高考英语一轮复习 第一部分 教材重点全程攻略 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors限时规范特训 新人教版选修8

Unit 5 Meeting your ancestorsⅠ.阅读理解A[2016·四川高考]In the depths of the French Guianese rainforest, there still remain unusual groups of indigenous (土著的) people. Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs. And yet, people in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony (殖民地) of the French Republic since 1946. In theory, they should live by the French law. However, their remote locations mean that the French law is often ignored or unknown, thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness” in the world.The lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks to the efforts of a Frenchman from Paris called Gin. Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250,000 living in its capital, Cayenne.“I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years，” says Gin. “I've been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I don't see it as a lawless land. But rather I see it as an area of freedom.”“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touc hing upon the uncivilized life，” continues Gin. “I prefer to work in black and white, which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.”His black－and－white pictures present a world almost lost in time. These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for. These local citizens now have to balance their traditional self－supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic, which brings with it not only necessary state welfare, but also alcoholism, betrayal and even suicide.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文，题材为社会生活类。

文章主要介绍了居住在法属圭亚那热带雨林深处的土著居民。

由于居住地偏远，他们过着一种未开化的生活，但同时也受到了现代法国生活方式的影响。

1．Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana?A．They seldom follow the French law.B．They often ignore the Guianese law.C．They are separated from the modern world.D．They are both Guianese and French citizens.答案：A 细节理解题。

根据第一段第二句可知，这些人主要按照他们自己的法律和社会习俗生活，很少遵守法国法律。

故答案为A项。

2．Gin introduces the special world of the indigenous Guianese as________.A．a tour guide B．a geographerC．a film director D．a photographer答案：D 细节理解题。

根据文章倒数第二段中的“a photographic record”可知，Gin 是以摄影师的身份来向人们介绍这些土著居民的。

故答案为D项。

3．What is Gin's attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese?A．Cautious. B．Doubtful.C．Uninterested. D．Appreciative.答案：D 推理判断题。

根据第三段第一句及最后两句的描述“我看到的不是一个目无法律的世界，而是一片自由的乐土。

”可推断出，摄影师Gin很欣赏他们的生活方式。

故选D 项。

4．What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?A．The modern French lifestyle.B．The self－supporting hunting.C．The uncivilized world.D．The French Republic.答案：A 指代判断题。

根据画线词后的内容可知，随之而来的不仅有必要的社会福利，还有酗酒、背叛甚至是自杀，这些变化是与传统的自给自足的狩猎生活方式不同的现代的法国生活方式所导致的，故it应指“现代的法国生活方式”。

故选A项。

BIn ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics (策略)．One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. In department stores, the women's shoe section is generally next to the women's cosmetics (化妆品) section: while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later.Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers' senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wine went up.When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decision in the first few seconds upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would seethe Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。