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The best title for the passage probably is______.

A．Folklore and Folk Customs

B．Problems and Tendency of Folk Customs

C．The Revival of Folk Customs

D．Folklore and Folklorists

What does participation in folk customs mean to people?

A．It can be of psychological benefit to them.

B．It enables them to escape the problems of the modern world.

C．It can be a means of regaining ancient wisdom.

D．It is an attempt to reconstruct what is lost forever.

What is new about folklorists today?

A．They are now more cautious about the evidence they accept.

B．They want to investigate the more obscure areas of folklore.

C．They are studying the creation of folklore in present-day society.

D．They want to discover the link between paganism and social customs.

Why is it difficult to study folklore today?

A．Because participants are now influenced by earlier studies of their activities.

B．Because participants insist on the accuracy of their own interpretations.

C．Because folklorists are too concerned to justify their own theories.

D．Because folklorists are often misled by unreliable earlier studies.

Why are early accounts of folk customs unreliable?

A．Because the participants did not reveal the significance of their customs.

B．Because the participants were not aware of the meaning of their customs.

C．Because folklorists undervalued the opinions of the participants.

D．Because folklorists didn"t consider the participants smart enough to answer the questions.

Why does the author quote the example of naturalist John Muir?

A．Because he was one of the most famous persons in the history of national parks.

B．Because he had done many strange and ecstatic behaviors in the name of national parks.

C．Because his holy behaviors reflected the breathtaking charisma of the national parks.

D．Because he was more immersed in the natural beauty rather than industrial profit.

___.

A．he pursued what he liked freely regardless of its oddity

B．he observed the nature in such a religious way

C．he dared to explore the presence of God fearlessly

D．he worked successfully at a sawmill in the parks

Which of the following can we infer from the fifth paragraph?

A．People who hike more in the park will be more attracted by it.

B．People will find the same scenery after hiking more than two weeks.

C．People who stay longer in the park will have more experience than the one staying shorter.

D．People only have to know three questions to fully understand the park.

Why do people use biblical references to describe Yosemite sometimes?

A．Because it is the amazingly beautiful creation of God.

B．Because it often touches people"s deep emotions without preparation.

C．Because it has various geologies and is the biggest canyon on earth.

D．Because it is the first truly authorized national park in America.

The passage aims to______.

A．list the factors that retarded the development of American railroads

B．illustrate the history of the development of American railroads

C．analyze advantages and disadvantages of American railroads at an early stage

D．present the pros and cons of American people in the 19th century