He stared at the boy and considered asking him why he looked so sad but hesitated because he thought it might sound ____6____ . He knew that sometimes people who were sad didn’t want to be asked about it; sometimes they’d ____7____ the information themselves, and sometimes they wouldn’t stop talking about it for months on end, but on this ____8____ Bruno thought that he should wait before saying anything.
He stared at the boy and considered asking him why he looked so sad but hesitated because he thought it might sound ____6____ . He knew that sometimes people who were sad didn’t want to be asked about it; sometimes they’d ____7____ the information themselves, and sometimes they wouldn’t stop talking about it for months on end, but on this ____8____ Bruno thought that he should wait before saying anything.
He stared at the boy and considered asking him why he looked so sad but hesitated because he thought it might sound ____6____ . He knew that sometimes people who were sad didn’t want to be asked about it; sometimes they’d ____7____ the information themselves, and sometimes they wouldn’t stop talking about it for months on end, but on this ____8____ Bruno thought that he should wait before saying anything.
Fifteen-year-old Sebastian Clover arrived in Antigua early yesterday morning. Clover, a high school student from the UK, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean without anyone else’s ____9____ . Waiting to meet him at the harbor were his parents, a band of musicians, and the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. Sebastian’s journey began on December 19. He sailed his boat from the Canary Islands and arrived in Antigua and Barbuda on January 12. How was the trip? For Clover, the high point was seeing whales and dolphins. But sometimes it was ____10____ being alone on the boat—especially in bad weather. It was also hard to eat well. Clover ____11____ ate snacks because it was difficult to cook. It was an amazing trip, but Sebastian also admits he’s glad to be back on land!
Fifteen-year-old Sebastian Clover arrived in Antigua early yesterday morning. Clover, a high school student from the UK, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean without anyone else’s ____9____ . Waiting to meet him at the harbor were his parents, a band of musicians, and the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. Sebastian’s journey began on December 19. He sailed his boat from the Canary Islands and arrived in Antigua and Barbuda on January 12. How was the trip? For Clover, the high point was seeing whales and dolphins. But sometimes it was ____10____ being alone on the boat—especially in bad weather. It was also hard to eat well. Clover ____11____ ate snacks because it was difficult to cook. It was an amazing trip, but Sebastian also admits he’s glad to be back on land!
Fifteen-year-old Sebastian Clover arrived in Antigua early yesterday morning. Clover, a high school student from the UK, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean without anyone else’s ____9____ . Waiting to meet him at the harbor were his parents, a band of musicians, and the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. Sebastian’s journey began on December 19. He sailed his boat from the Canary Islands and arrived in Antigua and Barbuda on January 12. How was the trip? For Clover, the high point was seeing whales and dolphins. But sometimes it was ____10____ being alone on the boat—especially in bad weather. It was also hard to eat well. Clover ____11____ ate snacks because it was difficult to cook. It was an amazing trip, but Sebastian also admits he’s glad to be back on land!
In late 1960s, electricity had just been brought into a village in Nigeria where a friend and his family were living. Each family got a single light in its hut: a real sign of progress. The trouble was that at night, though they had nothing to read and many of them did not know how to read, the families would sit in their huts in awe of this wonderful symbol of technology.
The light-bulb watching began to replace the customary nighttime gatherings by the tribal fire, where the tribal storytellers, the elders, would pass along the history of the tribe. The tribe was losing its history in the light of a few electric bulbs.
This story helps to illustrate the difference between scientific management and tribal leadership. Every family, every college, every corporation, every institution needs tribal storytellers. The penalty for failing to listen is to lose one’s history, one’s historical context, one’s binding values. Like the Nigerian tribe, without the continuity brought by custom, any group of people will begin to forget who they are.
12.According to the passage, what did the light-bulb symbolize in Nigeria in late 1960s?
In late 1960s, electricity had just been brought into a village in Nigeria where a friend and his family were living. Each family got a single light in its hut: a real sign of progress. The trouble was that at night, though they had nothing to read and many of them did not know how to read, the families would sit in their huts in awe of this wonderful symbol of technology.
The light-bulb watching began to replace the customary nighttime gatherings by the tribal fire, where the tribal storytellers, the elders, would pass along the history of the tribe. The tribe was losing its history in the light of a few electric bulbs.
This story helps to illustrate the difference between scientific management and tribal leadership. Every family, every college, every corporation, every institution needs tribal storytellers. The penalty for failing to listen is to lose one’s history, one’s historical context, one’s binding values. Like the Nigerian tribe, without the continuity brought by custom, any group of people will begin to forget who they are.
13.According to this passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A)
Storytelling in the village was replaced by reading.
(B)
Technology brought happier life to the village, so they had more stories to
share.
(C)
Storytelling was and should be a primary means of conveying history and
culture.
(D)
Storytelling became more popular in Nigeria in late 1960s.
In late 1960s, electricity had just been brought into a village in Nigeria where a friend and his family were living. Each family got a single light in its hut: a real sign of progress. The trouble was that at night, though they had nothing to read and many of them did not know how to read, the families would sit in their huts in awe of this wonderful symbol of technology.
The light-bulb watching began to replace the customary nighttime gatherings by the tribal fire, where the tribal storytellers, the elders, would pass along the history of the tribe. The tribe was losing its history in the light of a few electric bulbs.
This story helps to illustrate the difference between scientific management and tribal leadership. Every family, every college, every corporation, every institution needs tribal storytellers. The penalty for failing to listen is to lose one’s history, one’s historical context, one’s binding values. Like the Nigerian tribe, without the continuity brought by custom, any group of people will begin to forget who they are.
19.To which of the followings does the “elders” in the second paragraph refer?
In late 1960s, electricity had just been brought into a village in Nigeria where a friend and his family were living. Each family got a single light in its hut: a real sign of progress. The trouble was that at night, though they had nothing to read and many of them did not know how to read, the families would sit in their huts in awe of this wonderful symbol of technology.
The light-bulb watching began to replace the customary nighttime gatherings by the tribal fire, where the tribal storytellers, the elders, would pass along the history of the tribe. The tribe was losing its history in the light of a few electric bulbs.
This story helps to illustrate the difference between scientific management and tribal leadership. Every family, every college, every corporation, every institution needs tribal storytellers. The penalty for failing to listen is to lose one’s history, one’s historical context, one’s binding values. Like the Nigerian tribe, without the continuity brought by custom, any group of people will begin to forget who they are.
15.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
(A)
In the world of today’s scientific management, we still need tribal
leadership.
(B)
The major function of tribal storytelling today lies in its entertaining effect.
(C)
If people do not listen to stories about their society and community, they
will forget who they are.
(D)
The tribe was losing its history in the light of a few electric bulbs.