【2016·四川】
In the depths of the French Guianeserainforest, there still remain unusual groups of indigenous(土著的)people. Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their ownsocial customs. And yet, people in this area are in fact French citizensbecause it has been a colony(殖民地) of the FrenchRepublic since 1946. In theory, they should live by the French law is oftenignored or unknown, thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness”in the world.
The lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks tothe effects of a Frenchman form Paris called Gin. Gin spent five months inearly 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on theedge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250,000 livingin its capital, Cayenne.
“I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I haveworked there on and off for almost ten years,” says Gin. “I’ve been able tokeep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access totheir living environment. I don’t see it as a lawless land. But rather I see itas an area of freedom.”
“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touchingupon the uncivilized life,” continues Gin. “I prefer to work in black andwhite, which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.”
His black-and-white pictures present a world almost lost intime. These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they wereunprepared for. These local citizens now have to balance their traditionalself-supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modernFrench Republic, which brings with it not only necessary state welfare,but also alcoholism, betrayal and even suicide.
8. Why does the author feel surprisedabout the indigenous people in French Guiana?
A. They seldom follow the French law.
B. They often ignore the Guianese law.
C. They are separated from the modern world.
D. They are both Guianese and French citizens.
9.Gin introduced the special world ofthe indigenous Guianese as _________.
A. a tour guide
B. a geographer
C. a film director
D. a photographer
10. What is Gin’s attitude towards thelives of the indigenous Guianese?
A. Cautious.
B. Doubtful.
C. Uninterested.
D. Appreciative.
11.What does the underlined word “it”in the last paragraph refer to?
A. The modern French lifestyle.
B. The self-supporting hunting.
C. The uncivilized hunting.
D. The French Republic.
【答案】8.A 9.D 10.D 11.A
【解析】本文通过一个摄影记者向人们展示了法国的Guianses人，和现代法国的生活风格给他们带的影响。
8.A推理判断题。根据第一段第二句Surprisingly,thesepeople live largely by their own laws and their own social customs.令人吃惊的是，这此人主要靠自己的法律和他们的社会风俗生活。可知A项符合题意。
9.D推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“I wanted toshow the audience a photographic record touching upon the uncivilized life”我想展示给观众一个摄影记录，让他们触摸到不文明的生活。第五段第一句His black—and—whitepichures present a world almost lost in time.他的黑白照片呈现了一个几乎失去的世界。可知他是一个摄影师，故选D。
10.D推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句“I have aspecial love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off foralmost ten years,”我对法国Guianese人有一个特殊的爱。我在那里工作了将近十年了。所以他对法国Guianese人是心存感激的，故选D。
11.A词义猜测题。根据最后一段最后一句中thelifestyle offered by the modern French Republic,被法兰西共和国提供的生活风格，可知后面的定语从句中it指现代法国的生活风格。故选A。
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