The lontar palm

文章大意

本文介绍印度尼西亚罗提岛上的糖棕树（lontar palm），当地人称其为“生命之树”。这种高大的棕榈树为居民提供食物、饮料、器具和住所。文章详细描述了从树上采集汁液的过程（tapping），包括男女树的区别、攀爬方式、工具制作、树木所有权以及旱季末的采集高峰。

题目与答案

1. The tree

   - Grows on Roti, an Indonesian island

   - Is known as the tree of life

   - Produces delicious juice

   - Has a fruit resembling a 31_____ (female trees only)

   答案：coconut

   原文定位：If the female tree is left untapped, a large fruit develops, like a coconut in appearance

2. People climbing the trees

   - Fix 32_____ to the tree trunks to help them climb

   答案：stone

   原文定位：They don't use safety equipment but make things easier for themselves by tying stones to the trunk

   同义替换：「help」↔「make things easier for」

3. - Keep their tools attached to a 33_____

   - often own particular trees

   - contribute to the upkeep of the communal fence

   答案：belt

   原文定位：The men attach all the tools they need to a belt that they wear when climbing the tree

4. Using the juice

   - It quickly becomes 34_____ .

   答案：sour

   原文定位：Whatever juice isn't drunk immediately has to be processed as quickly as possible, as it turns sour very rapidly

   同义替换：「quickly」↔「very rapidly」，「becomes」↔「turns」

5. - A concentrated form of it is drunk in the rainy season

   - It can be made into sugary 35_____ .

   答案：biscuits

   原文定位：The locals also use this rainy season version of the drink in other ways. For example, it can be used to make biscuits of brown sugar

6. Using other parts of the tree

   The leaf is used

   - To make containers, bags and roofing

   - As garden 36_____

   答案：fertilizer

   原文定位：When the leaves are replaced every five years or so, the old ones are burned on the garden as a fertilizer

   同义替换：「leaf」↔「leaves」

7. - For highly decorated hat worn at a 37_____ .

   答案：celebration

   原文定位：There are many for different occasions, ranging from simple ones for everyday use to larger and more elaborate hats used for a celebration, which are painted in bright colors

   同义替换：「highly decorated」↔「elaborate」，「worn at」↔「used for」

8. - For a musical instrument which sounds like a 38_____ .

   答案：harp

   原文定位：The leaf is made into a sounding board and has strings attached, which are plucked in the manner of a harp, and the sound produced is also similar

9. The stalk is used to make 39_____ .

   答案：ropes

   原文定位：The stalks of the lontar leaves can also be used. They are really strong and grow up to one point five meters long, and local people produce ropes from them

   同义替换：「used to make」↔「produce」

10. The trunk is used in the construction of 40_____ .

    答案：houses

    原文定位：the thick trunk is utilized for building houses

    同义替换：「used in the construction of」↔「utilized for building」