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跟踪导练（四）6 　　阅读理解 　　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 unicorn’s 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 unicorn’s 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. It’s 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 lea