Many different tribes live in the Ituri rain forest of Africa, but the Pygmies a

       Manydifferent tribes live in the Ituri rain forest of Africa, but the Pygmies arethe most unusual．Mostof the men are not much more than four feet tall．They weigh only about eighty pounds．The women are even smaller andthinner．But inspite of the fact that they are small, these people are perfectly formed menand women．

       It isan exciting experience to visit a Pygmy encampment for the first time．Before you go, you must sendword ahead that you are coming．Some friendly native or trader must take the message to theTiki-Tikis．Otherwisethe whole tribe will disappear into the depths of the jungle long before youhave come close enough to be welcomed．

       Thegreat Ituri rain forest seems cut off from the rest of the earth．There are living, dead, anddying trees on every side．Except where a clearing has been burned and chopped out, a man maylive his whole life in the Ituri and never see farther than twenty yards．

       Ittakes sharp eyes to discover the almost hidden path to the Pygmy camp．The path is no wider than asmall man’s foot．Nosound breaks the silence in this part of the forest．There are no signs of people．

       Thestranger must walk carefully．What appears to be a bent branch may prove to be a deadly snake．A spotted gold patch ofsunlight may be a crouching leopard（豹）．

       Eventhe Pygmy camp comes as a surprise．The leafy shelters in which the little people live are hardly threefeet high．They lookso much like the surrounding undergrowth that they might easily be passed by．These houses contain nofurniture of any sort．The beds are merely plantain leaves spread out on the earth floor．There are no cooking pots: foodis eaten raw or smoked over a fire．Spears, bows and arrows are the only possessions of these people．When the tribe moves to a newcamp there is nothing to carry except these weapons and babies too small towalk．

1.According to thepassage, we can conclude _____．

       A．the Pygmies are the shortest tribe worldwide

       B．the Pygmies are short but normal in mentality

       C．most of the Pygmy men are more than four feet

       D．the Pygmies live in the forest of America

2.Paragraph 2 mainlysuggests that the Pygmies ______．

       A．are unwilling to communicate with people outside

       B．are very cruel and they will kill you with thespears

       C．are friendly to the tourists visiting them for thefirst time

       D．move so fast and often that can’t be caught upwith easily

3.Which of thefollowing word can describe the life of Pygmy?

       A．Quiet．              B．Active．              C．Hard．              D．Busy．

4.Which of thefollowing is TRUE of the Pygmy?

       A．Their houses can’t be easily found in the hurtrain forest．

       B．Their houses, which are three feet high, are madeof wood．

       C．Weapons and cooking pots are their most valuablepossessions．

       D．They are living in harmony with dangerous animalsaround．

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C 

4.A