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  3. 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 tel

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 tel

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问题     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 by day or 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 staked 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 intersected 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 I turned my back on the wolf.
    Then briskly, and with an air of decision, he turned his attention away from me and began a systematic tour of the area.
    I had staked 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.
The phrase "break the impasse" (Line 2, Para. 5) is closest to the meaning of "______".
选项 A、avoid being attacked
B、break the ice
C、trigger hostility
D、defeat the enemy
答案B
解析 从倒数第2段第2句中的intolerable一词可以知道作者和狼当时处在一个僵持的局面，作者对此已经觉得难以忍受，因此主动先采取行动，目的是为了试探狼的举动，由此可见，选项B是最贴切的理解。
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