题文
Despite the fact that 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. The great philosopher Aristotle theorized that there were two types of unicorn--- the so-called Indian Ass and the Oryx, a kind of antelope. Unicorns are often used in the logo of a noble family, town council or university as their special sign. Even Scotland is represented by a unicorn.
According to the legend, anyone attempting to catch a unicorn had to be extremely cautious
as it has a reputation for being very fierce. A clever trick suggested by unicorn-trappers, in order to catch this magnificent beast 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 charged. Hopefully, the creature could then be captured when its horn was stuck in the tree.
When hollowed out and used as a drinking-cup, the unicorn’s horn was said to have the power to offer protection against person. It was believed that nobody could be harmed-by drinking the contents of a unicorn’s horn. Right up until the French Revolution 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, so much 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.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE of the unicorn?A．It was not historically recordedB．Its horn was first used in FranceC．It was similar to the Indian Ass and the OryxD．It could be the symbol of a university小题2:To catch a unicorn, the unicorn-trappers had to try all of the following EXCEPT ____.A．tempting the unicorn to attackB．making use of the tree as a protectionC．hiding quickly behind the unicornD．having the unicorn horn stuck in the tree小题3:The last paragraph is mainly about ____.A．the properties of the unicorn hornB．the users of the unicorn hornC．the price of the unicorn hornD．the comparison between the unicorn horn and the rhino horn小题4:In the last paragraph, the word “unicorn ” is in quotation marks (引号)because _____.A．the cup is designed only for a royal familyB．the unicorn does not exist in realityC．the unicorn is the rarest animal in the world D．the medicinal value of the horn is appreciated 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
小题1:细节理解题。由第一段最后一句不难得出答案。注意理解logo的意思为“作为标志的语句，标识语”。这是超纲但又是现在流行常用的词汇，需要注意积累。
小题2:细节理解题。从第三段第二句 ….to stand in front of a tree and then to move quickly behind it as the unicorn charged.可知猎人先在独角兽前面引诱，然后迅速闪到其身后，待其角插在树里面，实际上就是利用树作为保护。
小题3:主旨大意题。从最后一段不难得知主要讲述的是独角兽角的各种用途。
小题4:推理判断题。从最后一段最后一句可知，这种角实际上是犀牛角。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Despite the fact tha.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
