问 GMAT改版阅读_63篇 的第 62篇

GarfieldCao

文章第一段：

Two divergent definitions have dominated sociologists’ discussions of the nature of ethnicity (ethnicity: n.种族划分). The first emphasizes the primordial and unchanging character of ethnicity. In this view, people have an essential need for belonging that is satisfied by membership in groups based on shared ancestry and culture. A different conception of ethnicity de-emphasizes the cultural component and defines ethnic groups as interest groups. In this view, ethnicity serves as a way of mobilizing a certain population behind issues relating to its economic position. While both of these definitions are useful, neither fully captures the dynamic and changing aspects of ethnicity in the United States. Rather, ethnicity is more satisfactorily conceived of as a process in which preexisting communal bonds and common cultural attributes are adapted for instrumental purposes according to changing real-life situations.

问题：

2.    Which of the following statements about the first two definitions of ethnicity discussed in the first paragraph is supported by the passage?

(A) One is supported primarily by sociologists, and the other is favored by members of ethnic groups.

(B) One emphasizes the political aspects of ethnicity, and the other focuses on the economic aspects.

(C) One is the result of analysis of United States populations, and the other is the result of analysis of European populations.

(D) One focuses more on the ancestral components of ethnicity than does the other.（D）

(E) One focuses more on immigrant groups than does the other.

我选B，答案选D， 大家的意见呢？

2.    Which of the following statements about the first two definitions of ethnicity discussed in the first paragraph is supported by the passage?

(A) One is supported primarily by sociologists, and the other is favored by members of ethnic groups.

(B) One emphasizes the political aspects of ethnicity, and the other focuses on the economic aspects.

(C) One is the result of analysis of United States populations, and the other is the result of analysis of European populations.

(D) One focuses more on the ancestral components of ethnicity than does the other.（D）

(E) One focuses more on immigrant groups than does the other.

我选B，答案选D， 大家的意见呢？

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GarfieldCao

刚刚看了其他帖子上对这篇文章的分析.有人提到" interest group"是指“利益共同体”，这个利益不光光指经济利益，也可以是政治利益。但是，我觉得“interest group”之后的一句话紧接着就是“In this view, ethnicity serves as a way of mobilizing a certain population behind issues relating to its economic position.”这当中不是特别指明了是经济地位么？

hughlv

我觉得第二个view跟经济相关是没有疑问的，但是第一个view不是政治而是文化。我会选B)如果political换成cultural的话。

GarfieldCao

问题答案是D阿.谁手头有OG10? 据说这个题目上面有的.求题解..