Question

The cold and icy land that is the Eskimo's home is a dangerous one. The Eskimo once believed that to be safe from danger he had to obey taboos(禁忌). Taboos were rules that told him what he must do and must not do.

The Eskimo had taboos connected with almost everything he did. He had to keep them in mind at all times. He believed that to break one would bring disaster. For the Eskimo, it was taboo to store reindeer（驯鹿） and seal (海豹) meat together. He could not even eat them on the same day. He believed the Goddess Sedna had separated the land animals from the sea animals. He thought bringing them together would cause the hunting to be bad.

There were other taboos concerning animals. When a dead seal was brought into the house, the women had to stop working. They had to give its spirit a drink of water. If they did not, the spirit would be angered. It would keep other animals from being caught.

When the Eskimo broken a taboo, he believed a black cloud formed around his head. He had to tell the others in the village what he had done. He thought that if he did not tell his neighbors, they would catch the black cloud. Then the whole village would have bad luck.

1.This passage mainly tells us about ________.

A. the way the Eskimos treated their neighbours

B. the things that the Eskimos could and could not do

C. how the Eskimos store their seal meat

D. how the Eskimos got along with others

2.Why did the Eskimos separate reindeer and seal meat?

A. They went bad easily if they were kept together.

B. They thought keeping them together caused bad hunting.

C. The Eskimos did not like to eat reindeer or seal meat.

D. They did not have big enough rooms to store them.

3.From the third paragraph we can see that ________.

A. the spirit of the dead seal enjoyed drinking water

B. the spirit of the dead seal would be angry if he was not given water

C. the seal was dead, but its spirit was still alive

D. the Eskimos believed that animals had spirits

4.Which of the following is true?

A. There are many black clouds where the Eskimos live.

B. The Eskimos like land animals better than sea animals.

C. Taboos are of great importance to some people.

D. The Eskimo taboos are about everything on earth.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了生活在寒冷地区的爱斯基摩人，他们相信只要遵守禁忌就可以使得他们安全，而破坏禁忌将会带来灾难，在这里列举了一些他们的禁忌。

1.1】B 主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了爱斯基摩人的一些禁忌，故选B。

2.2】B 细节理解题。根据文章中He believed the Goddess Sedna had separated the land animals from the sea animals. He thought bringing them together would cause the hunting to be bad.可知，他们相信把他们放在一起会使得打猎很难，故选B。

3.3】D 细节理解题。 根据文章第三段的第二句第三句When a dead seal was brought into the house, the women had to stop working. They had to give its spirit a drink of water. 可知，他们这段主要讲了他们相信动物有灵魂。故选D。

4.4】C 推理判断题。根据这篇文章可知，禁忌对于有些人是重要的，所以选C。

考点：考查文化类短文阅读。