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People of all cultures have special stories they pass down.Aboriginal(土著的)Australians have a long history of telling stories.They call it "Dreaming".Many Dreaming stories are thousands of years old.
   Europeans came to Australia in 1788.At that time,Aboriginal people had been there for 60,000 years.There were 270 tribes(部落),and each one spoke a different language.Only tribal members were allowed to take part in Dreaming.If they drew symbols during Dreaming,tribal members had to erase them.Most people drew these symbols in the dirt.That way,they could erase them after Dreaming.
   When Europeans moved into Australia,they wanted the Aboriginal people to become more like them.In 1959,they built a town called Papunya.They asked Aboriginal tribes to move there.In Papunya,the Europeans hoped the Aboriginal people would become part of European culture.However,Aboriginal people wanted to hold on to their own cultures.That was difficult in Papunya.The tribes were also living with each other for the first time.Slowly,parts of each tribe's culture began to die out.Today,only 18 of the 270 languages remain strong.
   Still,Aboriginal people held on to their Dreaming stories.In 1971,a group of students in Papunya shared their stories with each other during an art class.Their teacher noticed what they were doing.He wanted them to use the symbols in their artwork.
   However,they wanted to protect their tradition.To do so,they hid their Dreaming symbols in the dots of each painting.That way,only other people from their tribe could truly understand the message of the painting.Soon,the practice of Aboriginal dot painting(點(diǎn)畫) became widespread.Aboriginal dot paintings can't be fully understood by outsiders.However,many still enjoy the paintings as art.Dot painting became popular in the late 20th century.Today,Aboriginal artists continue to conceal their Dreaming symbols.

(1)What do we know about Dreaming stories?
A
A

A.They were kept secret from other tribes.
B.They interested the Europeans very much.
C.They were created to fight the Europeans.
D.They were about the Aboriginals' history.
(2)What influence did the Europeans have on Aboriginal Australians?
B
B

A.Some of their tribes disappeared forever.
B.Some of their tribes' culture disappeared.
C.All the tribes began to speak the same language.
D.The tribes couldn't live a peaceful life together.
(3)Who created the first Aboriginal dot painting?
D
D

A.A teacher.
B.The Europeans.
C.Aboriginal artists.
D.A group of students in Papunya.
(4)What does the underlined word "conceal" in the last paragraph mean?
C
C

A.Use.
B.Change.
C.Hide.
D.Paint.

【答案】A;B;D;C
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