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阅读理解。Despitethefactthatithasneverbeenseenalmosteveryoneisfamiliarwiththelegendaryunicorn(独角兽).Descriptionsofunicornshavebeenfounddatingfromancienttimes.ThegreatphilosopherAristotletheorize
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阅读理解。

Despitethefactthatithasneverbeenseenalmosteveryoneisfamiliarwiththelegendaryunicorn

(独角兽).Descriptionsofunicornshavebeenfounddatingfromancienttimes.Thegreatphilosopher

Aristotletheorizedthatthereweretwotypesofunicorn---theso-calledIndianAssandtheOryxakind

ofantelope.Unicornsareoftenusedinthelogoofanoblefamilytowncounciloruniversityastheir

specialsign.EvenScotlandisrepresentedbyaunicorn.

Accordingtothelegendanyoneattemptingtocatchaunicornhadtobeextremelycautiousasithas

areputationforbeingveryfierce.Aclevertricksuggestedbyunicorn-trappersinordertocatchthis

magnificentbeastwithoutbeinghurtbyitshornwasforthehuntertostandinfrontofatreeandthen

tomovequicklybehinditastheunicorncharged.Hopefullythecreaturecouldthenbecapturedwhen

itshornwasstuckinthetree.

Whenhollowedoutandusedasadrinking-cuptheunicorn'shornwassaidtohavethepowerto

offerprotectionagainstperson.Itwasbelievedthatnobodycouldbeharmed-bydrinkingthecontents

ofaunicorn'shorn.RightupuntiltheFrenchRevolutionin1789theFrenchcourtwassaidtohaveused

cupsmadeof"unicorn"horninordertoprotecttheking.Inadditionthehornwassaidtohavemedicinal

valuesomuchsothatitcouldbesoldformorethantentimesthepriceofthesameweightofgold.What

thenwas"unicorn"horn?Weknowattimestherhino(犀牛)wasconfusedwiththislegendarycreature.

Adrinking-cupsupposedlymadeof"unicorn"hornwasdiscoveredtobemadeofthehornofarhino.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheunicorn?

A.Itwasnothistoricallyrecorded

B.ItshornwasfirstusedinFrance

C.ItwassimilartotheIndianAssandtheOryx

D.Itcouldbethesymbolofauniversity

2.Tocatchaunicorntheunicorn-trappershadtotryallofthefollowingEXCEPT____.

A.temptingtheunicorntoattack

B.makinguseofthetreeasaprotection

C.hidingquicklybehindtheunicorn

D.havingtheunicornhornstuckinthetree

3.Thelastpar

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