Question

2．Where boys become crocodile men
       When does a teenager become an adult？In many countries，it happens on your 18th birthday，but in some parts of the world，you have to do something special to enter the world of adults．
       On the island of Papua New Guinea，the Niowra tribe （部落） lives near the Sepik River，which is full of crocodiles （鳄鱼）．（36）EWhen it is time for teenage boys to become men，a‘crocodile ceremony （仪式）'takes place．
       The boys are taken to a small room called‘The Crocodile Nest （窝）'．The room is full of crocodile teeth and bones．（37）FThen they are beaten several times a day for six weeks and bamboo is used to make cuts on their chests and their backs．The boys play the drums together during their t ime in the room．（38）CThe Niowra believe that this ceremony makes the boys stronger and braver，so that they can survive in the dangerous forest．（39）GAnd the amazing thing is that some of the boys sleep through the most painful parts of the ceremony!
（40）DThen the crocodile men enter the world of adults and are given adult responsibilities in the village．

A．Many people are eaten by crocodiles．
B．Boys are fond of the‘crocodile ceremony'．
C．And this helps them to feel that they are not alone．
D．When the ceremony is over，there is singing and dancing．
E．The people believe that crocodiles made the Earth and its people．
F．The boys are told to think of their crocodile‘fathers and mothers'to help them to be brave．
G．They also say that the boys don't feel the pain if they believe in their crocodile‘fathers and mothers'．

Answer 1

分析 文章讲述了在 Papua New Guinea，the Niowra tribe 一个特别的习俗，即男孩要成为男人必须经过和鳄鱼在 一起，并战胜这种心理才能成为真正的男子汉．

解答 EFCGD 
36．E 推理题．根据后面的句子When it is time for teenage boys to become men，a‘crocodile ceremony （仪式）'takes place可知，在这个部落青少年要成为男人必须举行鳄鱼仪式，所以那里的人认为鳄鱼成就了人类，故选E．
37．F 细节题．根据该段的第一句The boys are taken to a small room called…男孩被带入叫做鳄鱼窝的屋子里，所以下句应该并列，即The boys are told to…故选F．
38．C 细节题．根据前句The boys play the drums together during their t ime in the room可知，男孩子们在屋里一起打鼓，这有助于他们觉得自己不是一个人，故选C．
39．G 细节题．前面提到The Niowra believe that this ceremony makes the boys stronger and braver…他们认为这个仪式让男孩更强壮，所以下文承接提到他们还说…故选G．
40．D 归纳题．最后一段Then the crocodile men enter the world of adults and are given adult responsibilities in the village男孩真正进入男人的世界并给予责任，所以这应该是发生在仪式结束的时候，故选D．

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