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专八阅读理解模拟试题（6）

Joyandsadnessareexperiencedbypeopleinallculturesaroundtheworld,but

howcanwetellwhenotherpeoplearehappyordespondent?Itturnsoutthat

theexpressionofmanyemotionsmaybeuniversal.Smilingisapparentlya

universalsignoffriendlinessandapproval.Baringtheteethinahostileway,

asnotedbyCharlesDarwininthenineteenthcentury,maybeauniversesignof

anger.Astheoriginatorofthetheoryofevolution,Darwinbelievedthatthe

universalrecognitionoffacialexpressionswouldhavesurvivalvalue.For

example,facialexpressionscouldsignaltheapproachofenemies(orfriends)in

theabsenceoflanguage.

Mostinvestigatorsconcurthatcertainfacialexpressionssuggestthesame

emotionsinapeople.Moreover,peopleindiverseculturesrecognizethe

emotionsmanifestedbythefacialexpressions.InclassicresearchPaulEkman

tookphotographsofpeopleexhibitingtheemotionsofanger,disgust,fear,

happiness,andsadness.Hethenaskedpeoplearoundtheworldtoindicate

whatemotionswerebeingdepictedinthem.Thosequeriedrangedfrom

EuropeancollegestudentstomembersoftheFore,atribethatdwellsinthe

NewGuineahighlands.AllgroupsincludingtheFore,whohadalmostnocontact

withWesternculture,agreedontheportrayedemotions.TheForealso

displayedfamiliarfacialexpressionswhenaskedhowtheywouldrespondifthey

werethecharactersinstoriesthatcalledforbasicemotionalresponses.Ekman

andhiscolleaguesmorerecentlyobtainedsimilarresultsinastudyoften

culturesinwhichparticipantswerepermittedtoreportthatmultipleemotions

wereshownbyfacialexpressions.Theparticipantsgenerallyagreedonwhich

twoemotionswerebeingshownandwhichemotionwasmoreintense.

Psychologicalresearchersgenerallyrecognizethatfacialexpressionsreflect

emotionalstates.Infact,variousemotionalstatesgiverisetocertainpatternsof

electricalactivityinthefacialmusclesandinthebrain.Thefacial-feedback

hypothesisargues,however,thatthecausalrelationshipbetweenemotionsand

facialexpressionscanalsoworkintheoppositedirection.Accordingtothis

hypothesis,signalsfromthefacialmuscles("feedback")aresentbackto

emotioncentersofthebrain,andsoaperson'sfacialexpressioncaninfluence

thatperson'semotionalstate.

ConsiderDarwin'swords:"Thefreeexpressionbyoutwardsignsofanemotion

intensifiesit.Ontheotherhand,therepression,asfaraspossible,ofalloutward

signssoftensouremotions,"Cansmilinggiverisetofeelingsofgoodwill,for

example,andfrowningtoanger?

Psychologicalresearchhasgivenrisetosomeinterestingfindingsconcerning

thefacial-feedbackhypothesis.Causingparticipantsinexperimentstosmile,

forexample,leadsthemtoreportmorepositivefeelingsandtoratecartoons

(humorousdrawingsofpeopleorsituations)asbeingmorehumorous.When

theyarecausedtofrown,theyratecartoonsasbeingmoreaggressive.

Whatarethepossiblelinksbetweenfacialexpressionsandemotion?Onelinkis

arousal,whichisthelevelofactivityorpreparednessforactivityinanorganism.

Intensecontractionoffacialmuscles,suchasthoseusedinsignifyingfear,

heightensarousal.Self-perceptionofheightenedarousalthenleadsto

heightenedemotionalactivity.Otherlinksmayinvolvechangesinbrain

temperatureandthereleaseofneurotransmitters(substancesthattransmit

nerveimpulses.)Thecontractionoffacialmusclesbothinfluencestheinternal

emotionalstateandreflectsit.Ekmanhasfoundthattheso-calledDuchenne

smile,whichischaracterizedby"crow'sfeet"wrinklesaroundtheeyesand

asubtledropintheeyecoverfoldsothattheskinabovetheeyemovesdown

slightlytowardtheeyeball,canleadtopleasantfeelings.

