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13．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 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 hunting regularly is 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 opposed to fox hunting，because they think it is cruel，has risen sharply．Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict between hunters and hunt saboteurs （阻攔者）．Sometimes these incidents lead to violence，but mostly saboteurs attempt to stop the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell，which the dogs follow．
Noisy conflicts between hunters and saboteurs 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 Labor Party Member of the Parliament（議會），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．
31．Why are foxes considered as harmful animals？D
A．Because they can't get on well with farmers．
B．Because they are very cruel．
C．Because they are shot by hunters．
D．Because they kill farm animals．
32．British hunters have been hunting foxesA
A．for recreation                                     
B．for the benefit of the farmers
C．to limit the fox population                            
D．to show off their wealth
33．How do fox hunting saboteurs often prevent foxes being hunted？B
A．By means of violence
B．By confusing the fox hunters．
C．By taking illegal action
D．By making laws．
34．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？A
A．Only the rich can be regular fox hunters．
B．Hunters kill foxes by shooting or poisoning them．
C．Hunting foxes has some rules to follow．
D．More and more British people object to fox hunting．
35．What can be inferred from the last paragraph？D
A．Mike Foster is a firm supporter of fox hunting．
B．Fox hunters and saboteurs seldom have conflicts nowadays．
C．The law to ban hunting wild animals will be passed in Britain this year．
D．As a sport，fox hunting may disappear in Britain in the future．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇說明文閱讀．文章主要講述了獵狐運(yùn)動的興衰．前三段可以看做是一個部分，主要論述獵狐運(yùn)動的起源和特點(diǎn)．后兩段的主要內(nèi)容則是反獵狐運(yùn)動的興起．

解答 31．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段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．可知狐貍被認(rèn)為是有害動物，是因?yàn)樗鼈儦⑺懒宿r(nóng)場動物．故選D．
32．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport可知獵狐是富人的一種娛樂消遣活動．故選A．
33．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段but mostly saboteurs attempt to stop the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell，which the dogs follow．可知大多數(shù)反對者試圖誤導(dǎo)騎手和擾亂狐貍的嗅跡．故選B．
34．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段so most hunters are wealthy．可知大多數(shù)的獵人很富有．故選A．
35．D理解推斷題．根據(jù)最后一段If the law is passed，wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain．可知如果這項(xiàng)法律獲得通過，那么像狐貍這樣的野生動物在英國就將受到保護(hù)．由此推斷，在未來獵狐這種運(yùn)動將消失．故選D．

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