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1、2022年高考英语一轮复习单元检测四十一EthnicCulture外研版选修7 .阅读理解AWe are sailing toward the San Blas Archipelago, a chain of more than 360 islands in the Caribbean Sea.“Theres a boat！” Our daughter Hayley shouts suddenly.Three men, far out at sea, are in a canoe called a cayuco. We pull up near them and they offer to s
2、ell us a spiny lobster (龙虾), but they have not caught enough for each of us.“Un momento, por favor One moment, please，” the man says.He dives overboard, holding his breath, goes down 40 feet, and es back up with another lobster in his bare hands! We buy the lobsters and visit with the men.These fish
3、ermen are the Kuna Indians from the San Blas Islands. The Kuna Indians have made their homes famous because of their efforts to protect their rain forests, their independence, and their culture.For more than 400 years, the Kuna Indians have fought to keep their traditional way of life. Theyve formed
4、 their own system of government and laws. Theyve kept the Kuna language, though many speak Spanish, too. And while visitors are wele, nonKuna people are not allowed to own land.Once we are on the island, we visit the sahila, or chief. It is an important part of Kuna culture for a visitor to receive
5、an invitation and pay a fee to the sahila before entering his village. We walk around the village and look at the way the Kuna people live. Kuna villages vary in size. They can range from a few dwellings (住所) to large villages with some modern conveniences.Hayley and her brother Jackson are being ho
6、meschooled while we are traveling on our boat. Part of our homeschool day is spent learning about the countries and people we visit. Earlier today we read about Kuna foods and money. The Kuna eat a lot of fish, lobsters and coconuts (椰子). The coconut is also used for money. Each coconut tree has a K
7、una owner, so the coconuts cannot be taken or touched.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了生活在巴拿马圣布拉斯群岛上的库纳印第安人。1According to the text, the Kuna Indians have been trying their best to _.Aexpand their landBprevent strangers visitingCkeep their traditions aliveDlearn more about the outside world解析：选C细节理解题。由第六段中的“their
8、efforts to protect their rain forests, their independence, and their culture”和第七段的“the Kuna Indians have fought to keep their traditional way of life”可知，库纳印第安人一直致力于保护他们的传统文化。2Why does the authors family visit the sahila?ATo ask for his help.BTo show respect for him.CTo invite him to travel with them
9、.DTo get permission to enter his village.解析：选D细节理解题。由倒数第二段的“It is an important part of Kuna culture for a visitor to receive an invitation and pay a fee to the sahila before entering his village.”可知，作者拜访sahila是为了得到进村的许可。3The main purpose of this text is to introduce _.Athe meaning of travelingBthe b
10、enefits of homeschoolingCthe history of the San Blas IslandsDthe native people living on the San Blas Islands解析：选D写作意图题。作者在驶向圣布拉斯群岛的路途中偶遇了三个库纳印第安渔夫，从而进一步介绍了生活在该群岛上的库纳印第安人。BThat woman carried a new blanket over her arm. Wordlessly, she gave it to me.“Is it finished？” I asked.She shook her head. “No.
11、It is ready，” she replied. I handed her the money and took the blanket.“It is beautiful, so skillfully woven (编织)，” I said to my mother. “But what did she mean when she said it was not finished? How can it be ready if it is not finished？”“I will tell you later，” my mother said, “but first I will tak
12、e you to the Navajo village.”We went down to the village. A group of young men were making sand pictures. We walked through the whole village, watching the different things the people were doing.It was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the Navajo womans words.“Did you notice an
13、ything about the things the people were making？” my mother asked.“What should I have noticed？” I looked at her and asked.“Each thing the Navajo make has one small part that is not plete. The designs in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done, for example the line of a circle may not quite c
14、lose. If you look carefully at your blanket, you will probably find a stitch (一针) missing.”I took the blanket off, but it looked as perfect as any design could be. Then suddenly, I noticed that sure enough a stitch was missing!“But why do the Navajo intentionally leave some tiny part unfinished？” I
15、asked.“They believe that when anything is pleted or finished, it means the end has e it will not be perfect until then. Then too, with a circle, they believe that they must leave a pathway for the bad spirits to run away and the good spirits to e in. So, often, they do not make the line close.”语篇解读：
16、本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述自己购买了一条毛毯，作者的母亲向作者介绍了纳瓦霍人奇特的文化。4The blanket the author received _.Awas poorly wovenBmade her think a lotCcost her a lot of moneyDwas finished, but not ready解析：选B细节理解题。由第四段中的“How can it be ready if it is not finished？”可知，既然还没有完工，怎么能说好了呢？这让作者思绪万千，故选B。5Why was the author shown around the village?ATo buy