Ekman'sobservationmayberelevanttotheBritishexpression"keepastiff

upperlip"asarecommendationforhandlingstress.Itmightbethata"stiff"lip

suppressesemotionalresponse-aslongasthelipisnotquiveringwithfearor

tension.Butwhentheemotionthatleadstostiffeningthelipismoreintense,

andinvolvesstrongmuscletension,facialfeedbackmayheightenemotional

response.

1.Theworddespondentinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

Acurious

Bunhappy

Cthoughtful

Duncertain

2.Theauthormentions"Baringtheteethinahostileway"inorderto

Adifferentiateonepossiblemeaningofaparticularfacialexpressionfromother

meaningsofit

BupportDarwin'stheoryofevolution

Cprovideanexampleofafacialexpressionwhosemeaningiswidely

understood

Dcontrastafacialexpressionthatiseasilyunderstoodwithotherfacial

expressions

3.Thewordconcurinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

Aestimate

Bagree

Cexpect

Dunderstand

4.Accordingtoparagraph2,whichofthefollowingwastrueoftheForepeople

of

NewGuinea?

ATheydidnotwanttobeshownphotographs.

BTheywerefamousfortheirstory-tellingskills.

CTheyknewverylittleaboutWesternculture.

DTheydidnotencouragetheexpressionofemotions.

5.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidDarwinbelievewouldhappentohuman

emotionsthatwerenotexpressed?

ATheywouldbecomelessintense.

BTheywouldlastlongerthanusual.

CTheywouldcauseproblemslater.

DTheywouldbecomemorenegative.

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专八阅读理解模拟试题（5）

StudentsofUnitedStateshistory,seekingtoidentifythecircumstancesthat

encouragedtheemergenceoffeministmovements,havethoroughly

investigatedthemid-nineteenth-centuryAmericaneconomicandsocial

conditionsthataffectedthestatusofwomen.Thesehistorians,however,have

analyzedlessfullythedevelopmentofspecificallyfeministideasandactivities

duringthesameperiod.Furthermore,theideologicaloriginsoffeminisminthe

UnitedStateshavebeenobscuredbecause,evenwhenhistoriansdidtakeinto

accountthosefeministideasandactivitiesoccurringwithintheUnitedStates,

theyfailedtorecognizethatfeminismwasthenatrulyinternationalmovement

actuallycenteredinEurope.Americanfeministactivistswhohavebeen

describedas"solitary"and"individualtheorists"wereinrealityconnectedtoa

movement-utopiansocialism--whichwasalreadypopularizingfeministideasin

Europeduringthetwodecadesthatculminatedinthefirstwomen'srights

conferenceheldatSenecaFalls.NewYork,in1848.Thus,acomplete

understandingoftheoriginsanddevelopmentofnineteenth-centuryfeminism

intheUnitedStatesrequiresthatthegeographicalfocusbewidenedtoinclude

Europeandthatthedetailedstudyalreadymadeofsocialconditionsbe

expandedtoincludetheideologicaldevelopmentoffeminism.

Theearliestandmostpopularoftheutopiansocialistswerethe

Saint-Simonians.ThespecificallyfeministpartofSaint-Simonianismhas,

however,beenlessstudiedthanthegroup'scontributiontoearlysocialism.This

isregrettableontwocounts.By1832feminismwasthecentralconcern

ofSaint-Simonianismandentirelyabsorbeditsadherents'energy;hence,by

ignoringitsfeminism.Europeanhistorianshavemisunderstood

Saint-Simonianism.Moreover,sincemanyfeministideascanbetracedto

Saint-SimonianismAEuropeanhistorians'appreciationoflaterfeminismin

FranceandtheUnitedStatesremainedlimited.

Saint-Simon'sfollowers,manyofwhomwerewomen,basedtheirfeminismon

aninterpretationofhisprojecttoreorganizetheglobebyreplacingbruteforce

withtheruleofspiritualpowers.Thenewworldorderwouldberuledtogetherby

amale,torepresentreflection,andafemale,torepresentsentiment.This

complementarityreflectsthefactthat,whiletheSaint-Simoniansdidnotreject

thebeliefthattherewereinnatedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen,they

neverthelessforesawanequallyimportantsocialandpoliticalroleforboth

sexesintheirUtopia.

