Barbara and Barry Zucker – Pinchoff, both doctors from New York City, took their three daughters on a walking safari(旅行)last year in Tanzania. Barbara told about their experience in Kinbero, “It is the most remote(遥远的)place we have ever been to,” camping with a few other Americans, two Tanzanian guides, and several Hadza(哈扎人)who had time to sit and chat because they had just killed a giraffe.
About 400 members of the Eastern Hadza tribe(部落)live in Tanzania today, the only hunter-gatherers who remain in Africa. The Hadza hunt game, gather edible plants and honey, and move from place to place whenever the weather changers. Every two weeks or so, they move to a new campsite.
At the Pinchoffs’ campsite, three Hadza men stopped by to visit and ended up staying three days. One of the guides gave the men a cigarette. They took out the tobacco, put it in a pipe, and lit the pipe with fire they started.
It takes less than two hours for Hadza women to build a new camp. They make huts(茅屋)by bending branches into round structures about six feet high, and then covering them with long, golden grass. If the weather is very wet, the women may choose a dry cave to set up a camp. Some rock caves have been used over thousands of years and are decorated(装饰)with ancient rock paintings. Whether they sleep in huts, caves or in the open, the Hadza cover themselves only with thin cloths and depend on fire to keep them warm.
The Hadza refuse to be “settled” into villages or to have the life of farmers. By 1979, almost all of them had returned to their old ways. They Hadza may be the only tribe in Africa the has never paid taxes.
【小题1】 The passage mainly tells up         .

A.one of the author’s travel experiences
B.the life of the Hadza tribe in Tanzania
C.Barbara’s walking safari in Tanzania
D.the efforts of the Hadza to keep their old ways
【小题2】What does the underlined word “game” ( in Paragraph 2 ) probably refer to?
A.Part of a match.B.Edible wild animals.
C.An area of work.D.A children’s activity.
【小题3】What do we know about the life of the Hadza?
A.They change their campsites regularly.B.They live mainly on farming.
C.They keep warm using leaves at night.D.It takes them a long time to set up a camp.
【小题4】Where do the Hadza live in wet weather?
A.On the farm.B.In huts.C.In caves.D.In the open.

单词拼写(共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
【小题1】The officers on duty have ____________(克服) all the difficulties, many of them in tears.
【小题2】The Spring Festival Gala was broadcast live without ____________ (打断).
【小题3】It was the boy that was scolded for not____________ (道歉)to the girl who was made fun of by him.
【小题4】By ____________ (积累) as much wealth as possible, they finally came into power with their own financial support.
【小题5】“It’s now or never!” she exclaimed, and she knew she shouldn’t have ____________ (犹豫).
【小题6】 Large ____________ (数量) of money have been put into the research to find out the cause for the cancer. http://www. .com/
【小题7】Of course, no country has the ____________ (特权)of fishing in our coastal water.
【小题8】A distant ____________ (亲戚)is not as good as a near neighbour.
【小题9】Eating out ____________ (吸引) to me in my childhood, but it can’t now.
【小题10】Having worked hard for such a long time, I can ____________ (自信地) promise that this year is going to be very different. http://www. .com/
【小题11】As a designer, ____________ (想象) that customers are critical is very important.
【小题12】He has no ____________ (抱负) or aim in his life. He only drifts along.
【小题13】The Prime Minister ____________ (后悔)not having mentioned the problem at the international conference.
【小题14】We think that he is the most ____________ (体贴的) person we have ever met.
【小题15】____________ (沮丧) about her future, she began to take drugs and became addicted to it.

How could I turn down an opportunity for a weeklong cruise on a luxury motorsailer in the Andaman Sea? Without a second thought, I packed my bags and jumped on a plane to Singapore, and the following day I found myself looking out the airplane window at the beautiful waters surrounding the island of Langkawi off the coast of Malaysia.

The last time I was in Langkawi was in 2001, when it was relatively quiet. Langkawi has come a long way since then; there are 4, 5, and even 6-star hotels, as well as spas, golfing, horseback riding and even a cable car taking visitors to the highest point on the island.

At the Langkawi International Airport I met my shipmates and we were driven to Pantai Tengah with a quick pit stop for sunblock and duty-free goodies. Many other shopping opportunities abound since Langkawi was designated as a duty-free zone in 1987 to entice tourists to the island.

