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高三英语专项练习 第一部分　阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） A Buck lived at a big house called Judge Millers place in the sunny valley of Santa Clara. The house was far away from the road, hidden by trees. The path to the house ran through large trees and grassy areas. The back area of the house was even larger. There were big stables for horses, servants house, and even some fruit trees. There was also a swimming pool that Judge Millers boys often visited to cool off from the afternoon heat. It was over this huge area that Buck ruled. He was born here and had already lived here for four years. True, there were other dogs, but they did not count, often coming and going, or barely going outside of the house. Buck was not a house dog, or a racing dog. He joined the boys in their swimming and went hunting with them. Often he looked after the Judges two daughters, Mollie and Alice, when they went out for nightly walks. On winter nights, he would lie at the Judges feet beside a warm fire. He also carried the Judges grandsons on his back, guarding their every footstep. He totally ignored the other dogs, especially Toots and Ysabel, two small foreign-looking dogs that only stayed inside. Yes, Buck was King and he ruled over all the land and creatures of Judge Millers place. ? His father, Elmo, was a huge dog, and he had been Judge Millers constant companion. Buck wasnt as large. His mother, Sleep, was a smaller type of dog from Scotland, so his weight was only one hundred and forty pounds. Nevertheless, his weight gave him an air like a king, and he had developed a lot of pride in himself, much like a country gentleman does with a life of respect and good living. Luckily, he did not grow lazy and become a house dog; rather, his love of hunting and outdoor fun hardened his muscles and stopped him from becoming fat. Such was the manner of Buck in the fall of 1897, when the Klondike strike dragged men from over the world to the frozen North. But newspaper and the way of the world were unknown t