2017届河北省高三英语一轮复习55分钟课堂练习13 Word版含答案
<p> 第一部分 阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="unicorn">unicorn</span>(独角兽). <span word="Descriptions">Descriptions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unicorns">unicorns</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="philosopher">philosopher</span> <span word="Aristotle">Aristotle</span> <span word="theorized">theorized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unicorn">unicorn</span>--- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ass">Ass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oryx">Oryx</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="antelope">antelope</span>. <span word="Unicorns">Unicorns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="logo">logo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="town">town</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="sign">sign</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unicorn">unicorn</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>ccording to the legend, anyone attempting to catch a unicorn had to be extremely cautious as it has a reputation for being very fierce. A clever trick suggested by unicorn-trappers, in order to catch this magnificent beast without being hurt by its horn, was for the hunter to stand in front of a tree and then to move quickly behind it as the unicorn charged. Hopefully, the creature could then be captured when its horn was stuck in the tree.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="hollowed">hollowed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>-<span word="cup">cup</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unicorn">unicorn</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="horn">horn</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="harmed">harmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contents">contents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unicorn">unicorn</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="horn">horn</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1789, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="cups">cups</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="unicorn">unicorn</span>” <span word="horn">horn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horn">horn</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="medicinal">medicinal</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="What">What</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="unicorn">unicorn</span>” <span word="horn">horn</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhino">rhino</span>(犀牛) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="creature">creature</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>-<span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="unicorn">unicorn</span>” <span word="horn">horn</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horn">horn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rhino">rhino</span>.</p>
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