them
offcourse
and
send them
spiraling
to the
ground.
When they start-
ed leaping
at her from
all four sides at once,
Bufff was forced
to whirl
around
and kick with her feet. Twice
she
nearly fell
into their deadly
jaws,
but she
caught
her balance at the last
moment. The,excitement
of
the hunt drove them into afren4t, and they
yipped
and
yapped
as if
Buffo
were a cat caught
in
a tree. From a distance,
it's entertaining to
watch
this behavior;
but when
you're
the
prey,
it's no fun at all!
(4)
With her lightning
reflexes, Buffy
was
able
to defend the
roof
of
the mausoleum, but she never
got
a moment's
rest
from
the enraged
canines. Buffy
quickly
realized that a
persistent
attack would wear
her
down.There were enough attackers that some could take breathers,
while
she had to hght desperately every second. Her coordination and
strength
couldn't
hold
out
forever! From her
precarious perch,
Bufff spotted an-
other
mausoleum
two hundred feet away; she
knew it well, and hated it.
Inside that dreaded mausoleum was a secret
passageway
which led
un-
derground to
a
vampire
lair. Who knows what's
waiting there? With her
feet slipping offthe cold marble and her arms
getting
heavy
from smash-
ing at teeth and snouts, Buffy knew she had to do something
faSt.
She
dropped into a crouch, sprang fonvard, and leaped as far as she could off
the
roof ofthe
mausoleum.
(5)
She cleared the first ring ofcoyotes and landed next
to one
that
was taking
a
rest. Instinctively, she
grabbed
the surprised canine by
its
bushy tail, swung him
around, and threw
him into the others. That
slowed their
pursuit
by a second or two,
which was all she wanted. Run-
ning all out, Buffy
tore through the cemetery
with the
pack
nipping
at
her heels. She could
see hergoal, the old
mausoleum, shimmering inthe
fog..But would
she make it? Sensing that she might
escape, the coyotes
made frantic leaps
and landed on her back. Buffu sturnbled
and nearly
went
down under their wiry limbs
and
sharp claws, but she tossed them
off like an
ugly
coat
and ducked inside the tomb.
Fighting
back
half
a
dozen snarling coyotes,
Buffll leaned against the
heavy marble door.
(From
Buffy the
Vampire
Slayerby
JohnVorholt)
3aAaH[q l-5.
Bodepume sapuaHm omeema, coomeemcmeyrcquil codep-
JtcaHurc
merccma.
1. By laying the
scene in the
graveyard
the author creates
A. a carefree
and merry atmosphere;
B.
a mysterious
and sinister atmosphere;
C.
a kind and
ioncerned atmosphere.
2. The description
of Buffy's lrght with the coyotes suggests that
A. Buffo
was no ordinary
girl;
B..Bufff was
sure to lose sooner or later;
C. Bufff
would rather
run away.
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3.
The
author
hints
that
the
Pack
--
.t
*u.
cietermined
to
teai
Buffyto
pieces;
B.
would
be
glad
to
get
any
other
prey;
C.
was
just
having
a
lot
of
canine
fun'
4. By
calling
the
girl
the
Slayer
the
author
implies
that
:
.1.
it Was-just
lier
curious
nickname;
B.
she
had
an
unusual
character;
C.
she
was
A
young
lady
with
unique
talents'
5.
er
mausoleum
as
C.
the
place
didn't
seem
safe
enough'
3a,qanuq
6-8.
Onpedettume
3HoveHue
yrca3aHHoeo
un64
I meKcma
6.
uafly
(l)
A.
canine;
7.
afrenry
(3)
A.
mbnia;
8.
apursuit
(5)
A.
a
pastime;
B.
cunning;
B.
madness;
B.
a
race;
B.
punish;
B.
hit;
B.
defeat;
C.
designing.
C.
insanity.
C.
a chase.
C.
come
near.
C.
accePt.
C.
reduce.
3alartns
9-11.
Onpeileaume
sHaqeHue
ytcasaHHoeo
fipaooeoeo
eramra
6
me$cme.
9.
bear
down
on
(2\
A.
circle;
10.
take
smh
on
(l\
A.
challenge;
ll.w4ar
smh
ilown
(4't
A.
tire;
3a,qaHllfl
12-'14.
Btdepume
npaeunauwit
snpuaHm
nepeeoda
e
codm-
semcmeult
c codeptrcanueM
melccma''
C.
3a6asHo
cMo'rperb
Ha
TaKoe
noBeAeHue
I'I3AuIneKa'
Ho
ecJII't
rbl
caM
-
4o6rrra,
To
ryr
yx
He
Ao
ctrlexa! ,
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