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2010
年
专四试题
TEST
FOR
ENGLISH
TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN
PART I
DICTATION [15 MIN]
Listen to the
following passage. Altogether the passage will be
read to you four times.
During the
first reading, which will be done at normal speed,
listen and try to understand the
meaning. For the second and third
readings, the passage will be read sentence by
sentence, or
phrase by phrase, with
intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be
done at normal speed
again and during
this time you should check your work. You will
then be given 2 minutes to
check
through your work once more. Please write the
whole passage on ANSWER SHEET
ONE.
Please write the whole passage on
ANSWER SHEET ONE.
PART II LISTENING
COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]
MAJORS (2010
-GRADE FOUR-
SECTION A
CONVERSATIONS
Questions 1
to 3 are based on the following conversation. At
the end of the conversation,
you will
be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now,
listen to the conversation.
1. The
following details have been checked during the
conversation EXCEPT
A. number of
travelers.
B. number of tour days.
C. flight details.
D. room
services.
2. What is included in the
price?
A. Air tickets and local
transport.
B. Local transport and
meals.
C. Air tickets, local transport
and breakfast.
D. Air tickets, local
transport and all meals.
3. Which of
the following statements is CORRECT?
A.
The traveler is reluctant to buy travel insurance.
B. The traveler is ready to buy travel
insurance.
C. The traveler doesn't have
to buy travel insurance.
D. Travel
insurance is not mentioned in the conversation.
Questions 4 to 7 are based on the
following conversation. At the end of'the
conversation, you
will be given 20
seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to
the conversation.
4. Which of the
following details is CORRECT?
A. Mark
knows the exact number of airport buses.
B. Mark knows the exact number of
delegates' spouse.
C. Mark doesn't know
the exact number of delegates yet.
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D. Mark doesn't know the
number of guest speakers.
5. What does
Linda want to know?
A. The arrival time
of guest speakers.
B. The departure
time of guest speakers.
C. The type of
transport for guest speakers.
D. The
number of guest speakers.
6. How many
performances have been planned tbr the conference?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Not mentioned.
7. Who will pay for the piano
performance?
A. Pan-Pacific Tours.
B. Johnson & Sons Events.
C.
Conference delegates.
D. An airline
company.
Questions
8
to
10
are
based
on
the
following
conversation.
At
the
end
of'the
conversation,you will
be
given
15
seconds to
answer
the
questions. Now
listen
to
the
conversation.
8. What is NOT
missing in Mary's briefcase?
A. Her
cheque book.
B. Her papers for work.
C. Her laptop.
D. Her
appointment book.
9. Where was Mary the
whole morning?
A. At the police
station.
B. At a meeting.
C.
In her client's office.
D. In the
restaurant.
10. Why was Mary sure that
the briefcase was hers in the end?
A.
The papers inside had the company's name.
B. The briefcase was found in the
restaurant.
C. The restaurant manager
telephoned James.
D. The cheque book
inside bore her name.
SECTION B
PASSAGES
In
this
section, you will
hear
several passages.
L
isten
to the passagescarefully
and
then
answer the questions that follow.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the
following passage. At the end of the passage, yott
will be
given 15 seconds to answer the
questions. Now, listen to the passage.
11. We learn from the passage that
about two-thirds of the courses are taught through
A. the School of Design and Visual
Arts.
B. the School of Social Work.
C. the School of Business.
D. the Arts and Sciences program.
is the cost of undergraduate tuition?
A. Twenty thousand dollars.
B. Thirty thousand dollars.
C. Twenty-seven thousand dollars.
D. Thirty-eight thousand dollars.
ational students can receive all the
following types of financial assistance EXCEPT
A. federal loans.
B. private
loans.
C. scholarships.
D.
monthly payment plans.
Questions 14 to
17 are based on the following passage. At the end
of the passage, you will
be gven 20
seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to
the passage.
14. According to the
passage, mothers in ____ spend more time looking
after children.
A. France
B.
America
C. Denmark
D.
Australia
15. Which of the following
activities would Australian fathers traditionally
participate in?
