Ⅲ. 阅读（共两节， 满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项 涂黑。

During the next several weeks I went completely to the wolves. I took a tiny tent and set it up on the shore of bay. The big telescope was set up in the mouth of the tent in such a way that I could observe the wolves day and night.

Quite by accident I had pitched my tent within ten yards of one of the major paths used by the wolves. Shortly after I had taken up residence, one of the wolves came back and discovered me and my tent, but he did not stop or hesitate in his pace. Later, one or more wolves used the track past my tent and never did they show the slightest interest in me. I felt uncomfortable at being so totally ignored. The next day I noticed a male wolf make boundary markers by passing water on the rounds of his family lands.

Once I had become aware of the strong feeling of property rights which existed among the wolves, I decided to use this knowledge to make them at least recognize my existence. One evening, after they had gone off for their regular nightly hunt, I marked out a property claim of my own, including a long section of the wolves’ path. In order to ensure that my claim would not be overlooked, I made a property mark on stones, dumps of moss, and patches of vegetation with a lot of tea. Before the hunters came back, task was done, and I retired, somewhat exhausted, to observe results. A few minutes later the leading male appeared. As usual he did not bother to glance at the tent, but when he reached the point where my property line went across the trail, he stopped as abruptly as if he had run into an invisible wall.

Cautiously he extended his nose and sniffed at one of my marked bushes. After a minute of hesitation he backed away a few yards and sat down. Then, he looked directly at the tent and at me.

His glare seemed to become fiercer as I attempted to stare him down. The situation was becoming intolerable. To break the impasse（僵局） I turned my back on the wolf. Then quickly, and with an air of decision, he turned his attention away from me and began a systematic tour of the area I had marked out as my own. As he came to each boundary marker he sniffed it once or twice, then carefully placed his mark on the outside of mine.

41. The author is very likely to be a _________.

A. hunter     B. biologist  C. journalist       D. traveler

42. Why did the wolves ignore the author’s presence?

A. Because his tent was out of the wolves’ estate boundaries

B. Because the author has just arrived at the spot.

C. Because the wolves were too busy to notice him.

D. Because the wolves were afraid of strangers.

43. Which is true according to the passage?

A. The author enjoys staring matches with wolves

B. Claiming the land was kind of dangerous.

C. Wolves can see the estate boundaries clearly with their eyes.

D. The author managed to know why the wolves ignored his presence.

44. What was the author’s discovery?

A. Wolves are migrant beasts, as is almost universally believed.

B. Wolves are settled beasts and possessors of an estate with definite boundaries.

C. Wolves are not interested in strangers.

D. Wolves’ family is dominated by a female.

45. Why did the author mark out an area of his own?

A. Because he thought it better to be stared at than to be ignored.

B. Because he didn’t want the wolves to use the track past his tent.

C. Because he wanted the wolves to take notice of his existence.

D. Because he wanted to find out how fierce the wolf’s glare was.