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Although it has never been seen， almost everyone is familiar with the legendary unicorn （独角兽）. Descriptions of unicorns have been found dating from ancient times.

According to the legend， anyone attempting to catch a unicorn had to be extremely careful as it has a reputation for being very fierce. A clever trick suggested by unicorn-trappers， in order to catch a unicorn 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 rushed forward and attacked them. Hopefully， the creature could then be caught when its horn was stuck in the tree.

When used as a drinking-cup， the unicorns horn was said to have the power to offer protection against poison. It was believed that nobody could be harmed by drinking the thing that is contained in a unicorns horn. In 1789， the French court was said to have used cups made of unicorn horn in order to protect the king. In addition， the horn was said to have medicinal value （价值）， so that it could be sold for more than ten times the price of the same weight of gold. What， then， was unicorn horn？ We know at times the rhino （犀牛） was confused with this legendary creature. A drinking-cup supposedly made of unicorn horn was discovered to be made of the horn of a rhino.

1. To catch unicorns， the trappers had to try to ___ .

A. fight with them in the woods

B. hide quickly behind the unicorns

C. shoot the unicorns with their guns

D. make use of the tree as a protection

2. Which of the following is TRUE of the unicorn？

A. It was not historically recorded.

B. Its horn was first used in France.

C. Its just of the same size as a rhino.

D. It was fierce and would attack people.

3. The last paragraph is mainly about ___ .

A. the users of the unicorn horn

B. the value of the unicorn horn

C. the colour of the unicorn horn

D. the comparison between the unicorn horn and the rhino horn

4. What can we learn about the unicorn from the passage？

A. Nobody has ever see it.

B. It is the rarest animal in the world.

C. The drinking-cup made of its horn is designed only for a royal family.

D. People will never die after drinking the thing that is contained in its horn.

选词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一词，有两个词是多余的。

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predictable reputation identity indicate positive

1. He had lost his ____ card and was being questioned by the police.

2. A red sky at night ____ fine weather the following day.

3. The postman was bitten by a（n） ____ dog.

4. The ____ of the railway was a big loss to the country.

5. They are hoping for a（n） ____ result from the experiment.

6. You never know how shell react—shes so ____ .

7. She has the ____ of being kind to the poor.

8. He went to Japan and soon made a big ____ .

句子翻译

1. 在我看来，这个计划的失败是由于管理不善。

2. 最近的研究使人们了解了那些他们从未见过的生物。

3. 狮子是一种很凶猛的动物，有时它们可能会极度危险。

4. 所有出现在这里的画都不允许与宗教有关。

书面表达

假设你是星光中学的张夏，每年的9月22日是“世界无车日”，请根据提示用英语撰写一份主题为“Lets Ride Bicycles”的演讲稿，在班会上发言。

提示：

1. 目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题；

2. 骑自行车的益处，如节能环保、有利健康等。

参考词汇：低碳生活（low-carbon life）；节能（energy saving）

注意：

1. 词数：100词左右；

2. 演讲稿开头和结尾已给出，该部分不计入总词数；

3. 对所给提示，不要简单翻译，可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Good morning， everyone，

Im Zhang Xia from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Lets Ride Bicycles”.

Come on and join us！ Thank you！