The land diving ceremony

文章大意

讲座介绍瓦努阿图五旬节岛的陆地跳水仪式：男子脚踝绑藤蔓从高台跳下，被认为是蹦极起源；仅男性参加，男孩七八岁起作为成年礼；每年4-6月旱季举行，庆祝山药丰收，并锻炼男性气概与勇气。

题目与答案

1. Land Diving in Vanuatu

   Participants

   ·Exclude 31_____

   答案：women

   原文定位：Well, only men can take part, whereas women are not allowed to participate, despite the fact that the legend from which the ceremony originates names a woman as the original diver

   同义替换：「Exclude」↔「are not allowed to」，「Participants」↔「take part」

2. and most 32_____ .

   答案：children

   原文定位：Boys can begin to participate around the ages of seven or eight as a rite of passage or initiation. However, other children are not included

   同义替换：「Exclude」↔「are not included」

3. Special meaning

   ·Bring good luck for the 33_____ of a certain crop.

   答案：harvest

   原文定位：Secondly, the ceremony is said to celebrate and bring blessings on the annual yam harvest, and it is a great attraction for the villagers, with everyone attending to sing, dance, and encourage the bravery of the divers

   同义替换：「good luck for」↔「blessings on」，「a certain crop」↔「yam」

4. ·For men, the ceremony increases strengths and is regarded as a type of 34_____ .

   答案：cleansing

   原文定位：The ceremony is also said to bring personal benefits to the divers, such as increasing the masculinity and strength of a man. Taking part is considered a kind of cleansing for the man

   同义替换：「For men」↔「for the man」，「regarded as」↔「considered」，「type」↔「kind」

5. Details

   ·35_____ soil will cause injuries to divers.

   答案：dry

   原文定位：Additionally, the soil is worked over to ensure it is moistened and raked to make it softer. If the soil is too dry, the diver will be injured when he touches the ground

   同义替换：「soil」↔「soil」，「will cause injuries」↔「will be injured」

6. ·Divers should touch the ground with their 36_____ to avoid injury.

   答案：shoulders

   原文定位：The optimal outcome is that the shoulders of the diver brush the ground, but this depends on the selection of the individual vine, which is chosen to suit each diver's height and weight, but without any scientific measurements

   同义替换：「touch」↔「brush」，「avoid injury」↔「optimal outcome」，「Divers」↔「diver」

7. ·Jumpers should get rid of barriers such as 37_____ .

   答案：rocks

   原文定位：Obstacles such as rocks will need to be removed

   同义替换：「barriers」↔「Obstacles」，「get rid of」↔「will need to be removed」

8. ·Divers jump from towers of different heights because of their different age and 38_____ .

   答案：experience

   原文定位：Since their age and experience vary, they will dive from towers of various elevations

   同义替换：「different heights」↔「various elevations」，「different age」↔「age vary」

9. Today

   ·Purpose of reporting the ceremony: to develop 39_____ directly.

   答案：tourism

   原文定位：The Vanuatu Tourism Council encourages widespread reports about the ceremonies in the international media to boost tourism, which in turn supports the local economy and charity programs

   同义替换：「Purpose of reporting the ceremony」↔「encourages widespread reports about the ceremonies」，「develop」↔「boost」

10. ·Films for 40_____ purposes are not allowed for over a decade.

    答案：commercial

    原文定位：For the same reason, commercial filming of important ceremonies has been under ban for more than 10 years. Only films for educational purposes are allowed

    同义替换：「Films」↔「filming」，「not allowed」↔「has been under ban」，「over a decade」↔「more than 10 years」