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(2017·安徽百所重点高中高三二模)Ihadthehonourofbeingelectedchiefofmytribe(部落)．Withthetitlecamegreatresponsibility.ItwasmyjobtomakepeacewiththeMaoriTamakitribe，whosevillagewevisited.Theirsoldiersjumpedfromacanoeandfacedusdownwithfiercecrying，stickingeyesandmuchnoiseofsticks.Theylaidapalmleafonthegroundand，ashead，Iwasforcedtoacceptthispeaceofferingbypickingitup，thentouchingnoseswiththeirchief.“Kiaora，”hesaid,welingusintothewoodlandhomeofhispeople.

My“tribe”wasmyNewZealandcoachtourgroup，whohadforcedmeintobeingtheirleader.WedbeenwarnedthattheceremonywasaseriousoccasionandthattolaughorevensmilewouldbeconsideredrudetotheTamaki.Afterthatitwasnon-stopfunastheydemonstratedtheirancientcustomsandIreceivedinstructioninperformingthehaka,thewardanceimmortalized(使不朽)bytheAllBlacksrugbyteam.

Thentheypulledourdinneroflamb，beefandvegetablesoutoftheground.Ithadbeenslow-cookedintheheatjustbelowthesurfaceinthegeothermal(地热的)areaofNorthIsland，aMaoritraditionknownasahangithatgoesbackanextremelylongperiodoftime.

Obviously，thisformofitisputonfortouristsbutitwashugelyenjoyable.Thejourneybacktothehotelwasaloneworththeeffort，ourelderMaoridriverbeingdeservingofhisowntelevisionshow.“Thewheelsonthebusgoroundandround，”hegotussinging，whilehecircuitedaroundaboutthreetimes.

Acoupleofdaysfromtheendofourtrip，therewasstillsomethingmissing，aNewZealandiconIwantedtoseetomakemygrandtourplete.Ridingoveraridge，thereitwas－Aotearoa.TheMaorinameforNewZealandtranslatesas“thelandofthelongwhitecloud”．CanIsay“Kiaora，Aotearoa？”YoubetIcan.

1．Howwerethevisitorsgreetedinthetribe?

A．Thesoldiersmadeapalmleafroad.

B．Thesoldierstouchedtheirnoses.

C．Thesoldiersshooksticksfiercely.

D．Thesoldiersmadenoisewithshuteyes.