A luxurious yacht tender picked us up. Phillipe, the first mate, maneuvered the tender between sailboats and as we went around a small island there she was, S/V Blue Gold. This majestic 10-passenger sailboat—all 165 feet of her—had been built in Italy and recently underwent a full retrofit. Once aboard, the crew welcomed us with refreshments and big smiles. Before we got too comfortable and settled into the plush comforts of the boat, Alain, the captain, took us on a tour of Blue Gold’s impressive accommodations. The master suite had a king-size bed, with a lounge area and “his & hers” wardrobes. The VIP cabin had a queen-size bed, also with a lounge area. Both had ensuite bathrooms.

The first evening aboard was the perfect start to our voyage—a small cocktail party followed by a light meal of seared tuna salad. It was exactly what our jet-lagged bodies craved, and we all slept very well aboard what would become our new home for the next 7 days.

In the morning after breakfast, we sailed to Pulau Ta Ngah (also spelled “Pulau Tengah”; pulau means island in Malay). In the 1970s the site had been a Vietnamese refugee transit camp. Not long after the end of the war, the camp was shut down and the island was gazetted as a marine park by the Malaysian government. Officially “uninhabited,” it does boast a golf course, but we were unable to determine if it was still in operation. The most intriguing event on the island occurs in July when the giant leatherback turtles lay their eggs on a beach on Ta Ngah.

1.Where is Langkawi?

A.In Pulau Ta Ngah    B.In Malaysia         C.In the Atlantic Ocean D.In The Arctic

2.We know from the passage Langkawi________.

A.has become prosperous in the past decade

B.was a noisy industrial city twenty years ago

C.has no three-star hotels nowadays

D.is best known for its horse riding races

3.S/V Blue Gold is __________.

A.a small island with most beautiful sceneries we have ever seen

B.a luxurious 6-star hotel with best food and service

C.a VIP cabin with 9 queen-size beds and ensuite bathrooms

D.a splendid boat with comfortable accommodations

4.It is implied that _________.

A.many people go golfing on Pulau Ta Ngah every year

B.the Vietnamese War broke out in 1970

C.the author liked the party and meal provided in the voyage

D.people living on Pulau Ta Ngah must have earned a lot of money

5.The article is probably part of __________.

A.a news report      B.a travel story       C.an advertisement    D.an operating manual

 

Barbara and Barry Zucker – Pinchoff, both doctors from New York City, took their three daughters on a walking safari(旅行)last year in Tanzania. Barbara told about their experience in Kinbero, “It is the most remote(遥远的)place we have ever been to,” camping with a few other Americans, two Tanzanian guides, and several Hadza(哈扎人)who had time to sit and chat because they had just killed a giraffe.

About 400 members of the Eastern Hadza tribe(部落)live in Tanzania today, the only hunter-gatherers who remain in Africa. The Hadza hunt game, gather edible plants and honey, and move from place to place whenever the weather changers. Every two weeks or so, they move to a new campsite.

At the Pinchoffs’ campsite, three Hadza men stopped by to visit and ended up staying three days. One of the guides gave the men a cigarette. They took out the tobacco, put it in a pipe, and lit the pipe with fire they started.

It takes less than two hours for Hadza women to build a new camp. They make huts(茅屋)by bending branches into round structures about six feet high, and then covering them with long, golden grass. If the weather is very wet, the women may choose a dry cave to set up a camp. Some rock caves have been used over thousands of years and are decorated(装饰)with ancient rock paintings. Whether they sleep in huts, caves or in the open, the Hadza cover themselves only with thin cloths and depend on fire to keep them warm.

The Hadza refuse to be “settled” into villages or to have the life of farmers. By 1979, almost all of them had returned to their old ways. They Hadza may be the only tribe in Africa the has never paid taxes.

1. The passage mainly tells up         .

A. one of the author’s travel experiences

B. the life of the Hadza tribe in Tanzania

C. Barbara’s walking safari in Tanzania

D. the efforts of the Hadza to keep their old ways

2.What does the underlined word “game” ( in Paragraph 2 ) probably refer to?

A. Part of a match.                                           B. Edible wild animals.        

C. An area of work.                                                 D. A children’s activity.

3.What do we know about the life of the Hadza?

A. They change their campsites regularly.           B. They live mainly on farming.

C. They keep warm using leaves at night.            D. It takes them a long time to set up a camp.

4.Where do the Hadza live in wet weather?

A. On the farm.            B. In huts.             C. In caves.           D. In the open.

 

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