happily in the wild.
D. Buck and the wolf pack live with John together.

C
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文,文章节选自《野性的呼唤》的两个场景对话,主要讲述了Buck和John之间的情感以及Buck受到野性召唤的故事。
36. D 细节理解题。根据Buck所说“You're my family now.”以及John的回应“You'll always be my family, no matter where you are.”可知,Buck和John是“家人”关系。故选D。
37. C 事件排序题。根据“John, do you remember the day we met and you saved me from that cruel man?”可知,John把Buck从那个残忍的人手中解救了出来,③“John从残忍的人手中救下了Buck。”排第一;根据“You once jumped into the river to pull me out.”可知,Buck曾经跳进河里把John救了出来,②“Buck把John从河里拉了上来。”排第二;根据“I love you, John. But something is calling me.”可知,有一种力量在召唤着Buck,①“Buck感受到野性的呼唤。”排第三;再根据“He looks back one last time before running into the wilderness, answering the call.”可知,在冲入荒野、响应呼唤之前,Buck最后回头望了一眼,④“Buck离开去回应野性的呼唤了。”排第四;因此,顺序为③②①④。故选C。
38. C 代词指代题。根据“The wild is calling me. I can feel it in my blood.”可知,荒野在呼唤Buck,Buck能从血液中感受到;据此可以推断,画线单词“it”指代前一句中提到的“the call of the wild”。故选C。
39. A 推理判断题。Buck与John的离别充满不舍“crying”“smiling sadly”,John叹气、Buck犹豫,体现了悲伤气氛;根据“I'd do anything for you.”“Follow your heart.”以及“You'll always be my family, no matter where you are.”可知,两人相互救赎的情感,令人感动。故选A。
40. A 推理判断题。根据“But the forest, the wolves... They're part of me too.”可知,Buck已强调野性是自我认同的一部分,所以Buck奔向荒野后,最合理的发展是尝试适应新生活。故选A。

【分析】
拿到这篇阅读理解，首先先快速通读两个场景的对话，梳理清楚故事脉络：John救下Buck，二人互相救赎，Buck内心始终有来自荒野的呼唤，最终John放手让Buck奔赴荒野。之后逐个对应题目解题：
1. 第36题是细节理解题，直接定位文中二人关于身份表述的原句，就能直接得到二人的关系；
2. 第37题是事件排序题，逐个在原文找到四个事件对应的出现位置，按照故事发生的先后顺序排列即可，最早发生的是John救Buck，之后是Buck救John，接着Buck感受到荒野的召唤，最后Buck动身奔赴荒野回应召唤；
3. 第38题是代词指代题，代词的指代内容通常出现在它的前一句，往前查找前一句的核心描述就能确定it的指代对象；
4. 第39题是推理判断题，结合二人离别时的不舍、互相成全的细节，推导整体的故事氛围；
5. 第40题是情节推断题，结合全文的人物设定和故事走向，排除不符合逻辑的选项，选出最合理的后续发展。
【解析】
36. 细节理解题：根据文中Buck的台词“You're my family now.”以及John最后说的“You'll always be my family, no matter where you are.”，明确二人将彼此视作家人，对应选项D。
37. 事件排序题：
事件③：John从残忍的人手中救下Buck，对应Buck开篇的回忆“do you remember the day we met and you saved me from that cruel man?”，是最早发生的事件，排第一位；
事件②：Buck把John从河里拉出来，对应John的回忆“You once jumped into the river to pull me out.”，发生在John救下Buck之后，排第二位；
事件①：Buck感受到来自荒野的召唤，对应Buck的台词“But something is calling me. It's like a voice deep inside, telling me to run free in the wild.”，发生在二人共同生活之后，排第三位；
事件④：Buck动身离开回应荒野的召唤，对应文末“running into the wilderness, answering the call”，是最后发生的事件，排第四位；
最终顺序为③②①④，对应选项C。
38. 代词指代题：划线词it所在句的前一句是“The wild is calling me.”，说明Buck能在血液里感受到的正是前文提到的荒野的呼唤，因此it指代the call of the wild，对应选项C。
39. 推理判断题：二人离别时Buck哭泣、John带着悲伤的微笑放手，满是不舍，氛围带着伤感；但二人互相救赎、彼此成全，将对方视作家人的情感十分真挚动人，因此整体气氛是悲伤但感人的，对应选项A。
40. 情节推断题：Buck一直感受到来自荒野的召唤，明确野性是自己生命的一部分，在John的支持下奔向荒野，最符合逻辑的后续是Buck尝试适应野外的新生活；B选项Buck成为其他人家的宠物不符合故事设定，C选项Buck完全忘记John不符合前文二人深厚的情感铺垫，D选项狼群和Buck一起和John同住不符合原文Buck要奔赴荒野的设定，因此选A。
【答案】
36.D 37.C 38.C 39.A 40.A
【知识点】
细节信息查找，代词指代判断，语篇逻辑推理
【点评】
本题选取经典名著《野性的呼唤》的节选片段作为阅读素材，在考查初中英语阅读理解常规题型解题能力的同时，也让学生感受到人与动物之间双向奔赴的真挚情感，最后的创新情节推断设问，引导学生结合文本逻辑合理推导后续内容，避免固化答题思维。
【难度系数】
0.7