Over 450 wild horses have been killed in Nevada．The land they were on belonged to the  government．Some people say it is worse than when all the buffaloes（美國野牛） were killed．Many of the horses were shot while running

 Wild horses are protected by law．Twenty-eight thousand horses share the land with six mil—lion cattle．Cattlemen say the horses are crowding the cattle out．It is said that there was a range war going on，in which the cattle and the horses fought for larger areas，because both the cattle and horses need the water and grass that is on the land．

The president of the Nevada cattleman group also helps to protect the horses．He says that he  does riot like what is happening to the horses．He does want the government to help keep the number her of horses now．

    Some people think the army used the wild horses for target（靶子） practice．Pilots fly over  the area where the horses were found．The army says that they do not let their pilots do that．The  horses were found far from the nearest road．The killings happened over a large area．．It has been  happening for the last two years．

    Some people think that the horses should be gotten rid of．Others think that they should stay．In the meantime，the police will try to figure out who did it．

1．It call be inferred from the first paragraph that at a certain time in the past_____．

    A．people tried to keep as many horses as possible

    B．buffaloes caused many disasters in Northern America

    C．people never liked wild horses

    D．many buffaloes were killed by people

2．Why is there a range war?

    A．The rangers were called in to help against the war．

    B．the cattlemen do not like what the cattle are doing．

    C．There fire too many animals sharing one part of land．

    D．Some hunters killed horses for their meat．

3．According to what the army．said，so far as．the kilting of the wild horses，is concerned，_____．

    A．they only kill wild horses for tarot practice

    B．the cattlemen didn’t understand what the pilots did

    C．they never used the wild horses for the army purpose

    D．they are the people who have protected the wild horses

4．How does the Nevada cattlemen’s group feel about the killings?

    A．They feel the horses should be left alone．

    B．They do not like it but they want less wild horses．

    C．They happy that the horses are being shot．

    D．They thought that they should take the army to court（法庭）．

5．Obviously，on the problem of the killing of the wild horses，_____．

     A．most people thought it was right

     B．different people have different opinions

     C．the government has knew the reason

     D．nobody wants to see it continue

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