Hares,WildandTameThehare（野兔）familyisoneofthelargestoftheanimalkingdomItisfoundinalmosteverycorneroftheearth.Whetherhidingintropicalthickets（灌木叢）,orscamperingonAlpineheights,orthroughthefrozenregionsoftheNorth,itisalwaysthesameagile（敏捷的）,shy,andstupidlittlebeast.Ithasverylongears,oftentippedwithblack.Ithasheavywhiskersgrowingfromeachcheek.Itshind-legs（后腿）areverylongItisafastrunner,andcanjumpagreatdistance.Thislittlecreaturewilleatanyjuicy,tenderfood.Forexample,itlovestheyoungbudsinthespring,berries,andleaves.Itisfondofcabbageleavesandgrains.Itoftendoesmuchdamagetofarmers'crops.Theharedoesnotburrowitsnestintheground,likeitscousintherabbit.Thehare'snestissoinformwithnaturethatahumancouldbarelynoticeit.Onemaypassverynearwithoutsuspectingthatalittleanimallieshidden.Hareshavenomeansofdefendingthemselves,excepttheirsharptoe-nails.Howevertheyrarelythinkofusingthem.Thismeanstheyfallaneasypreytothemanyenemieswhichattackthem.Theyarevigorously（積極地）huntedbymenanddogsonaccountoftheflavouroftheirmeat.Ithasbeenthoughtnecessarytoplacethemundertheprotectionofthegame-laws.Theyarealsothepreyoffoxes,wildcatsandmanyotheranimalsAlthoughdefenseless,theyarestillsomewhatprotectedbytheirkeenear.Itcancatchthesoundoftheleastrustle（沙沙聲）ormovement.Thiswarnsthelittlebeastagainstapproachingdanger.Thehareistheworstmotherintheworld.Whenherlittleonesarefourorfivedaysold,sheleavesthemunprotectedintheirnest.thenshescampersawaytoenjoyherselfreturningonceortwice,perhaps,tonurseherbabies.Thensheleavesthemtoshiftforthemselves.Manylittleones,thusneglected,dieofcoldandhunger.Someareswoopedupbyhawksandowls.Itisastrangefactthatthemotherharemakesnoattempttoprotectherbabies,butwillrunawayattheleastsignalofdanger,andleavethemtotheirfateHareshaveevenbeenknowntobitetheirchildrentodeaththemselves.ayoungharefamilyremaintogetheruntiltheyarehalfgrown.Thentheyseparate,continuingtoliveneartheirnativespot.Haresarenottravellers,and,unlessdisturbed,seldomchangetheirhome.Theyareveryshort-lived,andseldomattaintheageoften.ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion.1.Whydoestheauthorclaimtheharefamilyisoneofthelargestintheworld?A.Itisfoundnearlyeverywherearoundtheworld.B.Ithasthelargestpopulationamonganimals.C.Theyliveingroupsalltheirlives.D.Ithasmanydifferenttypes.2.Whatdopeoplehuntharesfor?A.Theirfurs.B.Theirhind-legs.C.Theirmeat.D.Theirbones.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthehare?A.Ahareisthesameasarabbit.B.Ahareseldomchangesitshome.C.aharemaybetheworstmotherintheworld.D.aharecancatchthesoundoftheleastrustleormovement.4.Whatcanwelearnaboutahare'snestfromthearticle?A.Itisusuallyverylarge.B.Itiseasytofind.C.Itisoftenintheground.D.Itisseldomnoticed.5.Whichfeatureenablesaharetogetawayfromdanger?A.Itslonglegs.B.Itskeenears.C.Itssharpclaws.D.Itsabilitytoswim.Vocabulary基礎(chǔ)詞tropicaladj.熱帶的記聯(lián)想記憶：trop（轉(zhuǎn)）+ic+al（…的）→太陽回轉(zhuǎn)的地方→回歸線附近的→熱帶的heightn.高，高度；高處，高地英themeasurementofhowtallapersonorthingis記high（adj.高的）的名詞形式frozenadj.冷凍的regionn.地區(qū)；區(qū)域英alargeareaofland，usuallywithoutexactlimitsorborders記詞根記憶：reg（統(tǒng)治）+ion→統(tǒng)治的區(qū)域→地區(qū)；區(qū)域stupidadj.愚蠢的，笨的英showingalackofthoughtorgoodjudgementbeastn.（尤指大型或兇猛、獨(dú)特的）動(dòng)物，野獸cheekn.面頰creaturen.動(dòng)物；生物；（有特性或特質(zhì)的）人記詞根記憶：creat（e）（創(chuàng)造）+ure（表名詞）→創(chuàng)造物→生物noticen.通告；注意v.注意到defendv.防御；保護(hù)；保衛(wèi)；為…辯解記聯(lián)想記憶：父母的過分保護(hù)（defend）會(huì)增加孩子的依賴（depend）性例Dickhadtoplawyerstodefendhimself.迪克請(qǐng)了最好的律師替自己辯護(hù)。protectionn.保護(hù)；防衛(wèi)記詞根記憶：pro（在前）+tect（蓋上）+ion（表名詞）出現(xiàn)前就蓋上→保護(hù)warnv.警告hawkn.鷹英astrongfastbirdofpreyseparatev.（使）分開，（使）分離adj.單獨(dú)的，分開的英formingaunitbyitself；notjoinedtosthelse記詞根記憶：se（分開）+par相等）+ate→（使）分成相等的份→（使）分開，（使）分離Vocabulary進(jìn)階詞scampervi.奔跑；疾走英tomovequicklywithshortlightstepsagileadj.敏捷的，靈活的；機(jī)敏的英abletomovequicklyandeasily記詞根記憶：ag動(dòng)作）+lie（…的）→動(dòng)作敏捷的→敏捷的whiskern.（貓、鼠等動(dòng)物的）須；絡(luò)腮胡子記聯(lián)想記憶：他的胡須whisker羥顫，好像在低語（whisper）tenderadj.嫩的；脆弱的；溫柔的英easytobitethroughandcut記聯(lián)想記憶：嬰兒非常脆弱（tender），需悉心照料（end）burrowv.挖掘；鉆進(jìn)；翻找n.地洞英tomakeaholeoratunnelinthegroundbydiggingsuspectvt.猜想；懷疑記詞根記憶：Su（s）（在…下面）+spect（看）→在下面看一看→懷疑例Scientistssuspectedittobeacomet.科學(xué)家懷疑它是一顆彗星。keenadj.熟衷的；熱心的；渴望的；敏銳的；激烈的，緊張的；鋒利的英wantingtodosthorwantingsthtohappenverymuchneglectn./vt.忽視；疏忽；遺漏記詞根記憶：neg（拒絕）+lect（選擇）→不去選擇→忽視例