题目内容
In the Ituri forest of America live many tribes，one of which is Pygmy. Most of the Pygmies in the tribe are not taller than four feet. They weigh only about eighty pounds each.
In spite of their small size, they are the best hunters among all the jungle people. Even the great elephant can be caught by them.
Since they do not plant any crops, Pygmies are constantly moving around. They seldom sleep in one camp for more than a few days. In their camps there is not furniture at all except for some weapons such as spears, bows and arrows. There are no cooking pots either. Food is eaten uncooked or smoked over a lire. So when the tribe moves to a new camp there is nothing to carry except these weapons and babies too small to walk.
Pymies can move on the tree tops almost as skillfully as monkeys. Often they travel great distances through the branches without touching the ground.
One of the surprising facts about these small men and women is their great appetite（食欲）. A Pygmy can eat up sixty bananas at a single meal besides quantities of meat. After eating, they will lie on their hard earth bed and groan（呻吟）in all night. But in the morning, they are ready to eat the same amount of food or fight among themselves.
【小题1】Pygmies are small in size, but they are brave in ______.
| A．hunting | B．shooting | C．eating | D．fighting with their enemies |
| A．they never walk on the ground | B．they can move on the top of trees |
| C．they always walk with sticks | D．they can hang from the branches |
| A．ask people to learn from Pygmies |
| B．help Pygmies go out of the forests |
| C．let us know the local condition and customs of the Pygmies |
| D．tell us the world is big and wide |
| A．that want to look after wild animals | B．they always walk with sticks |
| C．they plant no crops | D．they don’t sleep in one camp |
【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】C
解析试题分析：
【小题1】从第一段In spite of their small size, they are the best hunters among all the jungle people可知他们擅长打猎
【小题2】从第三段Pymies can move on the tree tops almost as skillfully as monkeys可知Pymies能在树顶上像猴子般的到处走动
【小题3】本文主要讲述了 Pygmies的生活状况和生活习性，故选答案C
【小题4】从第三段Since they do not plant any crops可知Pygmies人不种植庄稼，因此他们经常迁徙。
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点评：本文主要讲述了 Pygmies的生活状况和生活习性。本文细节题考查较多，注意要求考生有较强的细节理解能力。
Many different tribes live in the Ituri rain forest of Africa, but the Pygmies are the most unusual. Most of the men are
not much more than four feet tall. They weigh only about eighty pounds. The women are even smaller and thinner. But in spite of the fact that they are small, these people are perfectly formed men and women.
It is an exciting experience to visit a Pygmy encampment for the first time. Before you go, you must send word ahead that you are coming. Some friendly native or trader must take the message to the Tiki-Tikis. Otherwise the whole tribe will disappear into the depths of the jungle long before you have come close enough to be welcomed.
The great Ituri rain forest seems cut off from the rest of the earth. There are living, dead, and dying trees on every side. Except where a clearing has been burned and chopped out, a man may live his whole life in the Ituri and never see farther than twenty yards.
It takes sharp eyes to discover the almost hidden path to the Pygmy camp. The path is no wider than a small man’s foot. No sound breaks the silence in this part of the forest. There are no signs of people.
The stranger must walk carefully. What appears to be a bent branch may prove to be a deadly snake. A spotted gold patch of sunlight may be a crouching leopard(豹).
Even the Pygmy camp comes as a surprise. The leafy shelters in which the little people live are hardly three feet high. They look so much like the surrounding undergrowth that they might easily be passed by. These houses contain no furniture of any sort. The beds are merely plantain leaves spread out on the earth floor. There are no cooking pots: food is eaten raw or smoked over a fire. Spears, bows and arrows are the only possessions of these people. When the tribe moves to a new camp there is nothing to carry except these weapons and babies too small to walk.
【小题1】According to the passage, we can conclude _____.
| A．the Pygmies are the shortest tribe worldwide |
| B．the Pygmies are short but normal in mentality |
| C．most of the Pygmy men are more than four feet |
| D．the Pygmies live in the forest of America |
| A．are unwilling to communicate with people outside |
B．are very cruel and they will  kill you with the spears |
| C．are friendly to the tourists visiting them for the first time |
| D．move so fast and often that can’t be caught up with easily |
ord can describe the life of Pygmy?| A．Quiet. | B．Active. | C．Hard. | D．Busy. |
| A．Their houses can’t be easily found in the hurt rain forest. |
| B．Their houses, which are three feet high, are made of wood. |
| C．Weapons and cooking pots are their most valuable possessions. |
| D．They are living in harmony with dangerous animals around. |
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| In the Ituri rain forest in America live many different tribes, one of 1 is Pygmy. Most of the Pygmies are not taller than four feet. They 2 only about eighty pounds each. In spite of their small size, they are the best 3 among all the jungle people. Even the great elephant can be 4 by them. They can shoot three or four arrows so 5 that often the last one leaves the bow 6 the first has hit its mark. If an arrow should miss its 7 , the impatient Pygmy may become very angry, 8 his arrows and step on them. Since they do not plant any crops, Pygmies are 9 moving around. They seldom sleep in one camp for more than a few days. In their camps there is no 10 at all except some weapons such as spears, bows, and arrows. There are 11 cooking pots either. Food is eaten 12 or smoked over a fire. So when the tribe moves to a new camp there is 13 to carry except their weapons and babies too small to walk. Pygmies can move on the trees almost as skillfully as 14 . Often they travel great distances through the branches without 15 the ground. One of the 16 facts about the small men and women is their appetite(胃 口). A Pygmy can 17 sixty bananas at a single meal 18 quantities of meat. After eating, they will 19 on their hard earth bed and groan all night. But in the morning, they are ready to eat the same amount of food all over again. In spite of the 20 life, Pygmies are almost always good-natured and helpful. They seldom lie, steal or fight among themselves. | ||||
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