10.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.
Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population.Hunting consists of pursuing 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 they 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 codes of behavior.But owning a horse and hunt ing regularly is expensive,so most hunters are wealthy.
It is estimated that up to 100,000people watch or take part in fox hunting.But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting,because they think it is brutal (殘酷的),has risen sharply.Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (沖突) between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻攔者).Sometimes these incidents lead to violence,but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell,which the dogs follow.
Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself.But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport.A Labor Party Member of the Parliament,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.
9.Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxesA
A.for recreation (娛樂)
B.in the interests of the farmers
C.to limit the fox population
D.to show off their wealth
10.What is special about fox hunting in Britain?C
A.It involves the use of a deadly poison.
B.It is a costly event which rarely occurs.
C.The hunters have set rules to follow.
D.The hunters have to go through strict training.
11.A new law may be passed by the British Parliament toB.
A.prohibit farmers from hunting foxes
B.forbid hunting foxes with dogs
C.stop hunting wild animals in the countryside
D.prevent large-scale fox hunting
12.It can be inferred from the passage thatC.
A.killing foxes with poison are illegal
B.limiting the fox population is unnecessary
C.hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent
D.fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and the rich.
分析 本文主要講述的是獵狐運(yùn)動(dòng)的興衰,先是告訴我們獵狐運(yùn)動(dòng)的興起和特點(diǎn),隨后又告訴我們獵狐運(yùn)動(dòng)的衰落.
解答 9.A 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport參加該活動(dòng)的人們把獵狐看成是一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng),是一種娛樂性質(zhì)的,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選A
10.C細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers,and follow strict codes of behavior.人們獵狐的時(shí)候穿著一種特殊的紅色外套和白色的長褲,并遵守嚴(yán)格的行為準(zhǔn)則,既然有嚴(yán)格的行為準(zhǔn)則,說明他們是有法可依的,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選C
11.B 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,If the law is passed,wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.如果法律通過的話,那么像狐貍這樣的野生動(dòng)物將會(huì)受到法律的保護(hù),不能被隨意的被捕殺了.結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選B
12.C 推理題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,A Labor Party Member of the Parliament,Mike Foster,is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal.由此可知,用狗來獵殺野生動(dòng)物是一件非常殘忍的事情,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選C
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)新聞報(bào)道類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).