题目内容

6、    Every Tuesday evening members of Tsimshian Haayyuk gather at Daybreak Star, a native

American community and arts center in Seattle. Three years ago, when they began, they   1   half a dozen. Today, as many as fifty dancers, singers and drummers, spanning three generations, come to participate.

And they owe it all to David Boxely. Boxley is a(n)   2   known artist, whose carved poles can be found in public and private collections from Walt Disney World to Japan. But on Tuesday evenings Mr. Boxley is a drummer, singer and songwriter, because very few of the Tsimshian’s original songs have   3  .

The Tsimshians were   4   from an area along the Pacific Coast that is now British Columbia, Canada, but many of them moved to Alaska in the 1890s. The US and Canadian governments tried to   5   Tsimshian culture and language, but some of the people managed to preserve the old ways, including Mr. Boxley’s grandparents, who raised him in Metlakatla, Alaska. They taught him everything they know about their   6  . Now he is sharing that knowledge with others.

The children are learning on their own by dancing and singing along with their parents and elders. Tsimshian Haayyuk, which means “spirit of the Tsimshian,” is very much a   7   endeavor.

Teaching his own people about their culture is just one of the   8   of David Boxley. He also wants to share his culture with the rest of the world.   9  has already earned a reputation along the Pacific Northwest Coast, where its performances are   10  .

1．A．added up to           B．added to              C．added up             D．in addition

2．A．nationally              B．national               C．internationally      D．international

3．A．left                       B．existed                C．stayed                 D．survived

4．A．accidentally           B．originally             C．fortunately           D．unexpectedly

5．A．damage                 B．cancel                 C．destroy               D．spoil

6．A．songs                   B．culture                C．music                 D．family

7．A．family                   B．group                  C．common             D．community

8．A．interests                B．aims                    C．dreams                D．missions

9．A．Tsimshian                                             B．Tsimshian Haayyuk 

       C．Haayyuk                                             D．David Boxely

10．A．in respect  B．in public    C．in time      D．in demand