Africa is a very diverse land with many diffe...

Africa is a very diverse land with many different tribes. One tradition that many of these groups share is painting or marking their bodies and faces in color. They do this for many reasons. Some marks are used to identify people as part of the group. Other marks are used for ceremonies such as wedding and during times of war. Let’s look at some different exam¬ples of body painting.

Red is a common color in body painting because it often represents health and long life. Among the Masai of East Africa, when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people, they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red. This ceremony takes place every seven to fourteen years, so there is not an exact age for participating in it.

The Samburu, also from East Africa, like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it looks pretty.

The Masai men also have a unique way of showing that they are brave. To show that he has killed a lion, a man will paint his body with a natural white material, making special marks to represent this accomplishment. The Masai men also use this white to show that they are no longer boys and are considered adults.

One quite unusual example of face painting is done by the Wodaabe people of West Africa. Once a year, they have a beauty contest for men. The men paint their faces yellow and red. Then they add white and black circles and lines. Black paint is used near the eyes and on the lips to draw attention to the whiteness of their eyes and teeth, which the Wodaabe consider most beautiful. The women then decide which man they like best.

As you travel, enjoy the beautiful and bright colors of Africa.

1.How do some African groups recognize their people?

A. By the color of the skin and hair.

B. By the marks their parents give to them.

C. By the different color in their faces or bodies,

D. By the different styles of their painting.

2.The Samburu paint their faces red in order to show

A. their braveness　　 B. their growth

C. their happiness　　 D. their beauty

3.What color will the Masai men use to show their achievement?

A. White.　　 B. Red.

C. Yellow.　　 D. Black.

4.Who have the tradition of the beauty contest?

A. The Masai people.　　 B. The Wodaabe people.

C. The Samburu people.　　 D. The South African people.

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根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Africa is a very diverse land with many different tribes. One tradition that many of these groups share is painting or marking their bodies and faces in color. They do this for many reasons. Some marks are used to identify people as part of a group.____ 1____ Let’s look at some different examples of body painting. ____2_______ Among the Masai of East Africa, when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people, they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red. This ceremony take place every seven to fourteen years, so there is not an exact age for participating in it. The Samburu, also from East Africa, like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it looks attractive. ______3________ To show that he has killed a lion, a man will paint his body with a natural white material, making special marks to represent this accomplishment. The Masai men also use this white to show that they are on longer boys and are considered adults.One quite unusual example of face painting is done by the Wodaabe people of West Africa. Once a year, they have a beauty contest for men. ___4_________ Then they add white and black circles and lines. Black paint is used near the eyes and on the lips to draw attention to the whiteness of their eyes and teeth, which the Wodaabe consider most beautiful.____ 5_________.As you travel, enjoy the beautiful and bright colors of Africa.

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Africa is a very diverse land with many different tribes （部落）. One tradition that many of these groups share is painting or marking their bodies and faces in color. They do this for many reasons. Some marks are used to identify people as part of a group. 1. Let’s look at some different examples of body painting.

2. Among the Masai of East Africa, when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people, they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red. This ceremony takes place every seven to fourteen years, so there is not an exact age far participating in it. The Samburu, also from East Africa, like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it looks attractive.

3. To show that he has killed a lion, a man will paint his body with a natural white material, making special marks to represent this accomplishment. The Masai men also use this white to show that they are no longer boys and are considered adults.

One quite unusual example of face painting is done by the Wodaabe people of West Africa. Once a year, they have a beauty contest for men. 4. Then they add white and black circles and lines. Black paint is used near the eyes and on the lips to draw attention to the whiteness of their eyes and teeth, which the Wodaabe consider most beautiful. 5..

As you travel, enjoy the beautiful and bright colors of Africa.

A.The men pretend to fight each other.

B.The ceremony expresses hope for rain.

C.The men paint their faces yellow and red.

D.The women then decide which man they like best.

E.The Masai men also have a unique way of showing that they are brave.