OnlyafewSaint-Simoniansopposedadefinitionofsexualequalitybasedon

genderdistinction.Thisminoritybelievedthatindividualsofbothsexeswere

bornsimilarincapacityandcharacter,andtheyascribedmale-female

differencestosocializationandeducation.Theenvisionedresultofboth

currentsofthought,however,wasthatwomenwouldenterpubliclifeinthenew

ageandthatsexualequalitywouldrewardmenaswellaswomenwithan

improvedwayoflife.

l.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorconsidersthosehistorianswhodescribe

earlyfeministsintheUnitedStatesas"solitary"tobe

Ainsufficientlyfamiliarwiththeinternationaloriginsofnineteenth-century

Americanfeministthought

Boverlyconcernedwiththeregionaldiversityoffeministideasintheperiod

before1848

Cnotfocusednarrowlyenoughintheirgeo-graphicalscope

DinsufficientlyawareoftheideologicalconsequencesoftheSenecaFalls

conference

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueoftheSenecaFalls

conferenceonwomen'srights?

AItwasprimarilyaproductofnineteenth-centurySaint-Simonianfeminist

thought.

BItwastheworkofAmericanactivistswhowereindependentoffeminists

abroad.

CItwastheculminatingachievementoftheUtopiansocialistmovement.

DItwasamanifestationofaninternationalmovementforsocialchangeand

feminism

3.Theauthor'sattitudetowardmostEuropeanhistorianswhohavestudiedthe

Saint-Simoniansisprimarilyoneof

Aapprovalofthespecificfocusoftheirresearch

Bdisapprovaloftheirlackofattentiontotheissuethatabsorbedmostofthe

Saint-Simonians'energyafter1832

Capprovaloftheirgeneralfocusonsocialconditions

DdisapprovaloftheirlackofattentiontolinksbetweentheSaint-Simonians

andtheirAmericancounterparts

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelievesthatstudyof

Saint-SimonianismisnecessaryforhistoriansofAmericanfeminismbecause

suchstudy

Awouldclarifytheideologicaloriginsofthosefeministideasthatinfluenced

Americanfeminism

Bwouldincreaseunderstandingofamovementthatdeeplyinfluencedthe

UtopiansocialismofearlyAmericanfeminists

CwouldfocusattentiononthemostimportantaspectofSaint-Simonian

thoughtbefore1832

Dpromisestoofferinsightintoamovementthatwasadirectoutgrowthofthe

SenecaFallsconferenceof1848

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostaccurate

descriptionofthesocietyenvisionedbymostSaint-Simonians?

AAsocietyinwhichwomenwerehighlyregardedfortheirextensiveeducation

BAsocietyinwhichthetwogendersplayedcomplementaryrolesandhadequal

status

CAsocietyinwhichwomendidnotenterpubliclife

DAsocialorderinwhichabodyofmenandwomenwouldruletogetheronthe

basisoftheirspiritualpower

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专八阅读理解模拟试题(4)

Stratford-on-Avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustry-William

Shakespeare-buttherearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostile

branches.ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany(RSC),whichpresents

superbproductionsoftheplaysattheShakespeareMemorialTheatreonthe

Avon.Andtherearethetownsfolkwholargelyliveoffthetouristswhocome,

nottoseetheplays,buttolookatAnneHathaway'sCottage,Shakespeare's

birthplaceandtheothersights.

TheworthyresidentsofStratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheir

revenue.TheyfranklydisliketheRSC'sactors,themwiththeirlonghairand

beardsandsandalsandnoisiness.It'salldeliciouslyironicwhenyouconsider

thatShakespeare,whoearnstheirliving,washimselfanactor(withabeard)

anddidhisshareofnoise-making.

Thetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate.Thesightseerswhocomebybus-

andoftentakeinWarwickCastleandBlenheimPalaceontheside-don't

usuallyseetheplays,andsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatrein

Stratford.However,theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwith

theirplaygoing.Itistheplaygoers,theRSCcontends,whobringinmuchofthe

town'srevenuebecausetheyspendthenight(someofthemfourorfivenights)

pouringcashintothehotelsandrestaurants.Thesightseerscantakein

everythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.

Thetownsfolkdon'tseeitthiswayandlocalcouncildoesnotcontributedirectly

tothesubsidyoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Stratfordcriespoor

traditionally.Neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwing

orcocktaillounge.Hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere,whichyoumaybesure

willbedecoratedwithHamletHamburgerBars,theLearLounge,theBanquo

BanquetingRoom,andsoforth,andwillbeveryexpensive.

