Question

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 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 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. Red is the common color in body painting because it often represents health and long life.

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

C. The ceremony expresses hope for rain.

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

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

F. The men pretend to fight each other.

G. The men paint their faces yellow and red.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.G

5.E

【解析】

試題分析：文章講的是非洲的一些部落，他們喜歡在身上和臉上涂一些顏色，不同的顏色代表著不同的含義。

1.B 與上文的順承，Some marks are used to identify people as part of a group，句意為：一些標記被用來鑒別人的身份作為族人的一部分，故下文應是另一部分標記是用在某些儀式上比如說婚禮和戰(zhàn)爭的時候。與some相對應的others故答案應為B。

2.A與下文的銜接。they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red.他們參加一些特殊的儀式，在這種儀式上他們頭和臉涂上了紅色。本自然段講述了紅色的意義，故答案應為A。

3.D對下文的理解。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.為了顯示，他已經(jīng)殺死了一頭獅子，一個男士將把他涂成白色，使得這種特殊的標記來顯示他們的成就。所以答案應為D，意為，是用獨特的方式來顯示他的勇敢。

4.G上下文的銜接。The men paint their faces yellow and red.把他們的臉涂上黃色和紅色，與下文接著再加上黑白相間的圓，在眼的附近和嘴唇上涂上黑色相照應，故答案為G。

5.E 在眼的附近和嘴唇上涂上黑色與他們的眼睛和牙齒的白色形成對比，顯示他們更加帥氣，目的是吸引自己的另一半，也就是說，這個時候女士才能決定她們最喜歡哪一個。

考點:考查文章上下文的銜接。