The cold and icy land that is the Eskimo's home is a dangerous one. The Eskimo once believed that to be safe from danger he had to obey taboos(禁忌). Taboos were rules that told him what he must do and must not do.

The Eskimo had taboos connected with almost everything he did. He had to keep them in mind at all times. He believed that to break one would bring disaster. For the Eskimo, it was taboo to store reindeer（馴鹿） and seal (海豹) meat together. He could not even eat them on the same day. He believed the Goddess Sedna had separated the land animals from the sea animals. He thought bringing them together would cause the hunting to be bad.

There were other taboos concerning animals. When a dead seal was brought into the house, the women had to stop working. They had to give its spirit a drink of water. If they did not, the spirit would be angered. It would keep other animals from being caught.

When the Eskimo broken a taboo, he believed a black cloud formed around his head. He had to tell the others in the village what he had done. He thought that if he did not tell his neighbors, they would catch the black cloud. Then the whole village would have bad luck.

1.This passage mainly tells us about ________.

A. the way the Eskimos treated their neighbours

B. the things that the Eskimos could and could not do

C. how the Eskimos store their seal meat

D. how the Eskimos got along with others

2.Why did the Eskimos separate reindeer and seal meat?

A. They went bad easily if they were kept together.

B. They thought keeping them together caused bad hunting.

C. The Eskimos did not like to eat reindeer or seal meat.

D. They did not have big enough rooms to store them.

3.From the third paragraph we can see that ________.

A. the spirit of the dead seal enjoyed drinking water

B. the spirit of the dead seal would be angry if he was not given water

C. the seal was dead, but its spirit was still alive

D. the Eskimos believed that animals had spirits

4.Which of the following is true?

A. There are many black clouds where the Eskimos live.

B. The Eskimos like land animals better than sea animals.

C. Taboos are of great importance to some people.

D. The Eskimo taboos are about everything on earth.

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