Anyway,thetownsfolkcan'tunderstandwhytheRoyalShakespeareCompany

needsasubsidy.(Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsin

arow.Lastyearits1,431seatswere94percentoccupiedallyearlongandthis

yearthey'lldobetter.)Thereason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedand

ticketpriceshavestayedlow.

Itwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaythe

youngpeoplewhoareStratford'smostattractiveclientele.Theycomeentirely

fortheplays,notthesights.Theyallseemtolookalike(thoughtheycomefrom

allover)-lean,pointed,dedicatedfaces,wearingjeansandsandals,eatingtheir

bunsandbeddingdownforthenightontheflagstonesoutsidethetheatretobuy

the20seatsand80standing-roomticketsheldforthesleepersandsoldto

themwhentheboxofficeopensat10:30a.m.

1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphszwelearnthat

A.thetownsfolkdenytheRSC'scontributiontothetown'srevenue

B.theactorsoftheRSCimitateShakespeareonandoffstage

C.thetwobranchesoftheRSCarenotongoodterms

D.thetownsfolkearnlittlefromtourism

2.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that

A.thesightseerscannotvisittheCastleandthePalaceseparately

B.theplaygoersspendmoremoneythanthesightseers

C.thesightseersdomoreshoppingthantheplaygoers

D.theplaygoersgotonootherplacesintownthanthetheater

3.Bysaying''Stratfordcriespoortraditionally”(Line2-3,Paragraph4),the

authorimpliesthat

A.Stratfordcannotaffordtheexpansionprojects

B.Stratfordhaslongbeeninfinancialdifficulties

C.thetownisnotreallyshortofmoney

D.thetownsfolkusedtobepoorlypaid

4.Accordingtothetownsfolk,theRSCdeservesnosubsidybecause

A.ticketpricescanberaisedtocoverthespending

B.thecompanyisfinanciallyill-managed

C.thebehavioroftheactorsisnotsociallyacceptable

D.thetheatreattendanceisontherise

5.Fromthetextwecanconcludethattheauthor

A.issupportiveofbothsides

B.favorsthetownsfolk'sview

C.takesadetachedattitude

D.issympathetictotheRSC.

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专八阅读理解模拟试题（3）

Hewasanoldmanwithawhitebeardandhugenoseandhands.Longbefore

thetimeduringwhichwewillknowhim,hewasadoctoranddroveajaded

whitehorsefromhousetohousethroughthestreetsofWinesburg.Laterhe

marriedagirlwhohadmoney.Shehadbeenleftalargefertilefarmwhenher

fatherdied.Thegirlwasquiet,tall,anddark,andtomanypeoplesheseemed

verybeautiful.EveryoneinWinesburgwonderedwhyshemarriedthedoctor.

Withinayearafterthemarriageshedied.

Theknucklesofthedoctor'shandswereextraordinarilylarge.Whenthehands

wereclosedtheylookedlikeclustersofunpaintedwoodenballsaslargeas

walnutsfastenedtogetherbysteelrods.Hesmokedacobpipeandafterhis

wife'sdeathsatalldayinhisemptyofficeclosebyawindowthatwascovered

withcobwebs.Heneveropenedthewindow.OnceonahotdayinAugusthe

triedbutfounditstuckfastandafterthatheforgotallaboutit.

Winesburghadforgottentheoldman,butinDoctorReefythereweretheseeds

ofsomethingveryfine.AloneinhismustyofficeintheHeffnerBlockabovethe

ParisDryGoodsCompany*sstore,heworkedceaselessly,buildingup

somethingthathehimselfdestroyed.Littlepyramidsoftruthheerectedand

aftererectingknockedthemdownagainthathemighthavethetruthstoerect

otherpyramids.

DoctorReefywasatallmanwhohadwornonesuitofclothesfortenyears.It

wasfrayedatthesleevesandlittleholeshadappearedatthekneesandelbows.

Intheofficeheworealsoalinendusterwithhugepocketsintowhichhe

continuallystuffedscrapsofpaper.Aftersomeweeksthescrapsofpaper

becamelittlehardroundballs,andwhenthepocketswerefilledhedumped

themoutuponthefloor.Fortenyearshehadbutonefriend,anotheroldman

namedJohnSpaniardwhoownedatreenursery.Sometimes,inaplayfulmood,

oldDoctorReefytookfromhispocketsahandfulofthepaperballsandthrew

thematthenurseryman."'Thatistoconfoundyou,youblitheringold

sentimentalist/'hecried,shakingwithlaughter.

