2024届高三英语二轮复习外刊阅读热点话题培优练6：历史与文化

外刊阅读热点话题 培优练6 历史与文化 1.阅读理解 A The Ubang (community has an interesting form of communication that is virtually influenced by gender.The man has a language(Ofe)that is entirely different from that spoken by women (Araseke)and it is unlawful for either sex to speak the language not assigned by their ancestors.In fact,such people are considered an abnormality in the community if that happens.Regardless,they understand themselves clearly.Oliver Ibang,a community leader,says,"If you are a male speaking the female language,they will address you as an abnormal child."As they are naturally bilingual (双语的)，they use a general language called“mete”for communicating,especially in public places. As a language culture different from other communication,all the children first learn the language of the women.Only at this time is it acceptable for the males to speak the language of females in the Ubang community.Then,at the age of ten,young Ubang males are expected to give up the women's language and speak Ofe. Chichi Undie,.an anthropologist(人类学家)，studying the language pattern between men and women says,"There are a lot of words that men and women share in common and then there are others which are totally different depending on their sexes.They don't sound alike,they don't have the same letters,they are completely different words.” The Ubang language has been sustained by oral tradition for several years,lacking greatly in documentation,and like many languages that are endangered,can lead to the loss of identity and culture.Nevertheless,the community is not threatened by the extinction of their language.Chief Oliver Ibang says,"If the language dies,that means that the people of Ubang no longer exist." Stretching the use of language as an identity,the uniqueness of Ubang language is a phenomenon that is interesting at its best and forms the core richness of the people. 1.What is special about the Ubang language? A.It is accessible to women only. B.Gender has an impact on its use. C.