A. Feeding and playing
with children.
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B. Feeding
and bathing children.
C. Taking
children to the park and to school.
D.
Taking children to watch sports events.
16. According to the study, the
A. spend more time at work.
B. spend more time with children.
C. spend time drinking after work.
D. spend time on his computer.
is suggested in the passage that the
A. France.
B. Britain.
C. Australia.
D. Denmark.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the
following passage. At the end of the passage, you
will be
given 15 seconds to answer the
questions. Now, listen to the passage.
services of the new partnership are provided
mainly to
A. mothers of infected
babies.
B. infected children and women.
C. infected children in cities.
D. infected women in cities.
of the following details about Family
Health International is INCORRECT?
A.
It is a nonprofit organization.
B. It
provides public health services.
C. It
carries out research on public health.
D. It has worked in five countries till
now.
example of Cambodia mainly shows
A. the importance of government
support.
B. the importance of public
education efforts.
C. the progress the
country has made so far.
D. the methods
used to fight AIDS.
SECTION C
NEWS BROADCAST
In this
section, you will hear several news items. Listen
to them carefully and then answer the
questions that follow.
Questions 21 and 22 are based on the
following news. At the end of the news item, you
will be
given 10 seconds to answer the
questions. Now. listen to the news.
21.
According to the news, the victim was
A. a 17-year-old girl.
B. a
15-year-old boy.
C. a 23-year-old
woman.
D. an l 8-year-old man.
learn from the news that the suspects
were arrested
A. one month later.
B. two months later.
C.
immediately.
D. two weeks later.
Questions 23 and 24 are based on the
following news. At the end of the news item, you
will be
given 10 seconds to answer the
questions. Now, listen to the news.
Iraqi par liament can vote on the security
agreement only after
A. all parties
have agreed on it.
B. the US troops
have pulled out.
C. the cabinet has
reviewed it.
D. the lawmakers have
returned from Mecca.
ing to the news,
the US troops are expected to completely pull out
by
A. mid-2009.
B. the end
of 2009.
C. mid-2011.
D. the
end of 2011.
Questions 25 and 26 are
based on the following news. At the end of the
news item, you will
be
given
10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to
the news.
following are involved in
the operations to rescue the children in Honduras
EXCEPT
A. the police.
B. the
district attorney.
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C. the
prison authorities.
D. Institute of
Childhood and Family.
26. What
punishment would parents face if they allowed
their children to beg?
A. To be
imprisoned and fined.
B. To have their
children taken away.
C. To be handed
over to the authorities.
D. None.
Question 27 is based on the following
news. At the end of the news item. you will be
given
5seconds to answer the question.
Now, listen to the news.
is the news
item about?
A. Coastlines in Italy.
B. Public use of the beach.
C. Swimming and bathing.
D.
Private bathing clubs.
Question 28 is
based on the following news. At the end of the
news item, you will be given 5
seconds
to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.
of the following is NOT mentioned in
the news?
A. The airport was shut down
for Friday.
B. There was a road
accident involving two buses.
C. Local
shops were closed earlier than usual.
D. Bus service was stopped for Friday.
Questions 29 and 30 are based on the
following news. At the end of the news item, you
will
begiven 10 seconds to answer the
questions. Now, listen to the news.
many people were rescued from the apartment
building?
A. 17.
B. 24.
C. 21.
D. 41.
of
the following details in the news is CORRECT?
A. The rescue operation involved many
people.
B. The cause of the explosions
has been determined.
C. Rescue efforts
were stopped on Thursday.
D. The
explosions didn't destroy the building.
PART III
CLOZE
[15 MIN]
Decide which
of
the choices given below
would
best complete the passage
it
inserted in
thecorresponding blanks. Mark the best
choice for each blank on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
How men first learned to i nvent words
is unknown; (31)____, the origin of language is
a
mystery. All
we
really
know
is
that
men,
unlike
animals,
somehow invented
certain
(32)____
to
express
thoughts
and
feelings,
actions
and
things,
(33)____
they
could
communicate with each
other; and that later they agreed (34)____ certain
signs, called letters,
which
could be (35)____ to
representthose sounds, and which
could
be (36)_____. Those
sounds, whether spoken, (37)_____ written in
letters, we call words.