ThestoryofDoctorReefyandhiscourtshipofthetalldarkgirlwhobecamehis

wifeandlefthermoneytohimisaverycuriousstory.Itisdelicious,likethe

twistedlittleapplesthatgrowintheorchardsofWinesburg.Inthefallonewalks

intheorchardsandthegroundishardwithfrostunderfoot.Theappleshave

beentakenfromthetreesbythepickers.Theyhavebeenputinbarrelsand

shippedtothecitieswheretheywillbeeateninapartmentsthatarefilledwith

books,magazines,furniture,andpeople.Onthetreesareonlyafewgnarled

applesthatthepickershaverejected.TheylookliketheknucklesofDoctor

Reefy'shands.Onenibblesatthemandtheyaredelicious.Intoalittleround

placeatthesideoftheapplehasbeengatheredallofitssweetness.Oneruns

fromtreetotreeoverthefrostedgroundpickingthegnarled,twistedapples

andfillinghispocketswiththem.Onlythefewknowthesweetnessofthe

twistedapples.

ThegirlandDoctorReefybegantheircourtshiponasummerafternoon.Hewas

forty-fivethenandalreadyhehadbegunthepracticeoffillinghispocketswith

thescrapsofpaperthatbecamehardballsandwerethrownaway.Thehabithad

beenformedashesatinhisbuggybehindthejadedgreyhorseandwentslowly

alongcountryroads.Onthepaperswerewrittenthoughts,endsofthoughts,

beginningsofthoughts.

OnebyonethemindofDoctorReefyhadmadethethoughts.Outofmanyof

themheformedatruththatarosegiganticinhismind.Thetruthcloudedthe

world.Itbecameterribleandthenfadedawayandthelittlethoughtsbegan

again.

ThetalldarkgirlcametoseeDoctorReefybecauseshewasinthefamilyway

andhadbecomefrightened.Shewasinthatconditionbecauseofaseriesof

circumstancesalsocurious.

Thedeathofherfatherandmotherandtherichacresoflandthathadcome

downtoherhadsetatrainofsuitorsonherheels.Fortwoyearsshesawsuitors

almosteveryevening.Excepttwotheywereallalike.Theytalkedtoherof

passionandtherewasastrainedeagerqualityintheirvoicesandintheireyes

whentheylookedather.Thetwowhoweredifferentweremuchunlikeeach

other.Oneofthem,aslenderyoungmanwithwhitehands,thesonofajeweler

inWinesburg,talkedcontinuallyofvirginity.Whenhewaswithherhewas

neveroffthesubject.Theother,ablack-hairedboywithlargeears,saidnothing

atallbutalwaysmanagedtogetherintothedarkness,wherehebegantokiss

her.

Foratimethetalldarkgirlthoughtshewouldmarrythejeweler'sson.Forhours

shesatinsilencelisteningashetalkedtoherandthenshebegantobeafraid

ofsomething.Beneathhistalkofvirginityshebegantothinktherewasalust

greaterthaninalltheothers.Attimesitseemedtoherthatashetalkedhewas

holdingherbodyinhishands.Sheimaginedhimturningitslowlyaboutinthe

whitehandsandstaringatit.Atnightshedreamedthathehadbittenintoher

bodyandthathisjawsweredripping.Shehadthedreamthreetimes,thenshe

becameinthefamilywaytotheonewhosaidnothingatallbutwhointhe

momentofhispassionactuallydidbitehershouldersothatfordaysthemarks

ofhisteethshowed.

AfterthetalldarkgirlcametoknowDoctorReefyitseemedtoherthatshe

neverwantedtoleavehimagain.Shewentintohisofficeonemorningand

withouthersayinganythingheseemedtoknowwhathadhappenedtoher.