F.Other marks are used for ceremonies such as weddings and during times of war.

G.Often representing health and long life, red is the common color in body painting.

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Each Indian tribe(部落) had a different language．Many Indians never learned any language except their own．Do you know how Indians form different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound．　 1.

Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers．In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy．In Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands．One sign meant “man”．Another meant “horse”．　 2.　 He showed where the sun had been at the time．

Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony．He might use a blanket．Or he might use a mirror or fire arrows．

To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his Pony in a 1arge circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide． This meant that there was danger．

3.　 An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands．Then he began to swing the blanket from side in front of him．An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket．

He could also send many signals with a mirror．He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger． 　 4.　 At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling．

5.　 They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language．

A. The blanket signal was visible from far away．

B. Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language.

C. They use sign language to communicate with each other.

D. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining．

E. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky．

F. One way was by sign language；another way by signals．

G. An Indian use a mirror to tell that there was a danger nearby.

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Welcome to the Civic Art Museum's Exhibit of West African Art, showing pieces from our collections.

Background

The peoples of West Africa, including the Yoruba, the Dogon, the Igbo, and the Akan, have a long art tradition. Tribes (部落) in the area have developed different styles of art and architecture that are suited to the climate and available materials and based on their traditions.

Gallery A: Photographs of Traditional West African Architecture

This section shows historical and contemporary photographs of traditional West African architecture. Of particular interest are the photographs of the Dogon village. The design of the Dogon village is based on the human figure. Certain types of buildings are placed in particular areas according to the Dogon's complex philosophical tradition. For example, the men's houses are placed in the “head” of the village, the leader's house is in the “chest,” and the women's houses are in the “hands.”

Gallery B: West African Masks

The art of mask making is well developed in West Africa. Masks are important to West African traditions and have clear social, political, and economic roles. However, most masks are worn only at particular times or on special occasions. For example, among the Dan and the Kota, certain people wear special masks to show their power when they act as judges and policemen within the community. Among the Bambara of Mali, headdresses are worn during planting and harvest celebrations.

Gallery C: West African Sculptures

West African sculptures are made from materials such as metal or wood. They are based on tribal traditions and are quite different. The Dogon are especially known for making figures of their ancestors (祖先). They believe their ancestors, called Nommo, came down from the sky at the beginning of time. Nommo figures are often shown with their hands reaching out to the sky. The collection contains several wonderful examples of Nommo sculptures.

1.What is special about Dogon houses?

A.They are shaped like human beings.

B.They are designed by the village leader.

C.They are grouped according to tradition.

D.They have many photographs inside them.

2.West African masks _____.

A.have recently developed

B.play many different roles

C.are mainly worn at harvest time

D.show the everyday life of the Dan

3.What do we know about the Dogon people?

A.They are afraid of Nommo figures.

B.They make statues of their ancestors.

C.They believe they will return to the sky.

D.They straighten their arms to show respect.

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In a long­sleeved shirt and jeans, Dieudonne Twahirwa looks nothing like the traditional African farmer. The 30­year­old owner of Gashora Farm knows what a difference that makes.

“You need more role models，” he said, standing among knee­high rows of chilli(辣椒) plants. “If you have young farmers, having land and driving to the farm, others may think, ‘Why can’t I do that？’”

Mr. Twahirwa, a university graduate, bought a friend’s tomato farm six years ago for $150. He made $1，500 back in two months. “You have to link farming with entrepreneurship and real numbers，” he said.

Many young Africans are abandoning areas in the countryside, choosing not to work hard and for a long time in the fields—a job made tougher by climate change.

But Twahirwa is one of the growing band of successful farmers working to make agriculture’s image on the continent more attractive. Some 1，000 farmers now produce chillies for him. He is starting a fourth farm of his own, and exports fresh and dried chillies and oil to Britain, the United States, India, and Kenya.

