题目内容
1.Indian's snake charmers (耍蛇者) are to be retrained as wildlife teachers under a plan to prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost.The charmers,who make snakes dance to the sound of flutes (笛子),used to be a traditional feature of Indian life,performing in towns and villages,until they were banned in 1972to control the trade in snake skins.The government is now considering a plan to train the snake charmers,as they are known,to visit schools and zoos to tell children about forests and wildlife.There is also a proposal to set up a"dial a snake charmer"service to help householders to deal with unwelcome intruders (入侵者).
"For generations they have been a feature of Indian life but now they can't earn a living for fear of arrest,"said Behar Dutt,a professor behind the plans,"if a policeman doesn't catch them,animal rights activists report them."
Many snake charmers have continued to work clandestinely since the ban,despite the threat of up to three years in jail.But their trademark cloth-covered baskets,hanging from a bamboo pole carried across their shoulders,make them an easy target (目标) for police.
The fate of Shisha Nath,56,from Badarpur,a village just outside of Delhi,is typical of practitioners (从业者) of the dying art."I used to earn enough to support my family and send my children to school,"he said."Now it's hard to earn even for a day.My children want to be snake charmers.It's our identity.We love the work.But it's become impossible."
Next month Dutt's project to train 30snake charmers will begin at a snake park in Pune,western India,where experts will enrich their home-grown skills with some formal knowledge.
More than the law,though,it is the dishonest attitude of their fellow countryman that angers many snake charmers.
"We're disturbed all the time but when people want a snake removed from the house,they rush to us,"said Prakash Nath,who was ordered recently to the home of Sonia Gandhi,the Congress party leader.
60.According to the passage,snake charmers will be retrained as wildlife teachers mainly becauseD.
A.schools need large numbers of such teachers
B.most of them cannot support their families
C.their performances on the street are banned
D.the government plans to save the dying art
61.The purpose of the proposed"dial a snake charmer"in paragraph 2telephone service isD.
A.to give performance of snake dancing
B.to teach householders how to catch and kill snakes
C.to offer cleaning service to wealthy householders
D.to help remove unwanted snakes from the houses
62.The word underlined word"clandestinely"in paragraph 4can be best replaced by the word"A".
A.secretly B.happily C.unconsciously D.diligently
63.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?B
A.Snake charmers can easily be recognized by the police on the street.
B.Children of snake charmers would not like to continue their fathers'job.
C.Snake charmers are quite angry with the attitude of their fellow countrymen.
D.The animal rights activists take a negative attitude towards snake charmers.
分析 本文主要介绍了印度一种特殊的行当--耍蛇,印度耍蛇者的孩子也会追随父亲成为耍蛇者,这项工作在印度已经成为家族事业.
解答 60-63 DDAB
60.D 细节题.由第一段第一句"Indian's snake charmers(耍蛇者) are to be retrained as wildlife teachers under a plan to prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost."可知正确答案为D.
61.D 细节题.由第二段最后一句"There is also a proposal to set up a'dial a snake charmer'service to help householders to deal with unwelcome intruders(入侵者)."可知正确答案为D.
62.A 由第一段最后一句"until they were banned in 1972 to control the trade in snake skins."可知印度已经颁布法令禁止耍蛇者进行表演,由此可知第四段第一句"Many snake charmers have continued to work clandestinely since the ban,despite the threat of up to three years in jail."的意思是耍蛇者为了谋生,只能继续从事这项工作,尽管被法律禁止.由此可知"clandestinely"的意思应该是"不公开的,秘密的",因为如果他们公开这么做的话就会被抓进监狱,所以只能秘密从事这项工作,故正确答案为A.
63.B 细节题.由第四段第四、五、六句"My children want to be snake charmers.It's our identity.We love the work."可知在印度耍蛇者的孩子也会追随父亲成为耍蛇者,由此可知这项工作在印度已经成为家族事业,所以B项与文意不符.故正确答案为B.
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