13．Hunting
The days of the hunter are almost over in India．This is partly because there is practically nothing left to kill，and partly because some steps have been taken，mainly by banning tiger-shooting，to protect those animals which still survive．
Some people say that Man is naturally a hunter．I disagree with this view．Surely out earliest forefathers，who at first possessed no weapons，spent their time digging for roots，and were no doubt themselves often hunted by meat-eating animals．
I believe the main reason why the modern hunter kills is that he thinks people will admire his courage in overpowering dangerous animals．Of course，there are some who truly believe that the killing is not really the important thing，and that the chief pleasure lies in the joy of the hunt and the beauties of the wild countryside．There are also those for whom hunting in fact offers a chance to prove themselves and risk death by design； these men go out after dangerous animals like tigers，even if they say they only do it to rid the countryside of a threat．I can respect reasons like these，but they are clearly different from the need to strengthen your high opinion of yourself．
The greatest big-game hunters expressed in their writings something of these finer motives（动机）．One of them wrote．
"You must properly respect what you are after and shoot it cleanly and on the animal's own territory（领地）．You must fix forever in your mind all the wonders of that particular day．This is better than letting him grow a few years older to be attacked and wounded by his own son and eventually eaten，half alive，by other animals，Hunting is not a cruel and senseless killing-not if you respect the thing you kill，not if you kill to enrich your memories，not if you kill to feed your people．"
I can understand such beliefs，and can compare these hunters with those who hunted lions with spears（矛） and bravely caught them by the tail．But this is very different from many tiger-shoots I have seen，in which modern weapons were used．The so-called hunters fired from tall trees or from the backs of trained elephants．Such methods made tigers seem no more dangerous than rabbits．
25．There is no more hunting in India now partly becauseD．
A．it is dangerous to hunt there
B．hunting is already out of date
C．hunters want to protect animals
D．there are few animals left to hunt
26．The author thinks modern hunters kill mainlyB．
A．to make the countryside safe
B．to earn people's admiration
C．to gain power and influence
D．to improve their health
27．What do we learn about the big-game hunters？C
A．They hunt old animals
B．They mistreat animals
C．They hunt for food
D．They hunt for money
28．What is the author's view on the tiger-shoots he has seen？A
A．Modern hunters lack the courage to hunt face-to-face
B．Modern hunters should use more advanced weapons
C．Modern hunters like to hunt rabbits instead of tigers
D．Modern hunters should put their safety first．
分析 本文分析了现代猎人和古代猎人的不同之处，包括猎杀原因和猎杀方法．
解答 25．D 细节理解题：由文章第一段This is partly because there is practically nothing left to kill可知动物已经被猎杀得所剩无几了，故选D．
26．B 细节理解题：从第三段I believe the main reason why the modern hunter kills is that he thinks people will admire his courage in overpowering dangerous animals可知，作者认为现在的捕猎者打猎主要是为了赢得人们的赞许．故选B．
27．C 理解推断题：由倒数第二段Hunting is not a cruel and senseless killing-not if you respect the thing you kill，not if you kill to enrich your memories，not if you kill to feed your people可知捕猎是为了丰富你的记忆，和获得食物养活人们．故C项符合题意．
28．A 段意理解题：由最后一段段意可知古代的捕猎者用矛猎取动物，并勇敢地拽住它们的尾巴．但是现代人却是用现代化的武器从树后或经过训练了的大象的背上来猎杀动物，因此作者认为现代捕猎者缺少面对面地猎杀动物的勇气．故选A．
点评 本篇文章主要是细节理解方面的题型，需要考生通过跳读迅速找到对应的句子进行详细理解，句子的理解可以结合上下文意思，通过逻辑推理得到．