The power of
words, then,
lies
in
their (38)____ the
things they bring up before our
minds.
Words become (39)____ with meaning for us by
experience; (40)._____ the longer we
live, the more certain words (41)_____
to us the happy and sad events of our past: and
the
more we (42)____, the more the
number of words that mean something to us (43)____
Great
writers
are
those who
not
only
have
great
thoughts but
also express
these
thoughts in
words
which appeal (44)____ to
our minds and
emotions.
This
(45)._____
and
telling use of words
is
what we call
(46)____ style. Above
all, the real
poet is
a master of
(47)____. He can
convey his meaning in words which sing like music,
and which (48)_____
their position and
association can (49)____ men to tears. We should,
therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and
use them accurately,
or they will
(50)____ our speech or writing silly
and vulgar.
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(31)
A. in addition
B. in other words
C. in a word
D. in summary
(32) A. sounds
B. gestures
C. signs
D. movements
(33) A. such that
B. as that
C. so that
D. in that
(34) A. in
B. with
C. of
D. upon
(35) A. spelt
B. combined
C. written
D copied
(36) A. written down
B.
handed down
C. remembered
D.
observed
(37) A. and
B. yet
C. also
D. or
(38) A. functions
B.
associations
C. roles
D.
links
(39) A. filled
B. full
C. live
D. active
(40) A. but
B. or
C. yet
D. and
(41
) A. reappear
B. recall
C.
remember
D. recollect
(42)
A. read and think
B. read and recall
C. read and learn
D. read
and recite
(43) A. raises
B.
increases
C. improves
D.
emerges
(44) A. intensively
B. extensively
C. broadly
D. powerfully
(45) A.
charming
B. academic
C.
conventional
D. common
(46)
A. written
B. spoken
C.
literary
D. dramatic (47) A. signs
B. words
C. style
D. sound
(48) A. in
B. on
C. over&n bsp;
D. by
(49) A. move
B. engage
C. make
D. force
(50) A. transform
B. change
C. make
D. convert
PART IV
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
[15
MIN]
There
are
thirty
sentences in
this
section.
Beneath
each
sentence
there
are
four
words or
phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or
phrase that best completes the
sentence. Mark your answers on ANSWER
SHEET TWO.
51. Which of the following
italicized phrases indicates CAUSE?
A.
Why don't you do it for the sake of your friends?
B. I wish I could write as well as you.
C. For all his efforts, he didn't get
an A.
D. Her eyes were red from
excessive reading.
52. Nancy's gone to
work but her car's still there. She ____ by bus.
A. must have gone
B. should
have gone
C. ought to have
gone
D. could have gone
53.
He feels that he is not yet ____ to travel abroad.
A. too strong
B. enough
strong
C. so strong
D.
strong enough
54. After____ seemed an
endless wait, it was his turn to enter the
personnel manager's office.
A. that
B. it
C. what
D.
there
55. Fool ____ Jerry is, he could
not have done such a thing.
A. who
B. as
C. like
D.
that
56. Which of the following
sentences is INCORRECT?
A. They each
have two tickets.
B. They cost twenty
yuan each.
C. Each they have bought the
same book.
D. They were given two
magazines each.
57. She seldom goes to
the theatre, _____?
A.
doesn't she
B. does she
C.
would she
D. wouldn't she
58. Dr Johnson is head of the
department, ____ an expert in translation.
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A. or
B. either
C. but
D. and
59.
When one has good health, _____ should feel
fortunate.
A. you
B. they
C. he
D. we
60.
It is necessary that he ____ the assignment
without delay.
A. hand in
B.
hands in
C. must hand in
D.
has to hand in
61. In the sentence
A. the object
B. an
adverbial
C. a complement
D.
the subject
62. Which of the following
sentences is INCORRECT?
A. All his
lectures are very interesting.
B. Half
their savings were gone.
C. Many his
friends came to the party.
