答案：expenses

　　Ⅱ.阅读(共两节，满分50分)

　　第一节　阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Have you noticed that in any large group，one person seems to be the boss? This is true for wild horses，too.The boss of a herd of wild horses is a stallion (种马)．Stallions are grown male horses.

　　The stallion’s job is important.He watches out for danger.If a bear or other animal comes close，he lets out a warning cry.This helps keep the other horses safe.Sometimes they all run away together.Other times，the stallion protects the other horses.He shows his teeth and rises up on his back legs.Often，he scares the other animals away.Then the horses can safely continue eating grass.

　　Much of the grass on the prairies

　　(大草原)

　　is gone now.Wild horses must move around a lot to find new grass.They spend about half their time eating and looking for food.If they cannot find prairie grass，wild horses will eat tree bark (树皮)．They will eat flowers.If they can’t find these either，wild horses will eat anything that grows!

　　Wild horses also need plenty of water.It is often hot in the places where they travel.At least twice a day，they find streams and take long，long drinks.Like people，wild horses lose water when they sweat.They run and sweat a lot in hot water.To survive，they need as much water as they can get.

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