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安徽省六安市毛坦厂中学2021届高三英语下学期假期作业（2.20）
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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 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，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 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
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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. Ⅱ.完形填空
Alexander the Great was the great Macedonian (马其顿) Emperor.As a young man he once 1 himself a famous horse with his extraordinary power of observation and wisdom.
One day，his father，King Philip，received a horse as a(n) 2 ．Together with some of his men as well as the prince，the King 3 with him his new horse out on a wide plain to 4 ．But they soon found that the horse was very 5 ．It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back.The King was 6 and gave orders for 7 to be taken back at once.But the prince，Alexander，was sorry to 8 this.
“It's a pity to 9 such a fine horse just because 10 man is brave enough to get on it，” said he.
“Your 11 are brave，” said the King，feeling that his son 12 without thinking.“But are you brave enough to do that？”
The young man went up to the nervous animal，took the bridle (缰绳) and turned its 13 to the sun.He did so because he had 14 that the horse was afraid of its own shadow 15 kept moving upon the ground before his eyes.
With its face to the sun，the horse could no longer see the shadow.It soon became 16 ．The young man patted it 17 and by and by he jumped upon its back.Then it set 18 at a great speed with the brave prince holding on.It ran farther and farther into the plain till at last it became tired and Alexander rode it back.
The horse was thus given to the brave man.For many years it fought battle after
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battle together with him.One day in a fierce battle，both of them got seriously 19 ．The horse struggled to carry Alexander on its back and ran home.Then it died. 20 his horse，Alexander had a city built and named the city Bucephalus，which was the name of his horse.
1．A.brought C．declared 2．A.honor C．present 3. A．rode C．took 4. A．ride C．feed
5. A．ridiculous C．strong 6. A．happy C．curious 7. A．it C．her 8. A．find C．hear 9. A．deliver C．release 10. A．a C．such 11. A．actions C．comments 12. A．told C．chatted 13. A．head C．body
14. A．consulted C．observed 15. A．who C．which
B．gave D．won B．prize D．reward B．pulled D．had B．drive D．run B．nervous D．wild B．angry D．satisfied B．him D．this B．do D．say B．kill D．lose B．one D．no B．words D．conclusions B．spoke D．talked B．side D．tail B．expected D．predicted B．as D．it
安徽省六安市毛坦厂中学2021届高三英语下学期假期作业2.20
