2017届高考英语一轮复习课时作业38：Unit 3《Inventors and inventions》（新人教版选修8浙江专用）_高考复习指南

2017届高考英语一轮复习课时作业38：Unit 3《Inventors and inventions》（新人教版选修8浙江专用）

　　Buck was happy to lie on the ground all day and watch Thornton and when Thornton spoke to him or touched him，Buck went wild with happiness. At first, he was afraid that Thornton was going to disappear，like Perrault and Francois，and at night he sometimes woke up and went to the tent to make sure that he was still there.

　　But something was changing in Buck.He had lived in the north a long time now，and he was almost a wild dog.He was happy to sit by Thornton's fire，but he sat as a wild animal，and his dreams were filled with other animals—dogs, half wolves，and wild wolves.They seemed to call him into the forest，and sometimes Buck wanted to leave the fire and answer the call.But every time he went into the trees，his love for Thornton brought him back.

　　It was only Thornton who stopped him going into the forest.Other men did not interest him.Visitors to the camp tried to make friends with him，but Buck stayed cold.When Thornton's two friends，Hans and Pete，arrived from Dawson，Buck refused to notice them at first.Then he saw that they were friends of Thornton's and after that he accepted them；but they were not his friends.They were，like Thornton，kind men，and they understood that Buck loved Thornton，and him alone.

　　It happened in the autumn in Circle City.A man called Burton was starting a fight with another man in a bar.Thornton stepped between them to try to stop them.Buck was，as usual，lying in the corner watching.Burton hit Thornton and he nearly fell，just catching a table.Buck flew through the air at Burton's throat.Burton saved his life by putting up his arm，and was thrown on to the ground，with Buck on top of him.Buck took his teeth out of the man's arm and this time bit into his throat.Then a crowd of people pulled Buck off，and a doctor was called.Everyone agreed that Buck had only attacked because he saw Thornton in danger，and from that day Buck's name became famous all over the north.