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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 (阻拦者).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(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.
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.

分析 本文是一篇说明文阅读.文章主要讲述了猎狐运动的兴衰.前三段可以看做是一个部分,主要论述猎狐运动的起源和特点.后两段的主要内容则是反猎狐运动的兴起.

解答 31.D细节理解题.根据第一段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.可知狐狸被认为是有害动物,是因为它们杀死了农场动物.故选D.
32.A细节理解题.根据第三段People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport可知猎狐是富人的一种娱乐消遣活动.故选A.
33.B细节理解题.根据第四段but mostly saboteurs attempt to stop the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell,which the dogs follow.可知大多数反对者试图误导骑手和扰乱狐狸的嗅迹.故选B.
34.A细节理解题.根据第三段so most hunters are wealthy.可知大多数的猎人很富有.故选A.
35.D理解推断题.根据最后一段If the law is passed,wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.可知如果这项法律获得通过,那么像狐狸这样的野生动物在英国就将受到保护.由此推断,在未来猎狐这种运动将消失.故选D.

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IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS (大会)
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Knowledge Cafe (DISCUSS)
•120minutes session,suitable for 12people at the most.
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Conservation Campus (TRAIN)
•Half day or full day modules (模式),for up to 30people.
•It's an interactive (互动的) training session where participants develop new skills and knowledge transfer on relevant conservation topics.
•This type of event provides more in-depth exploration of topics aimed at building the capacity of participants.
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B.invite more people to participate in workshops
C.collect proposals for the Forum of IUCN Congress
D.introduce the 2012IUCN World Conservation Congress
61.The following statements about the Forum are true EXCEPT thatA.
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B.Conservation Campus lasts about half a day or a whole day
C.the number of people shouldn't be more than a dozen in a Knowledge Cafe
D.a poster owner will have about 10minutes to present his work at lunch breaks
62.We can learri from the passage thatD
A.the Forum will last from 6to 15September 2012
B.the host country is the only organizer of the Forum
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TV channels will have disappeared.Instead,people will choose a program from a"menu"and a computer will send the program directly to the television.Today,we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away.By 2030,music,films,programs,newspapers,and books will come to us by computer.
Cars will run on new,clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won't be any accidents.Today,many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2030,the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.Space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours.Today,the United Sates Space Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again.By 2030,space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
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Medical technology will have conquered many diseases.Today,there are electronic devices(装置)hat connect directly to the brain to help people hear.By 2030,we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear again.
Scientists will have discovered how to control genes.Scientists have already produced clones of animals.By 2030,scientists will be able to produce clones of people,and decide how they look,how they behave and how much intelligence they have.Scientists will be able to do these things,but should they?

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D.People can travel around the world by space plane
58.Some big companies prefer robots to human workers because human workersB.
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D.are not on duty
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D.there will be no blind and deaf people by 2030
60.What's the author's attitude towards the cloning technology?D
A.The author does not agree on the use of cloning technology.
B.The author thinks human cloning is impossible.
C.The author is quite excited about human cloning.
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68.The underlined word"dominant"in the first paragraph means"D".
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70.The rise in global temperatures between 1901 and 2012D.
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