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3.In a faraway area in northern Mexico,there lives a native Indian group called the Tarahumaras(塔拉乌马拉族).Besides owning some cooking tools and farming equipment,the Tarahumaras exist much as they did before the Spanish arrived in the 1600s.They live in caves or in small houses made of stone and wood,and they eat what little they can grow on the dry land.Ten years ago,linquist(语言学家) James Copeland entered the world of the Tarahumaras t study their language and culture.Since then,he has been visiting the Tarahumaras three or four times a year.Tarahumaras is not a written language,so part of Copeland's project was to learn to speak Tarahumaras so that he could deal directly with the people."There are no language police,"Copeland says."Children are seldom corrected by their parents.They learn by observation of speech in conversations and by imitation."
Copeland learned the language through his frequent exposure to it and by analyzing the grammar.His linguistic skills and mastery of German,Spanish,French and Russian,plus a partial knowledge of some twenty other languages,also helped.Drawing on his research,Copeland plans to produce a Tarahumara grammar book in English and perhaps one in Spanish.
The idea to study the Tarahumaras came to Copeland in 1984when he discovered that very little research had been done on their language.He got in touch with a Tarahumaras Indian called Lornezo Gonzalez through a social worker who worked with the Tarahumaras in the border town of Juarez,Mexico.At first,Gonzalez was very reluctant to cooperate.He told Copeland that no amount of money could buy his language.But after Copeland explained to him what he intended to do with his research and how it would benefit the Tarahumaras,Gonzalez agreed to help and took Copeland to his village."Thanks to him,the Tarahumaras started trusting us and understood what we were doing."
29.What can we learn about the Tarahumaras?B
A.They have a strict education system.
B.They live a very simple and hard life.
C.They arrived in Mexico with the Spanish.
D.They are good at agriculture and architecture.
30.According to Copeland,learning TarahumarasA.
A.is no easy task
B.is a waste of time
C.is very interesting
D.is useful for learning Spanish
31.Before Copeland learned Tarahumaras,he hadD.
A.fully researched this language.
B.read a Tarahumaras grammar book
C.visited the Tarahumaras three times
D.asked a Tarahumaras Indian for help
32.The underlined word"reluctant"in the last paragraph probably meansD.
A.ready B.anxious
C.pleased D.unwilling.
分析 文章主要讲述了乌马拉族人的生活习惯.
解答 29.B推理判断题.由第一段描述塔拉乌马拉族人住在山洞、缺少食物'过着与世隔绝的生活可知,他们的生活简朴,艰难.故B.
30.A推理判断题.由第二段Copeland介绍塔拉乌马拉语不是文字语言、没有相关语言规范、完全靠观察和模仿学习和第三段他利用自己掌握的多种语言知识学习该语言可知,塔拉乌马拉语不易学.故选A.
31.D细节理解题.由第三、四段可知,在Copeland研究塔拉乌马拉族文化之前,基本没有关于其语言的相关研究,于是他通过一位当地人的帮助来接触该族人并学习该语言.故选D.
32.D词意猜测题.由最后一段的no amount of money could buy his language.But after Copeland explained to him what he intended to do with his research and how it would benefit the Tarahumaras,Gonzalez agreed to help可知,Gonzalez一开始并不愿意和Copeland合作.故选D.
点评 本文是一个社会文化类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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