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8．Ever since I was a small girl in school，I've been aware of what the school textbooks say about Indians．I am an Indian and，naturally，am interested in what the schools teach about natives of this land．
One day，I read that a delicacy（美味） of American Indian people was dried fish，which，according to the textbook，tasted"like an old shoe，or was like chewing on dried leather．"To this day I can remember my surprise，my anger and my sadness at reading these words．We called this wind-dried fish"sleet-shus"，and to us，it was our favorite delicacy and，indeed，did not  taste like shoe leather，and didn't rot our teeth and bring about the various dietary problem that trouble Indian people in modern times．It took many hours of long and hard work to cure the fish in just this particular fashion．Early fur traders and other non-Indians must have agreed，for they often had this food as they traveled around isolated areas．
I brought the textbook home to show it to my father，leader of my tribe at that time．On this particular day，he told me in his wise and modest manner that the outside world did not understand Indian people，and that I should not let it prevent me from learning the good parts of education．
At a later time in my life，I had brought a group of Indian people to the country fairgrounds to sell Indian-made arts and crafts．My group was excited to make some money by selling Indian handicrafts．We thanked the man who showed us to our booth and told him it was nice of him to remember the people of the Indian community．The man expanded a little and remarked that he liked Indian people．"In fact，"he went on to state，"we are bringing some professional Indians to do the show!"[
As we stood there in shock，listening to this uninformed outsider，I looked at my  Indian companion，an eighty-year-old woman who could well remember the great chiefs of the tribe who once owned all the land of this country before the white man came bringing"civilization"，which included diseases and pollution．My friend said not a word，but took the hurt as Indian people have done for many years．
Of course，we all knew that the"professional Indian"were not Indians at all，but dressed in leather and dancing their own dances．And，anyway，how does one become a"professional Indian"？
45．Which of the following statements about"sleet-shus"is true？D
A．It tasted like an old shoe．
B．Eating it was like chewing on dried leather．
C．It was delicious but bad for our teeth．
D．It must have brought pleasure to Indians as well as early business men．[
 46．What does the writer mean by saying"how does one become‘a professional Indian'"？C
A．Only the Indians know how to become professional Indians．
B．The outside civilization can help and Indian become a professional Indian．
C．An Indian is a born professional Indian．
D．The outside civilization can help white people become professional Indians．
47．After reading the passage，you don't knowA．
A．what the writer's profession is
B．what upset the writer and her friend at the county fair
C．why the writer went to the county fair
D．the writer's attitude to the so-called civilization
48．This story is primarily aboutC．
A．customs of native Americans
B．how textbooks describe native Americans．
C．misunderstanding between people from different cultures
D．how an Indian becomes a"professional Indian"

分析 本文主要写了，作者从自己的教科书以及自己的亲身经历中感受到了，拥有不同文化的人在理解不同文化当中的相互不理解的故事，以及给当地的人们带来的伤害．

解答 45．D．推理判断题．根据文章第二段的描写，被这些人带去的sleet-shus，在他们的眼中是tasted like an old shoe，or was like chewing on dried leather吃起来像老皮鞋，就像咀嚼干了的皮革，这件这种东西对于他们来说是新奇的，所以答案选D．
46．C．细节理解题，根据文中句子"we all knew that the"professional Indian"were not Indians at all，but dressed in leather and dancing their own dances"这些专业的印度人并不是真正的印度人，他们穿着印度服饰跳着自己的舞蹈，所以作者的意思是一个天生的专业的印度人．所以答案选C．
47．A．细节理解题．根据文章内容可知作者通篇没有提到自己的职业，所以答案选A．
48．C．主旨大意题．纵观全文，作者写了由于拥有不同的文化，人们之间的误解，所以答案选C．

点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．

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