D. Both his
sisters are nurses.
63. Which of the
following sentences has an object complement?
A. The directors appointed John
manager.
B. I gave Mary a Christmas
present.
C. You have done Peter a
favour. D. She is teaching
children
English.
64. Which of the following
words can NOT be used to complete
A.
before
B. recently
C. lately
D. yet
65. _____ should not
become a serious disadvantage in life and work.
A. To be not tall
B. Not
being tall
C. Being not tall
D. Not to be tall
66. Due to
personality _____, the two colleagues never got on
well in work.
A.
contradiction
B.
conflict
C.
confrontation
competition
67. During the summer vacation, kids
are often seen hanging _____ in the streets.
A. about
B. on
C.
over
D. out
68. There were
150 ____ at the international conference this
summer.
A. spectators
B.
viewers
C. participants
D.
onlookers
69. School started on a ____
cold day in February.
A. severe
B. bitter
C. such
D. frozen
70. In the face of
unexpected difficulties, he demonstrated a talent
for quick, ____ action.
A. determining
B. defensive
C. demanding
D. decisive
71. The team has
been working overtime on the research project
____.
A. lately
now
C. late
D. long ago
72. Because of the economic crisis,
industrial output in the region remained
A. motionless
B. inactive
C. stagnant
D. immobile
73. The police had difficulty in ____
the fans fi'om rushing on to the stage to take
photos with
the singer.
A.
limiting
B. restraining
C.
confining
D. restricting
74.
Joan is in the dorm, putting the final ____ to her
speech.
A. details
B. remarks
C. comments
D. touches
75. His_____ in
gambling has eventually brought about his ruin.
A. indulgence
B. habit
C. action
D. engagement
76. The teacher told the students to
stay in the classroom and they did _____.
A. absolutely
B.
accidentally
C. accordingly
D. accurately
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D.
77.
You
can
actually
see the
deer at
close range
while
driving
through
that
area. The
italicizedphrase
means _____.
A. clearly
B.
very near
C. quickly
D. very
hard
78. He listened hard but still
couldn't
what they were talking about.
A. make over
B. make up
C. make upon
D. make out
79. For the advertised position, the
company offers a(n) salary and benefits package.
A. generous
B. plentiful
C. abundant
D. sufficient
80. As there was no road, the travelers
____ up a rocky slope on their way back.
A. ran
B. hurried
C. scrambled
D. crawled
PART V
READING COMPREHENSION
[25 MIN]
In this section
there are four passages followed by questions or
unfinished statements, each
with four
suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the
one that you think is the best
answer.
Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
TEXT A
What
is
the
nature of
the
scientific
attitude, the
attitude of
the man or woman
who
studies and applies physics,
biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine
or any other
science?
We all
know that science plays an important role in the
societies in which we
live.
Many
people believe,
however, that our progress depends
o
n two
different
aspects
o
f
science. The first of these is the
application of the machines, products and systems
of applied
knowledge that scientists
and technologists develop. Through technology,
science improves
the structure of
society and helps man to gain increasing control
over his environment.
The second aspect
is the application by all members of society of
the special methods
of thought and
action that scientists use in their work.
What
are these special
methods of
thinking
and
acting? First
of
all,
it
seems
t
hat a
successful
scientist is full of curiosity - he wants to find
out how and why the universe works.
He
usually
directs
his
attention towards
problems
which
he
notices have no
satisfactory
explanation, and his curiosity
makes him
look
for
underlying
relationships even if
the
data
available seem to be unconnected.
Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing
conditions
and enjoys trying to solve
the problems which this involves.
He is a good observer, accurate,
patient and objective and applies logical thought
to the
observations he utilizes the
facts
he observes to the fullest
extent. For example, trained observers
obtain a very large amoun
t of
information about a star mainly from the accurate
analysis of the simple lines that appear
in a spectrum.
He
is
skeptical
-
he does not
accept
statements which
are not
based on
the
most
complete
evidence available
-
and
therefore
rejects authority
as the
sole basis for
truth.
