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Directions：Readthefollowingpassageandthengiveshortanswerstothefivequestions．WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet. Huntingwasorigina11yameansofprovidingfood，butithasnowbecomeasport.Thoughinso－mepartsoftheworldtherearestil1peoplewhohuntwildanimalstoprovidethemselveswithfood，inEngland,huntingisasmuchasocialactivityasanythingelse. Agreatmanyyearsago，fishermeninJapanusedbirdstocatchfish．ThisartoffishingissaidtobeatleastathousandyearsoldandismentionedinJapaneseplays.Today，however，fishinginthiswayhassimplybecomeasport，forthefishermenarenotserious1yinterestedincatchingfish. Onsummernightsthefishingboatssetoutonriversinvariouspartsofthecountry，Atthefrontofeachboatthereisanironbasketinwhichawoodfireiskeptburning，Asthegracefulcurvedboatsfloatpastcarriedalongbythecurrent，thesefires，dottedhereandthere，makebrightpatternsonthewater.Steeringdowntheriver，thefishermenbeatthesidesoftheboattoencouragethebirds，andpeopleoutforanevening'sentertainmenteithersitorlieontheflooroftheboatsdrinkingbeerandsometimesevencookingamealforthemselvesovertheflamesofthefire，Thismethodoffishingdemandsgreatskill，forthefishermanhastohandlethreeorfourbirdsinonehand．Alongpieceofstringistiedroundtheneckofeachbirdandthefishermanmusttakecaretokeepthebirdsseparatefromeachother.Everysooften，thebirdsaresetfreeandtheyflyclosetothewaterinsearchoffish．Themomentabirdcatchesafishinitsbeakitispulledbackontotheboat．Thesiringishelditght1yroundthebird'sthroattopreventitfromswallowingthefishithascaught．Whentheredonotseemtobemanyfishintheriver，thefishermencansometimesbeseensecret1ythrowingdeadfishintothewaterforthebirdstocatch．Noonereallyobjectstothispractice，asitisallpartofthisunusualsport. 41．Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofhunting？
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