Africa has the world’s youngest population and 65 percent of its uncultivated arable land(耕地后备资源). Yet accessing land and loans is difficult, and African productivity is low with crop yields just 56 percent of the international average.

“Agriculture is mainly associated with suffering and no young person wants to suffer，” said Tamara Kaunda. She believes African agriculture needs a change to get rid of its old­fashioned image of very hard and tiring work with a hoe. “Show young people tractors, green fields, nice irrigation systems and smartphones，” she said.

Getting young people involved in agriculture does not mean they have to work on a farm. For example, in coffee production, the beans go from the farm to the washing station, then to be separated from the husks(外壳).

1.What does “Why can’t I do that？” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Why can’t I drive to the farm?

B.Why can’t they farm?

C.They follow the example of those farmers.

D.They bought a friend’s tomato farm.

2.What makes it harder for farmers to work?

A.Poor land. B.Climate change.

C.Low income. D.Long working hours.

3.What can we learn about Twahirwa according to paragraph 5?

A.He made a fortune by growing chillies.

B.His chillies are superb in the world.

C.Farmers working for him live a simple life.

D.The locals aren’t willing to buy his chillies.

4.When it comes to agriculture in Africa, what do people think about it?

A.Loans are difficult.

B.Most land is uncultivated.

C.Crop yields are rather low.

D.Farming methods are out of date.

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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Many years ago, in one of the Arabian tribes(部落),there was a man named Nabor who owned a beautiful horse. This horse was famous for being both fast and gentle. Now, an Arab named Jehu, who belonged to another tribe wanted this horse.

Jehu had offered his camels and many valuable treasures for the horse but the owner would not sell it. Jehu then thought up a trick by which he hoped to get the horse for himself.

He decided to dress in rags, dirty his face and blindfold himself. Thus, he lay by the roadside to wait for the owner of the horse, who he knew would pass by that way.

When he saw Nabor coming on his beautiful　 horse, he cried out in a weak voice, “I am a poor and sick blind man. For three days and nights I have been unable to move from this spot to find food. I am dying; help me please.”

Nabor kindly offered to take him on his horse and carry him home; but Jehu replied, “I cannot stand; I have no strength left,” Nabor felt pity for him and got　 off his horse. He led his horse to the man and, with great difficulty, helped him onto the horse’s back. But, once Jehu was sitting in the saddle(鞍), he kicked the horse and galloped off, calling out as he did so, “I have the horse; and you will never see it again. Goodbye!” Nabor was, at first, surprised and sad but he soon ran after the thief, shouting to him to stop as he had something to say to him.

注意:

1. 所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；

2. 应使用 5 个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

Certain that Nabor could not catch him by foot, Jehu turned the horse and stopped a short distance from Nabor.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Struck with shame at these words, Jehu was silent for a moment.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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This wonderful 16-day tour is designed to highlight South Africa’s amazing diversity of cultures, its curious mixture of old and new, as well as its wonderful scenery and wildlife, together with its unique history．

Join us to experience Cape Town and the exciting Kruger safari (游猎) on our tour to South AfricA． We believe that a more naturally beautiful country than South Africa would be difficult to find: from the rocky peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains, to the timeless semi-desert landscapes of the Karoo and then the forested seashores and mirror-like lakes of the Garden Route, the attractive valleys of the Winelands and the symbol of the country, Table Mountain — all under an endless blue sky．Quite amazing!

Included in our price:

Return flights from London Heathrow

Three-and-four-star hotels, sharing rooms, breakfast and lunch included

Internal flight to the beautiful Garden Route

Full-day guided safari in the Kruger National Park

Visit the legendary Zulu War battlefields of Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, the historical Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, Apartheid Museum and Blyde River Canyon

Travel on Outeniqua steam train or go whale watching depending on the season

For more information, call 0845 155 6706.

1.On this 16-day tour, visitors might experience the _______ of South Africa.

A． history, cultures and education

B． cultures, scenery and education

C． history, scenery and education

D． history, cultures and scenery

2.What can we learn about the tour?