Scientists always check statements and
make experiments carefully and objectively to
verify
them.
Furthermore, he
is not only critical of the work of others, but
also of his own, since he
knows that
man is the least reliable of scientific
instruments and that a number of factors tend
to disturb objective investigation.
Lastly,
he is
highly
imaginative
since he often
has to
look
for
relationships in
data
which
are
not
only
complex
but
also
frequently
incomplete.
Furthermore,
he
needs
imagination
if
he
wants to
make hypotheses
o
f
how
processeswork
and how
events take
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place.
These
seem to
be
some of
the
ways
in
which
a successful scientist
or technologist
thinks and acts.
81. Many people believe that science
helps society to progress through
A.
applied knowledge. B. more
than one
aspect.
C. technology only.
D. the use of machines.
82.
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT
about curiosity?
A. It gives the
scientist confidence and pleasure in work.
B. It gives rise to interest in
problems that are unexplained.
C. It
leads to efforts to investigate potential
connections.
D. It encourages the
scientist to look for new ways of acting.
83. According to the passage, a
successful scientist would not
A.
easily believe in unchecked statements.
B. easily criticize others' research
work.
C. always use his imagination in
work.
D. always use
evidence from observation.
84. What
does the passage mainly discuss?
A.
Application of technology.
B. Progress
in modem society.
C. Scientists' ways
of thinking and acting.
D. How to
become a successful scientist.
85. What
is the author's attitude towards the topic?
A. Critical.
B. Objective.
C. Biased.
D. Unclear.
TEXT B
Over the past several
decades, the U.S., Canada, and Europe have
received a great deal
of media and even
research attention over unusual phenomena and
unsolved mysteries. These
include UFOs
as well as sightings and encounters with
and the Loch Ness monster. Only
recently has Latin America begun to receive some
attention
as well. Although the
mysteries of the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca
civilizations have been known for centuries, now
the public is also becoming
aware of
unusual, paranormal phenomena in
countries such as Peru.
The
Nazca
into
a flat,
stony plain,
and form
about 300 intricate
pictures
of
animals such as birds,
a
monkey, and a lizard.
Seen
a
t ground level, the designs
are a jumbled
senselessmess. The
images are so large that they can only
be viewed at a height of 1,000 feet - meaning from
an
aircraft. Yet there were no aircraft
in 300 B.C., when it is judged the designs were
made. Nor
were there then, or are there
now, any nearby mountain ranges from which to view
them. So
how
and why
did
the native people of
Nazca create these marvelous designs?
O
ne answer
appeared in 1969, when the German
researcher and writer Erich von Daniken proposed
that the
lines
were
drawn
by
extraterrestrials
as
runways
for
their
aircraft.
The
scientific
community
did
not take long to scoffat
and abandon
v
on
Daniken's theory. Over the years
several other
theories have
been put
forth,
but
none has been accepted by
the
scientific
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community.
Today
there is a new and heightened interest in the
Nazca lines. It is a direct result of
the creation of the Internet. Currently
there a
re
over 60
sites dedicated to
this
mystery
from
Latin
America's
past, and even respected
scientists have joined the discussion
through e-mail and chat rooms.
Will the
Internet help explain these unsolved mysteries?
Perhaps it is a step in the right
direction.
86. Which of the
following statements is INCORRECT?
A.
Latin America has long received attention for
unusual phenomena.
B. Public attention
is now directed towards countries like Peru.
C. Public interest usually focuses on
North America and Europe.
D. Some
ancient civilizations have unsolved mysteries.
87. According to the passage, the Nazca
lines were found
A. in mountains.
B. in stones.
C. on animals.
D. on a plain.
88. We can
infer from the passage that the higher the lines
are seen, the ____ the images they
present.
A. smaller
B. larger
C. clearer
D. brighter
89. There has
been increasing interest in the Nazca lines mainly
because of
A. the participation of
scientists.
B. the emergence of the
lnternet.
C. the birth of new theories.
D. the interest in the Internet.
90. The author is ____ about the role
of the lnternet in solving mysteries.
