witch doctoring
In early time when people became ill , they turned for help to the medicine man of the tribe . It was generally believed that sickness was caused by evil spirits , and it was the medicine man's task to drive these bad spirits out of the sick man. To do this , he would try to frighten" them "away by making loud noise and wearing frightening masks . Usually he would chant magic words , sing special songs ,and performed special dances . Nearly always he used a particular kind of plant which was supposed to be a remedy for a particular sickness .Some of these cures used by the medicine men did help . The plants which these early doctors used were frequently drugs now understood to be medicinal or pain-relieving .The respect and confidence which the people had in their medicine man gave sick persons hope and helped them feel better.
1. Which not directly stated, it can be reasoned from the article that ....
A. witch doctors have always failed
B. witch doctors have never failed
C. witch doctor might have cured some people
D.witch doctors were really ridiculous people
2.the article as a whole is about ... .
A. medicinal plants
B. uncivilized doctoring
C. magic chants
D. sick tribe people
3. which of the following sentences is TRUE ?
A. medicine men always worked in silence
B. medicine men sang to invite back the spirit of health
C. medicine men wore masks to frighten the sick persons
D. the life of tribal people in early time was very hard
4. which of the following sentences is NOT TrUE ?
A. Savage tribes believe that illness was caused by evil spirits
B. medicine men often used special plants in making their cures
C. everything that medicine men did is now known to be dangerous
D. medicine men sometimes performed dances
5. the word "them " in the second paragraph refers to ...
A. evil spirits
B. sick persons
C. other medicine men
D. magic words