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In the middle 1800s, there were only a few white settlers in the southwestern United States. The Apache, a native Indian tribe, lived at with the white settlers.
In February 1861, Lieutenant Bascom, an American military officer, asked to speak with Cochise because a farm had been attacked and a white boy taken away. Cochise was an unusually powerful Apache leader. The whites who knew him both feared and 2 him. Friends as well as enemies considered him to be a(n) 3 man. He always told the truth and expected others to do the same.
Lieutenant Bascom knew nothing about Cochise. The officer was 4 only with succeeding at his first command.
Cochise was not 5 for the attack. So, the Apache chief believed the American soldiers had come in peace and he went to meet them with his family, which was a sign of 6 . But Lieutenant Bascom did not understand the sign.
They met in Bascom's cloth tent. Cochise told the officer that his people were not 7 in the attack. Lieutenant Bascom, however, accused Cochise of 8 and told Cochise that he and his family would be held prisoner until the boy was returned.
Cochise reacted 9 . He stood up, pulled out his knife and cut a hole in the 10 . He escaped through the hole. The soldiers waiting outside were taken by 11 . They shot at Cochise three times but missed. But the soldiers captured the other people.
Cochise caught four Americans and left a message for Bascom about 12 prisoners. But Bascom did not find Cochise's message until two days later. By then, it was too late. The Americans had already 13 Cochise's family.
Cochise immediately made plans to 14 the Americans and he had the prisoners killed. He decided that Americans could 15 be trusted.
The incident led to years of violence and terror.
1.A. easeB. warC. peaceD. will
2.A. lovedB. respectedC. hatedD. envied
3.A. honestB. violentC. ambitiousD. outspoken
4.A. busyB. concernedC. facedD. worried
5.A. eagerB. preparedC. blamedD. responsible
6.A. strengthB. braveryC. trustD. fear
7.A. involvedB. interestedC. guiltyD. included
8.A. jokingB. pretendingC. murderingD. lying
9.A. quicklyB. angrilyC. fiercelyD. hurriedly
10.A. doorB. wallC. tentD. front
11.A. amazementB. nervousnessC. terrorD. surprise
12.A. releasingB. returningC. killingD. exchanging
13.A. beatenB. caughtC. hangedD. imprisoned
14.A. repayB. rewardC. removeD. resist
15.A. rarelyB. neverC. merelyD. seldom

Answer 1

1.【答案】C
【解析】ease war战争； peace和平；will意愿。Apache一个土著印第安部落
2.【答案】B
【解析】loverespect尊敬；hate恨；envy嫉妒。这些白人都很害怕他并且很尊敬他，故选B。
3.【答案】A
【解析】honest violent暴力的； ambitious有雄心的； outspoken坦率的。He always told the truth可知朋友和敌人都认为他是一个诚实的人，故选A。
4.【答案】B
【解析】busy concerned关心的； faced表面的； worried担心的。这位军官就是只关在他的第一个命令。B。
5.【答案】D
【解析】eager渴望的； prepared准备好的； blamed混蛋的； responsible有责任的，可靠的。Cochise对这次袭击事件没有责任，故选D。
6.【答案】C
【解析】strength体力； bravery勇敢； trust信任； fear恐惧。部落首领相信美国士兵是可以和平相处的，于是他就带着他的家人去见他，这种做法是一种信任的表现，故选C。
7.【答案】A
【解析】involved有关的，卷入的，复杂的； interested感兴趣的； guilty有罪的； included包括的。Cochise告诉军官他的人没有卷入这场袭击，故选A。
8.【答案】D
【解析】joking开玩笑； pretending假装； murdering谋杀； lying说谎。Bascom怀疑Cochise说了谎，故选D。
9.【答案】A
【解析】quickly快地； angrily生气地； fiercely猛烈地； hurriedly匆忙地。Cochise反应很快，故选A。
10.【答案】C
【解析】door门； wall墙； tent帐篷； front前面。根据They met in Bascom's cloth tent.可知他们是在帐篷见面。他站起来，拔出刀就在帐篷上划了一个洞，故选C。
11.【答案】D
【解析】amazement惊异； nervousness紧张； terror恐怖； surprise惊奇。这里是固定短语take …by surprise惊奇，故选D。
12.【答案】D
【解析】releasing释放； returning归还； killing杀死； exchanging交换。Cochise抓住了四个美国兵，给Bascom留了一张纸条关于交换囚犯的事，故选D。
13.【答案】C
【解析】beaten打败； catch抓住； hang绞死； imprison关押。根据he had the prisoners killed可知他的家人死了。美国人已经把他的家人绞死了，故选C。
14.【答案】A
【解析】repay回报，报复； reward报答； remove移动； resist抵抗。Cochise立刻做出计划来报复美国人，故选A。
15.【答案】B
【解析】rarely很少地； never从不； merely仅仅； seldom很少。他决定美国人再也不能相信了，故选B。

Answer 2

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1C. peace
2.B. respected
3.A. honest
4.B. concerned
5.D. responsible
6.C. trust
7.A. involved
8.D. lying
9.A. quickly
10C. tent
11.D. surprise
12 D. exchanging
13.C. hanged
14.A. repay
15.B. never
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