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【题目】Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.

Famers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of running after a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox, the kill it or a hunter shoots it.

People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport. They wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict rules of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly are expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.

It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox-hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people who are against fox-hunting, because they think it is brutal(残暴的), has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict between hunters and hunt opponents (阻止者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly opponents discourage the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell, which the dogs follow.

Noisy conflicts between hunters and opponents have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as running after foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox-hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party member of Parliament(英国议会), Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.

【1】Wealthy people in Britain have been hunting foxes to ______.

A. benefit the farmers B. get entertainment

C. show off their wealth D. limit the fox population

【2】The opponents of fox-hunting often discourage the game by ______.

A. using violence

B. taking legal action

C. seeking help from farmers

D. confusing the fox hunters

【3】A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ______.

A. protect wild animals like foxes

B. control fox-hunting on a large scale

C. prohibit farmers from hunting foxes

D. standardize the behavior of fox-hunting

【4】What can be inferred from this passage?

A. Limiting the fox population is unnecessary at all.

B. Killing foxes with poison is not allowed by the law.

C. Hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent.

D. Fox-hunting causes conflicts between hunters and farmers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是猎狐运动的兴衰。前三段可以看做是一个部分，主要论述猎狐运动的源起和特点。后两段的主要内容则是反猎狐运动的兴起。

【1】细节理解题。根据第三段People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport. ... so most hunters are wealthy.可知英国富有的人把猎杀作为一种运动，一种娱乐。故选B

【2】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly opponents discourage the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell可知讲到了三种干预方式，一是violence，二是misleading riders，三是disturbing the trail of the fox’s smell。根据文中交代，violence的发生频率是sometimes（有时），而后二者是mostly（大部分）。题目问的often（经常），那么显然应该指的是后二者，即迷惑狩猎者。故选D

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law ...wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain英国国会出台的法律目的是为了保护像狐狸一样的野生动物被猎杀。故选A

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal可知英国议会出台的新法律规定了用狗捕杀野生动物是不合法的，由此可推断出用狗猎杀是残忍的。故选C