Officials from Brazil's Indigenous （原住民） protection agency approached the hut in the middle of the Amazon rainforest.They were witnessing the first recorded dying out of an uncontacted tribe in the country's history.
The man lying there，the last member of his tribe had died and with him an entire culture and answers to a thousand questions.
Even his name was a mystery.He was known only as"the Man of the Hole"because of the dozens of holes he had dug over the years in his territory.His age，too，could only be guessed at.He appeared to be about 60，officials said.
It was a sad milestone for a country that in recent years has seen protections for Indigenous groups
undermined by an administration that has prioritized（優(yōu)先）development of the Amazon over conservation.
In Rondonia，the only resident of the 8，000-hectare area lived in complete isolation for at least 26 years after the rest of his group was killed by ranchers （農(nóng)場主） advancing the agricultural frontier.
Brazil's Indigenous protection agency，F(xiàn)unai，made direct contact with the last surviving man only in 1996.Marcelo dos Santos，an Indigenous expert，said he was found～hiding in his hut."We tried to establish a conversation and offered corn and arrows，but he was terrified and very aggressive（具有攻擊性）.From this moment on，we had to respect his isolation."
Even with protections in place，the territory suffered widespread deforestation up until about 13 years ago.Attacks on the last surviving man continued，as well，including one by armed gunmen in 2009，according to local news reports.
"For me，he was somehow incredible：to be able to survive on his own，not speak to anybody and avoid all contact maybe out of grief or determination，"said Fiona Watson，a research director at Survival International，a London-based rights organization.
（1）What did the death of"the Man of the Hole"suggest？
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A
A．An uncontacted tribe went extinct.
B．An entire culture would be recorded.
C．The secrets around him would be unearthed.
D．The protection agency was unwilling to rescue him.
（2）The underlined word"undermined"in para.4 is closest in meaning to"
D
D
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A．strengthened
B．monitored
C．sought
D．weakened
（3）What happened to"the Man of the Hole"in 1996？
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A．He made the protection agency's approach a failure.
B．He witnessed the most severe deforestation in history.
C．He escaped being shot by a group of aggressive gunmen.
D．He learned more survival skills with arrows offered by Funai.
（4）What did Fiona Watson regard"the Man of the Hole"as？
C
C
A．A mystery.
B．An evolution.
C．A wonder.
D．A fortune.
