TT 9-5

dreambj2007

Q4 to Q6:

      In the fourteenth and fifteenth centu-

       ries, many Western Pueblo settlements

       in what is now the southwestern United

Line       States may have possessed distinctly

  (5)      hierarchical organizational structures.

These communities’ agricultural

systems—which were “intensive” in

the use of labor rather than “extensive”

in area—may have given rise to polit-

 (10)      ical leadership that managed both

labor and food resources.  That for-

mal management of food resources

was needed is suggested by the

large size of storage spaces located

 (15)      around some communal Great Kivas

(underground ceremonial chambers).

Though no direct evidence exists that

such spaces were used to store food,

Western Pueblo communities lacking

 (20)      sufficient arable land to support their

       populations could have preserved

       the necessary extra food, including

imported foodstuffs, in such appar-

ently communal spaces.

 (25)            Moreover, evidence of special-

ization in producing raw materials and

in manufacturing ceramics and textiles

indicates differentiation of labor within

and between communities.  The orga-

 (30)      nizational and managerial demands

of such specialization strengthen

the possibility that a decision-making

       elite existed, an elite whose control

over labor, the use of community sur-

(35)         pluses, and the acquisition of imported

goods would have led to a concen-

tration of economic resources in their

own hands.  Evidence for differential

distribution of wealth is found in buri-

 (40)      als of the period:  some include large

quantities of pottery, jewelry, and other

artifacts, whereas others from the

same sites lack any such materials.

Q5:

According to the passage, which of the following is probably true of the storage spaces mentioned in line 14?

             

1. They were used by the community elite for storage of their own food supplies.
2. They served a ceremonial as well as a practical function.
3. Their size is an indication of the wealth of the particular community to which they belonged.
4. Their existence proves that the community to which they belonged imported large amounts of food.
5. They belonged to and were used by the community as a whole.

Answer: B

我选的是E，理由：第一段最末一句in such apparently communal spaces.

communal的金山词霸解释：

Of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public./Marked by collective ownership and control of goods and property.

我知道B的理由是括号里的(underground ceremonial chambers)一句话，但是它的practical function是怎么体现的呢，因为作者明确说明是没有evidence来证明这个地方被用作储存食物，只是推测那地方的人 could have preserved食物放在类似的commual space。所以我认为B不对。

请大家讨论。

gotobinbin

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flyinglamb

That for-

mal management of food resources

was needed is suggested by the

large size of storage spaces located

 (15)      around some communal Great Kivas

(underground ceremonial chambers).

FIRst i chose E, but they said it is C

swordghost

the reason why it is not E

"apparently communal place" => no clear evidence it is actually belonged to the community as a whole

so it is safe to conclude "it has some practical use"

practical means it has functions other than just for ceremonies

nickynicky

我也觉得应该选E,

....is suggested by the large size of storage spaces located around some communal Great Kivas(underground ceremonial chambers)

说由ceremonial功能的是这个Great Kivas,而storage spaces是在这个Great Kivas边上，storage spaces本身并没有ceremonial 功能。

第一段最后一句话，in such apparently communal spaces....明显说这个是公用的。希望有牛牛帮忙confirm.