Intheofficeofthedoctortherewasawoman,thewifeofthemanwhokeptthe

bookstoreinWinesburg.Likeallold-fashionedcountrypractitioners,Doctor

Reefypulledteeth,andthewomanwhowaitedheldahandkerchieftoherteeth

andgroaned.Herhusbandwaswithherandwhenthetoothwastakenoutthey

bothscreamedandbloodrandownonthewoman'swhitedress.Thetalldark

girldidnotpayanyattention.Whenthewomanandthemanhadgonethe

doctorsmiled,"Iwilltakeyoudrivingintothecountrywithme,"hesaid.

Forseveralweeksthetalldarkgirlandthedoctorweretogetheralmostevery

day.Theconditionthathadbroughthertohimpassedinanillness,butshewas

likeonewhohasdiscoveredthesweetnessofthetwistedapples,shecouldnot

gethermindfixedagainupontheroundperfectfruitthatiseateninthecity

apartments.Inthefallafterthebeginningofheracquaintanceshipwithhimshe

marriedDoctorReefyandinthefollowingspringshedied.Duringthewinterhe

readtoheralloftheoddsandendsofthoughtshehadscribbledonthebitsof

paper.Afterhehadreadthemhelaughedandstuffedthemawayinhispockets

tobecomeroundhardballs.

1.AccordingtothestoryDoctorReefy'slifeseemsvery.

A.eccentricB.normalC.enjoyableD.optimistic

2.Thestorytellsusthatthetalldarkgirlwasinthefamilyway.Thephrase"in

thefamilyway^means.

A.troubledB.PregnantC.twistedD.cheated

3.DoctorReeflivesalife.

A.happyB.miserableC.easy-goingD.reckless

4.Thetalldarkgirl'smarriagetoDoctorReefprovestobeaone.

A.transientB.understandableC.perfectD.funny

5.DoctorReefspaperballsprobablysymbolizehis.

A.eagernesstoshuthimselfawayfromsociety

B.suppresseddesiretocommunicatewithpeople

C.optimismaboutlife

D.cynicalattitudetowardslife

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专八阅读理解模拟试题（2）

AsmanyasonethousandyearsagointheSouthwest,theHopiandZuniIndians

ofNorthAmericawerebuildingwithadobe-sunbakedbrickplasteredwithmud.

Theirhomeslookedremarkablylikemodernapartmenthouses.Somewerefour

storieshighandcontainedquartersforperhapsathousandpeople,alongwith

storeroomsforgrainandothergoods.Thesebuildingswereusuallyputup

againstcliffs,bothtomakeconstructioneasierandfordefenseagainstenemies.

Theywerereallyvillagesinthemselves,aslaterSpanishexplorersmusthave

realizedsincetheycalledthem“pueblos",whichisSpanishfortown.

Thepeopleofthepueblosraisedwhatarecalled“thethreesisters"-corn,beans,

andsquash.Theymadeexcellentpotteryandwovemarvelousbaskets,some

sofinethattheycouldholdwater.TheSouthwesthasalwaysbeenadrycountry,

wherewaterisscarce.TheHopiandZunibroughtwaterfromstreamstotheir

fieldsandgardensthroughirrigationditches.Waterwassoimportantthatit

playedamajorroleintheirreligion.Theydevelopedelaborateceremoniesand

religiousritualstobringrain.

Thewayoflifeoflesssettledgroupswassimplerandmorestronglyinfluenced

bynature.SmalltribessuchastheShoshoneandUtewanderedthedryand

mountainouslandsbetweentheRockyMountainsandthePacificOcean.They

gatheredseedsandhuntedsmallanimalssuchassmallrabbitsandsnakes.In

theFarNorththeancestorsoftoday'sInuithuntedseals,walruses,andthe

greatwhales.Theylivedrightonthefrozenseasinshelterscalledigloosbuiltof

blocksofpackedsnow.Whensummercame,theyfishedforsalmonandhunted

thelordlycaribou.

TheCheyenne,Pawnee,andSiouxtribes,knownasthePlainsIndians,livedon

thegrasslandsbetweentheRockyMountainsandtheMississippiRiver.They

huntedbison,commonlycalledthebuffalo.Itsmeatwasthechieffoodofthese

tribes,anditshidewasusedtomaketheirclothingandcoveringoftheirtents

andtipis.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.ThearchitectureofearlyAmericanIndianbuildings.

B.ThemovementofAmericanIndiansacrossNorthAmerica.

C.CeremoniesandritualsofAmericanIndians.

D.ThewayoflifeofAmericanIndiantribesinearlyNorthAmerica.

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedwel