每日一练，专升本英语阅读理解练习(3.8)

　　The Bedouin people, a tribe living in the deserts of Arabia and Northern Africa, think most highly of people who show loyalty. To them loyalty does not mean that one is devoted to a country, a place, or a leader. Loyalty means being faithful to one’s family and tribe.

　　The Bedouin people are proud of their ancestors(祖先). They do not admire a hero from an ordinary or poor family as much as one who comes from an honored family. They especially respect those who have inherited(继承) a good family name and then have passed it on to their children.

　　A man’s position among his people depends upon his ancestors, relatives, and fellow tribesmen. If they are honored, he is also honored. If they are disgraced, he, too, is disgraced.Therefore, one carefully guards the honor of his family and his tribe.

　　A man can protect his family’s honor by being brave and generous and by giving protection to those who ask for it. He also guards it by carefully watching the women of his family.

　　A Bedouin woman cannot bring honor to her family, but she can bring disgrace. Even if a woman only looks as if she has done something wrong, she may be killed. The honor of her family depends upon her virtue(美德).

　　问题：

　　1.The best title for this passage can be ________.

　　A.Life of the Bedouin People

　　B.Women’s Position in the Bedouin Family

　　C.Bedouin People’s Idea of Loyalty and Honor

　　D.How to Guard Honor

　　【参考答案】C

　　[考点]主旨大意题

　　【精析】C 本文第一段就指出贝都因人对于忠诚的看法;第二段讲贝都因人对荣誉的传承;最后三段写荣誉对贝都因人的重要性。所以C项是最合适的标题。

　　2.The Bedouin people think most highly of one who is _________.

　　A.devoted to his country and his leader

　　B.from an ordinary family

　　C.proud of his ancestors and relatives

　　D.faithful to his family and tribe

　　【参考答案】D

　　[考点]事实细节题

　　【精析】D 根据第一段内容可知，贝都因人崇拜忠诚，忠诚意味着对家族和部落的忠诚，所以D项正确。根据第一段第二句“To them loyalty does not mean that one is devoted to a country…”可知，A项错误;根据第二段第二句“They do not admire a hero from an ordinary or poor family…”可知，B项错误;C项不符合题意。

　　3.It is learned from the passage that ________.

　　A.a hero from an honored family is more admired

　　B.one can not live in the tribe without a good family name

　　C.all the Bedouin people are kind, brave and generous

　　D.family traditions can never be passed to children

　　【参考答案】A

　　[考点]推理判断题

　　【精析】A 根据第二段第二句“They do not admire a hero from an ordinary or poor family…”可知，他们更崇拜出身于名门望族的英雄，所以选项A正确。B项是对文章信息的扭曲;C项说法太过绝对;根据第二段最后一句可知，家族传统是能够代代相传的，因此D项错误。

　　4.The word “disgraced”(Para.3) means “________”.

　　A.disappeared

　　B.disappointed

　　C.dishonored

　　D.discouraged

　　【参考答案】A

　　[考点]推理判断题

　　【精析】C 根据第三段第二、三句“If they are honored, he is also honored. If they are disgraced, he, too, is disgraced.”可推知，disgrace和honor应该是反义词，而dishonor从构词法上来说是在honor前加上否定前缀“dis”，因此disgraced应该和dishonored同义。

　　5.It is implied in the passage that the Bedouin women are ________.

　　A.treated as the equals of men

　　B.respected for what they do

　　C.not interested in position and honor

　　D.not respected as much as men

　　【参考答案】D

　　[考点]推理判断题

　　【精析】D 根据最后一段内容可知，贝都因族男女地位是不同的，女性的地位要比男性低，无法和男性一样受到尊敬。故选D。