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1、Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors.阅读理解(建议用时16)A2016四川高考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 ci
2、tizens 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
3、 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.
4、“I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years，” says Gin. “Ive been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I dont see it as a lawless land. But rather I see it as an ar
5、ea of freedom.”“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touching 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 blackandwhite pictures present a world almost lost in time. These picture
6、s show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for. These local citizens now have to balance their traditional selfsupporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic, which brings with it not only necessary state welfare, but also alcoholism,
7、 betrayal and even suicide.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文，题材为社会生活类。在远离法国本土的圭亚那的热带雨林深处还有一些法属土著居民。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。1Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana?AThey seldom follow the French law.BThey often ignore the Guianese law.CThey are separated from the
8、modern world.DThey are both Guianese and French citizens.答案：A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Surprisingly，these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs.(让人惊讶的是，这些人主要按照他们自己的法律和社会习俗生活。)”可知，他们很少遵守法国法律。故答案为A项。2Gin introduces the special world of the indigenous Guianese as_.Aa tour guide Ba geo
9、grapherCa film director Da 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是以一个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。A项，一个导游；B项，一个地理学家；C项，一位电影导演。3What is Gins attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese?ACautious. BDoubtful.CUninterested. DAppreciative.答案：D推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句的描述“我看到的不是一个目无法
10、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。所以答案为D项。cautious“小心的；谨慎的”；doubtful“怀疑的；不确定的”；uninterested“不感兴趣的”；appreciative“欣赏的；感激的”。4What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?AThe modern French lifestyle.BThe selfsupporting hunting.CThe uncivilized world.DThe French Republic.答案：A词义猜
11、测题。画线部分所在从句的意思是：伴随着这种生活方式，随之而来的不仅有必要的国家福利，还有酗酒、背叛甚至是自杀。由此推断出it指的是现代的法国生活方式。所以答案为A项。B项，自给自足的狩猎方式；C项，未开化的世界；D项，法兰西共和国。1ignore vt. 忽视 2.access n. 途径；方法3uncivilized adj. 未开化的；远离文明的4betrayal n. 背叛5suicide n. 自杀1in theory 理论上；按理说2on and off 不时地；断断续续地BIn ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could
12、 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
13、 healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. In department stores, the womens shoe section is generally next to the womens cosmetics (化妆品) section: while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wande
14、r 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. Res
15、earchers 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 opport
16、unity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the 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。你知道现在的商家是如何吸引顾客的吗？他们效仿古埃及店
