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1、Unit1PartOneADogfromNowhereBackgroundInformationHuntingHuntingisthepracticeofpursuinglivinganimals(usuallywildlife)forfood,recreation,ortrade.Inpresent-dayuse,thetermreferstolawfulhunting,asdistinguishedfrompoaching(偷猎),whichisthekilling,trappingorcaptureofthehuntedspeciescontrary
2、toapplicablelaw.Thespecieswhicharehuntedarereferredtoasgame（猎物）andareusuallymammals（哺乳动物）andmigratory（移栖）ornon-migratorygamebirds.HuntingbecameasportinmedievalEurope,whereitwasreserved,asfaraspossible,fortheprivilegedclassesbygamelaws.Falconry[猎鹰训练术]andfoxhuntingbecameincreasingly
3、popularinEnglandintheMiddleAges,andtheuseofhuntingdogs---hounds[猎狗],setters[塞特种猎狗],pointers[能站住用鼻尖指示猎获物所在处的猎狗],spaniels[长耳猎犬]andthelike–becamewidespreadinthisperiod.Huntingcanbedividedintothreebranches,eachofwhichisdefinedbythetypeofinstrumentusedbythehunter.Huntingwithweapons(now
4、primarilyfirearms)isprobablythemostpopular,especiallyintheUnitedStates.Trappingandsnaring[安圈套]withdeceptiveimplementsispopularinnorthernareas.Incoursing[(使用猎狗)追猎](withdogs)andfalconry(withhawks[鹰，隼])huntersenlisttheaidoftrainedanimals.CoursingisespeciallypopularinBritainandWestern
5、Europe.Typesofhuntingarealsodistinguishedbythesizeoftheanimalbeingsought.Big-gamehuntingisthemostglamorousandoftenthemostdangerous.ItbecameapopularsportamongWesterncolonialistsinAfricaandIndiaduringthe19thcentury,andeventodaythebig-gamesafari(科学考察，游猎)远征(队)(特指在非洲东部)survives.Big-gam
6、eanimalsincludethemoose驼鹿,caribou[驯鹿],bear,andelk[麋，大角鹿]ofNorthAmerica;thereindeer[驯鹿],elk,andwolfofEurope;thetiger,leopard[豹],elephant,andwildgoatofAsia;andtheantelope羚羊,gazelle瞪羚,zebra斑马,leopard[美洲豹],lion,giraffe长颈鹿,rhinoceros犀牛,andelephantofAfrica.Small-gamehunting,knownas“shoo
7、ting”inGreatBritain,focusesonbirdssuchasthequail鹌鹑,partridge鹧,grouse松鸡,pheasant野鸡,andgoose,aswellasonsuchanimalsasthehare野兔,rabbit,woodchuck土拨鼠类,raccoon浣熊,貉子,andsquirrel松鼠.Extensivehunting,bothcommercialandrecreational,hasmademanyspeciesofgameanimalsextinct(thepassengerpigeon)orne
8、arlyextinct(theAmericanbison).Gam
