解析:选B 细节理解题。由Gallery C部分中的"The Dogon are especially known for making figures of their ancestors."可知答案。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
When we're struggling with something, it's natural to turn to others for help.Helping each other is a part of the giving and receiving that makes up good relationships. Getting help sounds simple. But it's not always easy to do.__1__ Here are some examples of the kinds of attitudes that can stand in the way and ideas on how to get past them.
Obstacle (障碍) 1:__2__
Asking for help shows confidence. It's a sign of strength, not weakness. You know what you need and you're not afraid to reach out for it.
For example, instead of thinking: I don't want my coach to find out I can't learn that move well in case he thinks I shouldn't be on the team. Change it to: I'll show my coach how committed (效忠的) I am to the team and how hard I practice by asking him to share tips on how I can improve.
Obstacle 2: Thinking you don't deserve help or support.
Everyone needs help now and then.__3__Accepting help can strengthen friendships and relationships. Everyone feels good when they can support a friend.
__4__ Share your feelings or a problem with someone who listens and cares, not someone who judges, criticizes or blames you. Most of the time we can guess in which way people might react, but on rare occasions, they catch us off guard (让我们猝不及防).__5__ It's what's going on with the other person.
A.Be careful with the friends you are making.
B.Be careful in choosing who you ask for help.
C.No one can or should handle everything alone.
D.Believing that needing help is a sign of weakness.
E.Sometimes we stand in our own way without realizing it.
G.Convincing yourself that needing help is a sign of strength.
语篇解读:本文是说明文。生活中每个人都有需要寻求帮助的时候,但是有时候恰恰是我们自己阻碍了寻求帮助的道路。
1.选E 由上句"But it's not always easy to do."可知,寻求帮助不是一件容易的事情,有时候是我们自己阻碍了寻求帮助的道路,但是我们却没有意识到这一点。E项的"stand in our own way"与下句"stand in the way"呼应。
2.选D 由下文"It's a sign of strength, not weakness."可知,此处指的障碍是"我们有时候认为寻求帮助是懦弱的表现"。由本空前"Obstacle"可知,G项错误。
3.选C 由上句"Everyone needs help now and then."可知,每个人都有需要帮助的时候,没有人能够或者是应该独自处理一切事情。
4.选B 由空后"someone who listens and cares, not someone who judges, criticizes or blames you"可知,此处是指"找到合适的可寻求帮助的对象才行"。
5.选F 由空后"It's what's going on with the other person."可知,当我们被拒绝的时候,不是因为我们自己做错了什么事情,而是因为我们找错了求助对象。