A． The tour is available all year rounD．

B． Tourists will have a single room each.

C． Tourists are sure to go whale watching．

D． Suppers are not included in the price.

3.The passage is written to _______.[

A． talk about touring experiences

B． attract people to the tour

C． talk about the history of Africa

D． introduce places of interest in Africa

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It is men’s nature to live together in families and tribes(部落), and cities and nations, and therefore men have learned to prize those qualities in each other which make social life the happiest and best.

Of these qualities one of the most important is sympathy－fellow-feeling. If a man had no fellow-feeling, we should call him “inhuman”; he would be no true man. We think so much of this quality that we call a kind man “human”－that is, man-like in his conduct, first to other men, and afterwards to all living things.

If you are cruel to animals, you are not likely to be kind or thoughtfull to men; and if you are thoughtful towards men, you are not likely to be cruel and thoughtful towards animals. This is why the wise man of old wrote, “The merciful man is merciful to his beast.”

What a pleasure it is also to be loved by our pets or domestic animals; and to feel that we are caring for them and are deserving of their love; or to watch the ways of wild creatures, and gradually to make friends with them!

Treating animals kindly does not mean that we must never inflict any pain on them. We ourselves are trained by pains as well as by pleasures; so too, punishment is sometimes needed to train our dogs and horses to obey us. We endure pains at the hands of the surgeon, to cure some wound or to heal some disease; so too, animals must submit to being doctored.

We send out our bravest men to face wounds, sickness and death, for the good of the nation; so too, we let our horses share the risk of battle. For similar reasons, we cannot hesitate to destroy dangerous creatures like wolves and show senseless ferocity(残忍). It is no excuse to say that these animals deserve to be treated cruelly on account of their own cruelty. They are not really cruel, for they tear and kill not from love of unkindness, but because they must do so in order to live.

1.One of the most important qualities of men is fellow-feeling because ________.

A．you are likely to be cruel and thoughtful without it

B．a man would be inhuman without it

C．men can’t bear any pain on themselves and animals

D．only sympathy makes a man man-like in his conduct

2.The author would probably agree with the following EXCEPT that ________　.

A．we must never force any pain on animals

B．some people have to kill some animals in order to live

C．it is human for a doctor to cut off some part from the animals

D．wise men are not only good to men but also to animals

3.What do you think is the title of the passage?

A．Loving your pet. B．Fellow-feeling.

C．Making friends with animals.        D．Kindness to animals.

4.Which of the following is inhuman according to the writer?

A．To treat animals cruelly because they are cruel.

B．To train animals.

C．To destroy some of the dangerous animals.

D．To make animals submit to being doctored.

5.The underlined word “inflict” here means ________.

A．make sb/sth suffer                  B．forbid

C．punish       D．avoid

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Our mission is authentic travel. We partner with local experts to create enriching experiences that teach teens to be savvy (有见识的) travelers. Every program is designed to be hands-on — emphasizing doing and feeling, in addition to just seeing, so teens discover what it means to live like a local in every country we visit.

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Group sizes of 14-21 students allow us to travel comfortably and to make real connections to each other and the host community. Participants come from a mix of different states, regions, and countries. We also welcome solo travelers — 75% of our teens join us without a friend!

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We offer cultural exploration, community service, language, and photography programs to Europe, Africa, Latin America, Oceania, Asia, and North America. We have more programs in more destinations than any other teen travel company. With over 100 programs and 40+ countries to choose from, you’re sure to find a program that’s the perfect fit.

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1.What is TFT most probably be?

A.A youth travel organization. B.An advertising company.

C.A cross-culture program. D.A learning center for students.

2.Who’s Ethan in the text?

A.A tour guide. B.An employee of TFT.

C.A university teacher. D.A former customer.

3.Where is this text most likely from?

A.A website advertisement. B.A newspaper report.

C.A textbook on tourism. D.A geographical book.

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