A. cautious
B. pessimistic
C. uncertain
D. optimistic
TEXT C
Graduation speeches are a bit like
wedding toasts. A few are memorable. The rest tend
to trigger such thoughts as,
But graduation speeches are less about
the message than the messenger. Every year a
few
colleges and
universities in
the US attract
attention becausethey've managed
t
o
book
high-profile speakers. And, every year,
the media report some of these speakers' wise
remarks.
Last month, the following
words of wisdom were spread:
forward.
world we all wish
to create together.
Of
course, the real
of
the graduation seasonwas first
lady
Michelle
Obama's
appearanceat the
University
of
California,
Merced.
are
blessed,
told
the class of
2009,
exchange
for
those blessings, you
must
give
something back... As advocate and
activist Marian Wright Edelman says, 'Service is
the rent
we pay for living ... it is
the true measure, the only measure of
success'.
Calls to service have a long,
rich tradition in these speeches. However, it is
possible
for
a graduation
speech to go beyond cliche
and say
something truly
compelling.
The late
writer David Foster
Wallace's 2005 graduation speech at Kenyon College
in Ohio talked about how
to
truly
gained
something of
a cult
after
it
was
widely
circulated on the
Internet. Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs' address
at Stanford University
that year, in
which he talked about death, is also considered
one of the best in recent memory.
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care about other people.
It
But when you're sitting
in the hot sun, fidgety and freaked out, do you
really want to
be lectured about
the big stuff?. Isn't that like trying
to maintain a smile at your wedding reception
while some
relative gives a toast that
amounts to
don't want to think about it
at that particular moment. In fact, as is the case
in many major life
moments, you can't
really manage to think beyond the blisters your
new shoes are causing.
That may
seem anticlimactic.
But
it
also gets to
the heart of
one of
life's
greatest,
saddest truths:
that our
most
occasions
may
elicit
the fewest
memories. It's
probably not something
most graduation speakers would say, but it's one
of the first lessons of
growing up.
91. According to the passage, most
graduation speeches tend to recall ____ memories.
A. great
B. trivial
C. unforgettable
D.
unimaginative
92.
A. in the
final paragraph.
B. in the last but one
paragraph.
C. in the first paragraph.
D. in the same paragraph.
93. The graduation speechesmentioned in
the passageare related to
the following
themes
EXCEPT
A. death.
B. success.
C. service.
D. generosity.
94. It is
implied in the passage that at great moments
people fail to
A. remain clear-headed.
B. keep good manners.
C.
remember others' words.
D. recollect
specific details.
95. What is
A. Attending a graduation ceremony.
B. Listening to graduation speeches.
C. Forgetting details of memorable
events.
D. Meeting high-profile
graduation speakers.
TEXT D
Cultural rules determine every aspect
of food consumption. Who eats together defines
social units. For example, in some
societies, the nuclear family is the unit that
regularly eats
together. The
anthropologist Mary Douglas has pointed out that,
for the English, the kind of
meal and
the kind of food that is served relate to the
kinds of social links between people who
are eating together. She distinguishes
between regular meals, Sunday meals when relatives
may come, and cocktail parties for
acquaintances. The food served
symbolizes the occasion
and reflects
who is present. For example, only snacks are
served at a cocktail party. It would
be
inappropriate to
serve a steak or
distinctions
among cocktails,
regular
meals, and special
dinners mark the social boundaries between those
guests who are invited
for
drinks,
those who are
invited
to
dinner, and those
who
come to
a family
meal. In
this
example, the type of food symbolizes
the category of guest and with whom it is eaten.
In some New Guinea societies, the
nuclear family is not the unit that eats together.
The
men take their
meals in
a men's house, separately from
their
wives
and
children.
Women
prepare and
eat their
food
in
their own
houses
a
nd take the
husband'sportion
to
the
men's
house. The women eat with their
children in their own houses. This pattern is also
widespread among Near Eastern societies.
Eating is a metaphor that
is sometimes used to signify marriage. In many New
Guinea
societies, like
that
of
the Lesu on the island of
New
Ireland in
the Pacific
and that of
the
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